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The Fisher KingFollow

1991 • R • 2h 17m • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy • TriStar Pictures

A Modern Day Tale About The Search For Love, Sanity, Ethel Merman And The Holy Grail.

🍅 84% 85% MC 67 LB 3.9 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$312K
Limited · 10 theaters
Domestic total
$41.90M
Final
Worldwide total
$41.90M
Domestic only
Domestic legs5.9x from $7.1M first wide weekend
Budget$24.0M
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Cast & crew

Full Gilliam filmography
Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam Director Robin Williams Robin Williams Starring Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges Starring Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes Ruehl Starring Michael Jeter Michael Jeter Starring
ScreenplayRichard LaGravenese Produced byDebra Hill, Lynda Obst CinematographyRoger Pratt Music byGeorge Fenton StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 20-22 16 $311.7K — 10 $31,166 $311.7K
2 Sep 27-29 1 $7.1M +2,167.8% 1,214 $5,822 $7.6M
3 Oct 4-6 1 $6.1M −13.6% 1,530 $3,989 $16.1M
4 Oct 11-14 Indigenous Peoples' Day 1 $5.0M — 1,546 $3,230 $22.9M
5 Oct 18-20 3 $3.4M — 1,551 $2,180 $27.4M
6 Oct 25-27 4 $2.5M −25.9% 1,513 $1,657 $30.9M
7 Nov 1-3 9 $1.8M −28.7% 1,304 $1,370 $33.5M
8 Nov 8-10 11 $1.6M −11.6% 1,050 $1,504 $35.6M
9 Nov 15-17 12 $1.1M −30.8% 923 $1,184 $37.3M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.1M
$311.7K
$7.1M
$6.1M
$5.0M
$3.4M
$2.5M
$1.8M
$1.6M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −30.8%
+2,167.8%
W1→2
−13.6%
W2→3
−25.9%
W5→6
−28.7%
W6→7
−11.6%
W7→8
−30.8%
W8→9
Steepest −30.8%Biggest gain +2,167.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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