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The ClientFollow

1994 • PG-13 • 1h 59m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.

🍅 78% 68% MC 65 LB 3.31 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$17.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$92.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$117.60M
$25.50M international
Domestic legs5.4x
Budget$45M
1994 rank#13
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Cast & crew

Full Schumacher filmography
Joel Schumacher Joel Schumacher Director Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Starring Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones Starring Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker Starring Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia Starring Ossie Davis Ossie Davis Starring
ScreenplayAkiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell Produced byArnon Milchan, Steven Reuther CinematographyTony Pierce-Roberts Music byHoward Shore StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 22-24 3 $17.2M — 2,052 $8,370 $23.0M
2 Jul 29-31 4 $12.6M −26.7% 2,365 $5,320 $44.1M
3 Aug 5-7 6 $7.1M −43.2% 2,304 $3,102 $56.9M
4 Aug 12-14 7 $6.0M −15.6% 2,301 $2,620 $66.5M
5 Aug 19-21 7 $4.4M −26.8% 2,210 $1,996 $73.8M
6 Aug 26-28 10 $2.7M −38.2% 1,802 $1,512 $78.5M
7 Sep 2-5 10 $3.0M +10.5% 1,609 $1,871 $82.5M
8 Sep 9-11 9 $1.8M −39.1% 1,504 $1,219 $84.7M
9 Sep 16-18 12 $1.2M −34.4% 1,210 $993 $86.4M
10 Sep 23-25 13 $720.5K −40.1% 785 $918 $87.4M
11 Sep 30-Oct 2 14 $421.6K −41.5% 557 $757 $88.0M
12 Oct 7-9 12 $1.0M +146.1% 909 $1,141 $89.2M
13 Oct 14-16 12 $689.5K −33.5% 902 $764 $90.2M
14 Oct 21-23 14 $445.8K −35.3% 722 $617 $90.8M
15 Oct 28-30 21 $356.6K −20.0% 604 $590 $91.3M
16 Nov 4-6 26 $277.1K −22.3% 516 $537 $91.7M
17 Nov 11-13 26 $126.3K −54.4% 405 $312 $91.9M
18 Nov 18-20 26 $59.2K −53.1% 285 $208 $92.0M
19 Nov 25-27 26 $32.1K −45.8% 186 $173 $92.1M
20 Dec 2-4 26 $12.9K −59.8% 125 $103 $92.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $720.5K
$17.2M
$12.6M
$7.1M
$6.0M
$4.4M
$2.7M
$3.0M
$1.8M
$1.2M
$720.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −40.1%
−26.7%
W1→2
−43.2%
W2→3
−15.6%
W3→4
−26.8%
W4→5
−38.2%
W5→6
+10.5%
W6→7
−39.1%
W7→8
−34.4%
W8→9
−40.1%
W9→10
Steepest −43.2%Biggest gain +10.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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