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Sphere

1998 • PG-13 • 2h 8m • Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Terror can fill any space.

🍅 12% 38% MC 35 LB 2.84 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$16.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$37.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$50.2M
$13.1M international
Domestic Legs2.2x
Budget$73M
1998 Rank#58
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Cast & Crew

Full Levinson filmography
Barry Levinson Barry Levinson Director Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Starring Sharon Stone Sharon Stone Starring Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Starring Peter Coyote Peter Coyote Starring Liev Schreiber Liev Schreiber Starring
ScreenplayPaul Attanasio, Stephen Hauser Produced byMichael Crichton, Barry Levinson, Andrew Wald CinematographyAdam Greenberg MusicElliot Goldenthal StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 13-15 3 $16.6M — 2,814 $5,894 $16.6M
2 Feb 20-22 3 $7.7M −53.7% 2,814 $2,731 $25.9M
3 Feb 27-Mar 1 6 $3.8M −50.4% 2,238 $1,702 $32.5M
4 Mar 6-8 14 $1.2M −67.5% 1,512 $820 $34.8M
5 Mar 13-15 21 $512.8K −58.6% 684 $750 $35.7M
6 Mar 20-22 34 $166.8K −67.5% 282 $591 $36.0M
7 Mar 27-29 42 $68.6K −58.9% 130 $528 $36.2M
8 Apr 3-5 22 $311.8K +354.4% 616 $506 $36.5M
9 Apr 10-12 32 $154.9K −50.3% 384 $403 $36.8M
10 Apr 17-19 53 $62.6K −59.6% 179 $349 $37.0M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $62.6K
$16.6M
$7.7M
$3.8M
$1.2M
$512.8K
$166.8K
$68.6K
$311.8K
$154.9K
$62.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −59.6%
−53.7%
W1→2
−50.4%
W2→3
−67.5%
W3→4
−58.6%
W4→5
−67.5%
W5→6
−58.9%
W6→7
+354.4%
W7→8
−50.3%
W8→9
−59.6%
W9→10
Steepest −67.5%Biggest gain +354.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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