<P> Black Hawk Down had a limited release in four theaters on December 28, 2001, in order to be eligible for the 2001 Oscars . It earned $179,823 in its first weekend, averaging $44,956 per theater . On January 11, 2002, the release expanded to 16 theaters and continued to do well with a weekly gross of $1,118,003 and an average daily per theater gross of $9,982 . On January 18, 2002, the film had its wide release, opening at 3,101 theaters and earning $28,611,736 in its first wide - release weekend to finish first at the box office for the weekend . Opening on the Martin Luther King holiday, the film grossed $5,014,475 on the holiday of Monday, January 21, 2002, for a 4 - day weekend total of $33,628,211 . Only Titanic had previously grossed more money over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend . Black Hawk Down finished first at the box office during its first three weeks of wide release . When the film was pulled from theatres on April 14, 2002, after its 15th week, it had grossed $108,638,746 domestically and $64,350,906 overseas for a worldwide total of $172,989,651 . </P> <P> The film received many positive reviews from mainstream critics . Empire magazine gave it a verdict of "ambitious, sumptuously framed, and frenetic, Black Hawk Down is nonetheless a rare find of a war movie which dares to turn genre convention on its head". </P> <P> Film critic Mike Clark of USA Today wrote that the film "extols the sheer professionalism of America's elite Delta Force--even in the unforeseen disaster that was 1993's Battle of Mogadishu," and praised Scott's direction: "in relating the conflict, in which 18 Americans died and 70 - plus were injured, the standard getting - to - know - you war - film characterizations are downplayed . While some may regard this as a shortcoming, it is, in fact, a virtue". </P> <P> It has a 76% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 171 reviews with an average rating of 7 / 10, with its critics consensus being: "Though it's light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse - pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott's superb technical skill ." It has a rating of 74 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". </P>

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