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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Nov 20-2619$299,166-5-$59,833$299,1661
Nov 27-Dec 314$293,078-2%6+1$48,846$592,2442
Dec 4-1014$332,992+13.6%6-$55,498$925,2363
Dec 11-1713$558,573+67.7%29+23$19,261$1,483,8094
Dec 18-2414$1,193,547+113.7%94+65$12,697$2,677,3565
Dec 25-3114$1,764,140+47.8%92-2$19,175$4,441,4966
Jan 1-713$1,540,110-12.7%94+2$16,384$5,981,6067
Jan 8-1413$1,177,428-23.5%92-2$12,798$7,159,0348
Jan 15-2116$940,902-20.1%91-1$10,339$8,099,9369
Jan 22-2817$949,481+0.9%108+17$8,791$9,049,41710
Jan 29-Feb 416$921,741-2.9%117+9$7,878$9,971,15811
Feb 5-116$2,339,210+153.8%371+254$6,305$12,310,36812
Feb 12-1810$1,987,584-15%372+1$5,342$14,297,95213
Feb 19-258$2,211,421+11.3%375+3$5,897$16,509,37314
Feb 26-Mar 311$1,606,492-27.4%377+2$4,261$18,115,86515
Mar 4-1010$1,743,792+8.5%494+117$3,529$19,859,65716
Mar 11-1711$1,409,814-19.2%479-15$2,943$21,269,47117
Mar 18-2413$1,237,178-12.2%471-8$2,626$22,506,64918
Mar 25-3112$991,589-19.9%428-43$2,316$23,498,23819
Apr 1-716$833,395-16%386-42$2,159$24,331,63320
Apr 8-1412$1,590,008+90.8%460+74$3,456$25,921,64121
Apr 15-213$4,578,141+187.9%877+417$5,220$30,499,78222
Apr 22-286$3,355,186-26.7%877-$3,825$33,854,96823
Apr 29-May 57$2,308,184-31.2%851-26$2,712$36,163,15224
May 6-128$1,695,794-26.5%817-34$2,075$37,858,94625
May 13-199$1,505,916-11.2%763-54$1,973$39,364,86226
May 20-2612$1,306,931-13.2%792+29$1,650$40,671,79327
May 27-Jun 210$1,039,920-20.4%530-262$1,962$41,711,71328