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1993 • R • 1h 53m • Action, Adventure, Thriller • TriStar Pictures

Hang on.

🍅 67% 53% MC 59 LB 3.24 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$16.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$84.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$255.00M
$171.00M international
Domestic legs5.2x
Budget$65M
1993 rank#11
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Cast & crew

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Renny Harlin Renny Harlin Director Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Starring John Lithgow John Lithgow Starring Michael Rooker Michael Rooker Starring Paul Winfield Paul Winfield Starring Ralph Waite Ralph Waite Starring
ScreenplayMichael France, Sylvester Stallone Produced byAlan Marshall, Renny Harlin, Mario Kassar CinematographyAlex Thomson Music byTrevor Jones StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 28-31 1 $20.5M — 2,333 $8,769 $20.5M
2 Jun 4-6 1 $12.2M −40.6% 2,337 $5,200 $37.2M
3 Jun 11-13 2 $7.6M −37.3% 2,431 $3,135 $49.6M
4 Jun 18-20 3 $5.7M −25.6% 2,395 $2,368 $58.7M
5 Jun 25-27 6 $4.1M −26.9% 2,176 $1,906 $65.6M
6 Jul 2-4 9 $3.8M −7.9% 1,786 $2,139 $71.4M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $3.8M
$20.5M
$12.2M
$7.6M
$5.7M
$4.1M
$3.8M
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −7.9%
−40.6%
W1→2
−37.3%
W2→3
−25.6%
W3→4
−26.9%
W4→5
−7.9%
W5→6
Steepest −40.6%Best hold −7.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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