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Gattaca

1997 • PG-13 • 1h 46m • Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Columbia Pictures

There is no gene for the human spirit.

🍅 82% 87% MC 64 LB 3.81 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$12.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$12.6M
$113K international
Domestic Legs2.9x
Budget$36M
1997 Rank#117
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Cast & Crew

Full Niccol filmography
Andrew Niccol Andrew Niccol Director Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke Starring Uma Thurman Uma Thurman Starring Alan Arkin Alan Arkin Starring Jude Law Jude Law Starring Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine Starring
ScreenplayAndrew Niccol Produced byDanny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gail Lyon CinematographySławomir Idziak Music byMichael Nyman StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 24-26 5 $4.3M — 1,279 $3,378 $4.3M
2 Oct 31-Nov 2 9 $2.6M −40.2% 1,279 $2,022 $8.2M
3 Nov 7-9 13 $1.4M −46.6% 1,209 $1,141 $10.6M
4 Nov 14-16 22 $583.2K −57.7% 487 $1,197 $11.7M
5 Nov 21-23 37 $132.4K −77.3% 161 $822 $12.0M
6 Nov 28-30 47 $58.0K −56.2% 87 $667 $12.1M
7 Dec 5-7 40 $65.7K +13.3% 111 $592 $12.2M
8 Dec 12-14 51 $28.4K −56.7% 66 $431 $12.3M
9 Dec 19-21 58 $16.0K −43.7% 23 $696 $12.3M
19 Feb 27-Mar 1 55 $51.9K — 258 $201 $12.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$9.2M
Oct 24Oct 27Oct 31Nov 3Nov 6
Weekend grossWk 9 · $16.0K
$4.3M
$2.6M
$1.4M
$583.2K
$132.4K
$58.0K
$65.7K
$28.4K
$16.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Theater countPeak 1,279 → 1,279 +0.0%
1,279 open1,279 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −43.7%
−40.2%
W1→2
−46.6%
W2→3
−57.7%
W3→4
−77.3%
W4→5
−56.2%
W5→6
+13.3%
W6→7
−56.7%
W7→8
−43.7%
W8→9
Steepest −77.3%Biggest gain +13.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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