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Cool Runnings

1993 • PG • 1h 38m • Adventure, Comedy, Family • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.

🍅 75% 81% MC 60 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$7.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$68.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$155.0M
$86.2M international
Domestic Legs9.8x
Budget$14M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byJon Turteltaub ScreenplayLynn Siefert, Michael Goldberg, Tommy Swerdlow Produced byDawn Steel CinematographyPhedon Papamichael MusicHans Zimmer Prod. DesignStephen Marsh StarringLeon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba, John Candy, Raymond J. Barry StudioWalt Disney Studios
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 1-3 3 $7.0M — 1,387 $5,080 $7.0M
2 Oct 8-10 2 $8.5M +20.9% 1,803 $4,724 $17.2M
3 Oct 15-17 3 $7.0M −17.7% 1,819 $3,853 $26.6M
4 Oct 22-24 4 $5.4M −23.4% 1,828 $2,936 $33.3M
5 Oct 29-31 4 $3.7M −31.2% 1,832 $2,016 $38.2M
6 Nov 5-7 4 $4.2M +14.7% 1,741 $2,433 $43.6M
7 Nov 12-14 5 $3.4M −20.0% 1,647 $2,057 $48.3M
8 Nov 19-21 8 $2.5M −27.4% 1,525 $1,612 $51.5M
12 Dec 17-19 11 $853.2K — 886 $963 $57.7M
15 Jan 7-9 15 $810.2K — 708 $1,144 $63.0M
16 Jan 14-16 18 $710.8K −12.3% 639 $1,112 $63.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $2.5M
$7.0M
$8.5M
$7.0M
$5.4M
$3.7M
$4.2M
$3.4M
$2.5M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −27.4%
+20.9%
W1→2
−17.7%
W2→3
−23.4%
W3→4
−31.2%
W4→5
+14.7%
W5→6
−20.0%
W6→7
−27.4%
W7→8
Steepest −31.2%Biggest gain +20.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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