Sling Blade
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$28,139
3 theaters
3 theaters
Budget$1,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 29, 1996 (Mar 14, 1997)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 15 min
GenresDrama
In Release398 days/56 weeks
Widest Release1,020 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22-28 | 17 | $8,505 | - | - | - | - | $8,505 | - |
| Feb 14-20 | 22 | $712,093 | - | 63 | +60 | $11,303 | $1,268,273 | 12 |
| Feb 21-27 | 17 | $1,060,334 | +48.9% | 122 | +59 | $8,691 | $2,328,607 | 13 |
| Feb 28-Mar 6 | 17 | $1,234,250 | +16.4% | 154 | +32 | $8,014 | $3,562,857 | 14 |
| Mar 7-13 | 16 | $1,783,391 | +44.5% | 268 | +114 | $6,654 | $5,346,248 | 15 |
| Mar 14-20 | 7 | $4,161,258 | +133.3% | 951 | +683 | $4,375 | $9,507,506 | 16 |
| Mar 21-27 | 7 | $4,199,445 | +0.9% | 1,020 | +69 | $4,117 | $13,706,951 | 17 |
| Mar 28-Apr 3 | 10 | $3,031,347 | -27.8% | 992 | -28 | $3,055 | $16,738,298 | 18 |
| Apr 4-10 | 12 | $2,017,313 | -33.5% | 905 | -87 | $2,229 | $18,755,611 | 19 |
