Eye for an Eye (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,792,700Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,929,086 (29.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,528 opening theaters/1,680 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,345,083

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,452 $26,792,700

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 12th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 10th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Weather Man
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Keywords: Revenge, Film Noir, Sex Crimes, Crime Thriller, Support Group, Death of a Sibling, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Killing in Self Defence, Sexual Predator
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $8,770,240 Jan 26, 1996 17
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 167 $7,929,086 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 103 $19,715,082 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $7,929,086 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $19,715,082 Jan 12, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,567 $65,345,083
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,626 $26,792,700
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 57 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 673 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,790 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,667 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $26,792,700

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 1996 3 $7,929,086   1,528 $5,189   $7,929,086 1
Jan 19, 1996 4 $5,443,243 -31% 1,680 $3,240   $14,780,164 2
Jan 26, 1996 5 $3,527,249 -35% 1,680 $2,100   $19,649,994 3
Feb 2, 1996 11 $2,206,217 -37% 1,422 $1,551   $22,834,281 4
Feb 9, 1996 15 $1,088,489 -51% 1,235 $881   $24,800,181 5
Feb 16, 1996 26 $531,534 -51% 875 $607   $25,665,919 6
Feb 23, 1996 30 $294,195 -45% 495 $594   $26,078,814 7
Mar 1, 1996 48 $85,601 -71% 192 $446   $26,210,797 8
Mar 29, 1996 36 $172,707   279 $619   $26,457,636 12
Apr 5, 1996 38 $86,936 -50% 147 $591   $26,621,419 13
Apr 12, 1996 46 $60,089 -31% 99 $607   $26,729,447 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 1996 3 $9,336,921   1,528 $6,111   $9,336,921 1
Jan 19, 1996 4 $6,785,824 -27% 1,680 $4,039   $16,122,745 2
Jan 26, 1996 6 $4,505,319 -34% 1,680 $2,682   $20,628,064 3
Feb 2, 1996 10 $3,083,628 -32% 1,422 $2,169   $23,711,692 4
Feb 9, 1996 16 $1,422,693 -54% 1,235 $1,152   $25,134,385 5
Feb 16, 1996 25 $650,234 -54% 875 $743   $25,784,619 6
Feb 23, 1996 30 $340,577 -48% 495 $688   $26,125,196 7
Mar 29, 1996 31 $249,554   279 $894   $26,534,483 12
Apr 5, 1996 37 $134,875 -46% 147 $918   $26,669,358 13

Leading Cast

Sally Field    Karen McCann
Ed Harris    Mack McCann
Kiefer Sutherland    Robert Doob

Supporting Cast

Philip Baker Hall    Sidney Hughes
Keith David    Martin
Donal Logue    Tony
Beverly D'Angelo    Dolly Green
Joe Mantegna    Detective Sargeant Denillo

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
James Newton Howard    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,929,086 (29.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,528 opening theaters/1,680 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,345,083

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,452 $26,792,700

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 12th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 10th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Weather Man
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Keywords: Revenge, Film Noir, Sex Crimes, Crime Thriller, Support Group, Death of a Sibling, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Killing in Self Defence, Sexual Predator
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $8,770,240 Jan 26, 1996 17
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 167 $7,929,086 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 103 $19,715,082 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $7,929,086 Jan 12, 1996 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $19,715,082 Jan 12, 1996 3

Leading Cast

Sally Field    Karen McCann
Ed Harris    Mack McCann
Kiefer Sutherland    Robert Doob

Supporting Cast

Philip Baker Hall    Sidney Hughes
Keith David    Martin
Donal Logue    Tony
Beverly D'Angelo    Dolly Green
Joe Mantegna    Detective Sargeant Denillo

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
James Newton Howard    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,567 $65,345,083
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,626 $26,792,700
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 57 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 673 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,790 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,667 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $26,792,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $26,792,700

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 1996 3 $7,929,086   1,528 $5,189   $7,929,086 1
Jan 19, 1996 4 $5,443,243 -31% 1,680 $3,240   $14,780,164 2
Jan 26, 1996 5 $3,527,249 -35% 1,680 $2,100   $19,649,994 3
Feb 2, 1996 11 $2,206,217 -37% 1,422 $1,551   $22,834,281 4
Feb 9, 1996 15 $1,088,489 -51% 1,235 $881   $24,800,181 5
Feb 16, 1996 26 $531,534 -51% 875 $607   $25,665,919 6
Feb 23, 1996 30 $294,195 -45% 495 $594   $26,078,814 7
Mar 1, 1996 48 $85,601 -71% 192 $446   $26,210,797 8
Mar 29, 1996 36 $172,707   279 $619   $26,457,636 12
Apr 5, 1996 38 $86,936 -50% 147 $591   $26,621,419 13
Apr 12, 1996 46 $60,089 -31% 99 $607   $26,729,447 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 12, 1996 3 $9,336,921   1,528 $6,111   $9,336,921 1
Jan 19, 1996 4 $6,785,824 -27% 1,680 $4,039   $16,122,745 2
Jan 26, 1996 6 $4,505,319 -34% 1,680 $2,682   $20,628,064 3
Feb 2, 1996 10 $3,083,628 -32% 1,422 $2,169   $23,711,692 4
Feb 9, 1996 16 $1,422,693 -54% 1,235 $1,152   $25,134,385 5
Feb 16, 1996 25 $650,234 -54% 875 $743   $25,784,619 6
Feb 23, 1996 30 $340,577 -48% 495 $688   $26,125,196 7
Mar 29, 1996 31 $249,554   279 $894   $26,534,483 12
Apr 5, 1996 37 $134,875 -46% 147 $918   $26,669,358 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,924 $26,792,700
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 72 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 900 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,048 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,426 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 947 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,452 $26,792,700
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 384 $26,792,700