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Red Dragon (2002) - Financial Information

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$92,955,420	Details
International Box Office	$113,500,000	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$206,455,420
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$36,540,945 (39.3% of total gross)
Legs:	2.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	45.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$78,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	3,357 opening theaters/3,363 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$172,471,495

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	910	$92,955,420
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	983	$113,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	914	$206,455,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300)	201	$92,955,420
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	181	$113,500,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	186	$206,455,420

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

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	October 4th, 2002 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release:	August 5th, 2003 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	R
Running Time:	124 minutes
Franchise:	Hannibal Lecter
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Keywords:	Serial Killer, Cannibalism, Crime Thriller, FBI, Prequel, 1980s, 1990s, Child Abuse, Blindness
Source:	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:	Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	179	$8,816,387	Oct 25, 2002	24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	32	$17,655,750	Oct 11, 2002	10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	28	$33,397,016	Oct 11, 2002	10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon)	33	$19,673,750	Oct 11, 2002	10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted)	24	$37,214,195	Oct 11, 2002	10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend	31	$36,540,945	Oct 4, 2002	3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic	31	$36,540,945	Oct 4, 2002	3
Top R Weekend Domestic	86	$36,540,945	Oct 4, 2002	3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic	26	$36,540,945	Oct 4, 2002	3
Biggest Domestic October Day	63	$14,535,810	Oct 5, 2002	2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	910	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900)	856	$172,471,495
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	630	$92,955,420
Top 2002 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	29	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200)	195	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	656	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	83	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	51	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300)	201	$92,955,420
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	130	$92,955,420

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 4, 2002	1	$36,540,945		3,357	$10,885	$36,540,945	1
Oct 11, 2002	1	$17,655,750	-52%	3,363	$5,250	$63,279,005	2
Oct 18, 2002	3	$8,763,545	-50%	3,307	$2,650	$77,810,085	3
Oct 25, 2002	6	$4,660,890	-47%	2,886	$1,615	$84,917,835	4
Nov 1, 2002	9	$2,728,595	-41%	1,949	$1,400	$89,047,085	5
Nov 8, 2002	12	$1,562,320	-43%	1,324	$1,180	$91,467,655	6
Nov 15, 2002	17	$507,835	-67%	552	$920	$92,472,055	7
Nov 22, 2002	26	$161,175	-68%	307	$525	$92,790,435	8
Nov 29, 2002	40	$77,090	-52%	180	$428	$92,930,005	9

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Oct 4, 2002	1	$13,478,355			3,357	$4,015	$13,478,355	1
Oct 5, 2002	1	$14,535,810	+8%		3,357	$4,330	$28,014,165	2
Oct 6, 2002	1	$8,526,780	-41%		3,357	$2,540	$36,540,945	3
Oct 7, 2002	1	$2,417,000	-72%		3,357	$720	$38,958,000	4
Oct 8, 2002	1	$2,602,000	+8%		3,357	$775	$41,559,000	5
Oct 9, 2002	1	$2,100,000	-19%		3,357	$626	$43,659,000	6
Oct 10, 2002	1	$1,964,000	-6%		3,357	$585	$45,623,000	7
Oct 11, 2002	1	$5,448,060	+177%	-60%	3,363	$1,620	$51,071,315	8
Oct 12, 2002	1	$7,415,415	+36%	-49%	3,363	$2,205	$58,486,730	9
Oct 13, 2002	1	$4,792,275	-35%	-44%	3,363	$1,425	$63,279,005	10
Oct 14, 2002	1	$2,018,000	-58%	-17%	3,363	$600	$65,297,000	11
Oct 15, 2002	1	$1,362,000	-33%	-48%	3,363	$405	$66,659,000	12
Oct 16, 2002	1	$1,244,000	-9%	-41%	3,363	$370	$67,903,000	13
Oct 17, 2002	1	$1,143,000	-8%	-42%	3,363	$340	$69,047,000	14
Oct 18, 2002	3	$2,744,805	+140%	-50%	3,307	$830	$71,791,345	15
Oct 19, 2002	3	$3,951,865	+44%	-47%	3,307	$1,195	$75,743,210	16
Oct 20, 2002	3	$2,066,875	-48%	-57%	3,307	$625	$77,810,085	17
Oct 21, 2002	2	$612,000	-70%	-70%	3,307	$185	$78,422,000	18
Oct 22, 2002	2	$679,000	+11%	-50%	3,307	$205	$79,101,000	19
Oct 23, 2002	2	$594,000	-13%	-52%	3,307	$180	$79,695,000	20
Oct 24, 2002	3	$562,000	-5%	-51%	3,307	$170	$80,257,000	21
Oct 25, 2002	6	$1,529,580	+172%	-44%	2,886	$530	$81,786,525	22
Oct 26, 2002	6	$2,063,490	+35%	-48%	2,886	$715	$83,850,015	23
Oct 27, 2002	6	$1,067,820	-48%	-48%	2,886	$370	$84,917,835	24
Oct 28, 2002	6	$331,000	-69%	-46%	2,886	$115	$85,249,000	25
Oct 29, 2002	6	$375,000	+13%	-45%	2,886	$130	$85,624,000	26
Oct 30, 2002	6	$318,000	-15%	-46%	2,886	$110	$85,943,000	27
Oct 31, 2002	6	$376,000	+18%	-33%	2,886	$130	$86,318,000	28
Nov 1, 2002	9	$800,000	+113%	-48%	1,955	$409	$87,118,000	29
Nov 2, 2002	9	$1,239,000	+55%	-40%	1,955	$634	$88,357,000	30
Nov 3, 2002	9	$690,000	-44%	-35%	1,955	$353	$89,047,085	31
Nov 4, 2002	9	$205,000	-70%	-38%	1,949	$105	$89,252,000	32
Nov 5, 2002	9	$254,000	+24%	-32%	1,949	$130	$89,506,000	33
Nov 6, 2002	10	$205,000	-19%	-36%	1,949	$105	$89,710,000	34
Nov 7, 2002	10	$195,000	-5%	-48%	1,949	$100	$89,905,000	35
Nov 8, 2002	12	$463,000	+137%	-42%	1,949	$238	$90,368,000	36
Nov 9, 2002	12	$688,000	+49%	-44%	1,949	$353	$91,056,000	37
Nov 10, 2002	13	$410,000	-40%	-41%	1,324	$310	$91,467,655	38
Nov 15, 2002	16	$154,560		-67%	552	$280	$92,118,780	43
Nov 16, 2002	17	$234,595	+52%	-66%	552	$425	$92,353,375	44
Nov 17, 2002	16	$118,680	-49%	-71%	552	$215	$92,472,055	45

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 4, 2002	1	$45,623,255		3,357	$13,590	$45,623,255	1
Oct 11, 2002	1	$23,423,285	-49%	3,363	$6,965	$69,046,540	2
Oct 18, 2002	3	$11,210,405	-52%	3,307	$3,390	$80,256,945	3
Oct 25, 2002	6	$6,061,545	-46%	2,886	$2,100	$86,318,490	4
Nov 1, 2002	9	$3,586,845	-41%	1,949	$1,840	$89,905,335	5
Nov 8, 2002	13	$2,058,885	-43%	1,324	$1,555	$91,964,220	6
Nov 15, 2002	18	$665,040	-68%	552	$1,205	$92,629,260	7
Nov 22, 2002	26	$223,655	-66%	307	$729	$92,852,915	8
Nov 29, 2002	37	$102,505	-54%	180	$569	$92,955,420	9

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	983	$113,500,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	647	$113,500,000
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office	18	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300)	208	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	681	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	90	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	57	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	181	$113,500,000
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	116	$113,500,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	914	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	603	$206,455,420
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	20	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200)	196	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	630	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	80	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies	54	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	186	$206,455,420
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$206,455,420

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