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The Aviator

2004 PG-13 2h 50m Biography, Drama Miramax

Some men dream the future. He built it.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$103M
Final
Opening Weekend
$6.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
16.2x
Opening → Total
Budget
$110M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$214M
$111M international
2004 Rank
#22
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jan 14-17 7 $6.4M $51.5M 1,956 $3K 1
Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day 9 $4.9M -22.5% $88.9M 1,710 $3K 2
Apr 1-3 25 $246K -95.0% $101.7M 289 $851 3
Apr 8-10 28 $130K -47.1% $101.9M 210 $619 4
Apr 15-17 33 $105K -19.1% $102.1M 173 $608 5
Apr 22-24 29 $149K +41.9% $102.3M 283 $528 6
Apr 29-May 1 36 $107K -28.1% $102.4M 224 $479 7
May 6-8 42 $43K -59.9% $102.5M 138 $312 8

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byMartin Scorsese
ScreenplayJohn Logan
Produced byMichael Mann, Sandy Climan, Graham King, Charles Evans Jr.
CinematographyRobert Richardson
MusicHoward Shore
StarringLeonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda
StudioMiramax