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The Legend of 1900Follow

1998 • R • 2h 50m • Drama, Music, Romance • Fine Line Features

An epic story of a man who could do anything... except be ordinary

🍅 58% 91% MC 58 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$39K
Limited · 5 theaters
Domestic total
$263K
Final
Domestic legs4.6x from $58K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Full Tornatore filmography
Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore Director Tim Roth Tim Roth Starring Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince Starring Bill Nunn Bill Nunn Starring Clarence Williams III Clarence Williams III Starring
ScreenplayAlessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore Produced byFrancesco Tornatore CinematographyLajos Koltai MusicEnnio Morricone Prod. DesignFrancesco Frigeri StudioFine Line Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 29-31 57 $39.2K — 5 $7,840 $39.2K
2 Nov 5-7 63 $23.8K −39.3% 5 $4,760 $79.5K
3 Nov 12-14 70 $14.9K −37.2% 4 $3,736 $104.1K
4 Nov 19-21 50 $57.8K +286.5% 58 $996 $167.4K
5 Nov 26-28 70 $24.7K −57.2% 41 $603 $216.5K
6 Dec 3-5 72 $16.7K −32.2% 28 $598 $241.9K
7 Dec 10-12 81 $9.5K −43.3% 12 $790 $257.1K
Weekend grossWk 7 · $9.5K
$39.2K
$23.8K
$14.9K
$57.8K
$24.7K
$16.7K
$9.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −43.3%
−39.3%
W1→2
−37.2%
W2→3
+286.5%
W3→4
−57.2%
W4→5
−32.2%
W5→6
−43.3%
W6→7
Steepest −57.2%Biggest gain +286.5%

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