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1991 • R • 2h 10m • Adventure, Crime, Drama • MGM

Somebody said get a life...so they did.

🍅 87% 82% MC 89 LB 4.22 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Domestic total
$45.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$45.60M
$0.20M international
Budget$16.5M
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Cast & crew

Full Scott filmography
Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Director Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Starring Geena Davis Geena Davis Starring Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel Starring Michael Madsen Michael Madsen Starring Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald Starring
ScreenplayCallie Khouri Produced byRidley Scott, Mimi Polk Gitlin CinematographyAdrian Biddle Music byHans Zimmer StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 24-27 Memorial Day 4 $6.1M — 1,179 $5,174 $6.1M
2 May 31-Jun 2 4 $4.2M — 1,180 $3,525 $11.9M
3 Jun 7-9 7 $3.0M −27.4% 1,180 $2,559 $17.0M
4 Jun 14-16 8 $2.5M −17.6% 1,180 $2,109 $21.1M
5 Jun 21-23 10 $2.6M +5.6% 1,166 $2,253 $25.4M
6 Jun 28-30 8 $2.2M −15.5% 1,081 $2,054 $29.1M
7 Jul 5-7 10 $2.0M −7.9% 907 $2,255 $32.5M
8 Jul 12-14 13 $1.3M −36.8% 816 $1,583 $34.8M
9 Jul 19-21 14 $1.1M −15.1% 743 $1,475 $36.6M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.1M
$6.1M
$4.2M
$3.0M
$2.5M
$2.6M
$2.2M
$2.0M
$1.3M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −15.1%
−27.4%
W2→3
−17.6%
W3→4
+5.6%
W4→5
−15.5%
W5→6
−7.9%
W6→7
−36.8%
W7→8
−15.1%
W8→9
Steepest −36.8%Biggest gain +5.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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