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Empire of the Sun

1987 • PG • 2h 30m • Drama, History, War • Warner Bros.

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

🍅 75% 90% MC 62 LB 3.86 IMDb 7.7

Empire of the Sun Box Office

Opening Weekend
$1.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$22.2M
Final
Domestic Legs16.9x
1987 Rank#49
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 11-13 9 $1.31M — $1.39M 225 $5.8K 1
Dec 25-27 9 $2.91M — $6.61M 673 $4.3K 3
Jan 1-3 10 $3.18M +9.2% $11.98M 673 $4.7K 4
Jan 8-10 10 $1.82M -42.7% $14.57M 673 $2.7K 5
Jan 22-24 16 $770K — $17.40M 409 $1.9K 7

Cast & Crew

Directed bySteven Spielberg
ScreenplayTom Stoppard
Produced bySteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
CinematographyAllen Daviau
Music byJohn Williams
StarringChristian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatô Ibu
StudioWarner Bros.

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