The Morning After (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,147,055Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,069,926 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:955 opening theaters/955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,633,175

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,334 $25,147,055
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,799 $25,147,055
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,087 $25,147,055
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,439 $25,147,055

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Copycat
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Faulty Memory, Black Out Drunk, Addiction, Film Actor, Relationships Gone Wrong, Framed, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $5,701,641 Jan 16, 1987 25
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 325 $9,695,931 Jan 2, 1987 11
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 299 $5,069,926 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 210 $15,442,094 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 99 $5,069,926 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $15,442,094 Dec 26, 1986 4

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 5 $5,069,926   955 $5,309   $6,021,088 1
Jan 2, 1987 7 $3,354,965 -34% 955 $3,513   $12,772,572 2
Jan 9, 1987 5 $2,794,806 -17% 941 $2,970   $16,640,846 3
Jan 16, 1987 9 $1,972,870 -29% 908 $2,173   $19,476,959 4
Jan 23, 1987 10 $1,228,038 -38% 890 $1,380   $21,257,692 5
Jan 30, 1987 16 $736,072 -40% 668 $1,102   $22,431,710 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1986 1 $951,162   955 $996   $951,162 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 8 $8,466,445   955 $8,865   $9,417,607 2
Jan 2, 1987 7 $4,428,433 -48% 955 $4,637   $13,846,040 3
Jan 9, 1987 4 $3,658,049 -17% 941 $3,887   $17,504,089 4
Jan 16, 1987 9 $2,525,565 -31% 908 $2,781   $20,029,654 5

Leading Cast

Jane Fonda    Alex Sternbergen
Jeff Bridges    Turner Kendall
Raul Julia    Joaquin Manero

Supporting Cast

Diane Salinger    Isabel Harding
Richard Foronjy    Sergeant Greenbaum
Rick Rossovich    Detective
Bob Minor    Man
Kathy Bates    Woman on Mateo Street

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director
James Hicks    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,069,926 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:955 opening theaters/955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,633,175

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,334 $25,147,055
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,799 $25,147,055
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,087 $25,147,055
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,439 $25,147,055

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Copycat
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Faulty Memory, Black Out Drunk, Addiction, Film Actor, Relationships Gone Wrong, Framed, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 392 $5,701,641 Jan 16, 1987 25
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 325 $9,695,931 Jan 2, 1987 11
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 299 $5,069,926 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 210 $15,442,094 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 99 $5,069,926 Dec 26, 1986 4
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $15,442,094 Dec 26, 1986 4

Leading Cast

Jane Fonda    Alex Sternbergen
Jeff Bridges    Turner Kendall
Raul Julia    Joaquin Manero

Supporting Cast

Diane Salinger    Isabel Harding
Richard Foronjy    Sergeant Greenbaum
Rick Rossovich    Detective
Bob Minor    Man
Kathy Bates    Woman on Mateo Street

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director
James Hicks    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 5 $5,069,926   955 $5,309   $6,021,088 1
Jan 2, 1987 7 $3,354,965 -34% 955 $3,513   $12,772,572 2
Jan 9, 1987 5 $2,794,806 -17% 941 $2,970   $16,640,846 3
Jan 16, 1987 9 $1,972,870 -29% 908 $2,173   $19,476,959 4
Jan 23, 1987 10 $1,228,038 -38% 890 $1,380   $21,257,692 5
Jan 30, 1987 16 $736,072 -40% 668 $1,102   $22,431,710 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1986 1 $951,162   955 $996   $951,162 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 8 $8,466,445   955 $8,865   $9,417,607 2
Jan 2, 1987 7 $4,428,433 -48% 955 $4,637   $13,846,040 3
Jan 9, 1987 4 $3,658,049 -17% 941 $3,887   $17,504,089 4
Jan 16, 1987 9 $2,525,565 -31% 908 $2,781   $20,029,654 5