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Days of Thunder

1990 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Action, Drama, Sport • Paramount Pictures

You can't outrun the thunder.

🍅 38% 60% MC 60 LB 3.17 IMDb 6.2
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Days of Thunder Box Office

Opening Weekend
$15.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$82.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$157.7M
$75.0M international
Domestic Legs5.3x
Budget$60M
1990 Rank#13
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 29-Jul 1 1 $15.49M — $21.50M 2,307 $6.7K 1
Jul 6-8 2 $10.71M -30.9% $40.53M 2,307 $4.6K 2
Jul 13-15 3 $8.17M -23.7% $54.05M 2,307 $3.5K 3
Jul 20-22 6 $5.54M -32.2% $63.29M 2,187 $2.5K 4
Jul 27-29 9 $3.27M -41.0% $69.34M 1,991 $1.6K 5
Aug 3-5 11 $2.64M -19.2% $73.77M 1,626 $1.6K 6
Aug 10-12 14 $1.63M -38.4% $76.95M 1,075 $1.5K 7
Aug 17-19 18 $888K -45.4% $78.77M 622 $1.4K 8

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byTony Scott
ScreenplayRobert Towne
Produced byDon Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer
CinematographyWard Russell
Music byHans Zimmer
StarringTom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, Fred Thompson, John C. Reilly
StudioParamount Pictures

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