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Glory

1989 • R • 2h 2m • Drama, History, War • TriStar Pictures

Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.

🍅 95% 93% MC 78 LB 3.79

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$26.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$26.8M
Domestic only
Domestic Legs8.9x
Budget$18.0M
1990 Rank#50
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Cast & Crew

Full Zwick filmography
Edward Zwick Edward Zwick Director Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick Starring Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Starring Cary Elwes Cary Elwes Starring Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Starring Andre Braugher Andre Braugher Starring
ScreenplayKevin Jarre Produced byFreddie Fields CinematographyFreddie Francis Music byJames Horner StudioTriStar Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 15-17 17 $63.7K — 3 $21,220 $74.7K
2 Dec 22-25 Christmas 23 $67.9K — 3 $22,634 $177.2K
3 Dec 29-Jan 1 New Year's 21 $163.8K — 6 $27,304 $399.2K
4 Jan 5-7 17 $170.4K — 8 $21,297 $625.2K
5 Jan 12-14 8 $3.0M +1,672.8% 392 $7,705 $3.7M
6 Jan 19-21 11 $2.2M −26.5% 402 $5,525 $7.1M
7 Jan 26-28 11 $1.7M −23.4% 402 $4,230 $9.5M
8 Feb 2-4 14 $1.6M −8.3% 401 $3,890 $11.6M
9 Feb 9-11 16 $1.1M −26.3% 377 $3,050 $13.2M
10 Feb 16-19 Presidents' Day 8 $2.7M — 801 $3,350 $16.3M
11 Feb 23-25 8 $1.7M — 809 $2,080 $18.4M
12 Mar 2-4 8 $1.3M −20.7% 811 $1,645 $20.2M
13 Mar 9-11 9 $863.2K −35.3% 803 $1,075 $21.5M
14 Mar 16-18 16 $661.5K −23.4% 723 $915 $22.4M
15 Mar 23-25 16 $537.9K −18.7% 652 $825 $23.2M
16 Mar 30-Apr 1 14 $733.1K +36.3% 632 $1,160 $24.3M
17 Apr 6-8 15 $439.9K −40% 421 $1,045 $25.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.7M
$63.7K
$67.9K
$163.8K
$170.4K
$3.0M
$2.2M
$1.7M
$1.6M
$1.1M
$2.7M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −26.3%
+1,672.8%
W4→5
−26.5%
W5→6
−23.4%
W6→7
−8.3%
W7→8
−26.3%
W8→9
Steepest −26.5%Biggest gain +1,672.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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