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The Fugitive

1993 • PG-13 • 2h 10m • Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery • Warner Bros.

A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.

🍅 96% 89% MC 87 LB 3.92 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$23.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$183.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$369M
$185M international
Domestic Legs7.7x
Budget$44.0M
1993 Rank#2
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Cast & Crew

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Andrew Davis Andrew Davis Director Harrison Ford Harrison Ford Starring Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones Starring Sela Ward Sela Ward Starring Joe Pantoliano Joe Pantoliano Starring Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Krabbé Starring
ScreenplayJeb Stuart, David Twohy Produced byArnold Kopelson CinematographyMichael Chapman Film EditingDennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig Music byJames Newton Howard StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 6-8 1 $23.8M — 2,340 $10,153 $23.8M
2 Aug 13-15 1 $22.4M −5.6% 2,364 $9,491 $60.1M
3 Aug 20-22 1 $18.1M −19.1% 2,388 $7,599 $89.1M
4 Aug 27-29 1 $14.5M −20.1% 2,425 $5,980 $111.2M
5 Sep 3-6 Labor Day 1 $17.2M — 2,425 $7,109 $133.7M
6 Sep 10-12 1 $8.3M — 2,374 $3,503 $144.5M
7 Sep 17-19 2 $7.1M −14.1% 2,332 $3,062 $154.3M
8 Sep 24-26 3 $5.2M −26.8% 2,203 $2,374 $161.4M
9 Oct 1-3 8 $3.4M −34.1% 2,011 $1,715 $166.3M
10 Oct 8-10 11 $2.3M −32.2% 1,500 $1,560 $169.6M
11 Oct 15-17 9 $2.0M −13.6% 1,202 $1,681 $172.5M
12 Oct 22-24 11 $1.5M −27.4% 1,046 $1,403 $174.5M
13 Oct 29-31 12 $1.1M −23.5% 1,033 $1,086 $176.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.3M
$23.8M
$22.4M
$18.1M
$14.5M
$17.2M
$8.3M
$7.1M
$5.2M
$3.4M
$2.3M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.2%
−5.6%
W1→2
−19.1%
W2→3
−20.1%
W3→4
−14.1%
W6→7
−26.8%
W7→8
−34.1%
W8→9
−32.2%
W9→10
Steepest −34.1%Best hold −5.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records →
#17 Most weeks at #1All-time 6 weeks #19 Best second-weekend holds$20M+ openers, all-time −5.6%

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