The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$43,984,230
Summary Details
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$149,460
5 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Nov 20, 1987 (Apr 15, 1988)
Running Time2 hr 43 min
GenresBiography Drama History
In Release408 days/58 weeks
Widest Release877 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 20-2217$149,460-5-$29,892$149,4601
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
14$198,737+33%6+1$33,122$497,9031
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
15$155,413-21.8%6-$25,902$747,6573
Dec 11-1313$402,257+158.8%29+23$13,870$1,327,4934
Dec 18-2014$755,000+87.7%94+65$8,031$2,238,8095
Dec 25-2714$999,042+32.3%92-2$10,859$3,676,3986
Jan 1-315$1,124,142+12.5%94+2$11,958$5,565,6387
Jan 8-1013$870,051-22.6%92-2$9,457$6,851,6578
Jan 15-1716$677,383-22.1%91-1$7,443$7,836,4179
Jan 22-2417$678,798+0.2%108+17$6,285$8,778,73410
Jan 29-3116$670,175-1.3%117+9$5,727$9,719,59211
Feb 5-77$1,795,760+168%371+254$4,840$11,766,91812
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
11$1,548,355-372-$4,162$13,858,723-
Feb 19-219$1,710,481-375-$4,561$16,008,43314
Feb 26-2811$1,211,122-29.2%377+2$3,212$17,720,49515
Mar 4-610$1,342,857+10.9%494+117$2,718$19,458,72216
Mar 11-1311$1,106,588-17.6%479-15$2,310$20,966,24517
Mar 18-2013$879,913-20.5%471-8$1,868$22,149,38418
Mar 25-2712$842,611-4.2%428-43$1,968$23,349,26019
Apr 1-316$560,501-33.5%386-42$1,452$24,058,73920
Apr 8-1016$837,400+49.4%460+74$1,820$25,169,03321
Apr 15-174$3,398,662+305.9%877+417$3,875$29,320,30322
Apr 22-246$2,597,418-23.6%877-$2,961$33,097,20023
Apr 29-May 18$1,780,196-31.5%851-26$2,091$35,635,16424
May 6-88$1,256,177-29.4%817-34$1,537$37,419,32925
May 13-159$1,055,977-15.9%763-54$1,383$38,914,92326
May 20-2210$930,729-11.9%792+29$1,175$40,295,59127
May 27-30
Memorial Day wknd
11$866,325-530-$1,634$41,538,118-