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Waterworld

1995 • PG-13 • 2h 15m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning.

🍅 61% 44% MC 56 LB 2.93 IMDb 6.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$21.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$88.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$264.2M
$176M international
Domestic Legs4.2x
Budget$175M
1995 Rank#10
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Cast & Crew

Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Starring Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Starring Jeanne Tripplehorn Jeanne Tripplehorn Starring Tina Majorino Tina Majorino Starring Michael Jeter Michael Jeter Starring
Written byPeter Rader, David Twohy Produced byCharles Gordon, John Davis, Kevin Costner CinematographyDean Semler Music byJames Newton Howard StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 28-30 1 $21.2M — 2,268 $9,335 $21.2M
2 Aug 4-6 1 $13.5M −36.5% 2,383 $5,645 $45.6M
3 Aug 11-13 3 $8.6M −36.0% 2,420 $3,555 $60.6M
4 Aug 18-20 5 $5.3M −38.3% 2,413 $2,200 $70.1M
5 Aug 25-27 8 $3.5M −33.2% 2,197 $1,615 $76.3M
6 Sep 1-3 9 $3.5M −2.0% 1,820 $1,910 $81.3M
7 Sep 8-10 14 $1.3M −62.6% 1,301 $1,000 $83.0M
8 Sep 15-17 19 $820.0K −37.0% 841 $975 $84.2M
9 Sep 22-24 22 $501.1K −38.9% 563 $890 $85.0M
10 Sep 29-Oct 1 28 $302.1K −39.7% 373 $810 $85.4M
11 Oct 6-8 32 $162.5K −46.2% 211 $770 $85.6M
12 Oct 13-15 37 $95.3K −41.3% 150 $635 $85.8M
13 Oct 20-22 40 $88.0K −7.6% 110 $800 $85.9M
14 Oct 27-29 16 $569.4K +546.9% 666 $855 $86.5M
15 Nov 3-5 17 $522.8K −8.2% 615 $850 $87.3M
16 Nov 10-12 19 $351.4K −32.8% 442 $795 $87.8M
17 Nov 17-19 28 $143.4K −59.2% 224 $640 $88.1M
18 Nov 24-26 35 $87.1K −39.2% 133 $655 $88.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $302.1K
$21.2M
$13.5M
$8.6M
$5.3M
$3.5M
$3.5M
$1.3M
$820.0K
$501.1K
$302.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −39.7%
−36.5%
W1→2
−36.0%
W2→3
−38.3%
W3→4
−33.2%
W4→5
−2.0%
W5→6
−62.6%
W6→7
−37.0%
W7→8
−38.9%
W8→9
−39.7%
W9→10
Steepest −62.6%Best hold −2.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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