The Shawshank Redemption

A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.

Grosses

Domestic (98.7%)
$28,341,469
Summary Details
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$727,327
33 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Sep 23, 1994 (Oct 14, 1994)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 22 min
GenresDrama
In Release465 days/66 weeks
Widest Release972 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Sep 23-2913$1,038,376-33-$31,465$1,038,3761
Sep 30-Oct 613$874,550-15.8%37+4$23,636$1,912,9262
Oct 7-138$2,835,581+224.2%328+291$8,645$4,748,5073
Oct 14-209$3,343,519+17.9%944+616$3,541$8,092,0264
Oct 21-2710$2,906,818-13.1%972+28$2,990$10,998,8445
Oct 28-Nov 312$2,009,862-30.9%929-43$2,163$13,008,7066
Nov 4-1014$1,507,434-25%910-19$1,656$14,516,1407
Nov 11-1713$975,750-35.3%611-299$1,596$15,491,8908
Feb 17-2319$96,489-19-3$5,078$16,893,71122
Feb 24-Mar 213$2,271,358+2,254%822+803$2,763$19,165,06923
Mar 3-911$1,929,484-15.1%762-60$2,532$21,094,55324
Mar 10-1611$1,537,832-20.3%744-18$2,066$22,632,38525
Mar 17-2312$1,288,138-16.2%663-81$1,942$23,920,52326
Mar 24-3015$1,189,742-7.6%492-171$2,418$25,110,26527
Mar 31-Apr 615$1,170,161-1.6%732+240$1,598$26,280,42628