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The FirmFollow

1993 • R • 2h 34m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

Power can be murder to resist.

🍅 77% 65% MC 58 LB 3.48 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$25.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$158.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$270.30M
$112.00M international
Domestic legs6.2x
Budget$42M
1993 rank#4
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Cast & crew

Full Pollack filmography
Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Starring Jeanne Tripplehorn Jeanne Tripplehorn Starring Terry Kinney Terry Kinney Starring Ed Harris Ed Harris Starring
ScreenplayDavid Rabe, Robert Towne, David Rayfiel Produced byScott Rudin, John Davis, Sydney Pollack CinematographyJohn Seale Music byDave Grusin StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 2-5 1 $32.5M — 2,393 $13,572 $45.6M
2 Jul 9-11 1 $17.9M −44.8% 2,393 $7,496 $73.7M
3 Jul 16-18 1 $13.3M −26.0% 2,393 $5,550 $95.8M
4 Jul 23-25 3 $10.0M −24.7% 2,393 $4,179 $112.9M
5 Jul 30-Aug 1 3 $7.1M −29.2% 2,105 $3,362 $125.0M
6 Aug 6-8 6 $4.7M −33.6% 1,812 $2,594 $133.3M
7 Aug 13-15 9 $3.4M −26.9% 1,601 $2,146 $139.2M
8 Aug 20-22 9 $2.6M −24.3% 1,358 $1,916 $143.7M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $2.6M
$32.5M
$17.9M
$13.3M
$10.0M
$7.1M
$4.7M
$3.4M
$2.6M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −24.3%
−44.8%
W1→2
−26.0%
W2→3
−24.7%
W3→4
−29.2%
W4→5
−33.6%
W5→6
−26.9%
W6→7
−24.3%
W7→8
Steepest −44.8%Best hold −24.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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