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The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996 • R • 1h 21m • Action, Crime, Drama • New Line Cinema

What's forgotten is not always gone.

🍅 67% 71% MC 43 LB 3.43 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$10.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$33.4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$89.5M
$56.0M international
Domestic Legs3.3x
Budget$65M
1996 Rank#45
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Cast & Crew

Full Harlin filmography
Renny Harlin Renny Harlin Director Geena Davis Geena Davis Starring Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Starring Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide Starring Craig Bierko Craig Bierko Starring Brian Cox Brian Cox Starring
ScreenplayShane Black Produced byGeena Davis, Renny Harlin, Shane Black, Stephanie Austin CinematographyGuillermo Navarro MusicAlan Silvestri StudioNew Line Cinema
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 11-13 3 $10.2M — 2,247 $4,532 $10.2M
2 Oct 18-20 4 $6.5M −35.8% 2,404 $2,721 $19.1M
3 Oct 25-27 7 $3.7M −43.8% 2,302 $1,596 $25.3M
4 Nov 1-3 10 $2.4M −35.3% 1,684 $1,412 $28.9M
5 Nov 8-10 15 $917.5K −61.4% 1,030 $891 $30.5M
6 Nov 15-17 16 $495.9K −45.9% 577 $860 $31.4M
7 Nov 22-24 22 $177.5K −64.2% 310 $572 $31.7M
8 Nov 29-Dec 1 24 $202.8K +14.3% 179 $1,133 $32.0M
9 Dec 6-8 29 $88.2K −56.5% 157 $562 $32.1M
10 Dec 13-15 31 $52.0K −41.0% 121 $430 $32.2M
11 Dec 20-22 25 $140.1K +169.4% 361 $388 $32.4M
12 Dec 27-29 27 $226.2K +61.4% 401 $564 $32.7M
13 Jan 3-5 27 $221.4K −2.1% 309 $716 $33.1M
14 Jan 10-12 35 $113.6K −48.7% 219 $519 $33.3M
15 Jan 17-20 48 $53.1K −53.3% 94 $565 $33.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $52.0K
$10.2M
$6.5M
$3.7M
$2.4M
$917.5K
$495.9K
$177.5K
$202.8K
$88.2K
$52.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −41.0%
−35.8%
W1→2
−43.8%
W2→3
−35.3%
W3→4
−61.4%
W4→5
−45.9%
W5→6
−64.2%
W6→7
+14.3%
W7→8
−56.5%
W8→9
−41.0%
W9→10
Steepest −64.2%Biggest gain +14.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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