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Fargo

1996 R 1h 38m Crime, Drama, Thriller Gramercy Pictures

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.

Fargo Box Office

Opening Weekend
$2.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$24.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$51.2M
$26.6M international
Domestic Legs8.7x
Budget$7.0M
1996 Rank#75
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Mar 8-10 16 $730K $730K 36 $20.3K 1
Mar 15-17 14 $914K +25.2% $1.94M 58 $15.8K 2
Mar 22-24 6 $2.81M +207.7% $5.15M 412 $6.8K 3
Mar 29-31 8 $2.70M -3.8% $8.70M 596 $4.5K 4
Apr 5-7 7 $2.54M -6.2% $12.16M 716 $3.5K 5
Apr 12-14 10 $1.88M -25.8% $14.90M 716 $2.6K 6
Apr 19-21 12 $1.46M -22.1% $16.96M 699 $2.1K 7
Apr 26-28 14 $955K -34.8% $18.40M 541 $1.8K 8
May 3-5 17 $694K -27.3% $19.40M 418 $1.7K 9
May 10-12 17 $539K -22.4% $20.20M 394 $1.4K 10
May 17-19 16 $551K +2.2% $20.98M 410 $1.3K 11
May 24-26 14 $543K -1.4% $21.72M 272 $2.0K 12
May 31-Jun 2 18 $255K -53.0% $22.09M 209 $1.2K 13
Jun 7-9 21 $196K -23.1% $22.41M 168 $1.2K 14
Jun 14-16 24 $147K -25.2% $22.65M 152 $964 15
Jun 21-23 26 $157K +6.9% $22.90M 137 $1.1K 16
Jun 28-30 26 $155K -0.9% $23.14M 156 $995 17
Jul 5-7 27 $196K +26.0% $23.37M 127 $1.5K 18
Jul 12-14 29 $115K -41.4% $23.56M 106 $1.1K 19
Jul 19-21 36 $73K -36.0% $23.70M 92 $797 20
Jul 26-28 47 $45K -38.2% $23.79M 58 $781 21
Aug 2-4 41 $50K +10.3% $23.87M 60 $833 22
Aug 9-11 45 $42K -15.2% $23.94M 45 $941 23
Aug 16-18 48 $39K -7.6% $24.02M 36 $1.1K 24
Feb 21-23 56 $41K $24.30M 72 $563 51
Mar 21-23 53 $25K $24.40M 27 $923 55
Mar 28-30 51 $51K +106.6% $24.48M 53 $972 56
Apr 4-6 56 $44K -13.8% $24.55M 68 $653 57

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJoel Coen
ScreenplayJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
Produced byEthan Coen
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Music byCarter Burwell
StarringFrances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch
StudioGramercy Pictures

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