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To Live and Die in L.A.

1985 • R • 1h 56m • Action, Crime, Drama • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.

🍅 89% 79% MC 81 LB 4.01 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.3M
Final
Domestic Legs4.9x
1985 Rank#49
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Cast & Crew

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William Friedkin William Friedkin Director William L. Petersen William L. Petersen Starring Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe Starring John Turturro John Turturro Starring Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell Starring
ScreenplayWilliam Friedkin, Gerald Petievich Produced byIrving H. Levin CinematographyRobby Müller StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 1-3 2 $3.6M — 1,100 $3,229 $3.6M
2 Nov 8-10 4 $2.5M −28.7% 1,130 $2,242 $7.4M
3 Nov 15-17 6 $1.9M −24.7% 1,031 $1,849 $10.3M
4 Nov 22-24 7 $1.3M −30.4% 783 $1,695 $12.3M
5 Nov 29-Dec 1 8 $1.0M −21.6% 682 $1,525 $14.0M
6 Dec 6-8 11 $436.5K −58.0% 682 $640 $14.7M
7 Dec 13-15 12 $309.6K −29.1% 548 $565 $15.2M
8 Dec 20-22 17 $99.7K −67.8% 167 $597 $15.4M
9 Dec 27-29 20 $149.8K +50.3% 185 $810 $15.6M
10 Jan 3-5 19 $181.5K +21.1% 252 $720 $16.0M
11 Jan 10-12 21 $155.5K −14.3% 237 $656 $16.2M
12 Jan 17-20 29 $134.5K −13.5% 187 $719 $16.4M
13 Jan 24-26 31 $96.6K −28.1% 178 $543 $16.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $181.5K
$3.6M
$2.5M
$1.9M
$1.3M
$1.0M
$436.5K
$309.6K
$99.7K
$149.8K
$181.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +21.1%
−28.7%
W1→2
−24.7%
W2→3
−30.4%
W3→4
−21.6%
W4→5
−58.0%
W5→6
−29.1%
W6→7
−67.8%
W7→8
+50.3%
W8→9
+21.1%
W9→10
Steepest −67.8%Biggest gain +50.3%

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