Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,030,096Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,422,385 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,432 opening theaters/1,432 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,725,152

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,200 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,946 $16,030,096

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 29th, 1995 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 6th, 1998 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexuality and language.
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 21 Bridges
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Drama, 1940s, Fired, Set in Los Angeles, Missing Person, African Americans, Police Brutality, Organized Crime, Relationships Gone Wrong, Blackmail, Political Campaign, Pedophilia, Private Investigator
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $7,606,608 Oct 6, 1995 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,667 $39,725,152
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,703 $16,030,096
Top 1995 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 916 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,883 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $16,030,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 1995 3 $5,422,385   1,432 $3,787   $5,422,385 1
Oct 6, 1995 7 $3,010,805 -44% 1,432 $2,103   $10,012,246 2
Oct 13, 1995 10 $2,001,550 -34% 1,432 $1,398   $12,935,354 3
Oct 20, 1995 14 $938,181 -53% 863 $1,087   $14,420,783 4
Oct 27, 1995 21 $385,559 -59% 340 $1,134   $15,005,827 5
Nov 3, 1995 32 $177,268 -54% 264 $671   $15,257,880 6
Nov 10, 1995 33 $157,606 -11% 227 $694   $15,445,694 7
Nov 17, 1995 47 $54,363 -66% 131 $415   $15,520,940 8
Dec 1, 1995 26 $182,037   350 $520   $15,733,280 10
Dec 8, 1995 30 $86,640 -52% 242 $358   $15,867,657 11
Dec 15, 1995 34 $58,040 -33% 113 $514   $15,955,791 12
Dec 22, 1995 50 $27,161 -53% 40 $679   $16,004,418 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 1995 3 $7,001,441   1,432 $4,889   $7,001,441 1
Oct 6, 1995 7 $3,932,363 -44% 1,432 $2,746   $10,933,804 2
Oct 13, 1995 11 $2,548,798 -35% 1,432 $1,780   $13,482,602 3
Oct 20, 1995 14 $1,137,666 -55% 863 $1,318   $14,620,268 4
Oct 27, 1995 22 $460,344 -60% 340 $1,354   $15,080,612 5
Nov 3, 1995 33 $207,476 -55% 264 $786   $15,288,088 6
Nov 10, 1995 34 $178,489 -14% 227 $786   $15,466,577 7
Dec 1, 1995 26 $229,774   350 $656   $15,781,017 10
Dec 8, 1995 30 $116,734 -49% 242 $482   $15,897,751 11
Dec 15, 1995 34 $79,506 -32% 113 $704   $15,977,257 12

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 24, 20221112,410 12,410$365,599$365,5991,281

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Easy Rawlins

Uncategorized

Don Cheadle    Mouse
Tom Sizemore    DeWitt Albright
Lisa Nicole Carson    Coretta James
Maury Chaykin    Matthew Terell
Jennifer Beals    Daphne Monet
Brendan Kelly    Norman
Beau Starr    Detective Jack Miller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carl Franklin    Director
Carl Franklin    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,422,385 (33.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,432 opening theaters/1,432 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,725,152

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,200 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,946 $16,030,096

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 29th, 1995 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 6th, 1998 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexuality and language.
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 21 Bridges
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Drama, 1940s, Fired, Set in Los Angeles, Missing Person, African Americans, Police Brutality, Organized Crime, Relationships Gone Wrong, Blackmail, Political Campaign, Pedophilia, Private Investigator
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $7,606,608 Oct 6, 1995 10

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Easy Rawlins

Uncategorized

Don Cheadle    Mouse
Tom Sizemore    DeWitt Albright
Lisa Nicole Carson    Coretta James
Maury Chaykin    Matthew Terell
Jennifer Beals    Daphne Monet
Brendan Kelly    Norman
Beau Starr    Detective Jack Miller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carl Franklin    Director
Carl Franklin    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,667 $39,725,152
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,703 $16,030,096
Top 1995 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 916 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,883 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $16,030,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $16,030,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 1995 3 $5,422,385   1,432 $3,787   $5,422,385 1
Oct 6, 1995 7 $3,010,805 -44% 1,432 $2,103   $10,012,246 2
Oct 13, 1995 10 $2,001,550 -34% 1,432 $1,398   $12,935,354 3
Oct 20, 1995 14 $938,181 -53% 863 $1,087   $14,420,783 4
Oct 27, 1995 21 $385,559 -59% 340 $1,134   $15,005,827 5
Nov 3, 1995 32 $177,268 -54% 264 $671   $15,257,880 6
Nov 10, 1995 33 $157,606 -11% 227 $694   $15,445,694 7
Nov 17, 1995 47 $54,363 -66% 131 $415   $15,520,940 8
Dec 1, 1995 26 $182,037   350 $520   $15,733,280 10
Dec 8, 1995 30 $86,640 -52% 242 $358   $15,867,657 11
Dec 15, 1995 34 $58,040 -33% 113 $514   $15,955,791 12
Dec 22, 1995 50 $27,161 -53% 40 $679   $16,004,418 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 1995 3 $7,001,441   1,432 $4,889   $7,001,441 1
Oct 6, 1995 7 $3,932,363 -44% 1,432 $2,746   $10,933,804 2
Oct 13, 1995 11 $2,548,798 -35% 1,432 $1,780   $13,482,602 3
Oct 20, 1995 14 $1,137,666 -55% 863 $1,318   $14,620,268 4
Oct 27, 1995 22 $460,344 -60% 340 $1,354   $15,080,612 5
Nov 3, 1995 33 $207,476 -55% 264 $786   $15,288,088 6
Nov 10, 1995 34 $178,489 -14% 227 $786   $15,466,577 7
Dec 1, 1995 26 $229,774   350 $656   $15,781,017 10
Dec 8, 1995 30 $116,734 -49% 242 $482   $15,897,751 11
Dec 15, 1995 34 $79,506 -32% 113 $704   $15,977,257 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,200 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,326 $16,030,096
Top 1995 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,161 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,401 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 652 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,379 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,946 $16,030,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 599 $16,030,096

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 24, 20221112,410 12,410$365,599$365,5991,281

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.