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The Battle of Algiers

1966 • Not Rated • 2h 1m • Drama, War • Rialto Pictures

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

🍅 99% 95% MC 96 LB 4.47 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$65K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic Total
$860K
2004 + 2016 re-releases
Worldwide Total
$966K
$106K international
Theaters8
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Cast & Crew

Directed byGillo Pontecorvo ScreenplayFranco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo Produced byAntonio Musu, Yacef Saadi CinematographyMarcello Gatti Music byEnnio Morricone, Gillo Pontecorvo StarringBrahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Fouzia El Kader StudioRialto Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 9-11 48 $64.9K — 6 $10,812 $64.9K
2 Jan 16-18 48 $64.7K −0.3% 7 $9,240 $169.9K
3 Jan 23-25 55 $47.0K −27.3% 6 $7,838 $262.9K
4 Jan 30-Feb 1 59 $21.2K −54.8% 3 $7,082 $316.0K
5 Feb 6-8 70 $16.5K −22.2% 2 $8,266 $344.6K
6 Feb 13-15 58 $39.1K +136.4% 5 $7,816 $391.8K
7 Feb 20-22 65 $36.6K −6.4% 4 $9,142 $458.7K
8 Feb 27-29 67 $25.1K −31.5% 6 $4,177 $509.8K
9 Mar 5-7 65 $17.8K −28.8% 6 $2,972 $544.9K
10 Mar 12-14 76 $11.0K −38.6% 4 $2,738 $563.8K
11 Mar 19-21 78 $9.0K −17.8% 4 $2,250 $578.3K
12 Mar 26-28 81 $15.4K +71.6% 5 $3,089 $600.9K
13 Apr 2-4 82 $16.5K +6.6% 7 $2,353 $625.5K
14 Apr 9-11 81 $12.3K −25.6% 5 $2,452 $650.2K
15 Apr 16-18 80 $5.5K −55.3% 5 $1,096 $663.8K
16 Apr 23-25 90 $6.3K +15.7% 6 $1,057 $675.2K
17 Apr 30-May 2 110 $3.9K −38.5% 6 $650 $683.1K
18 May 7-9 77 $11.1K +185.5% 7 $1,590 $698.5K
19 May 14-16 99 $7.8K −29.7% 8 $978 $717.2K
20 May 21-23 99 $6.8K −13.6% 5 $1,352 $728.3K
21 May 28-30 86 $12.4K +83.0% 8 $1,546 $742.8K
22 Jun 4-6 87 $7.3K −41.3% 5 $1,454 $754.8K
23 Jun 11-13 95 $5.1K −30.2% 7 $724 $765.1K
24 Jun 18-20 85 $5.5K +7.8% 5 $1,094 $773.2K
25 Jun 25-27 95 $2.7K −50.4% 4 $678 $780.8K
26 Jul 2-4 94 $2.1K −23.2% 3 $694 $785.0K
27 Jul 9-11 73 $7.5K +261.6% 5 $1,506 $797.9K
28 Jul 16-18 107 $1.0K −86.5% 2 $507 $800.9K
32 Aug 13-15 99 $2.8K — 1 $2,770 $804.9K
33 Aug 20-22 99 $1.4K −50.2% 1 $1,380 $809.9K
34 Aug 27-29 94 $854 −38.1% 1 $854 $810.8K
35 Sep 3-5 94 $506 −40.7% 1 $506 $812.1K
36 Sep 10-12 105 $2.3K +351.8% 2 $1,143 $815.3K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $11.0K
$64.9K
$64.7K
$47.0K
$21.2K
$16.5K
$39.1K
$36.6K
$25.1K
$17.8K
$11.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.6%
−0.3%
W1→2
−27.3%
W2→3
−54.8%
W3→4
−22.2%
W4→5
+136.4%
W5→6
−6.4%
W6→7
−31.5%
W7→8
−28.8%
W8→9
−38.6%
W9→10
Steepest −54.8%Biggest gain +136.4%

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