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The ShadowFollow

1994 • PG-13 • 1h 48m • Action, Adventure, Crime • Universal Pictures

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

🍅 38% 45% MC 50 LB 2.92 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$31.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$47.80M
$16.00M international
Domestic legs2.7x
Budget$40M
1994 rank#43
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Cast & crew

Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin Starring John Lone John Lone Starring Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller Starring Peter Boyle Peter Boyle Starring Ian McKellen Ian McKellen Starring Tim Curry Tim Curry Starring
ScreenplayDavid Koepp Produced byMartin Bregman, Willi Bär, Michael Bregman CinematographyStephen H. Burum MusicJerry Goldsmith StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 1-4 2 $11.7M — 1,677 $6,985 $11.7M
2 Jul 8-10 5 $5.4M −53.9% 1,769 $3,055 $20.0M
3 Jul 15-17 8 $2.5M −54.2% 1,671 $1,480 $24.7M
4 Jul 22-24 10 $1.3M −45.8% 1,341 $1,000 $27.2M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $1.3M
$11.7M
$5.4M
$2.5M
$1.3M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −45.8%
−53.9%
W1→2
−54.2%
W2→3
−45.8%
W3→4
Steepest −54.2%Best hold −45.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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