Sniper (1993)

Sniper poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,994,653Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,715,435 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,551 opening theaters/1,553 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,312,482

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,946 $18,994,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,604 $18,994,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,320 $18,994,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $18,994,653

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: January 29th, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: August 12th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Sniper
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Drug Cartels, Crime Boss, C.I.A.
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Baltimore Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 133 $5,715,435 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 56 $15,600,102 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 39 $5,715,435 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 21 $15,600,102 Jan 29, 1993 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 1993 2 $5,715,435   1,551 $3,685   $5,715,435 1
Feb 5, 1993 7 $3,626,255 -37% 1,553 $2,335   $11,475,866 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 1993 2 $7,849,611   1,551 $5,061   $7,849,611 1

Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Thomas Beckett

Supporting Cast

Billy Zane    Richard Miller
J.T. Walsh    Beckett's Senior Officer
Aden Young    Doug Papich
Ken Radley    El Cirujano
Reynaldo Arenas    Cacique
Gary Swanson    NSC Officer in Washington
Hank Garrett    Admiral in Washington
Frederick Miragliotta    General Miguel Alvarez
Vanessa Steele    Mrs. Alvarez
Carlos Alvarez    Raul Ochoa
Tyler Coppin    Ripoly
Tao Gebert    Ripoly's Friend
Edward Wiley    DeSilva
William Curtin    Mountain Top Pilot
Howard Bosse    Mountain Top Co-Pilot
Christos A. Linou    Mountain Top Sniper
Christopher Morsley    Soldier at Pool Table
Donald Battee    Soldier at Bar
Raj Sidhu    Soldier in Barn
Roy Edmonds    Cabrera
John Raaen    Crew Chief
Patrick Moore    Co-Pilot
Loury Cortez    Father Ruiz
Jorge Bustamante    Rebel Captain at Extraction
Dale Dye    Senior NSC Officer
Richard Lineback    Junior NSC Officer
Mario Jurado    Dead Indian
Colin Dragsbaek    Door Gunner
Tony Szeto    Boat Rebel

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luis Llosa    Director
Robert L. Rosen    Producer
Michael Frost Beckner    Screenwriter
Crash Leyland    Screenwriter
Mark Johnson    Executive Producer
Walon Green    Executive Producer
Patrick Wachsberger    Executive Producer
Bill Butler    Director of Photography
Herbert Pinter    Production Designer
Scott Smith    Editor
Gary Chang    Composer
James Gorman    Co-Producer
Charles J.D. Schlissel    Co-Producer
Amanda Nelligan    Associate Producer
Gregory A. Gale    Associate Producer
Grant Hill    Associate Producer
Colin Fletcher    Assistant Director
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Nicholas McCallum    Art Director
Leanne Cornish    Set Decorator
Angus Tattle    Set Decorator
Ray Summers    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Richard Alderete    Associate Editor
Paul Brincat    Sound Mixer
David John West    Re-recording Mixer
Doug Turner    Re-recording Mixer
Ray West    Re-recording Mixer
Barney Cabral    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Hollingsworth    Sound Editor
Donlee Jorgenson    Sound Editor
Kelly Cabral    Sound Editor
Norto Sepulveda    Sound Editor
Toby Brown    Sound Editor
Phil Haberman    Sound Editor
Richard Whitfield    Music Editor
Mark Mancina    Additional Music
Hans Zimmer    Additional Music
Louis DiGiaimo    Casting Director
Glenn Ruehland    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,715,435 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,551 opening theaters/1,553 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,312,482

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,946 $18,994,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,604 $18,994,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,320 $18,994,653
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $18,994,653

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: January 29th, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: August 12th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Sniper
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Drug Cartels, Crime Boss, C.I.A.
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Baltimore Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 133 $5,715,435 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 56 $15,600,102 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day) 39 $5,715,435 Jan 29, 1993 3
Super Bowl (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 21 $15,600,102 Jan 29, 1993 3

Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Thomas Beckett

Supporting Cast

Billy Zane    Richard Miller
J.T. Walsh    Beckett's Senior Officer
Aden Young    Doug Papich
Ken Radley    El Cirujano
Reynaldo Arenas    Cacique
Gary Swanson    NSC Officer in Washington
Hank Garrett    Admiral in Washington
Frederick Miragliotta    General Miguel Alvarez
Vanessa Steele    Mrs. Alvarez
Carlos Alvarez    Raul Ochoa
Tyler Coppin    Ripoly
Tao Gebert    Ripoly's Friend
Edward Wiley    DeSilva
William Curtin    Mountain Top Pilot
Howard Bosse    Mountain Top Co-Pilot
Christos A. Linou    Mountain Top Sniper
Christopher Morsley    Soldier at Pool Table
Donald Battee    Soldier at Bar
Raj Sidhu    Soldier in Barn
Roy Edmonds    Cabrera
John Raaen    Crew Chief
Patrick Moore    Co-Pilot
Loury Cortez    Father Ruiz
Jorge Bustamante    Rebel Captain at Extraction
Dale Dye    Senior NSC Officer
Richard Lineback    Junior NSC Officer
Mario Jurado    Dead Indian
Colin Dragsbaek    Door Gunner
Tony Szeto    Boat Rebel

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luis Llosa    Director
Robert L. Rosen    Producer
Michael Frost Beckner    Screenwriter
Crash Leyland    Screenwriter
Mark Johnson    Executive Producer
Walon Green    Executive Producer
Patrick Wachsberger    Executive Producer
Bill Butler    Director of Photography
Herbert Pinter    Production Designer
Scott Smith    Editor
Gary Chang    Composer
James Gorman    Co-Producer
Charles J.D. Schlissel    Co-Producer
Amanda Nelligan    Associate Producer
Gregory A. Gale    Associate Producer
Grant Hill    Associate Producer
Colin Fletcher    Assistant Director
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Nicholas McCallum    Art Director
Leanne Cornish    Set Decorator
Angus Tattle    Set Decorator
Ray Summers    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Richard Alderete    Associate Editor
Paul Brincat    Sound Mixer
David John West    Re-recording Mixer
Doug Turner    Re-recording Mixer
Ray West    Re-recording Mixer
Barney Cabral    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Hollingsworth    Sound Editor
Donlee Jorgenson    Sound Editor
Kelly Cabral    Sound Editor
Norto Sepulveda    Sound Editor
Toby Brown    Sound Editor
Phil Haberman    Sound Editor
Richard Whitfield    Music Editor
Mark Mancina    Additional Music
Hans Zimmer    Additional Music
Louis DiGiaimo    Casting Director
Glenn Ruehland    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 1993 2 $5,715,435   1,551 $3,685   $5,715,435 1
Feb 5, 1993 7 $3,626,255 -37% 1,553 $2,335   $11,475,866 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 1993 2 $7,849,611   1,551 $5,061   $7,849,611 1