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Daylight

1996 • PG-13 • 1h 55m • Action, Adventure, Drama • Universal Pictures

No air. No escape. No time.

🍅 28% 37% MC 47 LB 2.97 IMDb 6.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$10.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$32.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$158.9M
$126.0M international
Domestic Legs3.3x
Budget$80M
1996 Rank#48
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Cast & Crew

Full Cohen filmography
Rob Cohen Rob Cohen Director Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Starring Amy Brenneman Amy Brenneman Starring Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Starring Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya Starring Jay O. Sanders Jay O. Sanders Starring
ScreenplayLeslie Bohem Produced byJohn Davis, David T. Friendly, Joseph Singer CinematographyDavid Eggby MusicRandy Edelman StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 6-8 2 $10.0M — 2,175 $4,605 $10.0M
2 Dec 13-15 5 $4.1M −58.7% 2,189 $1,890 $16.7M
3 Dec 20-22 10 $2.4M −41.1% 1,990 $1,225 $20.4M
4 Dec 27-29 12 $2.7M +11.0% 1,707 $1,585 $25.0M
5 Jan 3-5 14 $1.8M −32.5% 1,217 $1,500 $29.1M
6 Jan 10-12 24 $547.3K −70.0% 615 $890 $30.2M
7 Jan 17-20 21 $767.5K +40.2% 731 $1,050 $31.2M
8 Jan 24-26 24 $453.4K −40.9% 687 $660 $31.8M
9 Jan 31-Feb 2 26 $384.3K −15.2% 509 $755 $32.3M
10 Feb 7-9 27 $267.5K −30.4% 352 $760 $32.7M
11 Feb 14-17 40 $120.1K −55.1% 157 $765 $32.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $267.5K
$10.0M
$4.1M
$2.4M
$2.7M
$1.8M
$547.3K
$767.5K
$453.4K
$384.3K
$267.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −30.4%
−58.7%
W1→2
−41.1%
W2→3
+11.0%
W3→4
−32.5%
W4→5
−70.0%
W5→6
+40.2%
W6→7
−40.9%
W7→8
−15.2%
W8→9
−30.4%
W9→10
Steepest −70.0%Biggest gain +40.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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