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Bottle Rocket

1996 • R • 1h 31m • Comedy, Crime, Drama • Columbia Pictures

They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream.

🍅 86% 79% MC 67 LB 3.53 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$124.1K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$407.5K
Final
Worldwide Total
$407.6K
$88 international
Domestic Legs3.3x
Budget$5M
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Cast & Crew

Full Anderson filmography
Wes Anderson Wes Anderson Director Luke Wilson Luke Wilson Starring Owen Wilson Owen Wilson Starring James Caan James Caan Starring
ScreenplayWes Anderson, Owen Wilson Produced byPolly Platt, Cynthia Hargrave CinematographyRobert D. Yeoman Music byMark Mothersbaugh StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 23-25 45 $124.1K — 28 $4,433 $131.3K
2 Mar 1-3 44 $98.3K −20.8% 28 $3,511 $275.6K
3 Mar 8-10 41 $90.8K −7.7% 49 $1,852 $407.5K
Weekend grossWk 3 · $90.8K
$124.1K
$98.3K
$90.8K
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −7.7%
−20.8%
W1→2
−7.7%
W2→3
Steepest −20.8%Best hold −7.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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