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Basic Instinct

1992 • R • 2h 8m • Mystery, Thriller • TriStar Pictures

A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.

🍅 56% 64% MC 43 LB 3.63 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$15.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$117.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$352.7M
$235M international
Domestic Legs7.8x
1992 Rank#6
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven Director Michael Douglas Michael Douglas Starring Sharon Stone Sharon Stone Starring George Dzundza George Dzundza Starring Jeanne Tripplehorn Jeanne Tripplehorn Starring Wayne Knight Wayne Knight Starring
ScreenplayJoe Eszterhas Produced byAlan Marshall, Mario Kassar CinematographyJan de Bont Music byJerry Goldsmith StudioTriStar Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 20-22 1 $15.1M — 1,567 $9,655 $15.1M
2 Mar 27-29 2 $13.2M −12.7% 1,770 $7,460 $34.7M
3 Apr 3-5 2 $10.1M −23.4% 1,806 $5,601 $49.1M
4 Apr 10-12 2 $7.8M −22.4% 1,825 $4,300 $60.1M
5 Apr 17-19 1 $6.7M −15.2% 1,823 $3,650 $70.0M
6 Apr 24-26 1 $5.4M −19.5% 1,866 $2,870 $78.0M
7 May 1-3 1 $4.0M −24.5% 1,846 $2,190 $83.6M
8 May 8-10 1 $4.0M −0.7% 1,884 $2,130 $89.1M
9 May 15-17 2 $3.0M −24.1% 1,851 $1,645 $93.7M
10 May 22-24 5 $3.2M +5.6% 1,600 $2,010 $98.2M
11 May 29-31 6 $2.3M −27.1% 1,524 $1,539 $101.4M
12 Jun 5-7 8 $1.5M −35.6% 1,313 $1,150 $103.8M
13 Jun 12-14 9 $1.1M −26.6% 1,041 $1,065 $105.7M
14 Jun 19-21 10 $951.1K −14.2% 875 $1,087 $107.3M
15 Jun 26-28 11 $792.2K −16.7% 801 $989 $108.6M
16 Jul 3-5 13 $562.9K −28.9% 653 $862 $109.7M
22 Aug 14-16 17 $631.8K — 648 $975 $115.2M
23 Aug 21-23 22 $354.5K −43.9% 436 $813 $115.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $3.2M
$15.1M
$13.2M
$10.1M
$7.8M
$6.7M
$5.4M
$4.0M
$4.0M
$3.0M
$3.2M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +5.6%
−12.7%
W1→2
−23.4%
W2→3
−22.4%
W3→4
−15.2%
W4→5
−19.5%
W5→6
−24.5%
W6→7
−0.7%
W7→8
−24.1%
W8→9
+5.6%
W9→10
Steepest −24.5%Biggest gain +5.6%

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