Ricochet (1991)

Ricochet
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,756,163Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,831,181 (22.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,708,173

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,658 $21,756,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,273 $21,756,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,269 $21,756,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $21,756,163

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 4th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 15th, 2005 by HBO Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and sensuality, and for language and drug content.
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Revenge, Crime Thriller, 1980s, Prologue, Police Detective, Prison Riot, Prison Break, No Honor Among Thieves, Framed, Kidnap, Prostitution, Childhood Friends, Drug Dealer, Tortured for Information, Death of a Partner
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Cinema Plus, L.P. , Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $11,504,651 Oct 11, 1991 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1991 2 $4,831,181   1,560 $3,097   $4,831,181 1
Oct 11, 1991 2 $4,407,150 -9% 1,560 $2,825   $10,666,903 2
Oct 18, 1991 4 $3,113,415 -29% 1,361 $2,288   $15,168,591 3
Oct 25, 1991 10 $1,542,896 -50% 1,118 $1,380   $17,472,812 4
Nov 15, 1991 19 $459,228   466 $985   $20,596,333 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1991 2 $6,259,753   1,560 $4,013   $6,259,753 1
Oct 11, 1991 3 $5,795,423 -7% 1,560 $3,715   $12,055,176 2
Oct 18, 1991 4 $3,874,740 -33% 1,361 $2,847   $15,929,916 3

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Nick Styles
John Lithgow    Earl Talbott Blake

Supporting Cast

Ice-T    Odessa
Kevin Pollak    Detective Larry Doyle
John Amos    Rev. Styles
Jesse Ventura    Chewalski
Lindsay Wagner    D.A. Priscilla Brimleigh
Rick Cramer    Jesse
Mary Ellen Trainor    Gail Wallens
Josh Evans    Kim

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

Production and Technical Credits

Russell Mulcahy    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Michael Levy    Producer
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
Fred Dekker    Story by
Menno Meyjes    Story by
Barry Josephson    Executive Producer
James Herbert    Co-Producer
Suzanne Todd    Co-Producer
Peter Levy    Director of Photography
Peter Honess    Editor
Marilyn Vance-Straker*    Costume Designer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Supervising Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,831,181 (22.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,708,173

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,658 $21,756,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,273 $21,756,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,269 $21,756,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $21,756,163

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: October 4th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 15th, 2005 by HBO Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and sensuality, and for language and drug content.
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Revenge, Crime Thriller, 1980s, Prologue, Police Detective, Prison Riot, Prison Break, No Honor Among Thieves, Framed, Kidnap, Prostitution, Childhood Friends, Drug Dealer, Tortured for Information, Death of a Partner
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Cinema Plus, L.P. , Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $11,504,651 Oct 11, 1991 10

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Nick Styles
John Lithgow    Earl Talbott Blake

Supporting Cast

Ice-T    Odessa
Kevin Pollak    Detective Larry Doyle
John Amos    Rev. Styles
Jesse Ventura    Chewalski
Lindsay Wagner    D.A. Priscilla Brimleigh
Rick Cramer    Jesse
Mary Ellen Trainor    Gail Wallens
Josh Evans    Kim

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

Production and Technical Credits

Russell Mulcahy    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Michael Levy    Producer
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
Fred Dekker    Story by
Menno Meyjes    Story by
Barry Josephson    Executive Producer
James Herbert    Co-Producer
Suzanne Todd    Co-Producer
Peter Levy    Director of Photography
Peter Honess    Editor
Marilyn Vance-Straker*    Costume Designer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Supervising Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1991 2 $4,831,181   1,560 $3,097   $4,831,181 1
Oct 11, 1991 2 $4,407,150 -9% 1,560 $2,825   $10,666,903 2
Oct 18, 1991 4 $3,113,415 -29% 1,361 $2,288   $15,168,591 3
Oct 25, 1991 10 $1,542,896 -50% 1,118 $1,380   $17,472,812 4
Nov 15, 1991 19 $459,228   466 $985   $20,596,333 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1991 2 $6,259,753   1,560 $4,013   $6,259,753 1
Oct 11, 1991 3 $5,795,423 -7% 1,560 $3,715   $12,055,176 2
Oct 18, 1991 4 $3,874,740 -33% 1,361 $2,847   $15,929,916 3