Crimes of the Heart (1986)

Crimes of the Heart
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,905,000Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,402,921 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:246 opening theaters/685 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,332,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,553 $22,905,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,123 $22,905,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 12th, 1986 (Wide) by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Black Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Mental Illness, Singers, February / May Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Killing in Self Defence, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 426 $6,111,737 Jan 2, 1987 24

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1986 7 $1,402,921   246 $5,703   $1,402,921 1
Dec 19, 1986 10 $1,692,851 +21% 446 $3,796   $3,667,731 2
Jan 2, 1987 10 $2,174,423   454 $4,789   $11,433,268 4
Jan 9, 1987 10 $1,758,916 -19% 536 $3,282   $13,949,620 5
Jan 16, 1987 10 $1,518,464 -14% 538 $2,822   $16,087,573 6
Jan 23, 1987 9 $1,260,195 -17% 685 $1,840   $17,791,783 7
Jan 30, 1987 12 $1,034,570 -18% 627 $1,650   $19,313,253 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1986 7 $1,974,880   246 $8,028   $1,974,880 1
Dec 19, 1986 9 $2,743,904 +39% 446 $6,152   $4,718,784 2
Dec 26, 1986 10 $4,540,061 +65% 446 $10,180   $9,258,845 3
Jan 2, 1987 10 $2,931,859 -35% 454 $6,458   $12,190,704 4
Jan 9, 1987 7 $2,378,405 -19% 536 $4,437   $14,569,109 5
Jan 16, 1987 11 $1,962,479 -17% 538 $3,648   $16,531,588 6
Jan 23, 1987 8 $1,747,095 -11% 685 $2,551   $18,278,683 7
Jan 30, 1987 10 $1,374,373 -21% 627 $2,192   $19,653,056 8

Leading Cast

Diane Keaton    Lennora Josephine 'Lenny Magrath'

Uncategorized

Jessica Lange    Margeret "Mag" Magrath
Sam Shepard    Doc Porter
Sissy Spacek    Rebecca Magrath Bortelle
Tess Harper    Chick Boyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Beresford    Director
Beth Henley    Screenwriter
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Sound Editor

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


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,402,921 (6.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:246 opening theaters/685 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,332,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,553 $22,905,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,123 $22,905,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 12th, 1986 (Wide) by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Black Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Mental Illness, Singers, February / May Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Killing in Self Defence, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 426 $6,111,737 Jan 2, 1987 24

Leading Cast

Diane Keaton    Lennora Josephine 'Lenny Magrath'

Uncategorized

Jessica Lange    Margeret "Mag" Magrath
Sam Shepard    Doc Porter
Sissy Spacek    Rebecca Magrath Bortelle
Tess Harper    Chick Boyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Beresford    Director
Beth Henley    Screenwriter
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Sound Editor

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1986 7 $1,402,921   246 $5,703   $1,402,921 1
Dec 19, 1986 10 $1,692,851 +21% 446 $3,796   $3,667,731 2
Jan 2, 1987 10 $2,174,423   454 $4,789   $11,433,268 4
Jan 9, 1987 10 $1,758,916 -19% 536 $3,282   $13,949,620 5
Jan 16, 1987 10 $1,518,464 -14% 538 $2,822   $16,087,573 6
Jan 23, 1987 9 $1,260,195 -17% 685 $1,840   $17,791,783 7
Jan 30, 1987 12 $1,034,570 -18% 627 $1,650   $19,313,253 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 1986 7 $1,974,880   246 $8,028   $1,974,880 1
Dec 19, 1986 9 $2,743,904 +39% 446 $6,152   $4,718,784 2
Dec 26, 1986 10 $4,540,061 +65% 446 $10,180   $9,258,845 3
Jan 2, 1987 10 $2,931,859 -35% 454 $6,458   $12,190,704 4
Jan 9, 1987 7 $2,378,405 -19% 536 $4,437   $14,569,109 5
Jan 16, 1987 11 $1,962,479 -17% 538 $3,648   $16,531,588 6
Jan 23, 1987 8 $1,747,095 -11% 685 $2,551   $18,278,683 7
Jan 30, 1987 10 $1,374,373 -21% 627 $2,192   $19,653,056 8