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Leon: The Professional

1994 • R • 1h 50m • Action, Crime, Drama • Columbia Pictures

If you want the job done right, hire a professional.

🍅 76% 95% MC 64 LB 4.00 IMDb 8.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$5.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$19.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$45.3M
$26M international
Domestic Legs3.6x
Budget$16M
1994 Rank#72
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Cast & Crew

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Luc Besson Luc Besson Director Jean Reno Jean Reno Starring Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Starring Natalie Portman Natalie Portman Starring Danny Aiello Danny Aiello Starring
ScreenplayLuc Besson Produced byPatrice Ledoux CinematographyThierry Arbogast Music byÉric Serra StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 18-20 5 $5.3M — 1,158 $4,583 $5.3M
2 Nov 25-27 10 $3.8M −29.0% 1,220 $3,087 $11.7M
3 Dec 2-4 8 $2.3M −38.8% 1,220 $1,890 $15.0M
4 Dec 9-11 14 $902.7K −60.9% 1,187 $761 $16.7M
5 Dec 16-18 15 $456.4K −49.4% 640 $713 $17.5M
6 Dec 23-25 32 $174.1K −61.9% 270 $645 $18.0M
7 Dec 30-Jan 1 47 $78.9K −54.7% 69 $1,143 $18.1M
8 Jan 6-8 51 $38.5K −51.2% 77 $500 $18.1M
9 Jan 13-15 51 $30.0K −21.9% 59 $509 $18.1M
10 Jan 20-22 23 $303.0K +908.5% 466 $650 $18.5M
11 Jan 27-29 25 $277.3K −8.5% 403 $688 $18.8M
12 Feb 3-5 37 $109.2K −60.6% 156 $700 $19.0M
13 Feb 10-12 43 $77.4K −29.1% 100 $774 $19.1M
14 Feb 17-19 48 $85.5K +10.5% 65 $1,316 $19.3M
15 Feb 24-26 52 $17.0K −80.1% 39 $437 $19.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $303.0K
$5.3M
$3.8M
$2.3M
$902.7K
$456.4K
$174.1K
$78.9K
$38.5K
$30.0K
$303.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +908.5%
−29.0%
W1→2
−38.8%
W2→3
−60.9%
W3→4
−49.4%
W4→5
−61.9%
W5→6
−54.7%
W6→7
−51.2%
W7→8
−21.9%
W8→9
+908.5%
W9→10
Steepest −61.9%Biggest gain +908.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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