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Fatal Attraction

1987 R 1h 59m Thriller, Drama, Romance Paramount Pictures

A look that led to an evening. A mistake he'll regret... FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

Fatal Attraction Box Office

Opening Weekend
$7.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$156.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$320.1M
$163.5M international
Domestic Legs20.6x
Budget$14M
1987 Rank#2
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Sep 18-20 1 $7.60M $7.60M 758 $10.0K 1
Sep 25-27 1 $7.71M +1.4% $18.71M 777 $9.9K 2
Oct 2-4 1 $9.35M +21.3% $31.23M 1,297 $7.2K 3
Oct 9-11 1 $10.55M +12.9% $45.42M 1,321 $8.0K 4
Oct 16-18 1 $7.69M -27.2% $55.48M 1,324 $5.8K 5
Oct 23-25 1 $8.05M +4.7% $66.55M 1,340 $6.0K 6
Oct 30-Nov 1 1 $6.41M -20.4% $75.90M 1,347 $4.8K 7
Nov 6-8 1 $7.09M +10.6% $85.70M 1,351 $5.2K 8
Nov 13-15 2 $6.32M -10.8% $94.60M 1,386 $4.6K 9
Nov 20-22 4 $4.93M -22.1% $101.40M 1,398 $3.5K 10
Nov 27-29 4 $5.57M +13.0% $110.02M 1,398 $4.0K 11
Dec 4-6 3 $3.04M -45.3% $114.30M 1,401 $2.2K 12
Dec 11-13 5 $2.02M -33.7% $117.24M 1,340 $1.5K 13
Dec 18-20 8 $1.51M -25.1% $119.41M 1,173 $1.3K 14
Dec 25-27 8 $3.09M +104.3% $123.53M 1,234 $2.5K 15
Jan 1-3 9 $3.41M +10.6% $129.36M 1,288 $2.7K 16
Jan 8-10 9 $2.64M -22.8% $133.03M 1,273 $2.1K 17
Jan 15-17 11 $2.05M -22.3% $136.06M 1,054 $1.9K 18
Jan 22-24 10 $1.77M -13.8% $138.57M 1,021 $1.7K 19
Jan 29-31 7 $1.46M -17.4% $140.55M 1,002 $1.5K 20
Feb 5-7 8 $1.18M -19.1% $142.20M 878 $1.3K 21
Feb 12-14 11 $969K -17.9% $143.52M 702 $1.4K 22
Feb 19-21 10 $1.33M +37.2% $145.11M 928 $1.4K 23
Feb 26-28 11 $888K -33.1% $146.49M 718 $1.2K 24
Mar 4-6 10 $768K -13.5% $147.59M 534 $1.4K 25
Mar 11-13 13 $565K -26.5% $148.45M 445 $1.3K 26

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byAdrian Lyne
ScreenplayJames Dearden
Produced byStanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
CinematographyHoward Atherton
Music byMaurice Jarre
StarringMichael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne

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