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1998 • R • 1h 47m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Sony/TriStar

If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you've got a lot to learn

🍅 54% 56% MC 53 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.58M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$8.86M
Final
Domestic legs2.5x
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Cast & crew

Full Singer filmography
Bryan Singer Bryan Singer Director Ian McKellen Ian McKellen Starring Bruce Davison Bruce Davison Starring Elias Koteas Elias Koteas Starring Joe Morton Joe Morton Starring
ScreenplayBrandon Boyce Produced byBryan Singer, Don Murphy, Jane Hamsher CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel MusicJohn Ottman Prod. DesignRichard Hoover StudioSony/TriStar

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 23-25 9 $3.6M — 1,448 $2,475 $3.6M
2 Oct 30-Nov 1 10 $1.7M −51.8% 1,448 $1,194 $6.5M
3 Nov 6-8 17 $747.5K −56.8% 1,110 $673 $8.0M
4 Nov 13-15 29 $181.8K −75.7% 280 $649 $8.4M
5 Nov 20-22 51 $32.4K −82.2% 68 $477 $8.5M
6 Nov 27-29 76 $4.1K −87.3% 11 $376 $8.5M
8 Dec 11-13 36 $83.2K — 355 $234 $8.6M
9 Dec 18-20 46 $41.8K −49.8% 76 $550 $8.7M
10 Dec 25-27 50 $38.8K −7.2% 51 $760 $8.8M
11 Jan 1-3 59 $24.4K −37.0% 51 $479 $8.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $38.8K
$3.6M
$1.7M
$747.5K
$181.8K
$32.4K
$4.1K
$83.2K
$41.8K
$38.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −7.2%
−51.8%
W1→2
−56.8%
W2→3
−75.7%
W3→4
−82.2%
W4→5
−87.3%
W5→6
−49.8%
W8→9
−7.2%
W9→10
Steepest −87.3%Best hold −7.2%

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