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JFK

1991 • R • 3h 9m • Drama, History, Thriller • Warner Bros.

The story that won't go away.

🍅 85% 88% MC 72 LB 4.08 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$5.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$70.4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$205.4M
$135.0M international
Domestic Legs13.5x
Budget$40.0M
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Cast & Crew

Full Stone filmography
Oliver Stone Oliver Stone Director Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Starring Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones Starring Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Starring Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon Starring Michael Rooker Michael Rooker Starring
ScreenplayOliver Stone, Zachary Sklar Produced byA. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone CinematographyRobert Richardson Film EditingJoe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 20-22 5 $5.2M — 1,164 $4,487 $5.2M
2 Dec 27-29 6 $7.4M +42.5% 1,164 $6,396 $17.6M
3 Jan 3-5 6 $6.8M −8.4% 1,164 $5,862 $30.9M
4 Jan 10-12 7 $4.7M −30.8% 1,183 $3,991 $38.0M
5 Jan 17-20 MLK Day 8 $5.8M — 1,350 $4,294 $45.5M
6 Jan 24-26 6 $3.5M — 1,370 $2,565 $50.2M
7 Jan 31-Feb 2 8 $3.2M −9.4% 1,395 $2,283 $54.7M
8 Feb 7-9 9 $2.3M −27.5% 1,351 $1,708 $57.9M
9 Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day 11 $2.3M — 1,317 $1,774 $60.9M
10 Feb 21-23 12 $1.7M — 1,303 $1,312 $63.1M
11 Feb 28-Mar 1 12 $1.3M −26.6% 1,107 $1,133 $64.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.7M
$5.2M
$7.4M
$6.8M
$4.7M
$5.8M
$3.5M
$3.2M
$2.3M
$2.3M
$1.7M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −27.5%
+42.5%
W1→2
−8.4%
W2→3
−30.8%
W3→4
−9.4%
W6→7
−27.5%
W7→8
Steepest −30.8%Biggest gain +42.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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