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The Last Temptation of ChristFollow

1988 • R • 2h 43m • Drama • Universal Pictures
🍅 82% 84% MC 80 LB 3.92 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$401K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$8.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$8.40M
Domestic only
Domestic legs20.9x
Budget$7M
1988 rank#100
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Cast & crew

Full Scorsese filmography
Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese Director Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe Starring Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel Starring Barbara Hershey Barbara Hershey Starring Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Starring David Bowie David Bowie Starring
ScreenplayPaul Schrader Produced byBarbara De Fina CinematographyMichael Ballhaus Music byPeter Gabriel StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 12-14 13 $401.2K — 9 $44,579 $401.2K

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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