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The Astronaut's Wife

1999 • R • 1h 49m • Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller • New Line Cinema

How well do you know the one you love?

LB 2.64 IMDb 5.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$10.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$19.6M
$8.9M international
Domestic Legs2.7x
Budget$34M
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Cast & Crew

Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Starring Charlize Theron Charlize Theron Starring Joe Morton Joe Morton Starring Clea DuVall Clea DuVall Starring Nick Cassavetes Nick Cassavetes Starring Donna Murphy Donna Murphy Starring
ScreenplayRand Ravich Produced byAndrew Lazar CinematographyAllen Daviau MusicGeorge S. Clinton Prod. DesignJan Roelfs StudioNew Line Cinema
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 27-30 9 $4.0M — 2,209 $1,823 $4.0M
2 Sep 3-6 9 $3.5M −14.1% 2,209 $1,567 $8.9M
3 Sep 10-12 20 $556.6K −83.9% 1,200 $464 $10.1M
4 Sep 17-19 43 $118.1K −78.8% 311 $380 $10.4M
6 Oct 1-3 82 $9.5K — 34 $280 $10.5M
7 Oct 8-10 90 $3.7K −60.8% 14 $267 $10.5M
8 Oct 15-17 92 $5.2K +40.0% 14 $373 $10.5M
9 Oct 22-24 102 $2.2K −57.6% 2 $1,110 $10.5M
10 Oct 29-31 49 $60.3K +2619.3% 187 $323 $10.6M
11 Nov 5-7 55 $37.7K −37.6% 115 $328 $10.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $60.3K
$4.0M
$3.5M
$556.6K
$118.1K
$9.5K
$3.7K
$5.2K
$2.2K
$60.3K
W1W2W3W4W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +2619.3%
−14.1%
W1→2
−83.9%
W2→3
−78.8%
W3→4
−60.8%
W6→7
+40.0%
W7→8
−57.6%
W8→9
+2619.3%
W9→10
Steepest −83.9%Biggest gain +2619.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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