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Fargo

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

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.

🍅 95% 92% MC 88 LB 4.14 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$730K
Limited · 36 theaters
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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Cast & Crew

Full Coen filmography
Joel Coen Joel Coen Director Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Starring William H. Macy William H. Macy Starring Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi Starring Peter Stormare Peter Stormare Starring John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch Starring
ScreenplayJoel Coen, Ethan Coen Produced byEthan Coen CinematographyRoger Deakins Music byCarter Burwell StudioGramercy Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 8-10 16 $730.3K — 36 $20,285 $730.3K
2 Mar 15-17 14 $914.2K +25.2% 58 $15,762 $1.9M
3 Mar 22-24 6 $2.8M +207.7% 412 $6,827 $5.2M
4 Mar 29-31 8 $2.7M −3.8% 596 $4,538 $8.7M
5 Apr 5-7 7 $2.5M −6.2% 716 $3,543 $12.2M
6 Apr 12-14 10 $1.9M −25.8% 716 $2,628 $14.9M
7 Apr 19-21 12 $1.5M −22.1% 699 $2,095 $17.0M
8 Apr 26-28 14 $955.1K −34.8% 541 $1,765 $18.4M
9 May 3-5 17 $694.1K −27.3% 418 $1,661 $19.4M
10 May 10-12 17 $539.0K −22.4% 394 $1,368 $20.2M
11 May 17-19 16 $550.6K +2.2% 410 $1,343 $21.0M
12 May 24-26 14 $542.6K −1.4% 272 $1,995 $21.7M
13 May 31-Jun 2 18 $254.9K −53.0% 209 $1,220 $22.1M
14 Jun 7-9 21 $196.0K −23.1% 168 $1,167 $22.4M
15 Jun 14-16 24 $146.6K −25.2% 152 $964 $22.6M
16 Jun 21-23 26 $156.7K +6.9% 137 $1,144 $22.9M
17 Jun 28-30 26 $155.2K −0.9% 156 $995 $23.1M
18 Jul 5-7 27 $195.6K +26.0% 127 $1,540 $23.4M
19 Jul 12-14 29 $114.5K −41.4% 106 $1,081 $23.6M
20 Jul 19-21 36 $73.4K −36.0% 92 $797 $23.7M
21 Jul 26-28 47 $45.3K −38.2% 58 $781 $23.8M
22 Aug 2-4 41 $50.0K +10.3% 60 $833 $23.9M
23 Aug 9-11 45 $42.4K −15.2% 45 $941 $23.9M
24 Aug 16-18 48 $39.1K −7.6% 36 $1,087 $24.0M
51 Feb 21-23 56 $40.5K — 72 $563 $24.3M
55 Mar 21-23 53 $24.9K — 27 $923 $24.4M
56 Mar 28-30 51 $51.5K +106.6% 53 $972 $24.5M
57 Apr 4-6 56 $44.4K −13.8% 68 $653 $24.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $539.0K
$730.3K
$914.2K
$2.8M
$2.7M
$2.5M
$1.9M
$1.5M
$955.1K
$694.1K
$539.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −22.4%
+25.2%
W1→2
+207.7%
W2→3
−3.8%
W3→4
−6.2%
W4→5
−25.8%
W5→6
−22.1%
W6→7
−34.8%
W7→8
−27.3%
W8→9
−22.4%
W9→10
Steepest −34.8%Biggest gain +207.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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