Name: The Ghost and the Darkness
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer

Cast & crew

Michael Douglas Starring

Val Kilmer Starring

Tom Wilkinson Starring

John Kani Starring

Emily Mortimer Starring

Bernard Hill Starring

ScreenplayWilliam Goldman Produced byGale Anne Hurd, A. Kitman Ho, Paul B. Radin CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond MusicJerry Goldsmith StudioParamount Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 11-13 1 $10.3M — 2,142 $4,819 $10.3M

2 Oct 18-20 2 $7.5M −27.3% 2,154 $3,486 $20.2M

3 Oct 25-27 4 $4.4M −41.5% 2,202 $1,994 $26.8M

4 Nov 1-3 5 $3.7M −16.6% 2,038 $1,796 $31.8M

5 Nov 8-10 8 $1.7M −52.8% 1,711 $1,009 $34.6M

6 Nov 15-17 9 $1.0M −40.1% 1,328 $778 $36.2M

7 Nov 22-24 11 $470.2K −54.5% 820 $573 $36.9M

8 Nov 29-Dec 1 17 $371.6K −21.0% 402 $924 $37.4M

9 Dec 6-8 26 $104.4K −71.9% 320 $326 $37.6M

10 Dec 13-15 32 $49.0K −53.0% 191 $257 $37.7M

11 Dec 20-22 46 $21.5K −56.1% 72 $299 $37.7M

13 Jan 3-5 56 $17.5K — 31 $563 $37.8M

15 Jan 17-20 27 $387.7K — 512 $757 $38.2M

16 Jan 24-26 38 $133.5K −65.6% 461 $290 $38.4M

17 Jan 31-Feb 2 43 $94.9K −28.9% 275 $345 $38.5M

18 Feb 7-9 55 $44.6K −53.0% 142 $314 $38.6M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $49.0K

$10.3M

$7.5M

$4.4M

$3.7M

$1.7M

$1.0M

$470.2K

$371.6K

$104.4K

$49.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −53.0%

−27.3%

W1→2

−41.5%

W2→3

−16.6%

W3→4

−52.8%

W4→5

−40.1%

W5→6

−54.5%

W6→7

−21.0%

W7→8

−71.9%

W8→9

−53.0%

W9→10

Steepest −71.9%Best hold −16.6%

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