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Malcolm X

1992 • PG-13 • 3h 22m • Biography, Drama, History • Warner Bros.

Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.

🍅 89% 91% MC 73 LB 4.30 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$48.2M
Final
Domestic Legs4.9x
Budget$35M
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Cast & Crew

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Spike Lee Spike Lee Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Starring Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Starring Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo Starring
ScreenplayArnold Perl, Spike Lee Produced byMarvin Worth, Spike Lee CinematographyErnest Dickerson Music byTerence Blanchard StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 20-22 3 $9.9M — 1,124 $8,782 $13.6M
2 Nov 27-29 5 $8.6M −13.3% 1,249 $6,855 $26.9M
3 Dec 4-6 5 $3.8M −56.0% 1,249 $3,020 $32.6M
4 Dec 11-13 7 $1.8M −51.8% 1,249 $1,456 $35.7M
5 Dec 18-20 10 $1.3M −28.7% 1,202 $1,079 $37.9M
6 Dec 25-27 12 $2.1M +59.0% 1,110 $1,858 $40.9M
7 Jan 1-3 12 $2.0M −3.4% 1,040 $1,916 $44.7M
8 Jan 8-10 16 $877.4K −56.0% 886 $990 $46.1M
9 Jan 15-17 12 $816.6K −6.9% 880 $928 $47.1M
10 Jan 22-24 27 $224.4K −72.5% 266 $844 $47.5M
11 Jan 29-31 20 $125.2K −44.2% 122 $1,027 $47.7M
12 Feb 5-7 16 $73.9K −41.0% 79 $935 $47.8M
13 Feb 12-14 14 $32.9K −55.5% 33 $996 $47.9M
14 Feb 19-21 12 $35.9K +9.3% 47 $764 $47.9M
15 Feb 26-28 13 $28.6K −20.2% 34 $842 $47.9M
16 Mar 5-7 23 $17.5K −38.8% 25 $701 $48.0M
17 Mar 12-14 30 $9.9K −43.6% 19 $521 $48.0M
18 Mar 19-21 13 $9.2K −6.9% 19 $485 $48.0M
19 Mar 26-28 14 $6.3K −32.1% 17 $368 $48.0M
20 Apr 2-4 14 $5.3K −15.1% 17 $313 $48.0M
21 Apr 9-11 15 $104.8K +1,870.6% 253 $414 $48.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $224.4K
$9.9M
$8.6M
$3.8M
$1.8M
$1.3M
$2.1M
$2.0M
$877.4K
$816.6K
$224.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −72.5%
−13.3%
W1→2
−56.0%
W2→3
−51.8%
W3→4
−28.7%
W4→5
+59.0%
W5→6
−3.4%
W6→7
−56.0%
W7→8
−6.9%
W8→9
−72.5%
W9→10
Steepest −72.5%Biggest gain +59.0%

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