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The Prince of Tides

1991 • R • 2h 12m • Drama, Romance • Columbia Pictures

A story about the memories that haunt us, and the truth that sets us free.

🍅 69% 70% MC 65 LB 3.38 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$10.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$74.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$74.8M
Domestic only
Domestic Legs7.5x
Budget$30.0M
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Cast & Crew

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Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Director Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Starring Blythe Danner Blythe Danner Starring Kate Nelligan Kate Nelligan Starring Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Krabbé Starring Melinda Dillon Melinda Dillon Starring
ScreenplayPat Conroy, Becky Johnston Produced byBarbra Streisand, Andrew S. Karsch CinematographyStephen Goldblatt Music byJames Newton Howard StudioColumbia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 27-29 4 $10.0M — 1,405 $7,142 $10.0M
2 Jan 3-5 4 $8.5M −15.2% 1,412 $6,024 $31.3M
3 Jan 10-12 3 $6.0M −29.1% 1,456 $4,143 $40.1M
4 Jan 17-20 MLK Day 6 $6.0M — 1,525 $3,941 $47.8M
5 Jan 24-26 7 $3.4M — 1,545 $2,228 $52.4M
6 Jan 31-Feb 2 9 $3.0M −12.2% 1,546 $1,956 $56.5M
7 Feb 7-9 11 $2.0M −32.6% 1,495 $1,363 $59.2M
8 Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day 12 $2.2M — 1,416 $1,537 $61.9M
9 Feb 21-23 11 $1.8M — 1,277 $1,391 $64.3M
10 Feb 28-Mar 1 10 $1.5M −18.1% 1,163 $1,251 $66.3M
11 Mar 6-8 13 $1.2M −19.7% 914 $1,279 $68.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.5M
$10.0M
$8.5M
$6.0M
$6.0M
$3.4M
$3.0M
$2.0M
$2.2M
$1.8M
$1.5M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −18.1%
−15.2%
W1→2
−29.1%
W2→3
−12.2%
W5→6
−32.6%
W6→7
−18.1%
W9→10
Steepest −32.6%Best hold −12.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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