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Fire in the SkyFollow

1993 • PG-13 • 1h 49m • Biography, Drama, Fantasy • Paramount Pictures

Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.

🍅 52% 57% MC 42 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.12M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$19.72M
Final
Domestic legs3.2x
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Cast & crew

D. B. Sweeney D. B. Sweeney Starring Robert Patrick Robert Patrick Starring Peter Berg Peter Berg Starring Henry Thomas Henry Thomas Starring
ScreenplayTracy Tormé Produced byJoe Wizan, Todd Black CinematographyBill Pope MusicMark Isham Prod. DesignLaurence Bennett StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 12-14 2 $6.1M — 1,422 $4,301 $6.1M
2 Mar 19-21 3 $4.0M −34.4% 1,435 $2,796 $12.3M
3 Mar 26-28 7 $2.4M −40.0% 1,435 $1,678 $15.9M
Weekend grossWk 3 · $2.4M
$6.1M
$4.0M
$2.4M
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −40.0%
−34.4%
W1→2
−40.0%
W2→3
Steepest −40.0%Best hold −34.4%

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