JFK (1991)

JFK
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $70,405,498Details
International Box Office $134,994,502Details
Worldwide Box Office $205,400,000
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $781,089 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $781,089
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,223,658 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,164 opening theaters/1,395 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $181,281,169

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,246 $70,405,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 784 $134,994,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 893 $205,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $70,405,498
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $134,994,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $205,400,000

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: December 20th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 23rd, 1992 (Wide) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 13th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language. (also 1992 edited version)
Running Time: 189 minutes
Comparisons: vs. W.
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Keywords: Mafia, Courtroom / Legal Drama, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Camelot Pictures, Ixtlan Productions, A. Kitman Ho, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $9,573,179 Jan 24, 1992 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 244 $5,797,711 Jan 17, 1992 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 163 $15,786,541 Jan 17, 1992 31
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 228 $6,823,544 Jan 3, 1992 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $18,579,765 Jan 3, 1992 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $7,445,904 Dec 27, 1991 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 155 $19,985,440 Dec 27, 1991 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 1991 5 $5,223,658   1,164 $4,488   $5,223,658 1
Dec 27, 1991 6 $7,445,904 +43% 1,164 $6,397   $17,628,624 2
Jan 3, 1992 6 $6,823,544 -8% 1,164 $5,862   $30,855,433 3
Jan 10, 1992 7 $4,722,417 -31% 1,183 $3,992   $37,987,458 4
Jan 17, 1992 8 $5,797,711 +23% 1,350 $4,295   $45,506,354 5
Jan 24, 1992 6 $3,515,815 -39% 1,370 $2,566   $50,249,971 6
Jan 31, 1992 8 $3,185,727 -9% 1,395 $2,284   $54,682,068 7
Feb 7, 1992 9 $2,308,799 -28% 1,351 $1,709   $57,947,808 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 1991 6 $10,182,720   1,164 $8,748   $10,182,720 1
Dec 27, 1991 6 $13,849,169 +36% 1,164 $11,898   $24,031,889 2
Jan 3, 1992 5 $9,233,152 -33% 1,164 $7,932   $33,265,041 3
Jan 10, 1992 6 $6,443,602 -30% 1,183 $5,447   $39,708,643 4
Jan 17, 1992 8 $7,025,513 +9% 1,350 $5,204   $46,734,156 5
Jan 24, 1992 5 $4,762,185 -32% 1,370 $3,476   $51,496,341 6
Jan 31, 1992 6 $4,142,668 -13% 1,395 $2,970   $55,639,009 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/23/1992 $0000$0
 
International Total$134,994,502

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Jim Garrison

Supporting Cast

Kevin Bacon    Willie O'Keefe
Tommy Lee Jones    Clay Shaw
Laurie Metcalf    Susie Cox
Gary Oldman    Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Rooker    Bill Broussard
Jay O. Sanders    Lou Ivon
Sissy Spacek    Liz Garrison
Beata Pozniak    Marina Oswald
Brian Doyle-Murray    Jack Ruby
Gary Grubbs    Al Oser
Wayne Knight    Numa Bertel
Joey Anderson    Julia Ann Mercer
Vincent D'Onofrio    Bill Newman
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Lee Bowers
Edward Asner    Guy Bannister
John Candy    Dean Andrews
Jack Lemmon    Jack Martin
Walter Matthau    Sen. Russell Long
Joe Pesci    David Ferrie
Donald Sutherland    X (Unknown General in Black)
Sally Kirkland    Rose Cheramie
Anthony Ramirez    Epileptic
Ray LePere    Zapruder
Perry Russo    Angry Bar Patron
Mike Longman    TV Newsman
Pat Perkins    Mattie
Tom Howard    Lyndon B. Johnson
John William Galt    LBJ Voice
Ron Jackson    FBI Spokesman
Sean Stone    Jasper Garrison
Amy Long    Virginia Garrison
Scott Krueger    Snapper Garrison
Allison Pratt Davis    Elizabeth Garrison
Red Mitchell    Sergeant Harkness
Ronald Von Klaussen    Hobo
Michael Ozag    Hobo
Dale Dye    General Y
Jerry Douglas    Board Room Man
Tony Plana    Carlos Bringuier
Tomas Milian    Leopoldo
Raul Aranas    Angelo
John C. Martin    Prison Guard
Henri Alciatore    Maitre d'
Willem Oltmans    George DeMohrenschildt
Gail Cronauer    Janet Williams
Gary Carter    Bill Williams
Roxie Frnka    Earlene Roberts
Ellen McElduff    Jean Hill
Sally Nystuen    Mary Moorman
Marco Perella    Mercer Interrogator
Edwin Neal    Mercer Interrogator
Spain Logue    FBI Agent with Hill
Darryl Cox    FBI Agent with Hill
T.J. Kennedy    Hill Interrogator
Jim Garrison    Earl Warren
Carolina McCullough    Stripper Jada
J.J. Johnston    Mobster with Broussard
R. Bruce Elliott    Bolton Ford Dealer
Barry Chambers    Man at Firing Range
Linda Flores Wade    Sylvia Odio
William Larsen    Will Fritz
Alec Gifford    TV Newsman
Eric A. Vicini    French Reporter
Michael Gurievsky    Russian Reporter
Caroline Crosthwaite-Eyre    British Reporter
Helen Miller    Garrison's Receptionist
Harold Herthum    Coroner
Wayne Tippet    FBI Agent Frank
Norman Davis    Colonel Reich
Errol McLendon    Man with Umbrella
John Seitz    General Lemnitzer
Odin K. Langford    Officer Habighorst
Roy Barnitt    Irvin F. Dymond
Alvin Spicuzza    Bailiff
John Finnegan    Judge Haggerty
Walter Breaux    Vernon Bundy
Michael Skipper    James Teague
Zeke Mills    J.C. Price
James N. Harrell    Sam Holland
Ray Redd    Dodd
Melodee Bowman    FBI Receptionist
Isadore David Brickman    Dr. Peters
Joseph Nadell    Dr. McClelland
Chris Robinson    Dr. Humes
Peter Maloney    Colonel Finck
Chris Renna    Bethesda Doctor
Dalton Dearborn    Army General
Merlyn Sexton    Admiral Kenney
Steve F. Price, Jr.    Pathologist
Tom Bullock    Pathologist
Ruary O'Connell    Pathologist
Christopher Kosiciuk    FBI Agent at Autopsy
John Reneau    A-team Shooter
Stanley White    B-team Shooter
Richard Rutowski    Fence Shooter
Bill Bolender    Prisoner Powell
Larry Melton    Patrolman Joe Smith
Carol Farabee    Carolyn Arnold
Willie Minor    Bonnie Ray Williams
Ted Pennebaker    Arnold Rowland
Bill Pickle    Marion Baker
Mykel Chaves    Sandra Styles
Price Carson    Tippet
Gil Glasgow    Tippet Shooter
Bob Orwig    Officer Poe
Loys Bergeron    Jury Foreman
Kristina Hare    Reporter
Bruce Gelb    Boardroom Man
Ryan MacDonald    Boardroom Man
Duane Grey    Boardroom Man
George R. Robertson    White House Man
Baxter Harris    White House Man
Alex Rodzi Rodine    White House Man
Sam Stoneburner    White House Man
Bob Gunton    TV Newsman
Nathan Scott    John Chancler
Jorge Fernandez    Miguel Torres

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Oliver Stone    Producer
A. Kitman Ho    Producer
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Zachary Sklar    Screenwriter
Jim Marrs    Based on the Book 'Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy' By
Jim Garrison    Based on the Books 'On The Trail of the Assassins' By
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
John Williams    Composer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Victor Kempster    Production Designer
Clayton Townsend    Co-Producer
Joseph Reidy    Associate Producer
Joseph Reidy    Assistant Director
Clayton Townsend    Production Manager
Derek R. Hill    Art Director
Alan Tomkins    Art Director
Crispian Sallis    Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Dan Bronson    Costume Supervisor
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Julie Monroe    Associate Editor
Hank Corwin    Additional Editor
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Effects Editor
Jay Richardson    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Lanza    Sound Effects Editor
Dan Rich    Dialogue Editor
Bob Newlan    Dialogue Editor
Richard Dwan    Dialogue Editor
David A. Arnold    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Assells    Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon    Dialogue Editor
Alison Fisher    Dialogue Editor
Willy Allen    Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Ron Berkeley    Make up
Elle Elliott    Hairstylist
Budd Carr    Executive Music Producer
Risa Bramon Garcia    Stunt Coordinator
Billy Hopkins    Casting Director
Heidi Levitt    Casting Director
Webster Whinery    Stunt Coordinator

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


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,223,658 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,164 opening theaters/1,395 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $181,281,169

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,246 $70,405,498
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 784 $134,994,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 893 $205,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $70,405,498
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $134,994,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $205,400,000

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: December 20th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 23rd, 1992 (Wide) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 13th, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language. (also 1992 edited version)
Running Time: 189 minutes
Comparisons: vs. W.
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Courtroom / Legal Drama, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Camelot Pictures, Ixtlan Productions, A. Kitman Ho, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $9,573,179 Jan 24, 1992 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 244 $5,797,711 Jan 17, 1992 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 163 $15,786,541 Jan 17, 1992 31
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 228 $6,823,544 Jan 3, 1992 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $18,579,765 Jan 3, 1992 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $7,445,904 Dec 27, 1991 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 155 $19,985,440 Dec 27, 1991 10

Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Jim Garrison

Supporting Cast

Kevin Bacon    Willie O'Keefe
Tommy Lee Jones    Clay Shaw
Laurie Metcalf    Susie Cox
Gary Oldman    Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Rooker    Bill Broussard
Jay O. Sanders    Lou Ivon
Sissy Spacek    Liz Garrison
Beata Pozniak    Marina Oswald
Brian Doyle-Murray    Jack Ruby
Gary Grubbs    Al Oser
Wayne Knight    Numa Bertel
Joey Anderson    Julia Ann Mercer
Vincent D'Onofrio    Bill Newman
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Lee Bowers
Edward Asner    Guy Bannister
John Candy    Dean Andrews
Jack Lemmon    Jack Martin
Walter Matthau    Sen. Russell Long
Joe Pesci    David Ferrie
Donald Sutherland    X (Unknown General in Black)
Sally Kirkland    Rose Cheramie
Anthony Ramirez    Epileptic
Ray LePere    Zapruder
Perry Russo    Angry Bar Patron
Mike Longman    TV Newsman
Pat Perkins    Mattie
Tom Howard    Lyndon B. Johnson
John William Galt    LBJ Voice
Ron Jackson    FBI Spokesman
Sean Stone    Jasper Garrison
Amy Long    Virginia Garrison
Scott Krueger    Snapper Garrison
Allison Pratt Davis    Elizabeth Garrison
Red Mitchell    Sergeant Harkness
Ronald Von Klaussen    Hobo
Michael Ozag    Hobo
Dale Dye    General Y
Jerry Douglas    Board Room Man
Tony Plana    Carlos Bringuier
Tomas Milian    Leopoldo
Raul Aranas    Angelo
John C. Martin    Prison Guard
Henri Alciatore    Maitre d'
Willem Oltmans    George DeMohrenschildt
Gail Cronauer    Janet Williams
Gary Carter    Bill Williams
Roxie Frnka    Earlene Roberts
Ellen McElduff    Jean Hill
Sally Nystuen    Mary Moorman
Marco Perella    Mercer Interrogator
Edwin Neal    Mercer Interrogator
Spain Logue    FBI Agent with Hill
Darryl Cox    FBI Agent with Hill
T.J. Kennedy    Hill Interrogator
Jim Garrison    Earl Warren
Carolina McCullough    Stripper Jada
J.J. Johnston    Mobster with Broussard
R. Bruce Elliott    Bolton Ford Dealer
Barry Chambers    Man at Firing Range
Linda Flores Wade    Sylvia Odio
William Larsen    Will Fritz
Alec Gifford    TV Newsman
Eric A. Vicini    French Reporter
Michael Gurievsky    Russian Reporter
Caroline Crosthwaite-Eyre    British Reporter
Helen Miller    Garrison's Receptionist
Harold Herthum    Coroner
Wayne Tippet    FBI Agent Frank
Norman Davis    Colonel Reich
Errol McLendon    Man with Umbrella
John Seitz    General Lemnitzer
Odin K. Langford    Officer Habighorst
Roy Barnitt    Irvin F. Dymond
Alvin Spicuzza    Bailiff
John Finnegan    Judge Haggerty
Walter Breaux    Vernon Bundy
Michael Skipper    James Teague
Zeke Mills    J.C. Price
James N. Harrell    Sam Holland
Ray Redd    Dodd
Melodee Bowman    FBI Receptionist
Isadore David Brickman    Dr. Peters
Joseph Nadell    Dr. McClelland
Chris Robinson    Dr. Humes
Peter Maloney    Colonel Finck
Chris Renna    Bethesda Doctor
Dalton Dearborn    Army General
Merlyn Sexton    Admiral Kenney
Steve F. Price, Jr.    Pathologist
Tom Bullock    Pathologist
Ruary O'Connell    Pathologist
Christopher Kosiciuk    FBI Agent at Autopsy
John Reneau    A-team Shooter
Stanley White    B-team Shooter
Richard Rutowski    Fence Shooter
Bill Bolender    Prisoner Powell
Larry Melton    Patrolman Joe Smith
Carol Farabee    Carolyn Arnold
Willie Minor    Bonnie Ray Williams
Ted Pennebaker    Arnold Rowland
Bill Pickle    Marion Baker
Mykel Chaves    Sandra Styles
Price Carson    Tippet
Gil Glasgow    Tippet Shooter
Bob Orwig    Officer Poe
Loys Bergeron    Jury Foreman
Kristina Hare    Reporter
Bruce Gelb    Boardroom Man
Ryan MacDonald    Boardroom Man
Duane Grey    Boardroom Man
George R. Robertson    White House Man
Baxter Harris    White House Man
Alex Rodzi Rodine    White House Man
Sam Stoneburner    White House Man
Bob Gunton    TV Newsman
Nathan Scott    John Chancler
Jorge Fernandez    Miguel Torres

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Oliver Stone    Producer
A. Kitman Ho    Producer
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Zachary Sklar    Screenwriter
Jim Marrs    Based on the Book 'Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy' By
Jim Garrison    Based on the Books 'On The Trail of the Assassins' By
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
John Williams    Composer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Victor Kempster    Production Designer
Clayton Townsend    Co-Producer
Joseph Reidy    Associate Producer
Joseph Reidy    Assistant Director
Clayton Townsend    Production Manager
Derek R. Hill    Art Director
Alan Tomkins    Art Director
Crispian Sallis    Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart    Costume Designer
Dan Bronson    Costume Supervisor
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Julie Monroe    Associate Editor
Hank Corwin    Additional Editor
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Effects Editor
Jay Richardson    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Lanza    Sound Effects Editor
Dan Rich    Dialogue Editor
Bob Newlan    Dialogue Editor
Richard Dwan    Dialogue Editor
David A. Arnold    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Assells    Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon    Dialogue Editor
Alison Fisher    Dialogue Editor
Willy Allen    Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Ron Berkeley    Make up
Elle Elliott    Hairstylist
Budd Carr    Executive Music Producer
Risa Bramon Garcia    Stunt Coordinator
Billy Hopkins    Casting Director
Heidi Levitt    Casting Director
Webster Whinery    Stunt Coordinator

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
Dec 20, 1991 5 $5,223,658   1,164 $4,488   $5,223,658 1
Dec 27, 1991 6 $7,445,904 +43% 1,164 $6,397   $17,628,624 2
Jan 3, 1992 6 $6,823,544 -8% 1,164 $5,862   $30,855,433 3
Jan 10, 1992 7 $4,722,417 -31% 1,183 $3,992   $37,987,458 4
Jan 17, 1992 8 $5,797,711 +23% 1,350 $4,295   $45,506,354 5
Jan 24, 1992 6 $3,515,815 -39% 1,370 $2,566   $50,249,971 6
Jan 31, 1992 8 $3,185,727 -9% 1,395 $2,284   $54,682,068 7
Feb 7, 1992 9 $2,308,799 -28% 1,351 $1,709   $57,947,808 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 1991 6 $10,182,720   1,164 $8,748   $10,182,720 1
Dec 27, 1991 6 $13,849,169 +36% 1,164 $11,898   $24,031,889 2
Jan 3, 1992 5 $9,233,152 -33% 1,164 $7,932   $33,265,041 3
Jan 10, 1992 6 $6,443,602 -30% 1,183 $5,447   $39,708,643 4
Jan 17, 1992 8 $7,025,513 +9% 1,350 $5,204   $46,734,156 5
Jan 24, 1992 5 $4,762,185 -32% 1,370 $3,476   $51,496,341 6
Jan 31, 1992 6 $4,142,668 -13% 1,395 $2,970   $55,639,009 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/23/1992 $0000$0
 
International Total$134,994,502

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records