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
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9-15 | 1 | $22,802,467 | - | 2,500 | - | $9,120 | $22,802,467 | 1 |
| May 16-22 | 1 | $15,207,683 | -33.3% | 2,500 | - | $6,083 | $38,010,150 | 2 |
| May 23-29 | 3 | $9,461,220 | -37.8% | 2,500 | - | $3,784 | $47,471,370 | 3 |
| May 30-Jun 5 | 5 | $5,810,069 | -38.6% | 2,500 | - | $2,324 | $53,281,439 | 4 |
| Jun 6-12 | 8 | $3,156,856 | -45.7% | 1,957 | -543 | $1,613 | $56,438,295 | 5 |
| Jun 13-19 | 8 | $2,464,342 | -21.9% | 1,560 | -397 | $1,579 | $58,902,637 | 6 |
| Jun 20-26 | 9 | $1,377,597 | -44.1% | 1,066 | -494 | $1,292 | $60,280,234 | 7 |
| Jun 27-Jul 3 | 13 | $539,072 | -60.9% | 662 | -404 | $814 | $60,819,306 | 8 |
| Jul 4-10 | 12 | $216,229 | -59.9% | 202 | -460 | $1,070 | $61,035,535 | 9 |
| Jul 11-17 | 14 | $174,532 | -19.3% | 185 | -17 | $943 | $61,210,067 | 10 |
| Jul 18-24 | 14 | $147,332 | -15.6% | 173 | -12 | $851 | $61,357,399 | 11 |
| Jul 25-31 | 16 | $654,651 | +344.3% | 673 | +500 | $972 | $62,012,050 | 12 |
| Aug 1-7 | 16 | $539,699 | -17.6% | 600 | -73 | $899 | $62,551,749 | 13 |
| Aug 8-14 | 17 | $265,472 | -50.8% | 345 | -255 | $769 | $62,817,221 | 14 |
| Aug 15-21 | 16 | $133,912 | -49.6% | 272 | -73 | $492 | $62,951,133 | 15 |
