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1989 • R • 1h 54m • Action, Thriller • United Artists

Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.

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🍅 44% 67% MC 36 LB 3.44 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$30.10M
Final
Domestic legs5.0x
Budget$10M
1989 rank#39
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Cast & crew

Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Starring Kelly Lynch Kelly Lynch Starring Sam Elliott Sam Elliott Starring Ben Gazzara Ben Gazzara Starring
ScreenplayDavid Lee Henry, Hilary Henkin Produced byJoel Silver CinematographyDean Cundey Music byMichael Kamen StudioUnited Artists

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 19-21 2 $6.0M — 1,927 $3,092 $6.0M
2 May 26-28 4 $5.0M −16.1% 1,935 $2,583 $13.2M
3 Jun 2-4 6 $3.0M −39.8% 1,880 $1,599 $17.5M
4 Jun 9-11 7 $2.2M −28.0% 1,715 $1,262 $21.1M
5 Jun 16-18 8 $1.5M −29.1% 1,435 $1,069 $23.9M
6 Jun 23-25 9 $913.1K −40.5% 1,051 $869 $25.7M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $913.1K
$6.0M
$5.0M
$3.0M
$2.2M
$1.5M
$913.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −40.5%
−16.1%
W1→2
−39.8%
W2→3
−28.0%
W3→4
−29.1%
W4→5
−40.5%
W5→6
Steepest −40.5%Best hold −16.1%

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