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 | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15-17 | 13 | $278,439 | - | 10 | - | $27,843 | $278,439 | 1 |
| Nov 22-24 | 8 | $2,713,093 | +874.4% | 268 | +258 | $10,123 | $3,205,999 | 2 |
| Nov 29-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 7 | $4,340,950 | +60% | 593 | +325 | $7,320 | $9,285,765 | 3 |
| Dec 6-8 Post-Thanksgiving | 7 | $2,707,595 | -37.6% | 617 | +24 | $4,388 | $13,219,641 | 4 |
| Dec 13-15 | 10 | $1,779,831 | -34.3% | 683 | +66 | $2,605 | $16,015,227 | 5 |
| Dec 20-22 | 13 | $1,670,429 | -6.1% | 612 | -71 | $2,729 | $18,433,824 | 6 |
| Dec 27-29 | 14 | $2,659,575 | +59.2% | 582 | -30 | $4,569 | $22,758,252 | 7 |
| Jan 3-5 | 11 | $2,732,463 | +2.7% | 582 | - | $4,694 | $28,007,132 | 8 |
| Jan 10-12 | 14 | $2,023,234 | -26% | 561 | -21 | $3,606 | $31,002,021 | 9 |
| Jan 17-20 MLK wknd | 14 | $2,336,800 | - | 553 | - | $4,225 | $34,118,472 | - |
| Jan 24-26 | 13 | $1,915,342 | - | 615 | - | $3,114 | $36,674,728 | 11 |
| Jan 31-Feb 2 | 14 | $1,853,099 | -3.2% | 655 | +40 | $2,829 | $39,205,217 | 12 |
| Feb 7-9 | 8 | $2,237,749 | +20.8% | 1,042 | +387 | $2,147 | $42,013,561 | 13 |
| Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day wknd | 8 | $4,585,551 | - | 1,115 | - | $4,112 | $47,738,423 | - |
| Feb 21-23 | 10 | $2,823,228 | - | 1,186 | - | $2,380 | $51,532,324 | 15 |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | 13 | $2,228,209 | -21.1% | 1,144 | -42 | $1,947 | $54,745,722 | 16 |
| Mar 7-9 | 13 | $2,007,254 | -9.9% | 1,004 | -140 | $1,999 | $57,548,109 | 17 |
| Mar 14-16 | 12 | $1,901,016 | -5.3% | 948 | -56 | $2,005 | $60,317,565 | 18 |
| Mar 21-23 | 10 | $2,015,118 | +6% | 1,002 | +54 | $2,011 | $63,154,818 | 19 |
| Mar 28-30 | 8 | $3,019,179 | +49.8% | 1,409 | +407 | $2,142 | $67,599,231 | 20 |
| Apr 4-6 | 11 | $2,029,724 | -32.8% | 1,300 | -109 | $1,561 | $71,058,188 | 21 |
| Apr 11-13 | 14 | $1,270,359 | -37.4% | 1,005 | -295 | $1,264 | $73,040,322 | 22 |
