Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,657,565Details
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Synopsis

The story of visionary automaker Preston Tucker, who waged a David and Goliath struggle with the “big three” automakers and the US Government to make his dream “car of the future” a reality for the masses.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,709,562 (18.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:720 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,158,474

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,877 $19,657,565
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,520 $19,657,565

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 16th, 2022 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures
Video Release: October 24th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Almost Famous
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Keywords: Biography, Biographical Drama, Inventor, 1940s, 1950s, World War II, Corporate Malfeasance, Epilogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 367 $6,404,128 Sep 2, 1988 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 6 $3,709,562   720 $5,152   $3,709,562 1
Aug 19, 1988 8 $2,782,700 -25% 720 $3,865   $8,197,305 2
Sep 2, 1988 10 $2,329,291   706 $3,299   $14,404,223 4
Sep 30, 2022 - $1,452   8 $182   $19,655,818 1,782

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 7 $5,414,605   720 $7,520   $5,414,605 1
Sep 16, 2022 - $1,728   1 $1,728   $19,654,366 1,780
Sep 30, 2022 54 $1,747   10 $175   $19,657,565 1,782

Uncategorized

Jeff Bridges    Preston Thomas Tucker
Christian Slater    Junior Tucker
Elias Koteas    Alex Tremulis
Joan Allen    Vera Tucker
Martin Landau    Abe Karatz
Dean Stockwell    Howard Hughes
Lloyd Bridges    Senator Homer Ferguson
Mako    Jimmy Sakuyama
Jay O. Sanders    Kirby, Tucker's Attorney
Corin Nemec    Noble Tucker
Frederic Forrest    Eddie Dean
Nina Siemaszko    Marilyn Lee Tucker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
Arnold Schulman    Screenwriter
David Seidler    Screenwriter
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director

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


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Synopsis

The story of visionary automaker Preston Tucker, who waged a David and Goliath struggle with the “big three” automakers and the US Government to make his dream “car of the future” a reality for the masses.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,709,562 (18.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:720 opening theaters/720 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $43,158,474

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,877 $19,657,565
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,520 $19,657,565

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 1988 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 16th, 2022 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures
Video Release: October 24th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Almost Famous
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Keywords: Biography, Biographical Drama, Inventor, 1940s, 1950s, World War II, Corporate Malfeasance, Epilogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 367 $6,404,128 Sep 2, 1988 24

Uncategorized

Jeff Bridges    Preston Thomas Tucker
Christian Slater    Junior Tucker
Elias Koteas    Alex Tremulis
Joan Allen    Vera Tucker
Martin Landau    Abe Karatz
Dean Stockwell    Howard Hughes
Lloyd Bridges    Senator Homer Ferguson
Mako    Jimmy Sakuyama
Jay O. Sanders    Kirby, Tucker's Attorney
Corin Nemec    Noble Tucker
Frederic Forrest    Eddie Dean
Nina Siemaszko    Marilyn Lee Tucker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
Arnold Schulman    Screenwriter
David Seidler    Screenwriter
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 6 $3,709,562   720 $5,152   $3,709,562 1
Aug 19, 1988 8 $2,782,700 -25% 720 $3,865   $8,197,305 2
Sep 2, 1988 10 $2,329,291   706 $3,299   $14,404,223 4
Sep 30, 2022 - $1,452   8 $182   $19,655,818 1,782

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 7 $5,414,605   720 $7,520   $5,414,605 1
Sep 16, 2022 - $1,728   1 $1,728   $19,654,366 1,780
Sep 30, 2022 54 $1,747   10 $175   $19,657,565 1,782