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The Last Samurai

2003 R 2h 34m Action, Drama Warner Bros.

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$111M
Final
Opening Weekend
$24.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
4.58x
Opening → Total
Budget
$140M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$455M
$344M international
2003 Rank
#21
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 5-7 1 $24.3M $24.3M 2,908 $8K 1
Dec 12-14 2 $14.1M -42.0% $46.9M 2,908 $5K 2
Dec 19-21 4 $7.8M -44.8% $59.5M 2,938 $3K 3
Dec 26-28 8 $8.3M +7.2% $74.3M 2,557 $3K 4
Jan 2-4 8 $7.4M -11.4% $90.0M 2,401 $3K 5
Jan 9-11 9 $4.6M -38.3% $97.2M 1,901 $2K 6
Jan 16-18 10 $3.1M -31.4% $102.0M 1,403 $2K 7
Jan 23-25 12 $2.2M -30.3% $105.5M 1,115 $2K 8
Jan 30-Feb 1 19 $1.2M -44.7% $107.5M 808 $1K 9
Feb 6-8 22 $693K -42.4% $108.6M 441 $2K 10
Feb 13-15 23 $543K -21.7% $109.4M 267 $2K 11
Feb 20-22 27 $391K -28.0% $110.1M 220 $2K 12
Feb 27-29 41 $151K -61.3% $110.3M 136 $1K 13
Mar 5-7 35 $166K +9.8% $110.6M 339 $490 14
Mar 12-14 38 $127K -23.8% $110.8M 281 $450 15
Mar 19-21 42 $91K -28.2% $110.9M 220 $413 16
Mar 26-28 49 $65K -29.0% $111.1M 168 $384 17
Apr 2-4 64 $30K -53.6% $111.1M 102 $293 18

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byEdward Zwick
ScreenplayEdward Zwick, John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz
Produced byMarshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf
CinematographyJohn Toll
MusicHans Zimmer
StarringTom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Shin Koyamada, Billy Connolly, Togo Igawa
StudioWarner Bros.