Sahara

Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.

Grosses

Domestic (57.6%)
$68,671,925
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$18,068,372
3,154 theaters
Budget$130,000,000
Release DateApr 8, 2005 - Aug 4, 2005
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresAction Adventure Comedy
In Release268 days/38 weeks
Widest Release3,200 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Apr 8-141$23,346,195-3,154-$7,402$23,346,1951
Apr 15-212$16,573,302-29%3,154-$5,254$39,919,4972
Apr 22-283$11,258,002-32.1%3,200+46$3,518$51,177,4993
Apr 29-May 55$7,059,161-37.3%3,112-88$2,268$58,236,6604
May 6-128$4,320,481-38.8%2,516-596$1,717$62,557,1415
May 13-1911$2,210,351-48.8%1,074-1,442$2,058$64,767,4926
May 20-2611$1,160,617-47.5%1,074-$1,080$65,928,1097
May 27-Jun 214$659,593-43.2%387-687$1,704$66,587,7028
Jun 3-918$475,737-27.9%272-115$1,749$67,063,4399
Jun 10-1618$512,813+7.8%381+109$1,345$67,575,75210
Jun 17-2321$332,868-35.1%278-103$1,197$67,909,12011
Jun 24-3028$229,691-31%121-157$1,898$68,138,81112
Jul 1-733$187,731-18.3%121-$1,551$68,326,54213
Jul 8-1441$109,896-41.5%100-21$1,098$68,436,43814
Jul 15-2139$92,463-15.9%79-21$1,170$68,528,90115
Jul 22-2846$74,982-18.9%88+9$852$68,603,88316
Jul 29-Aug 447$68,042-9.3%48-40$1,417$68,671,92517