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Name: Free Willy
Director: Simon Wincer
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Released: 1993
Cast: Jason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen

1993 • PG • 1h 52m • Adventure, Drama, Family • Warner Bros.

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6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$7.87M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$77.70M

Final

Worldwide total

$153.70M

$76.00M international

Domestic legs9.9x

Budget$20M

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Cast & crew

Directed bySimon Wincer ScreenplayCorey Blechman, Keith Walker Produced byJennie Lew Tugend, Lauren Shuler Donner CinematographyRobbie Greenberg MusicBasil Poledouris Prod. DesignCharles Rosen StarringJason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 16-18 5 $7.9M — 1,476 $5,331 $7.9M

2 Jul 23-25 4 $8.6M +9.9% 1,937 $4,463 $22.6M

3 Jul 30-Aug 1 4 $7.1M −18.3% 1,937 $3,644 $35.4M

4 Aug 6-8 4 $5.4M −22.9% 1,847 $2,945 $45.3M

5 Aug 13-15 8 $4.0M −26.3% 1,820 $2,202 $53.0M

6 Aug 20-22 7 $3.1M −22.9% 1,715 $1,802 $59.0M

7 Aug 27-29 9 $2.3M −26.8% 1,505 $1,504 $63.0M

8 Sep 3-5 9 $3.0M +33.6% 1,551 $1,949 $67.1M

Weekend grossWk 8 · $3.0M

$7.9M

$8.6M

$7.1M

$5.4M

$4.0M

$3.1M

$2.3M

$3.0M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · +33.6%

+9.9%

W1→2

−18.3%

W2→3

−22.9%

W3→4

−26.3%

W4→5

−22.9%

W5→6

−26.8%

W6→7

+33.6%

W7→8

Steepest −26.8%Biggest gain +33.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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