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The Relic

1997 • R • 1h 50m • Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi • Paramount Pictures

They did the unthinkable. They brought it back.

🍅 41% 34% MC 55 LB 2.88 IMDb 5.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$34.0M
Final
Domestic Legs3.7x
Budget$60M
1997 Rank#61
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Cast & Crew

Directed byPeter Hyams ScreenplayAmanda Silver, Amy Holden Jones, Rick Jaffa, John Raffo Produced byGale Anne Hurd, Sam Mercer CinematographyPeter Hyams MusicJohn Debney StarringPenelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore, Clayton Rohner, Chi Muoi Lo StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 10-12 1 $9.1M — 2,095 $4,327 $9.1M
2 Jan 17-20 4 $7.9M −12.7% 2,128 $3,720 $20.0M
3 Jan 24-26 7 $4.0M −49.4% 2,128 $1,884 $25.3M
4 Jan 31-Feb 2 8 $2.8M −29.3% 1,719 $1,648 $29.3M
5 Feb 7-9 14 $1.4M −52.1% 1,145 $1,185 $31.4M
6 Feb 14-17 25 $527.4K −61.1% 640 $824 $32.2M
7 Feb 21-23 34 $157.8K −70.1% 310 $509 $32.4M
8 Feb 28-Mar 2 51 $60.7K −61.5% 208 $292 $32.5M
9 Mar 7-9 52 $44.5K −26.7% 93 $479 $32.6M
10 Mar 14-16 52 $34.9K −21.7% 80 $436 $32.7M
12 Mar 28-30 26 $293.3K — 438 $670 $33.0M
13 Apr 4-6 31 $193.8K −33.9% 295 $657 $33.4M
14 Apr 11-13 35 $134.1K −30.8% 199 $674 $33.6M
15 Apr 18-20 43 $89.7K −33.1% 130 $690 $33.7M
16 Apr 25-27 45 $76.7K −14.5% 113 $679 $33.8M
17 May 2-4 54 $34.2K −55.4% 63 $542 $33.9M
18 May 9-11 60 $24.3K −28.8% 52 $468 $33.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $34.9K
$9.1M
$7.9M
$4.0M
$2.8M
$1.4M
$527.4K
$157.8K
$60.7K
$44.5K
$34.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.7%
−12.7%
W1→2
−49.4%
W2→3
−29.3%
W3→4
−52.1%
W4→5
−61.1%
W5→6
−70.1%
W6→7
−61.5%
W7→8
−26.7%
W8→9
−21.7%
W9→10
Steepest −70.1%Best hold −12.7%

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