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The PaperFollow

1994 • R • 1h 52m • Comedy, Drama • Universal Pictures

A behind-the-lines look at work, marriage and other forms of combat.

🍅 86% 67% MC 70 LB 3.40 IMDb 6.7
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$36.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$46.40M
$9.60M international
Domestic legs5.2x
1994 rank#39
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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography
Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Michael Keaton Michael Keaton Starring Glenn Close Glenn Close Starring Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei Starring Randy Quaid Randy Quaid Starring Robert Duvall Robert Duvall Starring
ScreenplayDavid Koepp, Stephen Koepp Produced byBrian Grazer, Frederick Zollo CinematographyJohn Seale Music byRandy Newman StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
2 Mar 25-27 3 $7.0M — 1,092 $6,415 $7.3M
3 Apr 1-3 3 $5.6M −20.0% 1,544 $3,630 $15.6M
4 Apr 8-10 3 $4.5M −19.0% 1,558 $2,915 $21.9M
5 Apr 15-17 3 $3.3M −26.6% 1,577 $2,115 $26.3M
6 Apr 22-24 3 $2.4M −29.2% 1,500 $1,575 $29.5M
7 Apr 29-May 1 8 $1.5M −35.8% 1,239 $1,225 $31.5M
8 May 6-8 10 $1.1M −26.2% 1,004 $1,115 $33.0M
15 Jun 24-26 14 $150.2K — 213 $705 $36.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $1.1M
$7.0M
$5.6M
$4.5M
$3.3M
$2.4M
$1.5M
$1.1M
W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −26.2%
−20.0%
W2→3
−19.0%
W3→4
−26.6%
W4→5
−29.2%
W5→6
−35.8%
W6→7
−26.2%
W7→8
Steepest −35.8%Best hold −19.0%

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