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The Silence of the Lambs

1991 R 1h 58m Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller Orion Pictures

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

The Silence of the Lambs Box Office

Domestic Total
$131.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$273.1M
$142.0M international
Budget$19.0M
1991 Rank#4
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day 1 $13.77M $13.77M 1,497 $9.2K 1
Feb 22-24 1 $11.95M $30.90M 1,515 $7.9K 2
Mar 1-3 1 $10.62M -11.1% $45.45M 1,535 $6.9K 3
Mar 8-10 1 $8.89M -16.2% $58.13M 1,586 $5.6K 4
Mar 15-17 1 $7.66M -13.9% $68.89M 1,600 $4.8K 5
Mar 22-24 2 $6.69M -12.6% $78.26M 1,608 $4.2K 6
Mar 29-31 2 $5.78M -13.6% $87.12M 1,616 $3.6K 7
Apr 5-7 2 $4.76M -17.6% $94.43M 1,627 $2.9K 8
Apr 12-14 3 $4.15M -12.9% $100.09M 1,635 $2.5K 9
Apr 19-21 4 $3.48M -16.2% $104.93M 1,642 $2.1K 10
Apr 26-28 6 $2.59M -25.5% $108.66M 1,627 $1.6K 11
May 3-5 6 $2.54M -1.9% $112.19M 1,619 $1.6K 12
May 10-12 5 $1.96M -22.7% $115.09M 1,574 $1.2K 13
May 17-19 7 $1.87M -4.7% $117.81M 1,444 $1.3K 14
May 24-27 Memorial Day 13 $1.29M $119.83M 883 $1.5K 15
May 31-Jun 2 14 $1.04M $121.19M 987 $1.1K 16
Jun 7-9 12 $735K -29.2% $122.47M 835 $880 17
Jun 14-16 13 $727K -1.2% $123.69M 803 $904 18
Jun 21-23 13 $722K -0.6% $124.93M 672 $1.1K 19
Jun 28-30 13 $538K -25.5% $125.89M 579 $929 20
Jul 5-7 13 $496K -7.8% $126.75M 460 $1.1K 21
Jul 12-14 15 $363K -26.8% $127.31M 400 $907 22
Jul 19-21 15 $313K -13.7% $127.91M 334 $937 23
Jul 26-28 16 $296K -5.5% $128.51M 276 $1.1K 24
Aug 2-4 19 $281K -5.1% $129.00M 254 $1.1K 25
Aug 9-11 21 $189K -32.5% $129.41M 200 $947 26
Aug 16-18 20 $175K -7.9% $129.75M 166 $1.1K 27
Aug 23-25 19 $106K -39.6% $129.95M 124 $850 28
Aug 30-Sep 2 Labor Day 21 $116K $130.16M 130 $893 29
Sep 6-8 15 $93K $130.28M 121 $766 30
Sep 13-15 14 $88K -5.3% $130.43M 123 $714 31
Sep 20-22 17 $73K -16.5% $130.55M 123 $596 32
Sep 27-29 15 $55K -24.4% $130.64M 108 $513 33
Oct 4-6 21 $57K +3.3% $130.72M 66 $867 34

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byJonathan Demme
ScreenplayTed Tally
Based on the novel byThomas Harris
Produced byEdward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman
CinematographyTak Fujimoto
Music byHoward Shore
StarringJodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith
StudioOrion Pictures

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