The Last Samurai

In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Summary Details
Distributor
Budget$140,000,000
Release DateJan 9, 2004
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 34 min
GenresAction Drama
In Release358 days/51 weeks
Widest Release528 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 15-181$4,951,247-528-$9,377$12,888,9962
Jan 22-252$2,913,641-41.2%482-46$6,044$17,519,6573
Jan 29-Feb 12$1,740,174-40.3%330-152$5,273$19,701,2094
Feb 5-84$823,874-52.7%187-143$4,405$21,452,5205
Feb 12-156$476,179-42.2%130-57$3,662$22,307,0146
Feb 19-229$271,605-43%75-55$3,621$22,756,5757
Feb 26-2913$124,852-54%39-36$3,201$22,321,4328