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The Hunt for Red October

1990 PG 2h 15m Action, Adventure, Thriller Paramount Pictures

Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

The Hunt for Red October Box Office

Opening Weekend
$17.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$120.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$200.5M
$79.8M international
Domestic Legs7.0x
Budget$30M
1990 Rank#5
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Mar 2-4 1 $17.16M $17.16M 1,225 $14.0K 1
Mar 9-11 1 $14.06M -18.1% $37.66M 1,665 $8.4K 2
Mar 16-18 1 $11.08M -21.2% $53.93M 1,817 $6.1K 3
Mar 23-25 2 $9.11M -17.7% $67.29M 1,817 $5.0K 4
Mar 30-Apr 1 3 $6.53M -28.3% $76.59M 1,817 $3.6K 5
Apr 6-8 5 $5.02M -23.1% $83.55M 1,765 $2.8K 6
Apr 13-15 3 $4.26M -15.2% $89.83M 1,702 $2.5K 7
Apr 20-22 3 $3.55M -16.6% $95.07M 1,682 $2.1K 8
Apr 27-29 5 $2.98M -16.0% $99.10M 1,479 $2.0K 9
May 4-6 6 $2.41M -19.3% $102.55M 1,377 $1.7K 10
May 11-13 4 $2.21M -8.2% $105.49M 1,323 $1.7K 11
May 18-20 6 $1.75M -20.6% $108.03M 1,241 $1.4K 12
May 25-27 7 $2.13M +21.3% $110.80M 1,061 $2.0K 13
Jun 1-3 8 $1.05M -50.8% $112.26M 933 $1.1K 14
Jun 8-10 9 $803K -23.3% $113.49M 822 $977 15

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn McTiernan
ScreenplayLarry Ferguson, Donald E. Stewart
Produced byMace Neufeld
CinematographyJan de Bont
Music byBasil Poledouris
StarringSean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill
StudioParamount Pictures

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