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The Mask

1994 • PG-13 • 1h 41m • Comedy, Crime, Fantasy • New Line Cinema

From zero to hero.

🍅 82% 68% MC 59 LB 3.43 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$23.1M
3-day opening, 2,360 theaters
Domestic Total
$120.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$351.8M
$231.7M international
Domestic Legs5.2x
Budget$18M
1994 Rank#8
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Cast & Crew

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Chuck Russell Chuck Russell Director Jim Carrey Jim Carrey Starring Amy Yasbeck Amy Yasbeck Starring Cameron Diaz Cameron Diaz Starring
ScreenplayMike Werb Produced byBob Engelman CinematographyJohn R. Leonetti Music byRandy Edelman StudioNew Line Cinema
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 29-31 1 $23.1M — 2,360 $9,795 $23.1M
2 Aug 5-7 2 $15.2M −34.1% 2,404 $6,336 $52.3M
3 Aug 12-14 3 $10.1M −34.0% 2,462 $4,083 $70.1M
4 Aug 19-21 3 $7.6M −24.3% 2,516 $3,023 $82.8M
5 Aug 26-28 4 $5.3M −29.8% 2,516 $2,122 $91.9M
6 Sep 2-4 4 $6.6M +23.6% 2,516 $2,623 $100.3M
7 Sep 9-11 5 $2.8M −57.2% 2,175 $1,299 $103.9M
8 Sep 16-18 5 $2.0M −30.8% 1,799 $1,087 $106.5M
9 Sep 23-25 7 $1.6M −19.7% 1,647 $954 $108.6M
10 Sep 30-Oct 2 9 $1.3M −20.2% 1,360 $922 $110.2M
16 Nov 11-13 13 $1.1M −10.9% 781 $1,431 $114.0M
17 Nov 18-20 14 $866.9K −22.4% 800 $1,084 $115.1M
18 Nov 25-27 16 $814.5K −6.0% 743 $1,096 $116.3M
19 Dec 2-4 17 $461.2K −43.4% 604 $764 $116.9M
20 Dec 9-11 17 $330.5K −28.3% 502 $658 $117.4M
21 Dec 16-18 20 $266.8K −19.3% 434 $615 $117.8M
22 Dec 23-25 29 $238.0K −10.8% 310 $768 $118.2M
23 Dec 30-Jan 1 26 $350.8K +47.4% 277 $1,266 $118.8M
24 Jan 6-8 31 $226.4K −35.5% 256 $884 $119.1M
25 Jan 13-15 31 $237.2K +4.8% 189 $1,255 $119.4M
26 Jan 20-22 35 $151.4K −36.2% 172 $880 $119.6M
27 Jan 27-29 38 $108.9K −28.1% 168 $648 $119.8M
28 Feb 3-5 45 $57.0K −47.7% 107 $532 $119.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.3M
$23.1M
$15.2M
$10.1M
$7.6M
$5.3M
$6.6M
$2.8M
$2.0M
$1.6M
$1.3M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.2%
−34.1%
W1→2
−34.0%
W2→3
−24.3%
W3→4
−29.8%
W4→5
+23.6%
W5→6
−57.2%
W6→7
−30.8%
W7→8
−19.7%
W8→9
−20.2%
W9→10
Steepest −57.2%Biggest gain +23.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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