Born on the Fourth of July
“A true story of innocence lost and courage found.”
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Genres
Drama, War
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Born on the Fourth of July performed
Budget
$14.0M
Worldwide Gross
$161.0M
Gross Profit
$147.0M
Return
11.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$23M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ron Kovic
Tom Cruise
Ron Kovic
Mr. Kovic
Raymond J. Barry
Mr. Kovic
Mrs. Kovic
Caroline Kava
Mrs. Kovic
Donna
Kyra Sedgwick
Donna
Charlie
Willem Dafoe
Charlie
Steve Boyer
Jerry Levine
Steve Boyer
Billy Vorsovich
Stephen Baldwin
Billy Vorsovich
Tommy Kovic
Josh Evans
Tommy Kovic
Tommy Finnelli
Rob Camilletti
Tommy Finnelli
Hooker
Vivica A. Fox
Hooker
Jamie Wilson
Lili Taylor
Jamie Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Tony Frank
Mr. Wilson
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