Editing Basic Instinct (section)

===Box office===
''Basic Instinct'' opened in theaters in the United States and Canada on March 20, 1992, and became one of the [[1992 in film|highest-grossing films of that year]]. It debuted at [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United States|number one at the US box office]], grossing $15&nbsp;million in its opening weekend. After briefly dropping down the charts, it returned to number one in its fifth week, where it remained for four weeks. In total, the film grossed $117.7 million in the United States and Canada. Internationally, it grossed $352,927,224,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Klady |first=Leonard |date=January 8, 1993 |title=Carolco's Instinct is global champ |magazine=[[Screen International]] |page=9}}</ref> making it the fourth-highest-grossing film released in 1992 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 Worldwide Grosses |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1992/ |access-date=May 4, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216203422/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1992/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Italy, it had a record opening of $5.44&nbsp;million and remained number one for four weeks,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=29|date=September 28, 1992|title='Basic' boffo in Italo bow|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref> ultimately grossing $20&nbsp;million and becoming the [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in Italy#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film for the year]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=January 29, 1993|page=18|title=Italian foreign top 10}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing film in Spain of all time, with a gross of $21.6&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 4, 1993|title=Top 10 grossers in Spain|page=66}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Groves |first=Don |title=Dinos set o'seas mark of $500 mil |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 22, 1993 |page=16}}</ref> and in the United Kingdom, it was [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom|number one]] for three weeks and the [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film for the year]] with a gross of £15.5 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=January 29, 1993|page=15|title=UK Top 50 Films}}</ref> It was also number one for the year in France ($27 million), Germany (4.5 million admissions), South Africa ($3 million), Iceland, and Ireland.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=March 26, 1993|pages=34–35|title=Statistics}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=January 29, 1993|page=27|title=South African top 10 1992}}</ref> In Australia, it was [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in Australia|number one]] for three weeks and the [[List of 1992 box office number-one films in Australia#Highest-grossing films|second-highest-grossing film for the year]], grossing A$13.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/cinema/industry-trends/films-screened/top-50-each-year|title=Top 50 Films Each Year - 1992|website=Screen Australia|access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>