Synopsis
Returning to the city of his birth for inspiration, legendary maverick director Robert Altman helms an evocative, bullet-riddled tribute to the music and movies of his youth in Kansas City, a Depression-era gangster flick as only he could make one. Blondie O’Hara resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen, a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn, hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen’s clutches.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $432,183 (31.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 215 opening theaters/215 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,301,860 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) | 8,488 | $1,353,824 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) | 14,346 | $1,353,824 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,406 | $1,353,824 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,024 | $1,353,824 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) | 3,645 | $1,353,824 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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| iTunes: | iTunes |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 16th, 1996 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | February 15th, 2005 by New Line Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: | R for language, and for some violence and drug use |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Mafia, 1930s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fine Line Features, Sandcastle 5 Productions, Ciby 2000 |
| Production Countries: | France, United States |
| Languages: | English |