Sneakers (1992)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,433,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,031,145 (19.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,731 opening theaters/2,062 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $133,601,855

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,053 $51,433,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 1992 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief sexual references.
Comparisons: vs. Delgo
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Keywords: Heist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $7,542,701 Oct 9, 1992 33

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $133,601,855
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $51,433,000
Top 1992 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 30 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 835 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,489 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 356 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 754 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $51,433,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1992 1 $10,031,145   1,731 $5,795   $10,134,778 1
Sep 18, 1992 1 $8,112,395 -19% 2,046 $3,965   $21,440,868 2
Sep 25, 1992 2 $5,722,065 -29% 2,062 $2,775   $29,372,613 3
Oct 2, 1992 5 $3,912,105 -32% 2,059 $1,900   $34,841,188 4
Oct 9, 1992 6 $2,848,245 -27% 1,797 $1,585   $38,743,198 5
Oct 16, 1992 8 $2,004,750 -30% 1,458 $1,375   $41,564,593 6
Oct 30, 1992 10 $1,026,370   1,042 $985   $44,854,023 8
Nov 6, 1992 10 $1,101,790 +7% 922 $1,195   $46,339,993 9
Nov 13, 1992 11 $850,265 -23% 766 $1,110   $47,564,103 10
Jan 1, 1993 35 $93,775   155 $605   $50,560,948 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1992 1 $13,224,840   1,731 $7,640   $13,328,473 2
Sep 18, 1992 1 $10,322,075 -22% 2,046 $5,045   $23,650,548 3
Sep 25, 1992 2 $7,278,535 -29% 2,062 $3,530   $30,929,083 4
Oct 2, 1992 5 $4,965,870 -32% 2,059 $2,412   $35,894,953 5
Oct 9, 1992 6 $3,664,890 -26% 1,797 $2,039   $39,559,843 6
Oct 30, 1992 9 $1,410,550   1,042 $1,354   $45,238,203 9
Nov 6, 1992 10 $1,475,635 +5% 922 $1,600   $46,713,838 10

Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd Mother
Robert Redford Martin Bishop
River Phoenix Carl Arbegast
Sidney Poitier Donald Crease
David Strathairn Erwin 'Whistler' Emory

Supporting Cast

James Earl Jones Bernard Abbott

Uncategorized

Bodhi Elfman Centurion S&L Night Guard
Eddie Jones Buddy Wallace
Stephen Tobolowsky Doctor Werner Brandes
Donal Logue Dr. Gunter Janek
Ben Kingsley Cosmo
Mary McDonnell Liz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Phil Alden Robinson Director
James Horner Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,031,145 (19.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,731 opening theaters/2,062 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $133,601,855

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,053 $51,433,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 1992 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief sexual references.
Comparisons: vs. Delgo
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Keywords: Heist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $7,542,701 Oct 9, 1992 33

Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd Mother
Robert Redford Martin Bishop
River Phoenix Carl Arbegast
Sidney Poitier Donald Crease
David Strathairn Erwin 'Whistler' Emory

Supporting Cast

James Earl Jones Bernard Abbott

Uncategorized

Bodhi Elfman Centurion S&L Night Guard
Eddie Jones Buddy Wallace
Stephen Tobolowsky Doctor Werner Brandes
Donal Logue Dr. Gunter Janek
Ben Kingsley Cosmo
Mary McDonnell Liz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Phil Alden Robinson Director
James Horner Composer

Home Market Releases for July 14th, 2015

July 13th, 2015

Clouds of Sils Maria

It is both a good and a bad week on the home market. The biggest new release is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. That's bad. However, there are also a trio of limited releases coming out this week that are easily contenders for Pick of the Week: Clouds of Sils Maria, Ex Machina, and It Follows. It is really a coin-toss between those three, but in the end, I went with Clouds of Sils Maria - Buy from Amazon: DVD. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,827 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $133,601,855
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $51,433,000
Top 1992 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 30 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 835 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,489 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 356 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 754 $51,433,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $51,433,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1992 1 $10,031,145   1,731 $5,795   $10,134,778 1
Sep 18, 1992 1 $8,112,395 -19% 2,046 $3,965   $21,440,868 2
Sep 25, 1992 2 $5,722,065 -29% 2,062 $2,775   $29,372,613 3
Oct 2, 1992 5 $3,912,105 -32% 2,059 $1,900   $34,841,188 4
Oct 9, 1992 6 $2,848,245 -27% 1,797 $1,585   $38,743,198 5
Oct 16, 1992 8 $2,004,750 -30% 1,458 $1,375   $41,564,593 6
Oct 30, 1992 10 $1,026,370   1,042 $985   $44,854,023 8
Nov 6, 1992 10 $1,101,790 +7% 922 $1,195   $46,339,993 9
Nov 13, 1992 11 $850,265 -23% 766 $1,110   $47,564,103 10
Jan 1, 1993 35 $93,775   155 $605   $50,560,948 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1992 1 $13,224,840   1,731 $7,640   $13,328,473 2
Sep 18, 1992 1 $10,322,075 -22% 2,046 $5,045   $23,650,548 3
Sep 25, 1992 2 $7,278,535 -29% 2,062 $3,530   $30,929,083 4
Oct 2, 1992 5 $4,965,870 -32% 2,059 $2,412   $35,894,953 5
Oct 9, 1992 6 $3,664,890 -26% 1,797 $2,039   $39,559,843 6
Oct 30, 1992 9 $1,410,550   1,042 $1,354   $45,238,203 9
Nov 6, 1992 10 $1,475,635 +5% 922 $1,600   $46,713,838 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,053 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,434 $51,433,000
Top 1992 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 32 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,491 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,566 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,494 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,097 $51,433,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $51,433,000