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The Mission

1986 • PG • 2h 5m • Adventure, Drama, History • Warner Bros.

One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.

🍅 63% 87% MC 55 LB 3.7 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$40K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$20.8M
$3.6M international
Domestic Legs14.7x
1986 Rank#49
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Cast & Crew

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Roland Joffé Roland Joffé Director Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Starring Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn Starring Liam Neeson Liam Neeson Starring
ScreenplayRobert Bolt Produced byDavid Puttnam, Fernando Ghia CinematographyChris Menges MusicEnnio Morricone Prod. DesignStuart Craig StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
11 Jan 9-11 19 $562.3K — 87 $6,463 $4.9M
12 Jan 16-19 11 $1.5M +161.2% 393 $3,737 $6.5M
13 Jan 23-25 11 $1.2M −20.1% 390 $3,007 $8.3M
14 Jan 30-Feb 1 13 $993.4K −15.3% 427 $2,327 $9.7M
15 Feb 6-8 14 $963.0K −3.1% 730 $1,319 $11.0M
18 Feb 27-Mar 1 15 $626.9K — 327 $1,917 $14.4M
20 Mar 13-15 19 $290.6K — 208 $1,397 $15.6M

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