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The Lawnmower ManFollow

1992 • R • 1h 48m • Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller • New Line Cinema

God made him simple. Science made him a god.

🍅 35% 31% MC 42 LB 2.63 IMDb 5.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$32.10M
Final
Domestic legs4.1x
Budget$10M
1992 rank#42
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Cast & crew

Jeff Fahey Jeff Fahey Starring Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan Starring Dean Norris Dean Norris Starring
ScreenplayBrett Leonard, Gimel Everett Produced byGimel Everett CinematographyRussell Carpenter Music byDan Wyman StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 6-8 2 $7.8M — 1,276 $6,075 $7.8M
2 Mar 13-15 3 $5.4M −30.9% 1,298 $4,127 $15.4M
3 Mar 20-22 4 $3.7M −31.2% 1,308 $2,818 $20.9M
4 Mar 27-29 8 $2.5M −31.4% 1,318 $1,919 $24.6M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $2.5M
$7.8M
$5.4M
$3.7M
$2.5M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −31.4%
−30.9%
W1→2
−31.2%
W2→3
−31.4%
W3→4
Steepest −31.4%Best hold −30.9%

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