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The CastleFollow

1997 • R • 1h 25m • Comedy, Drama • Miramax

Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.

🍅 87% 92% IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$29K
Limited · 7 theaters
Domestic total
$1.01M
Final
Domestic legs8.7x from $116K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Directed byRob Sitch ScreenplayJane Kennedy, Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner Produced byDebra Herman CinematographyMiriana Marusic MusicCraig Harnath, Edmund Choi Prod. DesignCarrie Kennedy StarringMichael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee, Wayne Hope StudioMiramax

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 7-9 69 $29.5K — 7 $4,207 $29.5K
2 May 14-16 41 $101.1K +243.2% 35 $2,888 $143.5K
3 May 21-23 38 $115.6K +14.4% 55 $2,102 $289.3K
4 May 28-30 42 $107.8K −6.8% 56 $1,925 $437.1K
5 Jun 4-6 47 $69.7K −35.3% 54 $1,291 $529.8K
6 Jun 11-13 49 $53.6K −23.1% 53 $1,012 $614.2K
7 Jun 18-20 52 $47.4K −11.7% 39 $1,214 $682.6K
8 Jun 25-27 54 $36.5K −22.9% 35 $1,044 $742.4K
9 Jul 2-4 42 $69.0K +88.9% 30 $2,299 $850.6K
10 Jul 9-11 55 $32.8K −52.5% 25 $1,312 $905.0K
Weekend grossWk 10 · $32.8K
$29.5K
$101.1K
$115.6K
$107.8K
$69.7K
$53.6K
$47.4K
$36.5K
$69.0K
$32.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.5%
+243.2%
W1→2
+14.4%
W2→3
−6.8%
W3→4
−35.3%
W4→5
−23.1%
W5→6
−11.7%
W6→7
−22.9%
W7→8
+88.9%
W8→9
−52.5%
W9→10
Steepest −52.5%Biggest gain +243.2%

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