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1995 • PG • 2h 20m • Adventure, Drama, History • Universal Pictures

"Houston, we have a problem."

🍅 92% 87% MC 78 LB 3.82 IMDb 7.7
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$25.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$172.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$355.00M
$183.00M international
Domestic legs6.79x
Budget$52.0M
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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography
Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Starring Bill Paxton Bill Paxton Starring Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon Starring Gary Sinise Gary Sinise Starring Ed Harris Ed Harris Starring
ScreenplayWilliam Broyles Jr., Al Reinert Produced byBrian Grazer CinematographyDean Cundey MusicJames Horner Prod. DesignMichael Corenblith StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 30-Jul 2 1 $25.4M — 2,197 $11,540 $25.4M
2 Jul 7-9 1 $19.6M −22.6% 2,200 $8,925 $65.6M
3 Jul 14-16 1 $15.6M −20.4% 2,302 $6,790 $90.9M
4 Jul 21-23 1 $12.5M −20.3% 2,346 $5,310 $111.2M
5 Jul 28-30 3 $9.2M −26.0% 2,347 $3,930 $127.0M
6 Aug 4-6 6 $7.3M −20.7% 2,258 $3,240 $139.1M
7 Aug 11-13 7 $5.0M −31.6% 2,126 $2,355 $147.4M
8 Aug 18-20 8 $3.6M −28.1% 1,819 $1,980 $153.6M
9 Aug 25-27 9 $2.6M −28.6% 1,482 $1,735 $157.9M
10 Sep 1-3 1 $2.5M −2.5% 1,330 $1,885 $161.5M
11 Sep 8-10 13 $1.5M −40.0% 1,126 $1,335 $163.9M
12 Sep 15-17 15 $1.1M −26.2% 888 $1,250 $165.4M
13 Sep 22-24 14 $829.9K −25.2% 751 $1,105 $166.6M
14 Sep 29-Oct 1 15 $553.0K −33.4% 576 $959 $167.3M
15 Oct 6-8 16 $340.0K −38.5% 356 $955 $167.8M
16 Oct 13-15 14 $865.5K +154.6% 794 $1,090 $168.8M
17 Oct 20-22 14 $802.1K −7.3% 775 $1,035 $169.9M
18 Oct 27-29 13 $465.8K −41.9% 568 $820 $170.6M
19 Nov 3-5 14 $405.0K −13.0% 450 $900 $171.2M
20 Nov 10-12 13 $289.0K −28.6% 342 $845 $171.6M
21 Nov 17-19 13 $158.6K −45.1% 210 $755 $171.8M
22 Nov 24-26 13 $113.7K −28.3% 133 $855 $172.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.5M
$25.4M
$19.6M
$15.6M
$12.5M
$9.2M
$7.3M
$5.0M
$3.6M
$2.6M
$2.5M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −2.5%
−22.6%
W1→2
−20.4%
W2→3
−20.3%
W3→4
−26.0%
W4→5
−20.7%
W5→6
−31.6%
W6→7
−28.1%
W7→8
−28.6%
W8→9
−2.5%
W9→10
Steepest −31.6%Best hold −2.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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