The Crying Game
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$101,107
6 theaters
6 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 27, 1992 (Feb 19, 1993)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresCrime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
In Release400 days/57 weeks
Widest Release1,097 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27-Dec 3 | 13 | $195,511 | - | 6 | - | $32,585 | $195,511 | 1 |
| Dec 4-10 | 12 | $222,129 | +13.6% | 9 | +3 | $24,681 | $417,640 | 2 |
| Dec 11-17 | 13 | $219,559 | -1.2% | 9 | - | $24,395 | $637,199 | 3 |
| Dec 18-24 | 13 | $1,053,820 | +380% | 88 | +79 | $11,975 | $1,691,019 | 4 |
| Dec 25-31 | 13 | $1,509,923 | +43.3% | 121 | +33 | $12,478 | $3,200,942 | 5 |
| Jan 1-7 | 13 | $1,801,283 | +19.3% | 118 | -3 | $15,265 | $5,002,225 | 6 |
| Jan 8-14 | 12 | $1,779,903 | -1.2% | 135 | +17 | $13,184 | $6,782,128 | 7 |
| Jan 15-21 | 11 | $2,215,578 | +24.5% | 171 | +36 | $12,956 | $8,997,706 | 8 |
| Jan 22-28 | 14 | $1,925,241 | -13.1% | 192 | +21 | $10,027 | $10,922,947 | 9 |
| Jan 29-Feb 4 | 13 | $1,787,135 | -7.2% | 217 | +25 | $8,235 | $12,710,082 | 10 |
| Feb 5-11 | 13 | $1,829,638 | +2.4% | 217 | - | $8,431 | $14,539,720 | 11 |
| Feb 12-18 | 15 | $1,721,440 | -5.9% | 239 | +22 | $7,202 | $16,261,160 | 12 |
| Feb 19-25 | 4 | $6,856,080 | +298.3% | 735 | +496 | $9,328 | $23,117,240 | 13 |
| Feb 26-Mar 4 | 4 | $6,421,215 | -6.3% | 985 | +250 | $6,519 | $29,538,455 | 14 |
| Mar 5-11 | 3 | $5,724,594 | -10.8% | 1,097 | +112 | $5,218 | $35,263,049 | 15 |
| Mar 12-18 | 6 | $4,432,115 | -22.6% | 1,093 | -4 | $4,055 | $39,695,164 | 16 |
| Mar 19-25 | 7 | $4,246,642 | -4.2% | 1,044 | -49 | $4,067 | $43,941,806 | 17 |
| Mar 26-Apr 1 | 4 | $4,463,447 | +5.1% | 1,001 | -43 | $4,458 | $48,405,253 | 18 |
| Apr 2-8 | 7 | $3,789,321 | -15.1% | 940 | -61 | $4,031 | $52,194,574 | 19 |
| Apr 9-15 | 7 | $2,982,842 | -21.3% | 921 | -19 | $3,238 | $55,177,416 | 20 |
| Apr 16-22 | 7 | $2,514,770 | -15.7% | 974 | +53 | $2,581 | $57,692,186 | 21 |
| Apr 23-29 | 11 | $1,622,027 | -35.5% | 860 | -114 | $1,886 | $59,314,213 | 22 |
