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1999 • R • 2h 28m • Adventure, Biography, Drama • Sony Pictures Releasing
🍅 32% 58% MC 54 LB 3.21 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$14.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$67.00M
$52.70M international
Domestic legs2.2x
Budget$50M
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Cast & crew

Full Besson filmography
Luc Besson Luc Besson Director Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich Starring John Malkovich John Malkovich Starring Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Starring Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Starring Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel Starring
ScreenplayLuc Besson Produced byLuc Besson, Patrice Ledoux CinematographyThierry Arbogast MusicÉric Serra Prod. DesignHugues Tissandier StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 12-14 4 $6.4M — 2,147 $2,963 $6.4M
2 Nov 19-21 9 $2.3M −64.2% 2,147 $1,060 $10.5M
3 Nov 26-28 14 $1.2M −47.2% 1,972 $609 $12.7M
4 Dec 3-5 18 $524.4K −56.4% 977 $537 $13.6M
5 Dec 10-12 29 $135.1K −74.2% 339 $399 $14.0M
6 Dec 17-19 50 $42.5K −68.5% 106 $401 $14.1M
12 Jan 28-30 56 $40.8K — 152 $268 $14.2M
13 Feb 4-6 62 $44.6K +9.3% 136 $328 $14.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 6 · $42.5K
$6.4M
$2.3M
$1.2M
$524.4K
$135.1K
$42.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −68.5%
−64.2%
W1→2
−47.2%
W2→3
−56.4%
W3→4
−74.2%
W4→5
−68.5%
W5→6
Steepest −74.2%Best hold −47.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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