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Touch of Evil

1958 • PG-13 • 1h 35m • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir • Universal Pictures

The strangest vengeance ever planned!

🍅 96% 92% MC 99 LB 4.17 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$70.7K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$2.2M
1998 restoration re-release
Worldwide Total
$2.3M
$22.7K international
Domestic Legs10.2x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byOrson Welles ScreenplayOrson Welles Produced byAlbert Zugsmith CinematographyRussell Metty Music byHenry Mancini StarringCharlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 11-13 46 $70.7K — 3 $23,575 $70.7K
2 Sep 18-20 34 $174.1K +146.1% 12 $14,505 $308.7K
3 Sep 25-27 26 $219.7K +26.2% 30 $7,325 $664.1K
4 Oct 2-4 31 $141.1K −35.8% 37 $3,814 $877.2K
5 Oct 9-11 30 $144.5K +2.4% 39 $3,705 $1.1M
6 Oct 16-18 26 $181.6K +25.6% 44 $4,126 $1.3M
7 Oct 23-25 34 $126.6K −30.3% 45 $2,814 $1.5M
8 Oct 30-Nov 1 37 $95.2K −24.8% 42 $2,267 $1.7M
9 Nov 6-8 42 $67.3K −29.3% 36 $1,869 $1.8M
10 Nov 13-15 44 $64.1K −4.8% 34 $1,884 $1.9M
11 Nov 20-22 46 $55.8K −12.9% 38 $1,469 $2.0M
12 Nov 27-29 51 $45.6K −18.3% 28 $1,629 $2.0M
13 Dec 4-6 48 $39.5K −13.5% 39 $1,012 $2.1M
14 Dec 11-13 57 $22.1K −44.0% 28 $789 $2.1M
15 Dec 18-20 51 $23.5K +6.5% 25 $941 $2.2M
16 Dec 25-27 55 $25.0K +6.4% 25 $1,001 $2.2M
17 Jan 1-3 58 $24.5K −2.0% 25 $980 $2.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $64.1K
$70.7K
$174.1K
$219.7K
$141.1K
$144.5K
$181.6K
$126.6K
$95.2K
$67.3K
$64.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −4.8%
+146.1%
W1→2
+26.2%
W2→3
−35.8%
W3→4
+2.4%
W4→5
+25.6%
W5→6
−30.3%
W6→7
−24.8%
W7→8
−29.3%
W8→9
−4.8%
W9→10
Steepest −35.8%Biggest gain +146.1%

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