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K-19: The Widowmaker

2002 • PG-13 • 2h 18m • Drama, History, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

Fate has found its hero.

🍅 60% 53% MC 58 LB 3.2 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$35.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$65.7M
$30.5M international
Domestic Legs2.8x
Budget$90M
2002 Rank#75
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Cast & Crew

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Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow Director Harrison Ford Harrison Ford Starring Liam Neeson Liam Neeson Starring Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard Starring
ScreenplayChristopher Kyle Produced byKathryn Bigelow, Edward S. Feldman, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Matthias Deyle CinematographyJeff Cronenweth MusicKlaus Badelt Prod. DesignMichael Novotny StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 19-21 4 $12.8M — 2,828 $4,519 $12.8M
2 Jul 26-28 5 $7.3M −43.1% 2,830 $2,568 $25.0M
3 Aug 2-4 10 $2.9M −60.7% 2,634 $1,084 $30.7M
4 Aug 9-11 12 $909.1K −68.1% 1,781 $510 $32.9M
5 Aug 16-18 21 $405.9K −55.4% 1,004 $404 $33.9M
6 Aug 23-25 31 $172.5K −57.5% 652 $265 $34.2M
7 Aug 30-Sep 2 33 $150.9K −12.5% 260 $580 $34.5M
8 Sep 6-8 40 $81.7K −45.9% 185 $442 $34.6M
9 Sep 13-15 32 $179.6K +119.8% 325 $553 $34.8M
10 Sep 20-22 37 $123.4K −31.3% 204 $605 $35.0M
11 Sep 27-29 47 $57.5K −53.4% 153 $376 $35.1M
12 Oct 4-6 57 $29.8K −48.2% 77 $387 $35.2M
13 Oct 11-13 93 $3.7K −87.5% 15 $248 $35.2M
14 Oct 18-20 121 $717 −80.8% 2 $358 $35.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $123.4K
$12.8M
$7.3M
$2.9M
$909.1K
$405.9K
$172.5K
$150.9K
$81.7K
$179.6K
$123.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −31.3%
−43.1%
W1→2
−60.7%
W2→3
−68.1%
W3→4
−55.4%
W4→5
−57.5%
W5→6
−12.5%
W6→7
−45.9%
W7→8
+119.8%
W8→9
−31.3%
W9→10
Steepest −68.1%Biggest gain +119.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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