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HamletFollow

1990 • PG • 2h 15m • Drama • Warner Bros.

The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy.

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🍅 76% 59% MC 53 LB 3.16 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$117K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$20.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$22.50M
$1.80M international
Domestic legs177.1x
1990 rank#57
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Cast & crew

Full Zeffirelli filmography
Franco Zeffirelli Franco Zeffirelli Director Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Starring Glenn Close Glenn Close Starring Alan Bates Alan Bates Starring Paul Scofield Paul Scofield Starring Ian Holm Ian Holm Starring
ScreenplayFranco Zeffirelli, Christopher De Vore Produced byDyson Lovell CinematographyDavid Watkin MusicEnnio Morricone Prod. DesignDante Ferretti StudioWarner Bros.

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
5 Jan 18-21 9 $3.4M — 522 $6,525 $4.3M
6 Jan 25-27 10 $2.4M −29.1% 525 $4,602 $7.4M
7 Feb 1-3 10 $2.3M −3.1% 525 $4,459 $10.8M
23 May 24-27 37 $131.9K — 145 $909 $20.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 7 · $2.3M
$3.4M
$2.4M
$2.3M
W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −3.1%
−29.1%
W5→6
−3.1%
W6→7
Steepest −29.1%Best hold −3.1%

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