The English Patient
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$278,439
10 theaters
10 theaters
Budget$27,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 15, 1996 (Dec 6, 1996)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 42 min
GenresDrama
Romance
War
In Release412 days/58 weeks
Widest Release1,409 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15-21 | 10 | $492,906 | - | 10 | - | $49,290 | $492,906 | 1 |
| Nov 22-28 | 9 | $4,451,909 | +803.2% | 268 | +258 | $16,611 | $4,944,815 | 2 |
| Nov 29-Dec 5 | 7 | $5,567,231 | +25.1% | 593 | +325 | $9,388 | $10,512,046 | 3 |
| Dec 6-12 | 7 | $3,723,350 | -33.1% | 617 | +24 | $6,034 | $14,235,396 | 4 |
| Dec 13-19 | 10 | $2,527,999 | -32.1% | 683 | +66 | $3,701 | $16,763,395 | 5 |
| Dec 20-26 | 14 | $3,335,282 | +31.9% | 612 | -71 | $5,449 | $20,098,677 | 6 |
| Dec 27-Jan 2, 1997 | 12 | $5,175,992 | +55.2% | 582 | -30 | $8,893 | $25,274,669 | 7 |
| Jan 3-9 | 11 | $3,704,118 | -28.4% | 582 | - | $6,364 | $28,978,787 | 8 |
| Jan 10-16 | 14 | $2,802,885 | -24.3% | 561 | -21 | $4,996 | $31,781,672 | 9 |
| Jan 17-23 | 14 | $2,977,714 | +6.2% | 553 | -8 | $5,384 | $34,759,386 | 10 |
| Jan 24-30 | 13 | $2,592,732 | -12.9% | 615 | +62 | $4,215 | $37,352,118 | 11 |
| Jan 31-Feb 6 | 14 | $2,423,694 | -6.5% | 655 | +40 | $3,700 | $39,775,812 | 12 |
| Feb 7-13 | 7 | $3,377,060 | +39.3% | 1,042 | +387 | $3,240 | $43,152,872 | 13 |
| Feb 14-20 | 8 | $5,556,224 | +64.5% | 1,115 | +73 | $4,983 | $48,709,096 | 14 |
| Feb 21-27 | 10 | $3,808,417 | -31.5% | 1,186 | +71 | $3,211 | $52,517,513 | 15 |
| Feb 28-Mar 6 | 12 | $3,023,342 | -20.6% | 1,144 | -42 | $2,642 | $55,540,855 | 16 |
| Mar 7-13 | 13 | $2,875,694 | -4.9% | 1,004 | -140 | $2,864 | $58,416,549 | 17 |
| Mar 14-20 | 10 | $2,723,151 | -5.3% | 948 | -56 | $2,872 | $61,139,700 | 18 |
| Mar 21-27 | 9 | $3,440,352 | +26.3% | 1,002 | +54 | $3,433 | $64,580,052 | 19 |
| Mar 28-Apr 3 | 8 | $4,448,412 | +29.3% | 1,409 | +407 | $3,157 | $69,028,464 | 20 |
| Apr 4-10 | 11 | $2,741,499 | -38.4% | 1,300 | -109 | $2,108 | $71,769,963 | 21 |
