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Romeo + Juliet

1996 PG-13 2h 0m Drama, Romance 20th Century Fox

My only love sprung from my only hate.

Romeo + Juliet Box Office

Opening Weekend
$11.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$46.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$147.5M
$101.2M international
Domestic Legs4.2x
Budget$14.5M
1996 Rank#32
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Nov 1-3 1 $11.13M $11.13M 1,276 $8.7K 1
Nov 8-10 2 $9.03M -18.9% $23.54M 1,950 $4.6K 2
Nov 15-17 5 $5.42M -39.9% $31.43M 1,963 $2.8K 3
Nov 22-24 7 $3.20M -41.1% $35.82M 1,808 $1.8K 4
Nov 29-Dec 1 9 $3.36M +5.2% $39.81M 1,422 $2.4K 5
Dec 6-8 10 $1.31M -60.9% $41.67M 1,292 $1.0K 6
Dec 13-15 13 $581K -55.8% $42.67M 829 $701 7
Dec 20-22 18 $292K -49.7% $43.22M 472 $619 8
Dec 27-29 21 $390K +33.6% $43.82M 471 $829 9
Jan 3-5 21 $604K +54.7% $44.80M 662 $912 10
Jan 10-12 26 $336K -44.4% $45.34M 534 $629 11
Jan 17-19 33 $265K -21.0% $45.74M 360 $737 12
Jan 24-26 34 $161K -39.2% $45.96M 306 $527 13
Jan 31-Feb 2 39 $125K -22.5% $46.15M 218 $574 14
Feb 7-9 43 $79K -36.7% $46.28M 128 $619 15
Feb 14-16 59 $40K -50.1% $46.34M 75 $527 16

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byBaz Luhrmann
ScreenplayCraig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
Based on the play byWilliam Shakespeare
Produced byGabriella Martinelli, Baz Luhrmann
CinematographyDonald M. McAlpine
Edited byJill Bilcock
Music byNellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries
StarringLeonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino
Studio20th Century Fox

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