Editing Ronin (film) (section)

=== Box office ===
''Ronin'' had its world premiere at the [[55th Venice International Film Festival|1998 Venice Film Festival]] on September 12,{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=285}} before a wide release on September 25.<ref name="bommain">{{cite web|title=Ronin (1998)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=ronin.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103432/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=ronin.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> ''Ronin'' fared moderately well at the box office;{{sfn|Armstrong|2008|p=160}} it was the second-highest-grossing film in the United States during its opening weekend, grossing $16.7 million behind the action-comedy ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]''{{'}}s $26.7 million, at 2,643 locations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weekly Box Office: September 25 – October 1, 1998|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/1998W39/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103209/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/chart/?yr=1998&wk=39&p=.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> The film dropped to fifth place on its second weekend and to seventh on its third, grossing $7.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, at 2,487 locations.<ref name="weekend">{{cite web|title=Ronin (1998): Weekend|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2389476865/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103430/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=ronin.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref> It dropped further until its sixth weekend, when it grossed $1.1 million (13th place) at 1,341 locations.<ref name="weekend"/> The film ended its theatrical run with a gross of $41.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $70.7 million worldwide.<ref name="numbers">{{cite web|title=Ronin (1998)|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ronin#tab=summary|access-date=September 28, 2017|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103227/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ronin#tab=summary|archive-date=September 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name="bommain"/> ''Ronin'' was 1998's 11th-highest-grossing [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#MPAA film ratings|R-rated]] film.<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Yearly Box Office by MPAA Rating: All R Rated Releases|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=R&yr=1998&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707143034/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=R&yr=1998&p=.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>