Breaking Away (1979)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,702 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:69.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $85,896,409

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Class Warfare, Romance, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 3 $17,702   1 $17,702   $17,702 1
Jul 20, 1979 2 $287,424 +1,524% 95 $3,026   $314,658 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 2 $27,234   1 $27,234   $27,234 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Uncategorized

P.J. Soles Suzy
John Ashton Mike's Brother
Amy Wright Nance

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Production and Technical Credits

Peter Yates Director
Steve Tesich Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,702 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:69.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $85,896,409

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Class Warfare, Romance, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Uncategorized

P.J. Soles Suzy
John Ashton Mike's Brother
Amy Wright Nance

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Yates Director
Steve Tesich Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 3 $17,702   1 $17,702   $17,702 1
Jul 20, 1979 2 $287,424 +1,524% 95 $3,026   $314,658 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 2 $27,234   1 $27,234   $27,234 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records