The Big Town (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,733,017Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$776,675 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:762 opening theaters/762 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,777,976

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,162 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,475 $1,733,017

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,162 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,901 $4,777,976
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,313 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,283 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 701-800) 753 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $1,733,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1987 12 $776,675   762 $1,019   $776,675 1
Oct 2, 1987 16 $394,659 -49% 754 $523   $1,485,964 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1987 12 $1,091,305   762 $1,432   $1,091,305 1

Leading Cast

Matt Dillon J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane Lorry Dane

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Tom Skerritt Phil Carpenter
Tommy Lee Jones George Cole
Bruce Dern Mr. Edwards
Lolita Davidovich Black Lace Stripper
Lee Grant Ferguson Edwards
Sarah Polley Christy Donaldson

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Production and Technical Credits

Harold Becker Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$776,675 (44.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.23 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:762 opening theaters/762 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,777,976

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,162 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,475 $1,733,017

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Matt Dillon J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane Lorry Dane

Uncategorized

Tom Skerritt Phil Carpenter
Tommy Lee Jones George Cole
Bruce Dern Mr. Edwards
Lolita Davidovich Black Lace Stripper
Lee Grant Ferguson Edwards
Sarah Polley Christy Donaldson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Harold Becker Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,162 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,901 $4,777,976
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,313 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,283 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 701-800) 753 $1,733,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $1,733,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1987 12 $776,675   762 $1,019   $776,675 1
Oct 2, 1987 16 $394,659 -49% 754 $523   $1,485,964 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1987 12 $1,091,305   762 $1,432   $1,091,305 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,475 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,256 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,530 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,377 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $1,733,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 836 $1,733,017