Synopsis
Cult director Takeshi Miike delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $45,854 (5.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 9.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 4.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,144,945 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) | 9,634 | $802,778 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) | 3,933 | $17,924,662 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) | 5,935 | $18,727,440 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,967 | $802,778 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) | 3,685 | $802,778 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,043 | $17,924,662 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) | 1,875 | $18,727,440 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 29th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures, released as 13 Assassins |
| Video Release: | July 5th, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment, released as 13 Assassins |
| MPAA Rating: | R for sequences of bloody violence, some disturbing images and brief nudity. (Rating bulletin 2162, 3/9/2011) |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Comparisons: | vs. Apocalypse Now Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Hitmen, Foreign Language, Political, Martial Arts, Revenge, Sex Crimes, Government Corruption, Demons, Intertitle, Suicide, Non-Chronological, Remake |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sedic International Inc., Recorded Picture Company, TV Asahi Corporation, Toho Co, Dentsu Inc., Rakueisha Co. |
| Production Countries: | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | Japanese |