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Rules of Engagement

2000 R 2h 8m Drama, Thriller, War Paramount Pictures

A hero should never have to stand alone.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$61.3M
Final
Opening Weekend
$15.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
4.09x
Opening → Total
Budget
$60.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$71.7M
$10.4M international
2000 Rank
#38
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Apr 7-9 1 $15.0M $15.0M 3,155 $5K 1
Apr 14-16 1 $10.9M -27.2% $30.6M 3,190 $3K 2
Apr 21-23 3 $8.0M -26.8% $43.1M 3,220 $2K 3
Apr 28-30 6 $4.6M -42.0% $50.2M 3,027 $2K 4
May 5-7 8 $2.4M -47.3% $54.1M 2,261 $1K 5
May 12-14 12 $1.8M -27.9% $56.7M 1,618 $1K 6
May 19-21 13 $1.2M -34.0% $58.4M 1,062 $1K 7
May 26-29 15 $732K -37.2% $59.5M 793 $922 8
Jun 2-4 16 $316K -56.8% $60.0M 555 $569 9
Jun 9-11 29 $146K -53.7% $60.2M 372 $393 10
Jun 16-18 44 $74K -49.4% $60.4M 221 $335 11
Jun 23-25 59 $34K -54.0% $60.4M 184 $185 12
Jun 30-Jul 2 22 $203K +495.2% $60.7M 452 $448 13
Jul 7-9 31 $149K -26.7% $61.0M 320 $464 14
Jul 14-16 37 $88K -41.1% $61.1M 241 $363 15
Jul 21-23 49 $61K -30.8% $61.2M 175 $346 16
Jul 28-30 66 $31K -49.5% $61.3M 111 $275 17

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byWilliam Friedkin
ScreenplayStephen Gaghan
Produced byScott Rudin, Richard D. Zanuck
CinematographyWilliam A. Fraker, Nicola Pecorini
MusicMark Isham
StarringTommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood, Anne Archer
StudioParamount Pictures