The Fifth Element
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$17,031,345
2,500 theaters
2,500 theaters
Release DateMay 9, 1997
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 6 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Sci-Fi
In Release237 days/33 weeks
Widest Release2,500 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9-11 | 1 | $17,031,345 | - | 2,500 | - | $6,812 | $17,031,345 | 1 |
| May 16-18 | 1 | $11,410,863 | -33% | 2,500 | - | $4,564 | $34,213,330 | 2 |
| May 23-25 | 2 | $6,377,144 | -44.1% | 2,500 | - | $2,550 | $44,387,294 | 3 |
| May 23-26 Memorial Day wknd | 3 | $8,021,290 | - | 2,500 | - | $3,208 | $46,031,440 | - |
| May 30-Jun 1 | 5 | $4,032,169 | -36.8% | 2,500 | - | $1,612 | $51,503,539 | 4 |
| Jun 6-8 | 8 | $2,078,812 | -48.4% | 1,957 | -543 | $1,062 | $55,360,251 | 5 |
| Jun 13-15 | 8 | $1,483,840 | -28.6% | 1,560 | -397 | $951 | $57,922,135 | 6 |
| Jun 20-22 | 9 | $865,012 | -41.7% | 1,066 | -494 | $811 | $59,767,649 | 7 |
| Jun 27-29 | 12 | $372,023 | -57% | 662 | -404 | $561 | $60,652,257 | 8 |
| Jul 4-6 | 14 | $147,367 | -60.4% | 202 | -460 | $729 | $60,966,673 | 9 |
| Jul 11-13 | 14 | $102,955 | -30.1% | 185 | -17 | $556 | $61,138,490 | 10 |
| Jul 18-20 | 16 | $100,291 | -2.6% | 173 | -12 | $579 | $61,310,358 | 11 |
| Jul 25-27 | 15 | $420,687 | +319.5% | 673 | +500 | $625 | $61,778,086 | 12 |
| Aug 1-3 | 17 | $327,830 | -22.1% | 600 | -73 | $546 | $62,339,880 | 13 |
| Aug 8-10 | 19 | $165,754 | -49.4% | 345 | -255 | $480 | $62,717,503 | 14 |
| Aug 15-17 | 22 | $133,912 | -19.2% | 272 | -73 | $492 | $62,951,133 | 15 |
