Central Station

The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$5,969,553
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$35,708
2 theaters
Release DateNov 20, 1998
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 50 min
GenresDrama
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release144 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 20-2219$35,708-2-$17,854$35,7081
Jan 1-337$140,153-20-$7,007$695,0227
Jan 8-1035$121,208-13.5%21+1$5,771$852,6728
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
40$151,673-22-$6,894$1,036,177-
Jan 22-2439$130,499-24-$5,437$1,204,94910
Jan 29-3132$208,810+60%31+7$6,735$1,511,91811
Feb 5-733$255,830+22.5%44+13$5,814$1,735,11212
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
28$505,237-102-$4,953$2,491,808-
Feb 19-2130$369,818-110-$3,361$2,989,38514
Feb 26-2831$339,385-8.2%129+19$2,630$3,448,54815
Mar 5-729$270,564-20.3%121-8$2,236$3,828,55616
Mar 12-1431$262,543-3%118-3$2,224$4,209,09617
Mar 19-2131$266,073+1.3%144+26$1,847$4,617,94018
Mar 26-2834$208,357-21.7%102-42$2,042$4,949,11919
Apr 2-434$200,679-3.7%100-2$2,006$5,236,89020
Apr 9-1143$126,513-37%83-17$1,524$5,445,29421
Apr 16-1841$121,836-3.7%93+10$1,310$5,618,56522
Apr 23-2551$86,747-28.8%66-27$1,314$5,755,21223
Apr 30-May 251$71,031-18.1%68+2$1,044$5,862,99324
May 7-948$61,235-13.8%61-7$1,003$5,969,55325