The Last Samurai

In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Summary Details
Distributor
Budget$140,000,000
Release DateJan 9, 2004
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 34 min
GenresAction Drama
In Release358 days/51 weeks
Widest Release428 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jan 9-151$6,920,630-425-$16,283$6,920,6301
Jan 16-221$4,920,553-28.9%428+3$11,496$11,841,1832
Jan 23-291$3,793,524-22.9%426-2$8,904$15,634,7073
Jan 30-Feb 52$2,626,886-30.8%417-9$6,299$18,261,5934
Feb 6-122$1,753,400-33.3%389-28$4,507$20,014,9935
Feb 13-194$1,229,194-29.9%346-43$3,552$21,244,1876
Feb 20-265$930,810-24.3%306-40$3,041$22,174,9977
Feb 27-Mar 49$585,929-37.1%256-50$2,288$2,760,9218
Mar 5-1111$298,151-49.1%186-70$1,602$23,098,5789
Mar 12-1818$128,250-57%107-79$1,198$23,226,82210