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The Peacemaker

1997 • R • 2h 3m • Action, Crime, Drama • DreamWorks

In the fall of 1997, every nuclear device in the world will be accounted for...except one.

🍅 49% 39% MC 43 LB 2.92 IMDb 6.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$41.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$63.0M
$21.7M international
Domestic Legs3.4x
Budget$50M
1997 Rank#52
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Cast & Crew

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Mimi Leder Mimi Leder Director George Clooney George Clooney Starring Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl Starring Goran Višnjić Goran Višnjić Starring
ScreenplayMichael Schiffer Produced byWalter F. Parkes, Branko Lustig CinematographyDietrich Lohmann MusicHans Zimmer Prod. DesignLeslie Dilley StudioDreamWorks
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 26-28 1 $12.3M — 2,362 $5,213 $12.3M
2 Oct 3-5 3 $8.2M −33.7% 2,401 $3,402 $24.2M
3 Oct 10-12 5 $5.2M −36.2% 2,420 $2,152 $31.5M
4 Oct 17-19 8 $2.7M −48.7% 1,983 $1,347 $35.7M
5 Oct 24-26 13 $1.8M −33.9% 1,674 $1,054 $38.3M
6 Oct 31-Nov 2 17 $804.0K −54.4% 1,120 $718 $39.6M
7 Nov 7-9 23 $302.6K −62.4% 505 $599 $40.2M
8 Nov 14-16 39 $80.0K −73.6% 214 $374 $40.4M
9 Nov 21-23 31 $191.7K +139.8% 501 $383 $40.6M
10 Nov 28-30 33 $179.7K −6.3% 460 $391 $40.8M
11 Dec 5-7 31 $105.8K −41.1% 343 $309 $41.1M
12 Dec 12-14 36 $66.3K −37.4% 207 $320 $41.2M
13 Dec 19-21 42 $37.7K −43.1% 176 $214 $41.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $179.7K
$12.3M
$8.2M
$5.2M
$2.7M
$1.8M
$804.0K
$302.6K
$80.0K
$191.7K
$179.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −6.3%
−33.7%
W1→2
−36.2%
W2→3
−48.7%
W3→4
−33.9%
W4→5
−54.4%
W5→6
−62.4%
W6→7
−73.6%
W7→8
+139.8%
W8→9
−6.3%
W9→10
Steepest −73.6%Biggest gain +139.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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