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The SpecialistFollow

1994 • R • 1h 50m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

The government taught him to kill. Now he's using his skills to help a woman seek revenge against the Miami underworld.

🍅 10% 29% LB 2.58 IMDb 5.6
CS B-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$14.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$57.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$170.40M
$113.00M international
Domestic legs4.0x
Budget$45M
1994 rank#20
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Cast & crew

Full Llosa filmography
Luis Llosa Luis Llosa Director Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Starring Sharon Stone Sharon Stone Starring James Woods James Woods Starring Rod Steiger Rod Steiger Starring Eric Roberts Eric Roberts Starring
ScreenplayAlexandra Seros Produced byJerry Weintraub CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball Music byJohn Barry StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 7-9 1 $14.3M — 2,522 $5,677 $14.3M
2 Oct 14-16 2 $9.0M −37.3% 2,522 $3,558 $28.7M
3 Oct 21-23 2 $6.1M −31.5% 2,509 $2,450 $37.8M
4 Oct 28-30 3 $4.0M −35.5% 2,363 $1,678 $43.6M
5 Nov 4-6 5 $3.2M −20.4% 2,033 $1,552 $48.1M
6 Nov 11-13 7 $2.1M −32.4% 1,809 $1,179 $51.3M
7 Nov 18-20 12 $1.1M −48.4% 1,343 $819 $53.0M
8 Nov 25-27 18 $612.7K −44.3% 1,003 $611 $54.1M
9 Dec 2-4 19 $272.8K −55.5% 620 $440 $54.5M
10 Dec 9-11 30 $102.8K −62.3% 327 $314 $54.7M
11 Dec 16-18 41 $41.8K −59.3% 170 $246 $54.8M
12 Dec 23-25 23 $418.7K +901.9% 945 $443 $55.2M
13 Dec 30-Jan 1 23 $545.1K +30.2% 710 $768 $56.1M
14 Jan 6-8 25 $349.8K −35.8% 305 $1,147 $56.7M
15 Jan 13-15 32 $199.4K −43.0% 110 $1,813 $57.0M
16 Jan 20-22 39 $92.2K −53.8% 95 $971 $57.2M
17 Jan 27-29 48 $52.7K −42.8% 72 $732 $57.3M
18 Feb 3-5 50 $38.4K −27.2% 55 $698 $57.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $102.8K
$14.3M
$9.0M
$6.1M
$4.0M
$3.2M
$2.1M
$1.1M
$612.7K
$272.8K
$102.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −62.3%
−37.3%
W1→2
−31.5%
W2→3
−35.5%
W3→4
−20.4%
W4→5
−32.4%
W5→6
−48.4%
W6→7
−44.3%
W7→8
−55.5%
W8→9
−62.3%
W9→10
Steepest −62.3%Best hold −20.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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