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Legend

1986 • PG • 1h 29m • Adventure, Fantasy, Romance • Universal Pictures

There may never be another dawn.

🍅 34% 73% MC 31 LB 3.17 IMDb 6.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$15.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$23.5M
$8.0M international
Domestic Legs3.6x
Budget$25M
1986 Rank#54
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Cast & Crew

Full Scott filmography
Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Tim Curry Tim Curry Starring Billy Barty Billy Barty Starring
ScreenplayWilliam Hjortsberg Produced byArnon Milchan CinematographyAlex Thomson MusicJerry Goldsmith, Christopher Franke StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 18-20 1 $4.3M — 1,187 $3,590 $4.3M
2 Apr 25-27 1 $2.6M −39.2% 1,179 $2,198 $8.2M
3 May 2-4 4 $1.8M −31.9% 1,160 $1,521 $10.9M
4 May 9-11 7 $934.7K −47.0% 865 $1,081 $12.3M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $934.7K
$4.3M
$2.6M
$1.8M
$934.7K
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −47.0%
−39.2%
W1→2
−31.9%
W2→3
−47.0%
W3→4
Steepest −47.0%Best hold −31.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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