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The Shawshank Redemption

1994 R 2h 22m Drama Columbia Pictures

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

The Shawshank Redemption Box Office

Opening Weekend
$2.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$28.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$28.8M
$404K international
Domestic Legs11.8x
Budget$25.0M
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Sep 23-25 13 $727K $727K 33 $22.0K 1
Sep 30-Oct 2 13 $604K -16.9% $1.64M 37 $16.3K 2
Oct 7-9 8 $1.97M +225.8% $3.88M 328 $6.0K 3
Oct 14-16 9 $2.40M +22% $7.15M 944 $2.5K 4
Oct 21-23 10 $2.14M -10.8% $10.24M 972 $2.2K 5
Oct 28-30 11 $1.47M -31.4% $12.47M 929 $1.6K 6
Nov 4-6 14 $1.20M -18.3% $14.21M 910 $1.3K 7
Nov 11-13 14 $803K -33.2% $15.32M 611 $1.3K 8
Nov 18-20 13 $262K -67.4% $15.75M 322 $812 9
Nov 25-27 16 $167K -36.3% $16.02M 162 $1.0K 10
Feb 10-12 17 $26K $16.78M 22 $1.2K 21
Feb 24-26 13 $1.71M $18.61M 822 $2.1K 23
Mar 3-5 12 $1.46M -14.8% $20.62M 762 $1.9K 24
Mar 10-12 12 $1.12M -23.2% $22.22M 744 $1.5K 25
Mar 17-19 13 $875K -21.9% $23.51M 663 $1.3K 26
Mar 24-26 15 $854K -2.5% $24.77M 492 $1.7K 27

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrank Darabont
ScreenplayFrank Darabont
Based on"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King
Produced byNiki Marvin
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Music byThomas Newman
StarringTim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows
StudioColumbia Pictures

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