Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $48,169,910Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,871,125 (20.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,124 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $125,147,413

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,952 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,197 $48,169,910

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: November 18th, 1992 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 18th, 2000 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language.
Running Time: 202 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Stronger
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Keywords: Biography, Black Urban, African Americans, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Largo Entertainment, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, JVC Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 462 $5,289,311 Jan 1, 1993 47
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 430 $5,462,415 Dec 25, 1992 40
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $8,561,890 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $22,673,535 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 209 $8,561,890 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $18,898,051 Nov 27, 1992 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,952 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,317 $125,147,413
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,498 $48,169,910
Top 1992 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 415 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 296 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 792 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 321 $48,169,910

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1992 3 $9,871,125   1,124 $8,782   $13,622,147 1
Nov 27, 1992 5 $8,561,890 -13% 1,249 $6,855   $26,877,774 2
Dec 4, 1992 5 $3,771,464 -56% 1,249 $3,020   $32,608,857 3
Dec 11, 1992 7 $1,819,072 -52% 1,249 $1,456   $35,730,153 4
Dec 18, 1992 10 $1,297,197 -29% 1,202 $1,079   $37,875,385 5
Dec 25, 1992 12 $2,062,696 +59% 1,110 $1,858   $40,913,666 6
Jan 1, 1993 12 $1,992,516 -3% 1,040 $1,916   $44,707,772 7
Jan 8, 1993 16 $877,367 -56% 886 $990   $46,051,909 8
Jan 15, 1993 11 $816,617 -7% 880 $928   $47,099,658 9
Jan 22, 1993 27 $224,404 -73% 266 $844   $47,466,811 10
Jan 29, 1993 19 $125,249 -44% 122 $1,027   $47,667,262 11
Feb 5, 1993 15 $73,878 -41% 79 $935   $47,794,841 12
Feb 12, 1993 13 $32,857 -56% 33 $996   $47,855,851 13
Feb 19, 1993 11 $35,898 +9% 47 $764   $47,899,767 14
Feb 26, 1993 12 $28,642 -20% 34 $842   $47,942,465 15
Mar 5, 1993 22 $17,535 -39% 25 $701   $47,971,679 16
Mar 12, 1993 29 $9,895 -44% 19 $521   $47,991,071 17
Mar 19, 1993 12 $9,217 -7% 19 $485   $48,007,877 18
Mar 26, 1993 13 $6,261 -32% 17 $368   $48,020,214 19
Apr 2, 1993 13 $5,317 -15% 17 $313   $48,030,948 20
Apr 9, 1993 15 $104,777 +1,871% 253 $414   $48,140,491 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1992 6 $3,751,022   1,124 $3,337   $3,751,022 1
Nov 20, 1992 3 $14,564,862 +288% 1,124 $12,958   $18,315,884 2
Nov 27, 1992 5 $10,521,509 -28% 1,249 $8,424   $28,837,393 3
Dec 4, 1992 5 $5,073,688 -52% 1,249 $4,062   $33,911,081 4
Dec 11, 1992 7 $1,691,522 -67% 1,249 $1,354   $35,602,603 5
Dec 18, 1992 10 $2,272,782 +34% 1,202 $1,891   $38,850,970 6
Dec 25, 1992 12 $3,864,286 +70% 1,110 $3,481   $42,715,256 7
Jan 1, 1993 8 $2,459,286 -36% 1,110 $2,216   $45,174,542 8
Jan 8, 1993 8 $1,108,499 -55% 886 $1,251   $46,283,041 9
Jan 15, 1993 11 $959,366 -13% 880 $1,090   $47,242,407 10
Jan 22, 1993 16 $299,606 -69% 266 $1,126   $47,542,013 11
Jan 29, 1993 11 $178,950 -40% 122 $1,467   $47,720,963 12
Feb 5, 1993 9 $102,031 -43% 79 $1,292   $47,822,994 13
Feb 12, 1993 10 $40,875 -60% 33 $1,239   $47,863,869 14
Feb 19, 1993 11 $49,954 +22% 47 $1,063   $47,913,823 15
Feb 26, 1993 13 $40,321 -19% 34 $1,186   $47,954,144 16
Mar 5, 1993 23 $27,032 -33% 25 $1,081   $47,981,176 17
Mar 12, 1993 11 $17,484 -35% 19 $920   $47,998,660 18
Mar 19, 1993 12 $15,293 -13% 19 $805   $48,013,953 19
Mar 26, 1993 9 $11,678 -24% 17 $687   $48,025,631 20
Apr 2, 1993 13 $10,083 -14% 17 $593   $48,035,714 21
Apr 9, 1993 13 $134,196 +1,231% 253 $530   $48,169,910 22

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Malcolm X

Supporting Cast

Lonette McKee    Louise Little
Delroy Lindo    West Indian Archie
Spike Lee    Shorty
Angela Bassett    Betty Shabazz

Uncategorized

David Patrick Kelly    Mr. Ostrowski
William Fichtner    Cop at Harlem Station
Brendan Kelly    Guard Cone
Christopher Plummer    Chaplain Gill
Michael Imperioli    Reporter at Fire Bombing
Vincent D'Onofrio    Bill Newman
Ossie Davis    Himself
Debi Mazar    Peg
Karen Allen    Miss Dunne
Richard Schiff    JFK Reporter
Peter Boyle    Capt. Green
Giancarlo Esposito    Thomas Hayer
LaTanya Richardson    Lorraine

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
Terence Blanchard    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

It's kind of an unusual week on the home market with five first run releases coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. However, all five films missed expectations in one degree or another. Some were outright bombs by anyone's definition, while others were expected to struggle to find a large audience, just not by as much as they did. That is not to say they were all bad movies. In fact one of them, Drive, has done quite well during Awards Season and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition is To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is also coming out on a Blu-ray Combo Pack. It's a coin toss, but I'm going with the latter over the former. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,871,125 (20.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,124 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $125,147,413

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,952 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,197 $48,169,910

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1992 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 18th, 2000 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language.
Running Time: 202 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Stronger
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Black Urban, African Americans, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Largo Entertainment, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, JVC Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 462 $5,289,311 Jan 1, 1993 47
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 430 $5,462,415 Dec 25, 1992 40
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $8,561,890 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $22,673,535 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 209 $8,561,890 Nov 27, 1992 12
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $18,898,051 Nov 27, 1992 12

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Malcolm X

Supporting Cast

Lonette McKee    Louise Little
Delroy Lindo    West Indian Archie
Spike Lee    Shorty
Angela Bassett    Betty Shabazz

Uncategorized

David Patrick Kelly    Mr. Ostrowski
William Fichtner    Cop at Harlem Station
Brendan Kelly    Guard Cone
Christopher Plummer    Chaplain Gill
Michael Imperioli    Reporter at Fire Bombing
Vincent D'Onofrio    Bill Newman
Ossie Davis    Himself
Debi Mazar    Peg
Karen Allen    Miss Dunne
Richard Schiff    JFK Reporter
Peter Boyle    Capt. Green
Giancarlo Esposito    Thomas Hayer
LaTanya Richardson    Lorraine

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
Terence Blanchard    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

It's kind of an unusual week on the home market with five first run releases coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. However, all five films missed expectations in one degree or another. Some were outright bombs by anyone's definition, while others were expected to struggle to find a large audience, just not by as much as they did. That is not to say they were all bad movies. In fact one of them, Drive, has done quite well during Awards Season and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition is To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is also coming out on a Blu-ray Combo Pack. It's a coin toss, but I'm going with the latter over the former. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,952 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,317 $125,147,413
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,498 $48,169,910
Top 1992 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 415 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 296 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 792 $48,169,910
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 321 $48,169,910

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1992 3 $9,871,125   1,124 $8,782   $13,622,147 1
Nov 27, 1992 5 $8,561,890 -13% 1,249 $6,855   $26,877,774 2
Dec 4, 1992 5 $3,771,464 -56% 1,249 $3,020   $32,608,857 3
Dec 11, 1992 7 $1,819,072 -52% 1,249 $1,456   $35,730,153 4
Dec 18, 1992 10 $1,297,197 -29% 1,202 $1,079   $37,875,385 5
Dec 25, 1992 12 $2,062,696 +59% 1,110 $1,858   $40,913,666 6
Jan 1, 1993 12 $1,992,516 -3% 1,040 $1,916   $44,707,772 7
Jan 8, 1993 16 $877,367 -56% 886 $990   $46,051,909 8
Jan 15, 1993 11 $816,617 -7% 880 $928   $47,099,658 9
Jan 22, 1993 27 $224,404 -73% 266 $844   $47,466,811 10
Jan 29, 1993 19 $125,249 -44% 122 $1,027   $47,667,262 11
Feb 5, 1993 15 $73,878 -41% 79 $935   $47,794,841 12
Feb 12, 1993 13 $32,857 -56% 33 $996   $47,855,851 13
Feb 19, 1993 11 $35,898 +9% 47 $764   $47,899,767 14
Feb 26, 1993 12 $28,642 -20% 34 $842   $47,942,465 15
Mar 5, 1993 22 $17,535 -39% 25 $701   $47,971,679 16
Mar 12, 1993 29 $9,895 -44% 19 $521   $47,991,071 17
Mar 19, 1993 12 $9,217 -7% 19 $485   $48,007,877 18
Mar 26, 1993 13 $6,261 -32% 17 $368   $48,020,214 19
Apr 2, 1993 13 $5,317 -15% 17 $313   $48,030,948 20
Apr 9, 1993 15 $104,777 +1,871% 253 $414   $48,140,491 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1992 6 $3,751,022   1,124 $3,337   $3,751,022 1
Nov 20, 1992 3 $14,564,862 +288% 1,124 $12,958   $18,315,884 2
Nov 27, 1992 5 $10,521,509 -28% 1,249 $8,424   $28,837,393 3
Dec 4, 1992 5 $5,073,688 -52% 1,249 $4,062   $33,911,081 4
Dec 11, 1992 7 $1,691,522 -67% 1,249 $1,354   $35,602,603 5
Dec 18, 1992 10 $2,272,782 +34% 1,202 $1,891   $38,850,970 6
Dec 25, 1992 12 $3,864,286 +70% 1,110 $3,481   $42,715,256 7
Jan 1, 1993 8 $2,459,286 -36% 1,110 $2,216   $45,174,542 8
Jan 8, 1993 8 $1,108,499 -55% 886 $1,251   $46,283,041 9
Jan 15, 1993 11 $959,366 -13% 880 $1,090   $47,242,407 10
Jan 22, 1993 16 $299,606 -69% 266 $1,126   $47,542,013 11
Jan 29, 1993 11 $178,950 -40% 122 $1,467   $47,720,963 12
Feb 5, 1993 9 $102,031 -43% 79 $1,292   $47,822,994 13
Feb 12, 1993 10 $40,875 -60% 33 $1,239   $47,863,869 14
Feb 19, 1993 11 $49,954 +22% 47 $1,063   $47,913,823 15
Feb 26, 1993 13 $40,321 -19% 34 $1,186   $47,954,144 16
Mar 5, 1993 23 $27,032 -33% 25 $1,081   $47,981,176 17
Mar 12, 1993 11 $17,484 -35% 19 $920   $47,998,660 18
Mar 19, 1993 12 $15,293 -13% 19 $805   $48,013,953 19
Mar 26, 1993 9 $11,678 -24% 17 $687   $48,025,631 20
Apr 2, 1993 13 $10,083 -14% 17 $593   $48,035,714 21
Apr 9, 1993 13 $134,196 +1,231% 253 $530   $48,169,910 22

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,197 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,567 $48,169,910
Top 1992 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 34 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 627 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,691 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,137 $48,169,910
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 426 $48,169,910