The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

The Falcon and the Snowman
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,130,087Details
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Synopsis

THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN is a true story of two young men of privilege, money and ambition who end up selling government secrets to the Russians. Christopher Boyce works a low-level job at a defense plant where he uncovers documents that prove that the C.I.A. is secretly coercing foreign governments. He confides in his friend, Daulton Lee, a reckless drug dealer and user, who convinces him to sell this information to the Soviets for big bucks. Lee boldly cuts a deal with the KGB, but soon the stakes spin out of control as the Soviets up the ante. Lee descends further into drug abuse, and the C.I.A. prepare to take the informants down.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,358,846 (13.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:265 opening theaters/914 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,017,553

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,232 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,997 $17,130,087

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 25th, 1985 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Angel
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Keywords: Political Thriller, KGB, FBI, Double Agent, Addiction, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 381 $5,721,207 Feb 15, 1985 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,232 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $52,017,553
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,562 $17,130,087
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 50 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,738 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 39 $17,130,087

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 1985 2 $2,358,846   265 $8,901   $2,358,846 1
Feb 1, 1985 5 $1,775,498 -25% 265 $6,700   $4,962,761 2
Feb 8, 1985 6 $2,460,324 +39% 914 $2,692   $7,946,838 3
Feb 15, 1985 9 $1,848,069 -25% 827 $2,235   $10,610,625 4
Feb 22, 1985 7 $1,295,776 -30% 715 $1,812   $12,354,927 5
Mar 1, 1985 10 $1,005,561 -22% 602 $1,670   $13,571,250 6
Mar 8, 1985 12 $747,180 -26% 475 $1,573   $14,867,008 7
Mar 15, 1985 13 $669,486 -10% 458 $1,462   $15,829,663 8
Mar 22, 1985 20 $340,096 -49% 272 $1,250   $16,436,784 9
Mar 29, 1985 26 $142,800 -58% 152 $939   $16,742,646 10
Apr 5, 1985 24 $175,401 +23% 139 $1,262   $16,961,597 11
Apr 12, 1985 26 $101,792 -42% 145 $702   $17,130,087 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 1985 2 $3,187,263   265 $12,027   $3,187,263 1
Feb 1, 1985 4 $2,299,251 -28% 265 $8,676   $5,486,514 2
Feb 8, 1985 5 $3,276,042 +42% 914 $3,584   $8,762,556 3
Feb 15, 1985 8 $2,296,595 -30% 827 $2,777   $11,059,151 4
Feb 22, 1985 7 $1,506,538 -34% 715 $2,107   $12,565,689 5
Mar 1, 1985 9 $1,554,139 +3% 602 $2,582   $14,119,828 6
Mar 8, 1985 13 $1,040,349 -33% 475 $2,190   $15,160,177 7
Mar 15, 1985 13 $936,511 -10% 458 $2,045   $16,096,688 8
Mar 22, 1985 19 $503,158 -46% 272 $1,850   $16,599,846 9
Mar 29, 1985 24 $186,350 -63% 152 $1,226   $16,786,196 10
Apr 5, 1985 23 $242,099 +30% 139 $1,742   $17,028,295 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,997 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,139 $17,130,087
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 51 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,216 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 543 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 40 $17,130,087

Supporting Cast

Pat Hingle    Mr. Boyce
John Ratzenberger    Detective

Uncategorized

Timothy Hutton    Christopher Boyce
Sean Penn    Daulton lee
Joyce Van Patten    Mrs. Boyce
Lori Singer    Lana
Chris Makepeace    David Lee
Michael Ironside    FBI agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
Steven Zaillian    Screenwriter

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Synopsis

THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN is a true story of two young men of privilege, money and ambition who end up selling government secrets to the Russians. Christopher Boyce works a low-level job at a defense plant where he uncovers documents that prove that the C.I.A. is secretly coercing foreign governments. He confides in his friend, Daulton Lee, a reckless drug dealer and user, who convinces him to sell this information to the Soviets for big bucks. Lee boldly cuts a deal with the KGB, but soon the stakes spin out of control as the Soviets up the ante. Lee descends further into drug abuse, and the C.I.A. prepare to take the informants down.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,358,846 (13.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:265 opening theaters/914 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,017,553

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,232 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,997 $17,130,087

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 25th, 1985 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Angel
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Keywords: Political Thriller, KGB, FBI, Double Agent, Addiction, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 381 $5,721,207 Feb 15, 1985 24

Supporting Cast

Pat Hingle    Mr. Boyce
John Ratzenberger    Detective

Uncategorized

Timothy Hutton    Christopher Boyce
Sean Penn    Daulton lee
Joyce Van Patten    Mrs. Boyce
Lori Singer    Lana
Chris Makepeace    David Lee
Michael Ironside    FBI agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
Steven Zaillian    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,232 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $52,017,553
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,562 $17,130,087
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 50 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,738 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $17,130,087
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 39 $17,130,087

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 1985 2 $2,358,846   265 $8,901   $2,358,846 1
Feb 1, 1985 5 $1,775,498 -25% 265 $6,700   $4,962,761 2
Feb 8, 1985 6 $2,460,324 +39% 914 $2,692   $7,946,838 3
Feb 15, 1985 9 $1,848,069 -25% 827 $2,235   $10,610,625 4
Feb 22, 1985 7 $1,295,776 -30% 715 $1,812   $12,354,927 5
Mar 1, 1985 10 $1,005,561 -22% 602 $1,670   $13,571,250 6
Mar 8, 1985 12 $747,180 -26% 475 $1,573   $14,867,008 7
Mar 15, 1985 13 $669,486 -10% 458 $1,462   $15,829,663 8
Mar 22, 1985 20 $340,096 -49% 272 $1,250   $16,436,784 9
Mar 29, 1985 26 $142,800 -58% 152 $939   $16,742,646 10
Apr 5, 1985 24 $175,401 +23% 139 $1,262   $16,961,597 11
Apr 12, 1985 26 $101,792 -42% 145 $702   $17,130,087 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 25, 1985 2 $3,187,263   265 $12,027   $3,187,263 1
Feb 1, 1985 4 $2,299,251 -28% 265 $8,676   $5,486,514 2
Feb 8, 1985 5 $3,276,042 +42% 914 $3,584   $8,762,556 3
Feb 15, 1985 8 $2,296,595 -30% 827 $2,777   $11,059,151 4
Feb 22, 1985 7 $1,506,538 -34% 715 $2,107   $12,565,689 5
Mar 1, 1985 9 $1,554,139 +3% 602 $2,582   $14,119,828 6
Mar 8, 1985 13 $1,040,349 -33% 475 $2,190   $15,160,177 7
Mar 15, 1985 13 $936,511 -10% 458 $2,045   $16,096,688 8
Mar 22, 1985 19 $503,158 -46% 272 $1,850   $16,599,846 9
Mar 29, 1985 24 $186,350 -63% 152 $1,226   $16,786,196 10
Apr 5, 1985 23 $242,099 +30% 139 $1,742   $17,028,295 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,997 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,139 $17,130,087
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 51 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,216 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 543 $17,130,087
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 40 $17,130,087