The Fifth Element

In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$63,820,180
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$17,031,345
2,500 theaters
Release DateMay 9, 1997
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 6 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi
In Release237 days/33 weeks
Widest Release2,500 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 9-111$17,031,345-2,500-$6,812$17,031,3451
May 16-181$11,410,863-33%2,500-$4,564$34,213,3302
May 23-252$6,377,144-44.1%2,500-$2,550$44,387,2943
May 23-26
Memorial Day wknd
3$8,021,290-2,500-$3,208$46,031,440-
May 30-Jun 15$4,032,169-36.8%2,500-$1,612$51,503,5394
Jun 6-88$2,078,812-48.4%1,957-543$1,062$55,360,2515
Jun 13-158$1,483,840-28.6%1,560-397$951$57,922,1356
Jun 20-229$865,012-41.7%1,066-494$811$59,767,6497
Jun 27-2912$372,023-57%662-404$561$60,652,2578
Jul 4-614$147,367-60.4%202-460$729$60,966,6739
Jul 11-1314$102,955-30.1%185-17$556$61,138,49010
Jul 18-2016$100,291-2.6%173-12$579$61,310,35811
Jul 25-2715$420,687+319.5%673+500$625$61,778,08612
Aug 1-317$327,830-22.1%600-73$546$62,339,88013
Aug 8-1019$165,754-49.4%345-255$480$62,717,50314
Aug 15-1722$133,912-19.2%272-73$492$62,951,13315