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The Last Castle

2001 • R • 2h 12m • Action, Drama, Thriller • DreamWorks

A Castle Can Only Have One King

🍅 52% 74% MC 43 LB 3.37 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$7.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$18.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$20.5M
$2.3M international
Domestic Legs2.6x
Budget$60M
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Cast & Crew

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Rod Lurie Rod Lurie Director Robert Redford Robert Redford Starring James Gandolfini James Gandolfini Starring Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo Starring Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo Starring Clifton Collins Jr. Clifton Collins Jr. Starring
ScreenplayGraham Yost, David Scarpa Produced byRobert Lawrence CinematographyShelly Johnson MusicJerry Goldsmith Prod. DesignKirk M. Petruccelli StudioDreamWorks
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 19-22 5 $7.1M — 2,262 $3,134 $7.1M
2 Oct 26-28 8 $3.6M −48.8% 2,270 $1,597 $13.0M
3 Nov 2-4 11 $1.7M −52.0% 1,813 $960 $15.9M
4 Nov 9-11 15 $774.1K −55.5% 924 $838 $17.4M
5 Nov 16-18 23 $220.2K −71.5% 297 $742 $17.9M
6 Nov 23-25 42 $63.3K −71.3% 129 $491 $18.1M
7 Nov 30-Dec 2 61 $17.9K −71.7% 68 $263 $18.1M
8 Dec 7-9 71 $10.9K −39.2% 41 $266 $18.1M
9 Dec 14-16 35 $68.5K +529.0% 211 $325 $18.2M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $68.5K
$7.1M
$3.6M
$1.7M
$774.1K
$220.2K
$63.3K
$17.9K
$10.9K
$68.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · +529.0%
−48.8%
W1→2
−52.0%
W2→3
−55.5%
W3→4
−71.5%
W4→5
−71.3%
W5→6
−71.7%
W6→7
−39.2%
W7→8
+529.0%
W8→9
Steepest −71.7%Biggest gain +529.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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