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Sleepers

1996 • R • 2h 27m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Four friends have made a mistake that will change their lives forever.

🍅 76% 85% MC 49 LB 3.79 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$53.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$165.6M
$112.3M international
Domestic Legs4.3x
Budget$44M
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Cast & Crew

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Barry Levinson Barry Levinson Director Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon Starring Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Starring Bruno Kirby Bruno Kirby Starring Jason Patric Jason Patric Starring
ScreenplayBarry Levinson Produced byBarry Levinson, Steve Golin CinematographyMichael Ballhaus Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 18-20 1 $12.3M — 1,915 $6,426 $12.3M
2 Oct 25-27 1 $9.6M −21.9% 2,080 $4,618 $26.4M
3 Nov 1-3 2 $8.0M −16.3% 2,080 $3,865 $37.6M
4 Nov 8-10 4 $3.7M −53.8% 2,080 $1,787 $43.6M
5 Nov 15-17 6 $2.3M −37.8% 1,818 $1,271 $47.1M
6 Nov 22-24 9 $1.4M −40.7% 1,582 $866 $49.1M
7 Nov 29-Dec 1 10 $1.4M +5.2% 1,057 $1,362 $50.9M
8 Dec 6-8 11 $327.2K −77.3% 447 $732 $51.5M
9 Dec 13-15 20 $108.5K −66.9% 246 $441 $51.8M
10 Dec 20-22 24 $156.4K +44.2% 499 $313 $52.0M
11 Dec 27-29 25 $282.0K +80.4% 499 $565 $52.4M
12 Jan 3-5 28 $215.1K −23.7% 447 $481 $52.9M
13 Jan 10-12 33 $120.7K −43.9% 290 $416 $53.1M
14 Jan 17-19 45 $72.8K −39.6% 150 $485 $53.2M
15 Jan 24-26 53 $35.5K −51.2% 122 $291 $53.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $156.4K
$12.3M
$9.6M
$8.0M
$3.7M
$2.3M
$1.4M
$1.4M
$327.2K
$108.5K
$156.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +44.2%
−21.9%
W1→2
−16.3%
W2→3
−53.8%
W3→4
−37.8%
W4→5
−40.7%
W5→6
+5.2%
W6→7
−77.3%
W7→8
−66.9%
W8→9
+44.2%
W9→10
Steepest −77.3%Biggest gain +44.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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