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Higher LearningFollow

1995 • R • 2h 8m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Sony Pictures

Question the knowledge.

🍅 48% 74% MC 54 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$13.28M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$38.02M
Final
Domestic legs2.9x
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Cast & crew

Full Singleton filmography
John Singleton John Singleton Director Omar Epps Omar Epps Starring Kristy Swanson Kristy Swanson Starring Michael Rapaport Michael Rapaport Starring Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly Starring Ice Cube Ice Cube Starring
ScreenplayJohn Singleton Produced byPaul Hall CinematographyPeter Lyons Collister MusicStanley Clarke Prod. DesignKeith Brian Burns StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 13-15 2 $13.3M — 1,409 $9,423 $17.0M
2 Jan 20-22 2 $6.1M −53.9% 1,450 $4,223 $24.9M
3 Jan 27-29 5 $3.4M −44.0% 1,450 $2,365 $29.8M
4 Feb 3-5 8 $2.3M −34.3% 1,383 $1,628 $33.1M
5 Feb 10-12 11 $1.4M −39.4% 1,080 $1,263 $35.0M
6 Feb 17-19 17 $1.0M −26.5% 584 $1,716 $36.4M
7 Feb 24-26 27 $303.1K −69.8% 401 $756 $36.8M
8 Mar 3-5 35 $161.4K −46.7% 217 $744 $37.1M
9 Mar 10-12 38 $142.3K −11.9% 426 $334 $37.2M
10 Mar 17-19 38 $112.6K −20.9% 327 $344 $37.4M
11 Mar 24-26 43 $75.9K −32.5% 238 $319 $37.5M
12 Mar 31-Apr 2 45 $69.7K −8.3% 158 $441 $37.6M
13 Apr 7-9 39 $91.3K +31.1% 97 $941 $37.7M
14 Apr 14-16 46 $65.2K −28.6% 61 $1,069 $37.8M
15 Apr 21-23 42 $64.1K −1.7% 68 $942 $37.9M
16 Apr 28-30 48 $52.8K −17.6% 58 $910 $38.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $112.6K
$13.3M
$6.1M
$3.4M
$2.3M
$1.4M
$1.0M
$303.1K
$161.4K
$142.3K
$112.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.9%
−53.9%
W1→2
−44.0%
W2→3
−34.3%
W3→4
−39.4%
W4→5
−26.5%
W5→6
−69.8%
W6→7
−46.7%
W7→8
−11.9%
W8→9
−20.9%
W9→10
Steepest −69.8%Best hold −11.9%

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