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The City of Lost ChildrenFollow

1995 • R • 1h 52m • Adventure, Drama, Fantasy • Sony Pictures Classics

Where happily ever after is just a dream.

🍅 80% 89% MC 73 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$34K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$1.28M
Partial tracking
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Cast & crew

Directed byJean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro ScreenplayGilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro Produced byArlette Mas, Claudie Ossard, Elías Querejeta, François Rabes, Félicie Dutertre CinematographyDarius Khondji MusicAngelo Badalamenti Prod. DesignJean Rabasse, Marc Caro StarringRon Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Judith Vittet, Daniel Emilfork, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Geneviève Brunet StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 15-17 41 $34.3K — 3 $11,449 $34.3K
2 Dec 22-24 37 $67.1K +95.3% 10 $6,708 $121.2K
3 Dec 29-31 37 $110.7K +65.1% 10 $11,073 $279.6K
4 Jan 5-7 37 $76.2K −31.2% 11 $6,927 $393.1K
5 Jan 12-14 48 $91.8K +20.5% 18 $5,102 $531.4K
6 Jan 19-21 41 $85.9K −6.5% 23 $3,733 $641.9K
7 Jan 26-28 44 $66.7K −22.3% 24 $2,778 $748.2K
8 Feb 2-4 42 $88.8K +33.2% 27 $3,288 $868.9K
9 Feb 9-11 42 $101.8K +14.7% 36 $2,828 $1.0M
10 Feb 16-18 55 $70.7K −30.6% 30 $2,356 $1.1M
13 Mar 8-10 57 $43.1K — 23 $1,872 $1.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $70.7K
$34.3K
$67.1K
$110.7K
$76.2K
$91.8K
$85.9K
$66.7K
$88.8K
$101.8K
$70.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −30.6%
+95.3%
W1→2
+65.1%
W2→3
−31.2%
W3→4
+20.5%
W4→5
−6.5%
W5→6
−22.3%
W6→7
+33.2%
W7→8
+14.7%
W8→9
−30.6%
W9→10
Steepest −31.2%Biggest gain +95.3%

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