Endless Love (1981)

Endless Love poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,162,921 (12.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:580 opening theaters/632 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $127,964,022

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Continental Divide
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Keywords: Remade, Romantic Drama, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Obsessive Love, Arson, Mental Hospital, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Accidental Death
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Polygram Pictures, Universal Pictures, A Keith Barish, Dyson
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 4 $4,162,921   580 $7,177   $4,162,921 1
Jul 31, 1981 9 $2,221,402   632 $3,515   $13,603,161 3
Aug 7, 1981 11 $1,711,316 -23% 550 $3,111   $17,112,680 4
Aug 14, 1981 12 $1,255,655 -27% 471 $2,666   $19,486,265 5
Aug 28, 1981 12 $531,827   250 $2,127   $22,190,208 7
Sep 4, 1981 13 $689,000 +30% 337 $2,045   $23,315,700 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 7 $4,019,605   632 $6,360   $15,401,364 3
Aug 7, 1981 9 $2,829,246 -30% 550 $5,144   $18,230,610 4
Aug 28, 1981 11 $968,319   250 $3,873   $22,626,700 7

Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Shirley Knight Anne
Don Murray Hugh
Richard Kiley Arthur
Penelope Milford Ingrid
Beatrice Straight Rose
James Spader Keith
Ian Ziering Sammy
Robert Moore Dr. Miller
Jan Miner Mrs. Switzer
Salem Ludwig Mr. Switzer
Leon B. Stevens Judge
Vida Wright Sonia
Jeff Markus Leonard
Patrick Taylor Bob Clark
Jamie Bernstein Susan
Tom Cruise Billy
Jeffrey B. Versalle Stuart
Jami Gertz Patty
Maria Todd Girlfriend
Douglas Alan-Mann Teacher in Museum
Steve Calicchio Weaver
Robert Kahn Gene
Jeremy Bar-Illan Jeremy
Scott Cushman Gabe
David Willis Walter
Barry Pruitt Police Officer
Amy Whitman Stenographer
Kenneth Cory Doctor At Rockville
Teri Shields Nurse
Sylvia Short Nurse
Ethelmae Mason Nurse
Anna Berger Nurse
Joan Glasco Nurse
Mark Hopson Arnold Patient
Kathy Bernard Patient
Philip Lenkowsky Patient
Arthur Epstein Patient
Leonard H. Pass Patient
Lawrence Sellars Patient
Ron Perkins Patient
Gilbert Stafford Attendant
Marvin Foster Attendant
Millidge Mosley Louis
Walt Gorney Passerby
Willie Wenger Waitress
Robert Altman Hotel Manager
Ruth Last Hotel Resident
George Kyle Chicago Cop
Lee Kimball Bob
Martin Pinckney Martin
Duffy Piccini Duffy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli Director
Dyson Lovell Producer
Keith Barish Executive Producer
Judith Rascoe Screenwriter
Scott Spencer Story Creator
Robert Girolami Assistant Director
David Golden Production Manager
Ed Wittstein Production Designer
Edward Pisoni Art Director
Alan Hicks Set Decorator
David Watkin Director of Photography
Kristi Zea Costume Designer
Michael J. Sheridan Editor
Jack C. Jacobsen Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline Re-recording Mixer
Bill Nicholson Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert D. Marchant Sound Editor
Marvin Kosberg Dialogue Editor
Robert Takagi Music Editor
Jonathan Tunick Song Writer
Lionel Richie Song Writer
Lionel Richie Composer
Thomas F. McClary Composer
Julie Hughes Casting Director
Barry Moss Casting Director
Sally Dennison Casting (California)
Victor Magnotta Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,162,921 (12.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:580 opening theaters/632 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $127,964,022

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Continental Divide
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Remade, Romantic Drama, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Obsessive Love, Arson, Mental Hospital, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Accidental Death
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Polygram Pictures, Universal Pictures, A Keith Barish, Dyson
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Supporting Cast

Shirley Knight Anne
Don Murray Hugh
Richard Kiley Arthur
Penelope Milford Ingrid
Beatrice Straight Rose
James Spader Keith
Ian Ziering Sammy
Robert Moore Dr. Miller
Jan Miner Mrs. Switzer
Salem Ludwig Mr. Switzer
Leon B. Stevens Judge
Vida Wright Sonia
Jeff Markus Leonard
Patrick Taylor Bob Clark
Jamie Bernstein Susan
Tom Cruise Billy
Jeffrey B. Versalle Stuart
Jami Gertz Patty
Maria Todd Girlfriend
Douglas Alan-Mann Teacher in Museum
Steve Calicchio Weaver
Robert Kahn Gene
Jeremy Bar-Illan Jeremy
Scott Cushman Gabe
David Willis Walter
Barry Pruitt Police Officer
Amy Whitman Stenographer
Kenneth Cory Doctor At Rockville
Teri Shields Nurse
Sylvia Short Nurse
Ethelmae Mason Nurse
Anna Berger Nurse
Joan Glasco Nurse
Mark Hopson Arnold Patient
Kathy Bernard Patient
Philip Lenkowsky Patient
Arthur Epstein Patient
Leonard H. Pass Patient
Lawrence Sellars Patient
Ron Perkins Patient
Gilbert Stafford Attendant
Marvin Foster Attendant
Millidge Mosley Louis
Walt Gorney Passerby
Willie Wenger Waitress
Robert Altman Hotel Manager
Ruth Last Hotel Resident
George Kyle Chicago Cop
Lee Kimball Bob
Martin Pinckney Martin
Duffy Piccini Duffy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli Director
Dyson Lovell Producer
Keith Barish Executive Producer
Judith Rascoe Screenwriter
Scott Spencer Story Creator
Robert Girolami Assistant Director
David Golden Production Manager
Ed Wittstein Production Designer
Edward Pisoni Art Director
Alan Hicks Set Decorator
David Watkin Director of Photography
Kristi Zea Costume Designer
Michael J. Sheridan Editor
Jack C. Jacobsen Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline Re-recording Mixer
Bill Nicholson Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert D. Marchant Sound Editor
Marvin Kosberg Dialogue Editor
Robert Takagi Music Editor
Jonathan Tunick Song Writer
Lionel Richie Song Writer
Lionel Richie Composer
Thomas F. McClary Composer
Julie Hughes Casting Director
Barry Moss Casting Director
Sally Dennison Casting (California)
Victor Magnotta Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 4 $4,162,921   580 $7,177   $4,162,921 1
Jul 31, 1981 9 $2,221,402   632 $3,515   $13,603,161 3
Aug 7, 1981 11 $1,711,316 -23% 550 $3,111   $17,112,680 4
Aug 14, 1981 12 $1,255,655 -27% 471 $2,666   $19,486,265 5
Aug 28, 1981 12 $531,827   250 $2,127   $22,190,208 7
Sep 4, 1981 13 $689,000 +30% 337 $2,045   $23,315,700 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 7 $4,019,605   632 $6,360   $15,401,364 3
Aug 7, 1981 9 $2,829,246 -30% 550 $5,144   $18,230,610 4
Aug 28, 1981 11 $968,319   250 $3,873   $22,626,700 7