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Last Action Hero

1993 • PG-13 • 2h 11m • Action, Adventure, Comedy • Columbia Pictures

This isn't the movies anymore.

🍅 42% 48% MC 44 LB 3.43 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$15.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$50M
Final
Worldwide Total
$137.3M
$87.3M international
Domestic Legs3.3x
Budget$85M
1993 Rank#24
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Cast & Crew

Full McTiernan filmography
John McTiernan John McTiernan Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring Bridgette Wilson Bridgette Wilson Starring Charles Dance Charles Dance Starring F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham Starring Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn Starring
ScreenplayShane Black, David Arnott Produced byJohn McTiernan, Steve Roth CinematographyDean Semler Music byMichael Kamen StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 18-20 2 $15.3M — 2,306 $6,651 $15.3M
2 Jun 25-27 4 $8.1M −47.4% 2,306 $3,501 $30.0M
3 Jul 2-4 7 $6.4M −20.6% 2,306 $2,778 $40.1M
Weekend grossWk 3 · $6.4M
$15.3M
$8.1M
$6.4M
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −20.6%
−47.4%
W1→2
−20.6%
W2→3
Steepest −47.4%Best hold −20.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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