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Central Station

1998 • R • 1h 53m • Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

Between hope and solitude, two lives cross and reinvent themselves

🍅 94% 95% MC 80 LB 4.35 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$36K
3-day opening, 2 theaters
Domestic Total
$6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$17M
$11M international
Domestic Legs167.2x
Budget$2.9M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byWalter Salles ScreenplayJoão Emanuel Carneiro, Marcos Bernstein Produced byArthur Cohn, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre CinematographyWalter Carvalho Music byAntônio Pinto, Jaques Morelenbaum StarringFernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos StudioSony Pictures Classics
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 20-22 50 $35.7K — 2 $17,855 $35.7K
2 Nov 27-29 44 $76.0K +112.8% 7 $10,856 $143.2K
3 Dec 4-6 42 $60.0K −21.0% 7 $8,576 $228.5K
4 Dec 11-13 49 $35.0K −41.7% 6 $5,833 $285.4K
5 Dec 18-20 41 $57.3K +63.8% 6 $9,553 $360.2K
6 Dec 25-27 38 $124.3K +116.8% 19 $6,542 $483.9K
7 Jan 1-3 36 $140.2K +12.8% 20 $7,008 $695.0K
8 Jan 8-10 36 $121.2K −13.5% 21 $5,772 $852.7K
9 Jan 15-17 40 $151.7K +25.1% 22 $6,894 $1.0M
10 Jan 22-24 38 $130.5K −14.0% 24 $5,437 $1.2M
11 Jan 29-31 33 $167.2K +28.2% 25 $6,689 $1.4M
12 Feb 5-7 33 $212.4K +27.0% 37 $5,740 $1.7M
13 Feb 12-14 29 $453.6K +113.6% 93 $4,878 $2.3M
14 Feb 19-21 31 $331.7K −26.9% 110 $3,016 $2.7M
15 Feb 26-28 32 $306.9K −7.5% 118 $2,601 $3.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $130.5K
$35.7K
$76.0K
$60.0K
$35.0K
$57.3K
$124.3K
$140.2K
$121.2K
$151.7K
$130.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −14.0%
+112.8%
W1→2
−21.0%
W2→3
−41.7%
W3→4
+63.8%
W4→5
+116.8%
W5→6
+12.8%
W6→7
−13.5%
W7→8
+25.1%
W8→9
−14.0%
W9→10
Steepest −41.7%Biggest gain +116.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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