The Silence of the Lambs

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$130,742,922
Summary Details
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$13,766,814
1,497 theaters
Budget$19,000,000
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresCrime Drama Thriller
In Release321 days/45 weeks
Widest Release1,642 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Feb 8-1413$1,412,862-1,497-$943$1,412,8621
Feb 15-211$18,948,193+1,241.1%1,497-$12,657$18,948,1932
Feb 22-281$15,889,599-16.1%1,515+18$10,488$34,837,7923
Mar 1-71$14,394,372-9.4%1,535+20$9,377$49,232,1644
Mar 8-141$11,997,310-16.7%1,586+51$7,564$61,229,4745
Mar 15-211$10,341,020-13.8%1,600+14$6,463$71,570,4946
Mar 22-282$9,767,863-5.5%1,608+8$6,074$81,338,3577
Mar 29-Apr 42$8,326,256-14.8%1,616+8$5,152$89,664,6138
Apr 5-112$6,276,994-24.6%1,627+11$3,858$95,941,6079
Apr 12-183$5,510,892-12.2%1,635+8$3,370$101,452,49910
Apr 19-254$4,619,808-16.2%1,642+7$2,813$106,072,30711
Apr 26-May 26$3,581,085-22.5%1,627-15$2,201$109,653,39212
May 3-96$3,475,360-3%1,619-8$2,146$113,128,75213
May 10-165$2,814,787-19%1,574-45$1,788$115,943,53914
May 17-238$2,592,699-7.9%1,444-130$1,795$118,536,23815
May 24-3012$1,610,388-37.9%883-561$1,823$120,146,62616
May 31-Jun 614$1,592,569-1.1%987+104$1,613$121,739,19517
Jun 7-1312$1,222,931-23.2%835-152$1,464$122,962,12618
Jun 14-2012$1,240,600+1.4%803-32$1,544$124,202,72619