Casualties of War (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,468,714Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,201,261 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,487 opening theaters/1,507 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,897,925

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 18th, 1989 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Platoon
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Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Anti-war, War Crimes, War Drama, Non-Chronological
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Vietnamese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 353 $6,589,482 Sep 1, 1989 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 1989 4 $5,201,261   1,487 $3,498   $5,201,261 1
Aug 25, 1989 7 $2,866,498 -45% 1,507 $1,902   $10,544,928 2
Sep 1, 1989 12 $2,326,728 -19% 1,482 $1,570   $14,180,176 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 1989 4 $7,678,430   1,487 $5,164   $7,678,430 1
Aug 25, 1989 7 $4,175,018 -46% 1,507 $2,770   $11,853,448 2

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox Eriksson

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John C. Reilly Hatcher
Sean Penn Meserve
John Leguizamo Diaz
Amy Irving Voice of girl in bus
Ving Rhames Lr. Reilly
Don Harvey Cpl. Thomas E. Clark
Holt McCallany Lt. Kramer
Dale Dye Capt. Hill

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Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma Director
David Rabe Screenwriter
Ennio Morricone Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,201,261 (28.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,487 opening theaters/1,507 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $49,897,925

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 18th, 1989 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Platoon
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Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Anti-war, War Crimes, War Drama, Non-Chronological
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Vietnamese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 353 $6,589,482 Sep 1, 1989 17

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox Eriksson

Uncategorized

John C. Reilly Hatcher
Sean Penn Meserve
John Leguizamo Diaz
Amy Irving Voice of girl in bus
Ving Rhames Lr. Reilly
Don Harvey Cpl. Thomas E. Clark
Holt McCallany Lt. Kramer
Dale Dye Capt. Hill

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma Director
David Rabe Screenwriter
Ennio Morricone Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 1989 4 $5,201,261   1,487 $3,498   $5,201,261 1
Aug 25, 1989 7 $2,866,498 -45% 1,507 $1,902   $10,544,928 2
Sep 1, 1989 12 $2,326,728 -19% 1,482 $1,570   $14,180,176 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 18, 1989 4 $7,678,430   1,487 $5,164   $7,678,430 1
Aug 25, 1989 7 $4,175,018 -46% 1,507 $2,770   $11,853,448 2