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The Majestic

2001 • PG • 2h 32m • Drama, Romance • Warner Bros.

Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.

🍅 42% 61% MC 27 LB 3.35 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$27.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$37.3M
$9.5M international
Domestic Legs5.7x
Budget$72M
2001 Rank#82
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Darabont Frank Darabont Director Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Starring Martin Landau Martin Landau Starring Laurie Holden Laurie Holden Starring David Ogden Stiers David Ogden Stiers Starring Bob Balaban Bob Balaban Starring
ScreenplayMichael Sloane Produced byFrank Darabont CinematographyDavid Tattersall MusicMark Isham StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 21-23 8 $4.9M — 2,361 $2,077 $4.9M
2 Dec 28-30 10 $5.4M +10.6% 2,361 $2,297 $18.9M
3 Jan 4-6 12 $3.2M −41.2% 2,361 $1,350 $23.5M
4 Jan 11-13 16 $1.5M −53.6% 1,905 $776 $25.7M
5 Jan 18-21 22 $658.9K −55.4% 1,203 $548 $26.9M
6 Jan 25-27 35 $96.5K −85.4% 250 $386 $27.2M
7 Feb 1-3 48 $43.1K −55.3% 126 $342 $27.2M
8 Feb 8-10 61 $14.4K −66.6% 45 $320 $27.3M
9 Feb 15-18 37 $163.5K +1036.4% 278 $588 $27.5M
10 Feb 22-24 36 $130.5K −20.2% 269 $485 $27.6M
11 Mar 1-3 47 $56.2K −56.9% 133 $423 $27.7M
12 Mar 8-10 56 $32.0K −43.1% 75 $426 $27.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $130.5K
$4.9M
$5.4M
$3.2M
$1.5M
$658.9K
$96.5K
$43.1K
$14.4K
$163.5K
$130.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.2%
+10.6%
W1→2
−41.2%
W2→3
−53.6%
W3→4
−55.4%
W4→5
−85.4%
W5→6
−55.3%
W6→7
−66.6%
W7→8
+1036.4%
W8→9
−20.2%
W9→10
Steepest −85.4%Biggest gain +1036.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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