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Ali

2001 R 2h 37m Biography, Drama, Sport Sony Pictures Releasing

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Ali Box Office

Opening Weekend
$10.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$58.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$87.7M
$29.5M international
Domestic Legs5.70x
Budget$107M
2001 Rank#41
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 21-25 6 $10.22M $10.22M 2,446 $4.2K 1
Dec 28-30 4 $14.71M +44.0% $34.74M 2,446 $6.0K 2
Jan 4-6 7 $7.01M -52.4% $49.47M 2,446 $2.9K 3
Jan 11-13 11 $3.33M -52.4% $54.54M 2,521 $1.3K 4
Jan 18-20 15 $1.41M -57.7% $56.93M 1,977 $713 5
Jan 25-27 26 $324K -77.0% $57.88M 473 $685 6
Feb 1-3 31 $152K -53.3% $58.11M 267 $567 7

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Profitability

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byMichael Mann
ScreenplayMichael Mann, Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele, Eric Roth
Produced byJon Peters, Michael Mann, James Lassiter, Paul Ardaji, A. Kitman Ho
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki
MusicPieter Bourke & Lisa Gerrard
Prod. DesignJohn Myhre
StarringWill Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright
StudioSony Pictures Releasing

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