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Con Air

1997 • R • 1h 55m • Action, Crime, Thriller • Touchstone Pictures

They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.

🍅 59% 75% MC 52 LB 3.47 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$24.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$101.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$224.1M
$123M international
Domestic Legs4.2x
Budget$80M
1997 Rank#11
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Cast & Crew

Full West filmography
Simon West Simon West Director Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Starring John Cusack John Cusack Starring John Malkovich John Malkovich Starring Mykelti Williamson Mykelti Williamson Starring Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi Starring
Written byScott Rosenberg Produced byJerry Bruckheimer CinematographyDavid Tattersall Music byMark Mancina, Trevor Rabin StudioTouchstone Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 6-8 1 $24.1M — 2,824 $8,545 $24.1M
2 Jun 13-15 2 $15.7M −35.0% 2,829 $5,540 $49.9M
3 Jun 20-22 3 $10.4M −33.4% 2,941 $3,547 $67.8M
4 Jun 27-29 5 $5.9M −43.5% 2,564 $2,301 $78.5M
5 Jul 4-6 7 $3.8M −35.7% 1,902 $1,994 $85.1M
6 Jul 11-13 8 $2.9M −23.7% 1,684 $1,717 $89.9M
7 Jul 18-20 11 $1.8M −38.6% 1,243 $1,428 $93.0M
8 Jul 25-27 12 $971.8K −45.3% 964 $1,008 $94.9M
9 Aug 1-3 18 $464.9K −52.2% 464 $1,002 $95.8M
10 Aug 8-10 25 $279.4K −39.9% 318 $879 $96.3M
11 Aug 15-17 28 $206.3K −26.1% 228 $905 $96.7M
12 Aug 22-24 18 $963.4K +366.9% 758 $1,271 $97.8M
13 Aug 29-31 16 $1.2M +26.6% 754 $1,618 $99.5M
14 Sep 5-7 20 $536.5K −56.0% 621 $864 $100.3M
15 Sep 12-14 27 $258.1K −51.9% 336 $768 $100.7M
17 Sep 26-28 43 $61.3K −76.3% 108 $567 $101.0M
18 Oct 3-5 49 $32.7K −46.6% 62 $528 $101.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $279.4K
$24.1M
$15.7M
$10.4M
$5.9M
$3.8M
$2.9M
$1.8M
$971.8K
$464.9K
$279.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −39.9%
−35.0%
W1→2
−33.4%
W2→3
−43.5%
W3→4
−35.7%
W4→5
−23.7%
W5→6
−38.6%
W6→7
−45.3%
W7→8
−52.2%
W8→9
−39.9%
W9→10
Steepest −52.2%Best hold −23.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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