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Goodfellas

1990 • R • 2h 25m • Biography, Crime, Drama • Warner Bros.

Three decades of life in the mafia.

🍅 93% 97% MC 92 LB 4.46 IMDb 8.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$6.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$46.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$47.3M
$0.3M international
Domestic Legs7.3x
Budget$25.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese Director Ray Liotta Ray Liotta Starring Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Joe Pesci Joe Pesci Starring
ScreenplayNicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese Produced byIrwin Winkler CinematographyMichael Ballhaus Edited byThelma Schoonmaker StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 21-23 1 $6.4M — 1,070 $5,952 $6.4M
2 Sep 28-30 2 $5.9M −7.7% 1,291 $4,555 $14.9M
3 Oct 5-8 Indigenous Peoples' Day 5 $5.2M — 1,328 $3,889 $22.2M
4 Oct 12-14 5 $3.7M — 1,318 $2,805 $27.1M
5 Oct 19-21 9 $2.5M −31.7% 1,269 $1,989 $30.8M
6 Oct 26-28 11 $1.8M −30.2% 894 $1,971 $33.4M
7 Nov 2-4 13 $1.5M −17.2% 834 $1,748 $35.5M
8 Nov 9-11 13 $1.2M −20.8% 596 $1,938 $37.1M
21 Feb 8-10 19 $44.3K — 22 $2,012 $41.0M
22 Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day 17 $916.0K — 606 $1,511 $41.9M
27 Mar 22-24 16 $217.0K — 118 $1,838 $43.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $1.2M
$6.4M
$5.9M
$5.2M
$3.7M
$2.5M
$1.8M
$1.5M
$1.2M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −20.8%
−7.7% W1→2
−31.7% W4→5
−30.2% W5→6
−17.2% W6→7
−20.8% W7→8
Steepest −31.7%Best hold −7.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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