The Emperor and the Assassin

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$1,267,239
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$47,295
7 theaters
Release DateDec 15, 1999
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 42 min
GenresDrama History Romance
In Release383 days/54 weeks
Widest Release37 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 17-1951$47,295-7-$6,756$47,5651
Dec 24-2645$39,987-15.5%7-$5,712$101,9312
Dec 31-Jan 2, 200055$35,151-12.1%7-$5,021$173,0783
Jan 21-2359$32,173-7-$4,596$295,7056
Feb 4-650$91,444-21-$4,354$422,4988
Feb 11-1349$98,794+8%30+9$3,293$556,1129
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
54$86,356-26-$3,321$677,648-
Feb 25-2751$69,688-30-$2,322$770,89311
Mar 3-553$64,476-7.5%35+5$1,842$862,75612
Mar 10-1252$56,892-11.8%32-3$1,777$942,83013
Mar 17-1958$43,499-23.5%34+2$1,279$1,008,15914
Mar 24-2657$47,089+8.3%37+3$1,272$1,080,07215
Mar 31-Apr 256$40,297-14.4%32-5$1,259$1,139,49016