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The RainmakerFollow

1997 • PG-13 • 2h 17m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.

🍅 82% 78% MC 72 LB 3.58 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$47.20M
Final
Domestic legs4.4x
Budget$40M
1997 rank#43
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Cast & crew

Full Coppola filmography
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Matt Damon Matt Damon Starring Claire Danes Claire Danes Starring Danny DeVito Danny DeVito Starring Jon Voight Jon Voight Starring Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke Starring
ScreenplayFrancis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr Produced byMichael Douglas, Steven Reuther, Fred Fuchs CinematographyJohn Toll Music byElmer Bernstein StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 21-23 3 $10.6M — 2,317 $4,586 $10.6M
2 Nov 28-30 4 $10.6M −0.1% 2,341 $4,534 $26.9M
3 Dec 5-7 3 $5.7M −46.7% 2,369 $2,388 $34.5M
4 Dec 12-14 6 $3.3M −41.1% 2,369 $1,406 $39.2M
6 Dec 26-28 17 $863.1K — 1,025 $842 $42.5M
7 Jan 2-4 19 $576.0K −33.3% 827 $697 $43.8M
8 Jan 9-11 27 $212.6K −63.1% 423 $503 $44.1M
9 Jan 16-18 35 $117.8K −44.6% 204 $578 $44.3M
10 Jan 23-25 50 $47.2K −59.9% 145 $326 $44.3M
11 Jan 30-Feb 1 55 $37.8K −19.8% 92 $411 $44.4M
14 Feb 20-22 24 $271.7K — 460 $591 $44.7M
15 Feb 27-Mar 1 36 $149.3K −45.0% 353 $423 $45.0M
16 Mar 6-8 46 $81.9K −45.1% 263 $312 $45.1M
17 Mar 13-15 56 $38.4K −53.2% 106 $362 $45.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $47.2K
$10.6M
$10.6M
$5.7M
$3.3M
$863.1K
$576.0K
$212.6K
$117.8K
$47.2K
W1W2W3W4W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −59.9%
−0.1%
W1→2
−46.7%
W2→3
−41.1%
W3→4
−33.3%
W6→7
−63.1%
W7→8
−44.6%
W8→9
−59.9%
W9→10
Steepest −63.1%Best hold −0.1%

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