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Frantic

1988 • R • 2h 0m • Crime, Drama, Mystery • Warner Bros.

Danger. Desire. Desperation.

🍅 77% 64% MC 66 LB 3.49 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.6M
Final
Domestic Legs4.0x
1988 Rank#56
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Cast & Crew

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Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Director Harrison Ford Harrison Ford Starring Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner Starring Betty Buckley Betty Buckley Starring John Mahoney John Mahoney Starring
ScreenplayRoman Polanski, Gérard Brach Produced byThom Mount, Tim Hampton CinematographyWitold Sobociński MusicEnnio Morricone Prod. DesignPierre Guffroy StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 26-28 2 $4.4M — 1,101 $3,960 $4.4M
2 Mar 4-6 3 $3.7M −14.7% 1,101 $3,376 $9.5M
3 Mar 11-13 6 $2.6M −30.0% 1,054 $2,469 $12.2M
4 Mar 18-20 9 $1.5M −42.1% 842 $1,789 $15.6M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $1.5M
$4.4M
$3.7M
$2.6M
$1.5M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −42.1%
−14.7%
W1→2
−30.0%
W2→3
−42.1%
W3→4
Steepest −42.1%Best hold −14.7%

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