Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Name: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Director: Paul Schrader
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 1985
Cast: Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bando Mitsugoro X, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masayuki Shionoya

1985 • R • 2h 0m • Biography, Drama • Warner Bros.

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

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4.42

7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$10.4K

Limited · 1 theater

Domestic Total

$438K

Final

Worldwide Total

$438K

Domestic only

Domestic Legs5.5x

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Cast & Crew

Directed byPaul Schrader ScreenplayPaul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader Produced byMataichiro Yamamoto, Tom Luddy CinematographyJohn Bailey Music byPhilip Glass StarringKen Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bando Mitsugoro X, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masayuki Shionoya StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 13-15 35 $10.4K — 1 $10,378 $10.4K

2 Sep 20-22 30 $28.5K +174.8% 2 $14,258 $42.8K

3 Sep 27-29 29 $46.3K +62.2% 3 $15,422 $103.6K

4 Oct 4-6 27 $60.5K +30.8% 6 $10,085 $186.5K

5 Oct 11-13 23 $79.6K +31.5% 11 $7,234 $290.9K

6 Oct 18-20 25 $54.6K −31.4% 11 $4,964 $366.4K

7 Oct 25-27 24 $48.7K −10.8% 14 $3,480 $437.5K

Weekend grossWk 7 · $48.7K

$10.4K

$28.5K

$46.3K

$60.5K

$79.6K

$54.6K

$48.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −10.8%

+174.8%

W1→2

+62.2%

W2→3

+30.8%

W3→4

+31.5%

W4→5

−31.4%

W5→6

−10.8%

W6→7

Steepest −31.4%Biggest gain +174.8%

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