In the Line of Fire (1993)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $102,243,874 | Details |
| International Box Office | $85,100,000 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $187,343,874 | |
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Synopsis
Secret service agent Frank Horrigan was on duty the day president Kennedy was assassinated, a fact that still haunts him. The story picks up with Frank Horrigan when the current president is running for re-election and the psychotic Mitch Leary taunts Horrigan by sharing his plans to kill the president. Frank Horrigan again goes on presidential protection duty determined not to lose another president.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $15,269,388 (14.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 54.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,903 opening theaters/2,129 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $279,318,399 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 9th, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | April 30th, 1997 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for violence and language. |
| Running Time: | 123 minutes |
| Plot point: | Assassination, Political, Political Assassination, Secret Service Agent |
| Subgenre: | Political Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1993 | 3 | $15,269,388 | 1,903 | $8,024 | $15,269,388 | 1 | |
| Jul 16, 1993 | 2 | $13,056,252 | -14% | 2,089 | $6,250 | $36,058,993 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 1993 | 2 | $11,214,003 | -14% | 2,129 | $5,267 | $54,119,247 | 3 |
| Jul 30, 1993 | 2 | $8,006,617 | -29% | 2,129 | $3,761 | $67,751,737 | 4 |
| Aug 6, 1993 | 3 | $5,810,389 | -27% | 1,925 | $3,018 | $77,351,000 | 5 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | 5 | $4,461,092 | -23% | 1,808 | $2,467 | $84,205,291 | 6 |
| Aug 20, 1993 | 6 | $3,419,070 | -23% | 1,683 | $2,032 | $89,640,352 | 7 |
| Aug 27, 1993 | 8 | $2,609,808 | -24% | 1,472 | $1,773 | $93,706,011 | 8 |
| Sep 3, 1993 | 8 | $3,204,352 | +23% | 1,274 | $2,515 | $97,875,022 | 9 |
| Sep 10, 1993 | 8 | $1,611,515 | -50% | 1,127 | $1,430 | $100,013,224 | 10 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1993 | 3 | $23,002,741 | 1,903 | $12,088 | $23,002,741 | 1 | |
| Jul 16, 1993 | 2 | $19,902,503 | -13% | 2,089 | $9,527 | $42,905,244 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 1993 | 1 | $16,839,876 | -15% | 2,129 | $7,910 | $59,745,120 | 3 |
| Jul 30, 1993 | 2 | $11,795,491 | -30% | 2,129 | $5,540 | $71,540,611 | 4 |
| Aug 6, 1993 | 5 | $8,203,588 | -30% | 1,925 | $4,262 | $79,744,199 | 5 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | 7 | $6,477,083 | -21% | 1,808 | $3,582 | $86,221,282 | 6 |
| Aug 20, 1993 | 7 | $4,874,921 | -25% | 1,683 | $2,897 | $91,096,203 | 7 |
| Aug 27, 1993 | 8 | $3,574,467 | -27% | 1,472 | $2,428 | $94,670,670 | 8 |
| Sep 3, 1993 | 7 | $3,731,039 | +4% | 1,274 | $2,929 | $98,401,709 | 9 |
Leading
| Clint Eastwood | Frank Horrigan |
Supporting
| John Malkovich | Mitch Leary | |
| Rene Russo | Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines | |
| Dylan McDermott | Al D'Andrea | |
| Gary Cole | Bill Watts | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent | |
| John Mahoney | Secret Service Director Sam Campagna | |
| Gregory Alan Williams | Matt Wilder | |
| Jim Curley | President | |
| Sally Hughes | First Lady | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Jack Okura | |
| Steve Hytner | Tony Carducci | |
| Tobin Bell | Mendoza | |
| Bob Schott | Jimmy Hendrickson | |
| Juan A. Riojas | Raul | |
| Elsa Raven | Booth's Landlady | |
| Arthur Senzy | Paramedic | |
| Patrika Darbo | Pam Magnus | |
| Mary Van Arsdel | Sally | |
| Ryan Cutrona | LAPD Brass | |
| Lawrence Lowe | FBI Technician | |
| Brian Libby | FBI Supervisor | |
| Eric Bruskotter | Young Agent | |
| Patrick Caddell | Political Speaker | |
| John Heard | Professor Riger | |
| Alan Toy | Walter Wickland | |
| Carl Ciarfalio | CIA Agent Collins | |
| Walt MacPherson | Hunter | |
| Robert Peters | Hunter | |
| Tyde Kierney | Police Captain Howard | |
| Anthony Peck | FBI Official | |
| Rick Hurst | Bartender | |
| Doris E. McMillon | DC News Anchor | |
| Robert Sandoval | Bellboy | |
| Joshua Malina | Agent Chavez | |
| William G. Schilling | Sanford Riggs | |
| Michael Kirk | Computer Technician / Bates | |
| Richard Camphuis | Party Fat Cat | |
| Marlan Clarke | Marge | |
| Robert Alan Beuth | Man at Bank | |
| Susan Lee Hoffman | Woman at Bank | |
| Donna Hamilton | Reporter at Dulles | |
| Bob Jimenez | Reporter at Hotel | |
| Cylk Cozart | Agent Cozart | |
| Michael Zurich | Agent Zurich | |
| Rich DiDonato | Undercover Agent | |
| Jeffrey Kurt Miller | Undercover Agent | |
| Kirk Jordan | Agent |
Production and Technical Credits
| Wolfgang Petersen | Director | |
| Jeff Maguire | Screenwriter | |
| Jeff Apple | Producer | |
| Wolfgang Petersen | Executive Producer | |
| Gail Katz | Executive Producer | |
| David Valdes | Executive Producer | |
| Lilly Kilvert | Production Designer | |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor | |
| Ennio Morricone | Composer | |
| John Bailey | Director of Photography | |
| Bob Rosenthal | Co-Producer | |
| Peter Kohn | Assistant Director | |
| David Lester | Unit Production Manager | |
| John Warnke | Art Director | |
| Kara Lindstrom | Set Decorator | |
| A. Charles Carnaggio | Set Decorator | |
| Mark Vargo | Second Unit Photography | |
| John Nelson | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Scott Gershin | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Designer | |
| Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor | |
| Steven Kemper | Additional Editor | |
| Willie Burton | Sound Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Gregg Baxter | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Scott Gershin | Supervising Sound Effects Editor | |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Frank Smathers | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Jay B. Richardson | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Dan Rich | Dialogue Editor | |
| Christopher Assells | Dialogue Editor | |
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor | |
| Bill Abbott | Music Editor | |
| James Lee McCoy | Makeup | |
| Werner Keppler | Makeup | |
| Carol O'Connell | Hairstylist | |
| Bridgett Cook | Hairstylist | |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting Director | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director | |
| Buddy Van Horn | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Lee Cleary | Assistant Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Synopsis
Secret service agent Frank Horrigan was on duty the day president Kennedy was assassinated, a fact that still haunts him. The story picks up with Frank Horrigan when the current president is running for re-election and the psychotic Mitch Leary taunts Horrigan by sharing his plans to kill the president. Frank Horrigan again goes on presidential protection duty determined not to lose another president.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $15,269,388 (14.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 54.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,903 opening theaters/2,129 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $279,318,399 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 9th, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | April 30th, 1997 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for violence and language. |
| Running Time: | 123 minutes |
| Plot point: | Assassination, Political, Political Assassination, Secret Service Agent |
| Subgenre: | Political Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1993 | 3 | $15,269,388 | 1,903 | $8,024 | $15,269,388 | 1 | |
| Jul 16, 1993 | 2 | $13,056,252 | -14% | 2,089 | $6,250 | $36,058,993 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 1993 | 2 | $11,214,003 | -14% | 2,129 | $5,267 | $54,119,247 | 3 |
| Jul 30, 1993 | 2 | $8,006,617 | -29% | 2,129 | $3,761 | $67,751,737 | 4 |
| Aug 6, 1993 | 3 | $5,810,389 | -27% | 1,925 | $3,018 | $77,351,000 | 5 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | 5 | $4,461,092 | -23% | 1,808 | $2,467 | $84,205,291 | 6 |
| Aug 20, 1993 | 6 | $3,419,070 | -23% | 1,683 | $2,032 | $89,640,352 | 7 |
| Aug 27, 1993 | 8 | $2,609,808 | -24% | 1,472 | $1,773 | $93,706,011 | 8 |
| Sep 3, 1993 | 8 | $3,204,352 | +23% | 1,274 | $2,515 | $97,875,022 | 9 |
| Sep 10, 1993 | 8 | $1,611,515 | -50% | 1,127 | $1,430 | $100,013,224 | 10 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1993 | 3 | $23,002,741 | 1,903 | $12,088 | $23,002,741 | 1 | |
| Jul 16, 1993 | 2 | $19,902,503 | -13% | 2,089 | $9,527 | $42,905,244 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 1993 | 1 | $16,839,876 | -15% | 2,129 | $7,910 | $59,745,120 | 3 |
| Jul 30, 1993 | 2 | $11,795,491 | -30% | 2,129 | $5,540 | $71,540,611 | 4 |
| Aug 6, 1993 | 5 | $8,203,588 | -30% | 1,925 | $4,262 | $79,744,199 | 5 |
| Aug 13, 1993 | 7 | $6,477,083 | -21% | 1,808 | $3,582 | $86,221,282 | 6 |
| Aug 20, 1993 | 7 | $4,874,921 | -25% | 1,683 | $2,897 | $91,096,203 | 7 |
| Aug 27, 1993 | 8 | $3,574,467 | -27% | 1,472 | $2,428 | $94,670,670 | 8 |
| Sep 3, 1993 | 7 | $3,731,039 | +4% | 1,274 | $2,929 | $98,401,709 | 9 |
Leading
| Clint Eastwood | Frank Horrigan |
Supporting
| John Malkovich | Mitch Leary | |
| Rene Russo | Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines | |
| Dylan McDermott | Al D'Andrea | |
| Gary Cole | Bill Watts | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent | |
| John Mahoney | Secret Service Director Sam Campagna | |
| Gregory Alan Williams | Matt Wilder | |
| Jim Curley | President | |
| Sally Hughes | First Lady | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Jack Okura | |
| Steve Hytner | Tony Carducci | |
| Tobin Bell | Mendoza | |
| Bob Schott | Jimmy Hendrickson | |
| Juan A. Riojas | Raul | |
| Elsa Raven | Booth's Landlady | |
| Arthur Senzy | Paramedic | |
| Patrika Darbo | Pam Magnus | |
| Mary Van Arsdel | Sally | |
| Ryan Cutrona | LAPD Brass | |
| Lawrence Lowe | FBI Technician | |
| Brian Libby | FBI Supervisor | |
| Eric Bruskotter | Young Agent | |
| Patrick Caddell | Political Speaker | |
| John Heard | Professor Riger | |
| Alan Toy | Walter Wickland | |
| Carl Ciarfalio | CIA Agent Collins | |
| Walt MacPherson | Hunter | |
| Robert Peters | Hunter | |
| Tyde Kierney | Police Captain Howard | |
| Anthony Peck | FBI Official | |
| Rick Hurst | Bartender | |
| Doris E. McMillon | DC News Anchor | |
| Robert Sandoval | Bellboy | |
| Joshua Malina | Agent Chavez | |
| William G. Schilling | Sanford Riggs | |
| Michael Kirk | Computer Technician / Bates | |
| Richard Camphuis | Party Fat Cat | |
| Marlan Clarke | Marge | |
| Robert Alan Beuth | Man at Bank | |
| Susan Lee Hoffman | Woman at Bank | |
| Donna Hamilton | Reporter at Dulles | |
| Bob Jimenez | Reporter at Hotel | |
| Cylk Cozart | Agent Cozart | |
| Michael Zurich | Agent Zurich | |
| Rich DiDonato | Undercover Agent | |
| Jeffrey Kurt Miller | Undercover Agent | |
| Kirk Jordan | Agent |
Production and Technical Credits
| Wolfgang Petersen | Director | |
| Jeff Maguire | Screenwriter | |
| Jeff Apple | Producer | |
| Wolfgang Petersen | Executive Producer | |
| Gail Katz | Executive Producer | |
| David Valdes | Executive Producer | |
| Lilly Kilvert | Production Designer | |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor | |
| Ennio Morricone | Composer | |
| John Bailey | Director of Photography | |
| Bob Rosenthal | Co-Producer | |
| Peter Kohn | Assistant Director | |
| David Lester | Unit Production Manager | |
| John Warnke | Art Director | |
| Kara Lindstrom | Set Decorator | |
| A. Charles Carnaggio | Set Decorator | |
| Mark Vargo | Second Unit Photography | |
| John Nelson | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Scott Gershin | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Designer | |
| Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor | |
| Steven Kemper | Additional Editor | |
| Willie Burton | Sound Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Gregg Baxter | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Scott Gershin | Supervising Sound Effects Editor | |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Frank Smathers | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Jay B. Richardson | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Dan Rich | Dialogue Editor | |
| Christopher Assells | Dialogue Editor | |
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor | |
| Bill Abbott | Music Editor | |
| James Lee McCoy | Makeup | |
| Werner Keppler | Makeup | |
| Carol O'Connell | Hairstylist | |
| Bridgett Cook | Hairstylist | |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting Director | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting Director | |
| Buddy Van Horn | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Lee Cleary | Assistant Director |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.