Get on the Bus (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,691,854Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,156,409 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,400,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,207 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,881,934

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,379 $5,691,854
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,514 $5,691,854
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,207 $5,691,854
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,682 $5,691,854

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 1996 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. That Thing You Do!
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Keywords: Political Drama, African Americans, Road Trip, Political Protest
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 1996 8 $2,156,409   1,207 $1,787   $2,837,711 1
Oct 25, 1996 14 $1,117,745 -48% 1,207 $926   $4,551,288 2
Nov 1, 1996 21 $532,065 -52% 425 $1,252   $5,402,971 3
Nov 8, 1996 32 $138,254 -74% 190 $728   $5,660,056 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 1996 9 $2,752,241   1,207 $2,280   $3,433,543 2
Oct 25, 1996 14 $1,437,363 -48% 1,207 $1,191   $4,870,906 3
Nov 1, 1996 22 $650,896 -55% 425 $1,532   $5,521,802 4

Uncategorized

Ossie Davis    Jeremiah
Charles S. Dutton    George
Andre Braugher    Flip
Hill Harper    Xavier
Randy Quaid    Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Bernie Mac    Jay
Harry J. Lennix    Randall
Isaiah Washington    Kyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Lee    Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood    Screenwriter
Terence Blanchard    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,156,409 (37.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,400,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,207 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,881,934

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,379 $5,691,854
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,514 $5,691,854
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,207 $5,691,854
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,682 $5,691,854

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 1996 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. That Thing You Do!
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political Drama, African Americans, Road Trip, Political Protest
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Uncategorized

Ossie Davis    Jeremiah
Charles S. Dutton    George
Andre Braugher    Flip
Hill Harper    Xavier
Randy Quaid    Tennessee State Trooper (uncredited)
Bernie Mac    Jay
Harry J. Lennix    Randall
Isaiah Washington    Kyle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Spike Lee    Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood    Screenwriter
Terence Blanchard    Composer

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 1996 8 $2,156,409   1,207 $1,787   $2,837,711 1
Oct 25, 1996 14 $1,117,745 -48% 1,207 $926   $4,551,288 2
Nov 1, 1996 21 $532,065 -52% 425 $1,252   $5,402,971 3
Nov 8, 1996 32 $138,254 -74% 190 $728   $5,660,056 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 18, 1996 9 $2,752,241   1,207 $2,280   $3,433,543 2
Oct 25, 1996 14 $1,437,363 -48% 1,207 $1,191   $4,870,906 3
Nov 1, 1996 22 $650,896 -55% 425 $1,532   $5,521,802 4