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Affliction

1998 • R • 1h 54m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Lionsgate

Like father like son...?

🍅 88% 72% MC 79 LB 3.65 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$64.0K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$6.3M
Final
Budget$6.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Schrader Paul Schrader Director Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Starring Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek Starring James Coburn James Coburn Starring Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe Starring Mary Beth Hurt Mary Beth Hurt Starring
ScreenplayPaul Schrader Produced byLinda Reisman CinematographyPaul Sarossy Music byMichael Brook StudioLionsgate
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 1-3 45 $64.0K — 3 $21,326 $64.0K
2 Jan 8-10 42 $51.8K −19.0% 3 $17,278 $178.9K
3 Jan 15-18 MLK Day 45 $82.8K — 4 $20,695 $290.4K
4 Jan 22-24 45 $89.9K — 7 $12,849 $400.6K
5 Jan 29-31 45 $70.8K −21.2% 7 $10,119 $504.1K
6 Feb 5-7 40 $104.6K +47.6% 12 $8,713 $635.8K
7 Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day 34 $220.6K — 21 $10,505 $902.5K
8 Feb 19-21 15 $1.1M — 323 $3,442 $2.1M
9 Feb 26-28 19 $704.9K −36.6% 335 $2,104 $3.2M
10 Mar 5-7 24 $402.7K −42.9% 301 $1,338 $3.8M
11 Mar 12-14 25 $309.0K −23.3% 175 $1,766 $4.4M
12 Mar 19-21 30 $277.5K −10.2% 153 $1,814 $4.8M
13 Mar 26-28 29 $350.0K +26.1% 212 $1,651 $5.3M
14 Apr 2-4 33 $231.7K −33.8% 151 $1,534 $5.6M
15 Apr 9-11 39 $153.6K −33.7% 147 $1,045 $5.9M
16 Apr 16-18 43 $100.2K −34.8% 117 $856 $6.0M
17 Apr 23-25 56 $54.9K −45.2% 91 $603 $6.1M
18 Apr 30-May 2 65 $39.3K −28.4% 85 $462 $6.2M
19 May 7-9 62 $41.4K +5.3% 71 $583 $6.3M
20 May 14-16 65 $32.6K −21.3% 64 $509 $6.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$3.7M
Feb 21Feb 25Mar 1Mar 3Mar 8
Weekend grossWk 10 · $402.7K
$64.0K
$51.8K
$82.8K
$89.9K
$70.8K
$104.6K
$220.6K
$1.1M
$704.9K
$402.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 335 → 269 −19.7%
323 open269 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.9%
−19.0%
W1→2
−21.2%
W4→5
+47.6%
W5→6
−36.6%
W8→9
−42.9%
W9→10
Steepest −42.9%Biggest gain +47.6%

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