Murphy's Romance (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,762,621Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,906 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,046 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,867,050

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,946 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,322 $30,762,621

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Comparisons: vs. Flashdance
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 233 $10,544,169 Feb 14, 1986 54
Theater Average 5th Weekend 69 $11,723 Jan 24, 1986 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 74 $14,986 Jan 17, 1986 26

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,946 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,909 $89,867,050
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,379 $30,762,621
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 29 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,430 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $30,762,621

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1985 27 $47,906   2 $23,953   $69,361 1
Jan 3, 1986 24 $63,242 +32% 3 $21,081   $185,011 2
Jan 10, 1986 26 $46,444 -27% 3 $15,481   $251,780 3
Jan 17, 1986 22 $299,719 +545% 20 $14,986   $572,189 4
Jan 24, 1986 20 $234,458 -22% 20 $11,723   $940,325 5
Jan 31, 1986 3 $4,195,468 +1,689% 1,046 $4,011   $5,213,427 6
Feb 7, 1986 3 $3,664,831 -13% 1,046 $3,504   $10,023,859 7
Feb 14, 1986 6 $3,559,495 -3% 1,026 $3,469   $14,645,622 8
Feb 21, 1986 5 $2,483,152 -30% 1,007 $2,466   $17,812,597 9
Feb 28, 1986 8 $1,898,210 -24% 941 $2,017   $20,346,285 10
Mar 7, 1986 8 $1,694,127 -11% 949 $1,785   $22,591,116 11
Mar 14, 1986 9 $1,421,863 -16% 875 $1,625   $24,629,210 12
Mar 28, 1986 15 $693,237   685 $1,012   $27,272,193 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1985 24 $100,314   2 $50,157   $121,769 2
Jan 3, 1986 23 $83,567 -17% 3 $27,856   $205,336 3
Jan 10, 1986 23 $67,134 -20% 3 $22,378   $272,470 4
Jan 17, 1986 20 $433,397 +546% 20 $21,670   $705,867 5
Jan 24, 1986 17 $312,092 -28% 20 $15,605   $1,017,959 6
Jan 31, 1986 3 $5,341,069 +1,611% 1,046 $5,106   $6,359,028 7
Feb 7, 1986 3 $4,727,099 -11% 1,046 $4,519   $11,086,127 8
Feb 14, 1986 6 $4,243,318 -10% 1,026 $4,136   $15,329,445 9
Feb 21, 1986 5 $3,118,630 -27% 1,007 $3,097   $18,448,075 10
Feb 28, 1986 8 $2,448,914 -21% 941 $2,602   $20,896,989 11
Mar 7, 1986 7 $2,310,358 -6% 949 $2,435   $23,207,347 12

Uncategorized

Sally Field    Emma Moriarty
Corey Haim    Jake Moriarty
James Garner    Murphy Jones

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$47,906 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,046 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,867,050

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,946 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,322 $30,762,621

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Comparisons: vs. Flashdance
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 233 $10,544,169 Feb 14, 1986 54
Theater Average 5th Weekend 69 $11,723 Jan 24, 1986 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 74 $14,986 Jan 17, 1986 26

Uncategorized

Sally Field    Emma Moriarty
Corey Haim    Jake Moriarty
James Garner    Murphy Jones

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,946 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,909 $89,867,050
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,379 $30,762,621
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 29 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,430 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $30,762,621
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $30,762,621

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1985 27 $47,906   2 $23,953   $69,361 1
Jan 3, 1986 24 $63,242 +32% 3 $21,081   $185,011 2
Jan 10, 1986 26 $46,444 -27% 3 $15,481   $251,780 3
Jan 17, 1986 22 $299,719 +545% 20 $14,986   $572,189 4
Jan 24, 1986 20 $234,458 -22% 20 $11,723   $940,325 5
Jan 31, 1986 3 $4,195,468 +1,689% 1,046 $4,011   $5,213,427 6
Feb 7, 1986 3 $3,664,831 -13% 1,046 $3,504   $10,023,859 7
Feb 14, 1986 6 $3,559,495 -3% 1,026 $3,469   $14,645,622 8
Feb 21, 1986 5 $2,483,152 -30% 1,007 $2,466   $17,812,597 9
Feb 28, 1986 8 $1,898,210 -24% 941 $2,017   $20,346,285 10
Mar 7, 1986 8 $1,694,127 -11% 949 $1,785   $22,591,116 11
Mar 14, 1986 9 $1,421,863 -16% 875 $1,625   $24,629,210 12
Mar 28, 1986 15 $693,237   685 $1,012   $27,272,193 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1985 24 $100,314   2 $50,157   $121,769 2
Jan 3, 1986 23 $83,567 -17% 3 $27,856   $205,336 3
Jan 10, 1986 23 $67,134 -20% 3 $22,378   $272,470 4
Jan 17, 1986 20 $433,397 +546% 20 $21,670   $705,867 5
Jan 24, 1986 17 $312,092 -28% 20 $15,605   $1,017,959 6
Jan 31, 1986 3 $5,341,069 +1,611% 1,046 $5,106   $6,359,028 7
Feb 7, 1986 3 $4,727,099 -11% 1,046 $4,519   $11,086,127 8
Feb 14, 1986 6 $4,243,318 -10% 1,026 $4,136   $15,329,445 9
Feb 21, 1986 5 $3,118,630 -27% 1,007 $3,097   $18,448,075 10
Feb 28, 1986 8 $2,448,914 -21% 941 $2,602   $20,896,989 11
Mar 7, 1986 7 $2,310,358 -6% 949 $2,435   $23,207,347 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,322 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,585 $30,762,621
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,183 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,719 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,228 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,405 $30,762,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 473 $30,762,621