Dead Calm (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,032,915Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,463,551 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:959 opening theaters/959 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,001,205

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,982 $7,032,915
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,793 $7,032,915

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1989 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Thing
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Keywords: Psychological Thriller, Death of a Son or Daughter, Car Accident, On a Boat, Serial Killer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 6 $2,463,551   959 $2,569   $2,463,551 1
Apr 14, 1989 8 $1,807,265 -27% 959 $1,885   $5,139,351 2
Apr 21, 1989 11 $768,044 -58% 537 $1,430   $6,477,648 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 5 $3,332,086   959 $3,475   $3,332,086 1
Apr 14, 1989 8 $2,377,518 -29% 959 $2,479   $5,709,604 2

Leading Cast

Nicole Kidman    Rae Ingram

Uncategorized

Billy Zane    Hughie Warriner
Sam Neill    John Ingram

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

Production and Technical Credits

Phillip Noyce    Director
Terry Hayes    Screenwriter
Graeme Revell    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,463,551 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:959 opening theaters/959 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,001,205

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,982 $7,032,915
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,793 $7,032,915

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1989 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Thing
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Keywords: Psychological Thriller, Death of a Son or Daughter, Car Accident, On a Boat, Serial Killer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Nicole Kidman    Rae Ingram

Uncategorized

Billy Zane    Hughie Warriner
Sam Neill    John Ingram

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

Production and Technical Credits

Phillip Noyce    Director
Terry Hayes    Screenwriter
Graeme Revell    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 6 $2,463,551   959 $2,569   $2,463,551 1
Apr 14, 1989 8 $1,807,265 -27% 959 $1,885   $5,139,351 2
Apr 21, 1989 11 $768,044 -58% 537 $1,430   $6,477,648 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 5 $3,332,086   959 $3,475   $3,332,086 1
Apr 14, 1989 8 $2,377,518 -29% 959 $2,479   $5,709,604 2