Christopher Walken
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 88 films, with $5,178,007,837 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #325) |
Best-known acting roles: Emperor (Dune: Part Two), King Louie (The Jungle Book), Treas.Sec. Wm.Cleary (Wedding Crashers), Morty (Click), Frank Abagnale, Sr. (Catch Me if You Can) |
Most productive collaborators: Bill Murray, Justin Marks, Ben Kingsley, Rudyard Kipling, Idris Elba |
Born: March 31, 1943 (81 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 26 | $1,692,324,325 | $1,051,869,184 | $2,744,193,509 |
Leading | 17 | $108,049,735 | $28,245,847 | $136,295,582 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 9 | $770,408,519 | $1,112,315,639 | $1,882,724,158 | |
(Unclassified) | 36 | $262,144,554 | $152,650,034 | $414,794,588 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Christopher Walken’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 257 | $878,458,254 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 168 | $2,832,927,133 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 273 | $1,140,561,486 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 492 | $2,345,080,704 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 264 | $2,019,019,740 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 325 | $5,178,007,837 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Jungle Book
August 28th, 2016
The Jungle Book is the latest live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon. The film is the third biggest domestic release of the year so far. (It just topped Deadpool this weekend.) It also earned 95% positive reviews. Is it truly one of the best films of 2016? Or am I going to be in the minority when it comes to this movie?
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2016 Preview: August
August 1st, 2016
July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Getting Demolished
April 8th, 2016
It's not a good week for limited releases. Not only is it a short list this week, but none of them look like they will be a hit at the box office. Demolition is the widest release of the week, but it is too wide for a limited release. The Invitation is earning amazing reviews, but it is also playing on Video on Demand. Neon Bull is earning even better reviews, but it is a foreign-language film, so that limits its chances. The rest of the films are not earning strong enough reviews to suggest they will do well in limited release.
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2014 Preview: June
June 1st, 2014
It is too soon to tell how May will end, as this story will be published before the weekend estimates came out. (Maleficent had an excellent start on Friday, unlike A Million Ways to Die in the West.) Overall, it was a good month with at least three movies that are on track to hit $200 million, but there was no really big winner for the month. It was nice and balanced. Unfortunately, last May there was a monster hit, Iron Man 3, and 2014 could not compete with that, so it lost ground to 2013. June hopes to turn things around and there are some reasons to be optimistic. All four weeks there is at least one film opening that at least has a shot at $100 million. There are even two films that at least have a shot at $300 million. Transformers: Age of Extinction should win the monthly box office race while How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a long shot to win, but I wouldn't be completely surprised if it did. Additionally, 22 Jump Street, Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, and Think Like a Man 2 are all contenders for the century club. Not all of them will get to that milestone, but all of them at least have a short. Last June, there were three films that reached $200 million, including Man of Steel, which nearly reached $300 million. It looks like June of 2014 will be about as strong as June of 2013, more or less. If all films reach their potential, it could win the year-over-year comparison. Unless there are some shocking bombs, it shouldn't struggle so much that 2014 loses its lead over 2013 entirely.
Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Stand Up Guys
May 20th, 2013
Stand Up Guys has a very impressive cast with three Oscar winners in the three lead roles. It also opened with an Oscar-qualifying run; however, outside of a Golden Globe nomination for best original song, it was passed over by Awards Season voters. When it opened in limited release, it debuted in several hundred theaters, but barely topped the Mendoza Line on the per theater chart, while it disappeared as quickly as that opening would suggest. Will it find success on the home market? Or will it struggle there like it did in limited release and during Awards Season?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: A Late Quartet
February 14th, 2013
A Late Quartet opened last November and it earned good reviews, but not great reviews. It also did well in limited release, but never expanding significantly. Is it worth checking out for those who missed out on the film in theaters? Are there enough extras to make it worth picking up?
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Any Day is a Good Day for Limited Releases
December 14th, 2012
It is another busy week for limited releases, including some that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Unfortunately, like it usually is at this time of year, unless a limited release is earning Oscar buzz, it is very unlikely to find an audience in limited release. Any Day Now is the film I have the highest hopes for, but even for a film with 88% positive reviews, it will be a challenge.
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Featured Blu-ray Review: Catch Me If You Can
December 3rd, 2012
Catch Me If You Can opened on Christmas day 2002, and while it was never able to reach top spot on the box office chart (a little film called Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was blocking it) it did become a huge hit. Ten year later, it is coming out on Blu-ray. Has the film aged well? Is the Blu-ray worth the upgrade?
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2012 Preview: October
October 1st, 2012
2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news.
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Mar 1, 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Emperor | $282,144,358 | $427,421,510 | $709,565,868 |
Dec 11, 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | Anthony’s Father | $213,441 | $1,272,672 | $1,486,113 |
Oct 9, 2020 | Percy | Percy Schmeiser | $76,511 | $79,824 | $156,335 |
Oct 9, 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Jerry | $21,277,892 | $25,541,177 | $46,819,069 |
Feb 28, 2020 | The Jesus Rolls | Warden | $18,169 | $46,400 | $64,569 |
Feb 16, 2018 | Irreplaceable You | ||||
Dec 22, 2017 | Father Figures | Dr. Walter Tinkler | $17,501,244 | $3,537,197 | $21,038,441 |
Aug 5, 2016 | Nine Lives | Felix Grant | $19,700,032 | $38,114,413 | $57,814,445 |
Apr 29, 2016 | The Family Fang | Caleb Fang | $262,921 | $341,681 | $604,602 |
Apr 15, 2016 | The Jungle Book | King Louie | $364,001,123 | $587,805,599 | $951,806,722 |
Apr 8, 2016 | One More Time | Paul | $14,284 | $14,284 | |
Feb 26, 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Warren Sharp | $15,789,389 | $29,243,048 | $45,032,437 |
Jul 16, 2015 | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful … | ||||
Dec 16, 2014 | Peter Pan Live! | ||||
Nov 18, 2014 | Turks & Caicos | ||||
Jun 20, 2014 | Jersey Boys | Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo | $47,047,013 | $18,235,719 | $65,282,732 |
Feb 15, 2013 | The Power of Few | Homeless Man | $30,444 | $30,444 | |
Feb 1, 2013 | Stand Up Guys | Doc | $3,310,031 | $2,808,766 | $6,118,797 |
Nov 2, 2012 | A Late Quartet | Peter Mitchell | $1,561,577 | $6,477,215 | $8,038,792 |
Oct 12, 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Hans | $15,024,049 | $18,011,687 | $33,035,736 |
Jun 8, 2012 | Dark Horse | Jackie | $166,228 | $88,797 | $255,025 |
Mar 11, 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Shandor Birns | $1,188,194 | $1,188,194 | |
Feb 9, 2011 | All-American Murder | ||||
Jan 26, 2010 | Five Dollars a Day | ||||
Nov 24, 2009 | The Maiden Heist | ||||
Sep 7, 2007 | Romance and Cigarettes | Cousin Bo | $551,002 | $2,680,249 | $3,231,251 |
Aug 29, 2007 | Balls of Fury | Feng | $32,886,940 | $8,893,086 | $41,780,026 |
Jul 20, 2007 | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | $118,871,849 | $83,951,012 | $202,822,861 |
Oct 13, 2006 | Man of the Year | Jack Menken | $37,442,180 | $3,900,000 | $41,342,180 |
Jun 23, 2006 | Click | Morty | $137,355,633 | $100,329,456 | $237,685,089 |
Oct 14, 2005 | Domino | Mark Heiss | $10,169,202 | $13,404,855 | $23,574,057 |
Jul 15, 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Treas.Sec. Wm.Cleary | $209,218,368 | $74,000,000 | $283,218,368 |
Oct 8, 2004 | Around the Bend | Turner Lair | $193,571 | $193,571 | |
Jun 11, 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Mike Wellington | $59,475,623 | $36,674,859 | $96,150,482 |
Apr 30, 2004 | Envy | J-Man | $13,548,322 | $1,017,924 | $14,566,246 |
Apr 23, 2004 | Man on Fire | Paul Reyburn | $77,906,816 | $53,061,763 | $130,968,579 |
Sep 26, 2003 | The Rundown | Hatcher | $47,641,743 | $33,190,150 | $80,831,893 |
Aug 1, 2003 | Gigli | Jacobellis | $6,087,542 | $1,038,460 | $7,126,002 |
Feb 28, 2003 | Poolhall Junkies | Mike | $563,711 | $563,711 | |
Jan 17, 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Sal | $66,723,216 | $23,835,366 | $90,558,582 |
Dec 25, 2002 | Catch Me if You Can | Frank Abagnale, Sr. | $164,606,800 | $191,005,491 | $355,612,291 |
Jul 26, 2002 | The Country Bears | Reid Thimple | $16,988,996 | $16,988,996 | |
Feb 8, 2002 | Scotland, PA | Lt. Ernie McDuff | $384,098 | $384,098 | |
Nov 30, 2001 | The Affair of the Neck… | Cagliostro | $430,313 | $430,313 | |
Jul 20, 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Hal Weidmann | $93,607,673 | $67,040,820 | $160,648,493 |
Apr 11, 2001 | Joe Dirt | Clem | $27,087,695 | $3,900,000 | $30,987,695 |
Aug 11, 2000 | The Opportunists | Victor 'Vic' Kelly | $581,142 | $581,142 | |
Nov 19, 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Headless Horseman | $101,068,340 | $106,000,000 | $207,068,340 |
Oct 1, 1999 | New Rose Hotel | Fox | $20,416 | $20,416 | |
Aug 6, 1999 | Illuminata | Bevalaqua | $836,641 | $836,641 | |
Feb 12, 1999 | Blast from the Past | Calvin Webber | $26,613,620 | $26,613,620 | |
Oct 2, 1998 | Antz | Colonel Cutter | $90,757,863 | $61,700,000 | $152,457,863 |
Apr 17, 1998 | Suicide Kings | Carlo Bartolucci/… | $1,692,872 | $1,692,872 | |
Dec 19, 1997 | Mouse Hunt | Caeser, the Exter… | $61,894,591 | $61,894,591 | |
Aug 29, 1997 | Excess Baggage | Raymond Perkins | $14,351,432 | $14,351,432 | |
Feb 14, 1997 | Touch | Bill Hill | $408,097 | $408,097 | |
Nov 1, 1996 | The Funeral | Ray | $1,212,799 | $200,000 | $1,412,799 |
Sep 20, 1996 | Last Man Standing | Hickey | $18,115,927 | $34,070 | $18,149,997 |
Aug 9, 1996 | Basquiat | The Interviewer | $2,962,051 | $2,962,051 | |
Dec 8, 1995 | A Business Affair | Vanni Corso | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
Dec 1, 1995 | Things to Do in Denver… | The Man With The … | $529,766 | $529,766 | |
Nov 22, 1995 | Nick of Time | Mr. Smith | $8,087,783 | $8,087,783 | |
Oct 4, 1995 | The Addiction | Peina | $303,300 | $303,300 | |
Sep 1, 1995 | The Prophecy | Angel Gabriel | $16,091,660 | $16,091,660 | |
Apr 28, 1995 | Search and Destroy | Kim Ulander | $389,731 | $389,731 | |
Oct 14, 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Captain Koons | $107,928,762 | $104,962,836 | $212,891,598 |
Dec 10, 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Bobby | $47,965,000 | $47,965,000 | |
Sep 10, 1993 | True Romance | Vincenzo Coccotti | $12,281,000 | $362,293 | $12,643,293 |
Jun 18, 1992 | Batman Returns | Maximillian 'Max'… | $162,833,635 | $103,990,656 | $266,824,291 |
1992 | Mistress | Warren Zell | $1,102,469 | $1,102,469 | |
Mar 15, 1991 | The Comfort of Strangers | Robert | $1,244,000 | $1,244,000 | |
1991 | McBain | McBain | $456,000 | $456,000 | |
Sep 28, 1990 | King of New York | Frank White | $2,389,850 | $1,213 | $2,391,063 |
1989 | Communion | Whitley Strieber | $1,919,000 | $1,919,000 | |
Sep 15, 1988 | Homeboy | Wesley Pendergrass | |||
Mar 25, 1988 | Biloxi Blues | Sergeant Toomey | $43,184,798 | $8,500,000 | $51,684,798 |
Mar 18, 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Kyril Montana | $13,825,794 | $13,825,794 | |
Sep 11, 1987 | Deadline | Don Stevens | $141,000 | $141,000 | |
Apr 18, 1986 | At Close Range | Brad Whitewood Sr. | $2,347,000 | $2,347,000 | |
May 24, 1985 | A View to a Kill | Max Zorin | $50,327,960 | $102,300,000 | $152,627,960 |
Oct 21, 1983 | The Dead Zone | Johnny Smith | $20,766,000 | $20,766,000 | |
Sep 30, 1983 | Brainstorm | Dr. Michael Antho… | $8,921,050 | $8,921,050 | |
Dec 11, 1981 | Pennies from Heaven | Tom | $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 | |
May 8, 1981 | Shoot the Sun Down | ||||
Nov 19, 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Nathan D. Champion | $3,484,331 | $192 | $3,484,523 |
May 2, 1979 | Last Embrace | Eckart | $381,119 | $381,119 | |
Dec 8, 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Nick | $50,000,000 | $65,119 | $50,065,119 |
Apr 20, 1977 | Annie Hall | Duane Hall | $38,251,425 | $845 | $38,252,270 |
Averages | $36,319,579 | $52,112,905 | $65,544,403 | ||
Totals | 88 | $2,832,927,133 | $2,345,080,704 | $5,178,007,837 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Mar 1, 2024 | Dune: Part Two | $82,505,391 | 4,074 | $282,144,358 | $709,565,868 | 39.8% |
Dec 11, 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | $94,989 | 450 | $213,441 | $1,486,113 | 14.4% |
Oct 9, 2020 | Percy | 29 | $76,511 | $156,335 | 48.9% | |
Feb 28, 2020 | The Jesus Rolls | 4 | $18,169 | $64,569 | 28.1% | |
Dec 22, 2017 | Father Figures | $3,287,451 | 2,902 | $17,501,244 | $21,038,441 | 83.2% |
Aug 5, 2016 | Nine Lives | $6,249,915 | 2,264 | $19,700,032 | $57,814,445 | 34.1% |
Apr 29, 2016 | The Family Fang | $14,506 | 52 | $262,921 | $604,602 | 43.5% |
Apr 15, 2016 | The Jungle Book | $103,261,464 | 4,144 | $364,001,123 | $951,806,722 | 38.2% |
Apr 8, 2016 | One More Time | $14,284 | ||||
Feb 15, 2013 | The Power of Few | $7,614 | 5 | $30,444 | $30,444 | 100.0% |
Feb 1, 2013 | Stand Up Guys | $1,486,390 | 670 | $3,310,031 | $6,118,797 | 54.1% |
Nov 2, 2012 | A Late Quartet | $75,279 | 100 | $1,561,577 | $8,038,792 | 19.4% |
Oct 12, 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | $4,174,915 | 1,480 | $15,024,049 | $33,035,736 | 45.5% |
Mar 11, 2011 | Kill the Irishman | $145,430 | 56 | $1,188,194 | $1,188,194 | 100.0% |
Feb 9, 2011 | All-American Murder | |||||
Jan 26, 2010 | Five Dollars a Day | |||||
Aug 29, 2007 | Balls of Fury | $11,352,123 | 3,081 | $32,886,940 | $41,780,026 | 78.7% |
Jun 11, 2004 | The Stepford Wives | $21,406,781 | 3,057 | $59,475,623 | $96,150,482 | 61.9% |
Nov 1, 1996 | The Funeral | $41,768 | 70 | $1,212,799 | $1,412,799 | 85.8% |
Sep 10, 1993 | True Romance | $4,023,420 | 1,254 | $12,281,000 | $12,643,293 | 97.1% |
Mar 15, 1991 | The Comfort of Strangers | $1,244,000 | $1,244,000 | 100.0% | ||
1991 | McBain | $456,000 | $456,000 | 100.0% | ||
1989 | Communion | $1,919,000 | $1,919,000 | 100.0% | ||
Sep 15, 1988 | Homeboy | |||||
Mar 25, 1988 | Biloxi Blues | $7,093,325 | 1,330 | $43,184,798 | $51,684,798 | 83.6% |
Oct 21, 1983 | The Dead Zone | $4,556,083 | 1,293 | $20,766,000 | $20,766,000 | 100.0% |
Averages | $14,692,756 | 1,385 | $39,929,921 | $87,783,467 | 66.2% | |
Totals | 26 | $878,458,254 | $2,019,019,740 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Oct 9, 2020 | The War with Grandpa | $3,623,880 | 2,365 | $21,277,892 | $46,819,069 | 45.4% |
Feb 16, 2018 | Irreplaceable You | |||||
Feb 26, 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | $6,084,682 | 2,044 | $15,789,389 | $45,032,437 | 35.1% |
Jun 20, 2014 | Jersey Boys | $13,319,371 | 2,905 | $47,047,013 | $65,282,732 | 72.1% |
Jun 8, 2012 | Dark Horse | $13,551 | 10 | $166,228 | $255,025 | 65.2% |
Jul 20, 2007 | Hairspray | $27,476,745 | 3,121 | $118,871,849 | $202,822,861 | 58.6% |
Oct 13, 2006 | Man of the Year | $12,299,380 | 2,626 | $37,442,180 | $41,342,180 | 90.6% |
Jun 23, 2006 | Click | $40,011,365 | 3,764 | $137,355,633 | $237,685,089 | 57.8% |
Jul 15, 2005 | Wedding Crashers | $33,900,720 | 3,131 | $209,218,368 | $283,218,368 | 73.9% |
Apr 30, 2004 | Envy | $6,160,886 | 2,445 | $13,548,322 | $14,566,246 | 93.0% |
Apr 23, 2004 | Man on Fire | $22,751,490 | 2,986 | $77,906,816 | $130,968,579 | 59.5% |
Jan 17, 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | $16,580,209 | 2,848 | $66,723,216 | $90,558,582 | 73.7% |
Dec 25, 2002 | Catch Me if You Can | $30,082,000 | 3,225 | $164,606,800 | $355,612,291 | 46.3% |
Jul 20, 2001 | America's Sweethearts | $30,181,877 | 3,011 | $93,607,673 | $160,648,493 | 58.3% |
Apr 11, 2001 | Joe Dirt | $8,016,008 | 2,639 | $27,087,695 | $30,987,695 | 87.4% |
Nov 19, 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | $30,060,467 | 3,069 | $101,068,340 | $207,068,340 | 48.8% |
Oct 2, 1998 | Antz | $17,195,160 | 2,929 | $90,757,863 | $152,457,863 | 59.5% |
Dec 19, 1997 | Mouse Hunt | $6,062,922 | 2,233 | $61,894,591 | $61,894,591 | 100.0% |
Aug 29, 1997 | Excess Baggage | $6,309,583 | 2,211 | $14,351,432 | $14,351,432 | 100.0% |
Aug 9, 1996 | Basquiat | $83,863 | 109 | $2,962,051 | $2,962,051 | 100.0% |
Nov 22, 1995 | Nick of Time | $2,781,601 | 1,849 | $8,087,783 | $8,087,783 | 100.0% |
Oct 14, 1994 | Pulp Fiction | $9,311,882 | 1,494 | $107,928,762 | $212,891,598 | 50.7% |
Dec 10, 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | $13,516,699 | 2,414 | $47,965,000 | $47,965,000 | 100.0% |
Jun 18, 1992 | Batman Returns | $45,687,710 | 2,644 | $162,833,635 | $266,824,291 | 61.0% |
Mar 18, 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | $13,825,794 | $13,825,794 | 100.0% | ||
Dec 8, 1978 | The Deer Hunter | $50,000,000 | $50,065,119 | 99.9% | ||
Averages | $16,587,480 | 2,438 | $67,692,973 | $109,767,740 | 73.5% | |
Totals | 26 | $1,692,324,325 | $2,744,193,509 |