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Christopher Hampton

Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	5	Mary Reilly	Sony	$5,707,094	1,470	$2,812,620	1,470	2/23/96
2	1	Atonement	Focus	$50,927,067	1,400	$784,145	32	12/7/07
3	2	Dangerous Liaisons	WB	$34,670,720	762	$84,451	3	12/23/88
4	4	Beyond the Limit	Par.	$5,997,566	707	$2,208,976	700	9/30/83
5	3	The Quiet American	Mira.	$12,988,801	396	$101,663	6	11/22/02
6	6	A Dangerous Method	SPC	$5,704,709	365	$167,953	4	11/23/11
7	8	Cheri	Mira.	$2,715,657	191	$405,701	76	6/26/09
8	7	Carrington	Gram.	$3,242,342	127	$151,722	12	11/10/95
9	11	Total Eclipse	FL	$340,139	54	$131,269	52	11/3/95
10	10	The Good Father	Skou	$421,201	17	$20,361	2	2/11/87
11	9	The Wolf at the Door	IFM	$583,800	16	$39,712	4	7/31/87
12	12	The Secret Agent	FoxS	$106,606	7	$25,909	6	11/8/96
13	13	Imagining Argentina	Aren	$8,899	1	$3,752	1	6/11/04

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (13): $123,414,601
Average: $9,493,431
Opening Gross Average (2): $2,510,798 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	Dangerous Liaisons	WB	$80,152,700	$34,670,720	12/23/88
2	Atonement	Focus	$65,565,200	$50,927,067	12/7/07
3	The Quiet American	Mira.	$19,793,800	$12,988,801	11/22/02
4	Beyond the Limit	Par.	$17,478,600	$5,997,566	9/30/83
5	Mary Reilly	Sony	$11,853,200	$5,707,094	2/23/96
6	Carrington	Gram.	$6,842,500	$3,242,342	11/10/95
7	A Dangerous Method	SPC	$6,628,200	$5,704,709	11/23/11
8	Cheri	Mira.	$3,341,800	$2,715,657	6/26/09
9	The Wolf at the Door	IFM	$1,370,700	$583,800	7/31/87
10	The Good Father	Skou	$988,900	$421,201	2/11/87
11	Total Eclipse	FL	$717,800	$340,139	11/3/95
12	The Secret Agent	FoxS	$221,400	$106,606	11/8/96
13	Imagining Argentina	Aren	$13,200	$8,899	6/11/04

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $214,968,000
Average: $16,536,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
Atonement	Focus	$129.3	$50.9	39.4%	$78.3	60.6%	2007
The Quiet American	Mira.	$27.7	$13.0	46.9%	$14.7	53.1%	2002
A Dangerous Method	SPC	$27.5	$5.7	20.8%	$21.8	79.2%	2011
Mary Reilly	Sony	$12.4	$5.7	46.1%	$6.7	53.9%	1996
Cheri	Mira.	$9.4	$2.7	29%	$6.7	71%	2009
Imagining Argentina	Aren	$8.9k	$8.9k	100%	n/a	0%	2004

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $206.2 million

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