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Scarface

1983 • R • 2h 50m • Crime, Drama • Universal Pictures

He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.

🍅 77% 93% MC 65 LB 4.15 IMDb 8.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$45.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$65.7M
$20.5M international
Domestic Legs9.8x
Budget$25M
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Cast & Crew

Full Palma filmography
Brian De Palma Brian De Palma Director Al Pacino Al Pacino Starring Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer Starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Starring Robert Loggia Robert Loggia Starring
ScreenplayOliver Stone Produced byMartin Bregman CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo Music byGiorgio Moroder StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 9-11 2 $4.6M — 996 $4,616 $4.6M
2 Dec 16-18 2 $3.5M −24.1% 1,008 $3,460 $10.2M
3 Dec 23-25 3 $3.5M +1.6% 1,004 $3,528 $15.4M
4 Dec 30-Jan 1 4 $4.4M +24.9% 970 $4,560 $22.1M
5 Jan 6-8 3 $3.1M −29.6% 885 $3,520 $26.3M
6 Jan 13-15 4 $2.5M −18.2% 815 $3,125 $29.9M
7 Jan 20-22 7 $1.5M −39.8% 700 $2,190 $32.2M
8 Jan 27-29 8 $1.5M −4.1% 624 $2,355 $34.3M
9 Feb 3-5 12 $1.3M −14.4% 535 $2,350 $36.0M
10 Feb 10-12 10 $1.0M −18.8% 477 $2,140 $37.2M
11 Feb 17-19 11 $988.8K −3.1% 336 $2,943 $38.5M
12 Feb 24-26 12 $786.8K −20.4% 442 $1,780 $39.4M
13 Mar 2-4 14 $666.3K −15.3% 410 $1,625 $40.2M
14 Mar 9-11 18 $512.6K −23.1% 317 $1,617 $41.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.0M
$4.6M
$3.5M
$3.5M
$4.4M
$3.1M
$2.5M
$1.5M
$1.5M
$1.3M
$1.0M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −18.8%
−24.1%
W1→2
+1.6%
W2→3
+24.9%
W3→4
−29.6%
W4→5
−18.2%
W5→6
−39.8%
W6→7
−4.1%
W7→8
−14.4%
W8→9
−18.8%
W9→10
Steepest −39.8%Biggest gain +24.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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