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True Romance

1993 • R • 1h 57m • Crime, Drama, Romance • Warner Bros.

Stealing. Cheating. Killing. Who says romance is dead?

🍅 93% 93% MC 59 LB 3.95 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$12.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$12.6M
$362.3K international
Domestic Legs3.1x
Budget$12.5M
1993 Rank#96
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Cast & Crew

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Tony Scott Tony Scott Director Christian Slater Christian Slater Starring Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette Starring Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Starring Val Kilmer Val Kilmer Starring Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Starring
ScreenplayQuentin Tarantino Produced bySamuel Hadida, Steve Perry, Bill Unger CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball Music byHans Zimmer StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 10-12 3 $4.0M — 1,254 $3,208 $4.0M
2 Sep 17-19 4 $2.6M −34.6% 1,254 $2,097 $8.2M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $2.6M
$4.0M
$2.6M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −34.6%
−34.6%
W1→2
Steepest −34.6%Best hold −34.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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