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Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiFollow

1999 • R • 1h 56m • Crime, Drama • Artisan Entertainment

Live by the code. Die by the code.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$166K
Limited · 14 theaters
Domestic total
$3.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$10.70M
$7.30M international
Domestic legs7.6x from $438K biggest weekend
Budget$2M

Cast & crew

Full Jarmusch filmography
Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch Director Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker Starring Isaach De Bankolé Isaach De Bankolé Starring
ScreenplayJim Jarmusch Produced byRichard Guay, Jim Jarmusch CinematographyRobby Müller Music byRZA StudioPlywood Productions, Pandora Film

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 3-5 34 $166.3K — 14 $11,882 $166.3K
2 Mar 10-12 39 $117.4K −29.4% 19 $6,178 $346.2K
3 Mar 17-19 26 $437.5K +272.7% 71 $6,162 $855.9K
4 Mar 24-26 25 $368.3K −15.8% 109 $3,379 $1.4M
5 Mar 31-Apr 2 24 $256.3K −30.4% 106 $2,418 $1.8M
6 Apr 7-9 28 $182.0K −29.0% 82 $2,219 $2.1M
7 Apr 14-16 30 $160.4K −11.9% 77 $2,083 $2.4M
8 Apr 21-23 35 $140.0K −12.7% 83 $1,687 $2.6M
9 Apr 28-30 35 $121.7K −13.0% 83 $1,467 $2.8M
10 May 5-7 46 $65.8K −45.9% 76 $866 $2.9M
11 May 12-14 55 $38.8K −41.1% 46 $843 $3.0M
12 May 19-21 58 $29.7K −23.4% 33 $901 $3.0M
13 May 26-28 60 $36.1K +21.6% 26 $1,390 $3.1M
14 Jun 2-4 68 $20.3K −43.8% 24 $846 $3.1M
15 Jun 9-11 66 $25.8K +27.2% 16 $1,615 $3.2M
16 Jun 16-18 72 $22.6K −12.4% 15 $1,508 $3.2M
17 Jun 23-25 66 $23.5K +3.8% 16 $1,468 $3.2M
18 Jun 30-Jul 2 74 $14.7K −37.6% 12 $1,221 $3.3M
19 Jul 7-9 77 $12.0K −18.0% 15 $801 $3.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$2.2M
Mar 20Mar 29Apr 3Apr 10Apr 13
Weekend grossWk 10 · $65.8K
$166.3K
$117.4K
$437.5K
$368.3K
$256.3K
$182.0K
$160.4K
$140.0K
$121.7K
$65.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 109 → 82 −24.8%
71 open82 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −45.9%
−29.4%
W1→2
+272.7%
W2→3
−15.8%
W3→4
−30.4%
W4→5
−29.0%
W5→6
−11.9%
W6→7
−12.7%
W7→8
−13.0%
W8→9
−45.9%
W9→10
Steepest −45.9%Biggest gain +272.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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