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The FacultyFollow

1998 • R • 1h 44m • Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Dimension Films

These six students are about to discover their teachers really are from another planet.

🍅 57% 65% MC 61 LB 3.40 IMDb 6.6
CS B

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$40.30M
Final
Domestic legs3.5x
Budget$15M
1998 rank#52
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Cast & crew

Full Rodriguez filmography
Robert Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez Director Josh Hartnett Josh Hartnett Starring Elijah Wood Elijah Wood Starring Jordana Brewster Jordana Brewster Starring Clea DuVall Clea DuVall Starring Shawn Hatosy Shawn Hatosy Starring
ScreenplayKevin Williamson Produced byElizabeth Avellan CinematographyEnrique Chediak Music byMarco Beltrami StudioDimension Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 25-27 5 $11.6M — 2,365 $4,919 $11.6M
2 Jan 1-3 7 $7.5M −35.7% 2,365 $3,165 $25.9M
3 Jan 8-10 9 $4.1M −45.4% 2,365 $1,728 $31.9M
4 Jan 15-17 14 $2.3M −43.2% 2,103 $1,104 $35.3M
5 Jan 22-24 19 $1.1M −54.4% 1,512 $700 $36.7M
6 Jan 29-31 25 $533.3K −49.6% 1,086 $491 $37.5M
7 Feb 5-7 32 $216.5K −59.4% 443 $489 $37.9M
8 Feb 12-14 38 $123.4K −43.0% 190 $649 $38.1M
9 Feb 19-21 41 $65.5K −46.9% 138 $475 $38.2M
10 Feb 26-28 30 $349.5K +433.4% 1,129 $310 $38.6M
11 Mar 5-7 46 $87.3K −75.0% 277 $315 $38.8M
12 Mar 12-14 56 $43.6K −50.1% 157 $278 $38.8M
13 Mar 19-21 62 $23.6K −45.7% 88 $269 $38.9M
14 Mar 26-28 66 $15.8K −33.3% 76 $207 $38.9M
17 Apr 16-18 50 $63.3K — 333 $190 $39.0M
18 Apr 23-25 22 $466.3K +636.5% 471 $990 $39.5M
19 Apr 30-May 2 23 $296.3K −36.5% 410 $723 $39.9M
20 May 7-9 38 $98.3K −66.8% 258 $381 $40.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $349.5K
$11.6M
$7.5M
$4.1M
$2.3M
$1.1M
$533.3K
$216.5K
$123.4K
$65.5K
$349.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +433.4%
−35.7%
W1→2
−45.4%
W2→3
−43.2%
W3→4
−54.4%
W4→5
−49.6%
W5→6
−59.4%
W6→7
−43.0%
W7→8
−46.9%
W8→9
+433.4%
W9→10
Steepest −59.4%Biggest gain +433.4%

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