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1996 • R • 2h 12m • Biography, Drama, History • Warner Bros.

Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny.

🍅 78% 84% MC 59 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$222K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic total
$11.32M
Final
Worldwide total
$27.80M
$16.48M international
Domestic legs4.7x from $2.4M first wide weekend
Budget$25M
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Cast & crew

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Neil Jordan Neil Jordan Director Liam Neeson Liam Neeson Starring Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn Starring Stephen Rea Stephen Rea Starring Alan Rickman Alan Rickman Starring Julia Roberts Julia Roberts Starring
ScreenplayNeil Jordan Produced byStephen Woolley CinematographyChris Menges MusicElliot Goldenthal Prod. DesignAnthony Pratt StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 11-13 29 $221.7K — 6 $36,956 $221.7K
2 Oct 18-20 25 $187.7K −15.4% 10 $18,769 $461.0K
3 Oct 25-27 8 $2.4M +1183.9% 748 $3,222 $2.9M
4 Nov 1-3 11 $2.2M −8.3% 848 $2,606 $6.1M
5 Nov 8-10 10 $1.4M −36.3% 878 $1,604 $8.2M
6 Nov 15-17 10 $801.1K −43.1% 673 $1,190 $9.5M
7 Nov 22-24 14 $351.5K −56.1% 421 $835 $10.5M
8 Nov 29-Dec 1 15 $425.0K +20.9% 221 $1,923 $10.8M
9 Dec 6-8 25 $108.1K −74.6% 140 $772 $11.0M
10 Dec 13-15 34 $44.4K −58.9% 81 $548 $11.1M
11 Dec 20-22 40 $27.3K −38.6% 46 $593 $11.1M
13 Jan 3-5 57 $16.7K — 14 $1,194 $11.2M
21 Feb 28-Mar 2 49 $61.3K — 180 $341 $11.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $44.4K
$221.7K
$187.7K
$2.4M
$2.2M
$1.4M
$801.1K
$351.5K
$425.0K
$108.1K
$44.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −58.9%
−15.4%
W1→2
+1183.9%
W2→3
−8.3%
W3→4
−36.3%
W4→5
−43.1%
W5→6
−56.1%
W6→7
+20.9%
W7→8
−74.6%
W8→9
−58.9%
W9→10
Steepest −74.6%Biggest gain +1183.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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