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Awakenings

1990 • PG-13 • 2h 1m • Biography, Drama • Columbia Pictures

There is no such thing as a simple miracle.

🍅 81% 89% MC 74 LB 3.99 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$417K
Limited · 12 theaters
Domestic Total
$52.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$52.1M
Domestic only
Domestic Legs6.3x
Budget$29.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Penny Marshall Penny Marshall Director Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Robin Williams Robin Williams Starring Julie Kavner Julie Kavner Starring John Heard John Heard Starring Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller Starring
ScreenplaySteven Zaillian Produced byWalter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker CinematographyMiroslav Ondricek Music byRandy Newman StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 21-25 Christmas 17 $417.1K — 12 $34,756 $417.1K
2 Dec 28-Jan 1 New Year's 17 $503.4K — 12 $41,947 $1.1M
3 Jan 4-6 15 $342.5K — 12 $28,540 $1.6M
4 Jan 11-13 2 $8.3M +2,325.3% 1,282 $6,479 $10.1M
5 Jan 18-21 MLK Day 2 $7.7M — 1,311 $5,856 $20.2M
6 Jan 25-27 2 $4.9M — 1,325 $3,687 $26.5M
7 Feb 1-3 4 $4.5M −8.4% 1,330 $3,366 $32.6M
8 Feb 8-10 6 $2.8M −36.8% 1,318 $2,147 $36.5M
9 Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day 10 $2.7M — 1,219 $2,237 $40.2M
10 Feb 22-24 12 $1.7M — 1,169 $1,440 $42.4M
11 Mar 1-3 12 $1.4M −19.7% 925 $1,461 $44.3M
12 Mar 8-10 12 $986.3K −27.1% 725 $1,360 $45.7M
14 Mar 22-24 14 $669.7K — 496 $1,350 $47.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.7M
$417.1K
$503.4K
$342.5K
$8.3M
$7.7M
$4.9M
$4.5M
$2.8M
$2.7M
$1.7M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −36.8%
+2,325.3%
W3→4
−8.4%
W6→7
−36.8%
W7→8
Steepest −36.8%Biggest gain +2,325.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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