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A Few Good Men

1992 • R • 2h 18m • Drama, Thriller • Columbia Pictures

In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.

🍅 85% 89% MC 62 LB 4.06 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$15.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$141M
Final
Worldwide Total
$243M
$102M international
Domestic Legs9.1x
Budget$41.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Rob Reiner Rob Reiner Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson Starring Demi Moore Demi Moore Starring Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon Starring Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland Starring
ScreenplayAaron Sorkin Produced byDavid Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman CinematographyRobert Richardson Music byMarc Shaiman StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 11-13 1 $15.5M — 1,925 $8,061 $15.5M
2 Dec 18-20 1 $11.1M −28.2% 1,925 $5,789 $32.0M
3 Dec 25-27 1 $13.6M +22.1% 2,112 $6,443 $51.4M
4 Jan 1-3 2 $14.0M +3.1% 2,115 $6,635 $77.2M
5 Jan 8-10 1 $9.0M −35.8% 2,201 $4,094 $90.3M
6 Jan 15-17 1 $7.8M −14% 2,146 $3,613 $100.6M
7 Jan 22-24 2 $6.1M −21% 2,100 $2,916 $109.1M
8 Jan 29-31 4 $3.9M −36.2% 2,056 $1,902 $114.6M
9 Feb 5-7 5 $4.0M +2.3% 1,732 $2,310 $119.9M
10 Feb 12-14 2 $2.9M −27.8% 1,352 $2,137 $123.6M
11 Feb 19-21 10 $2.3M −19.4% 1,324 $1,759 $126.9M
12 Feb 26-28 10 $1.9M −17.5% 1,278 $1,504 $129.5M
13 Mar 5-7 13 $1.3M −34.8% 1,027 $1,220 $131.2M
14 Mar 12-14 15 $803.4K −35.9% 715 $1,123 $132.3M
15 Mar 19-21 15 $831.9K +3.6% 623 $1,335 $133.4M
16 Mar 26-28 17 $778.3K −6.4% 600 $1,297 $134.4M
17 Apr 2-4 16 $563.4K −27.6% 452 $1,246 $135.1M
18 Apr 9-11 17 $330.8K −41.3% 387 $854 $135.6M
19 Apr 16-18 18 $245.5K −25.8% 380 $646 $135.9M
20 Apr 23-25 13 $951.1K +287.4% 935 $1,017 $136.9M
21 Apr 30-May 2 16 $717.6K −24.5% 857 $837 $137.9M
22 May 7-9 15 $562.6K −21.6% 690 $815 $138.8M
23 May 14-16 15 $502.2K −10.7% 582 $862 $139.4M
24 May 21-23 14 $452.7K −9.9% 398 $1,137 $140.0M
25 May 28-30 5 $163.7K −63.8% 204 $802 $140.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.9M
$15.5M
$11.1M
$13.6M
$14.0M
$9.0M
$7.8M
$6.1M
$3.9M
$4.0M
$2.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −27.8%
−28.2%
W1→2
+22.1%
W2→3
+3.1%
W3→4
−35.8%
W4→5
−14%
W5→6
−21%
W6→7
−36.2%
W7→8
+2.3%
W8→9
−27.8%
W9→10
Steepest −36.2%Biggest gain +22.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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