48 Hrs. (1982)

48 Hrs.
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $75,936,265Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,369,868 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:15.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:850 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 17.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $265,893,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,316 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 666 $75,936,265
Leggiest Movies 25 15.57

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: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 22nd, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: 48 Hrs.
Comparisons: vs. Private Benjamin
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Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 48 $476,530 May 27, 1983 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 64 $467,853 May 20, 1983 166
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 72 $676,068 Apr 29, 1983 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 65 $942,157 Apr 22, 1983 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 64 $1,024,043 Apr 15, 1983 131
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 97 $2,757,511 Feb 18, 1983 75
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $9,620,646 Feb 18, 1983 75
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $11,027,410 Jan 28, 1983 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $16,543,412 Dec 31, 1982 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 230 $14,118,029 Dec 24, 1982 19

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500) 407 $265,893,961
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 829 $75,936,265
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 489 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 863 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $75,936,265
Leggiest Movies 25 15.57

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 3 $4,369,868   850 $5,141   $5,273,192 1
Dec 17, 1982 5 $3,328,170 -24% 850 $3,915   $10,318,506 2
Dec 24, 1982 3 $3,776,797 +13% 850 $4,443   $16,059,162 3
Dec 31, 1982 6 $4,425,626 +17% 850 $5,207   $24,640,357 4
Jan 7, 1983 2 $4,877,053 +10% 920 $5,301   $30,981,628 5
Jan 14, 1983 2 $4,547,066 -7% 1,050 $4,331   $37,222,220 6
Jan 21, 1983 2 $3,826,763 -16% 1,050 $3,645   $42,477,665 7
Jan 28, 1983 2 $3,160,722 -17% 1,050 $3,010   $46,785,259 8
Feb 4, 1983 3 $3,193,551 +1% 1,050 $3,041   $50,925,225 9
Feb 11, 1983 2 $2,237,435 -30% 1,050 $2,131   $53,880,015 10
Feb 18, 1983 6 $2,757,511 +23% 906 $3,044   $57,548,098 11
Feb 25, 1983 6 $1,887,534 -32% 906 $2,083   $59,907,363 12
Mar 4, 1983 3 $1,807,448 -4% 800 $2,259   $62,219,679 13
Mar 11, 1983 5 $1,533,510 -15% 774 $1,981   $64,094,797 14
Mar 18, 1983 5 $1,379,770 -10% 750 $1,840   $65,862,723 15
Mar 25, 1983 10 $953,860 -31% 609 $1,566   $67,309,689 16
Apr 1, 1983 13 $780,978 -18% 504 $1,550   $68,519,882 17
Apr 8, 1983 12 $776,811 -1% 508 $1,529   $69,681,033 18
Apr 15, 1983 12 $1,024,043 +32% 530 $1,932   $71,075,890 19
Apr 22, 1983 14 $942,157 -8% 560 $1,682   $72,416,908 20
Apr 29, 1983 15 $676,068 -28% 468 $1,445   $73,421,578 21
May 6, 1983 18 $389,548 -42% 350 $1,113   $74,075,122 22
May 13, 1983 16 $409,986 +5% 315 $1,302   $74,653,424 23
May 20, 1983 13 $467,853 +14% 325 $1,440   $75,275,990 24
May 27, 1983 15 $476,530 +2% 262 $1,819   $75,936,265 25

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 3 $6,087,012   850 $7,161   $6,990,336 2
Dec 17, 1982 5 $5,292,029 -13% 850 $6,226   $12,282,365 3
Dec 24, 1982 5 $7,932,366 +50% 850 $9,332   $20,214,731 4
Dec 31, 1982 5 $5,889,844 -26% 850 $6,929   $26,104,575 5
Jan 7, 1983 2 $6,570,579 +12% 920 $7,142   $32,675,154 6
Jan 14, 1983 2 $5,975,748 -9% 1,050 $5,691   $38,650,902 7
Jan 21, 1983 2 $4,973,635 -17% 1,050 $4,737   $43,624,537 8
Jan 28, 1983 2 $4,107,137 -17% 1,050 $3,912   $47,731,674 9
Feb 4, 1983 3 $3,910,906 -5% 1,050 $3,725   $51,642,580 10
Feb 11, 1983 2 $3,148,007 -20% 1,050 $2,998   $54,790,587 11
Feb 18, 1983 6 $3,229,242 +3% 906 $3,564   $58,019,829 12
Feb 25, 1983 5 $2,392,402 -26% 906 $2,641   $60,412,231 13
Mar 4, 1983 4 $2,149,056 -10% 800 $2,686   $62,561,287 14
Mar 11, 1983 5 $1,921,666 -11% 774 $2,483   $64,482,953 15
Mar 18, 1983 5 $1,872,876 -3% 750 $2,497   $66,355,829 16
Mar 25, 1983 10 $1,383,075 -26% 609 $2,271   $67,738,904 17
Apr 1, 1983 12 $1,165,318 -16% 504 $2,312   $68,904,222 18
Apr 8, 1983 12 $1,147,625 -2% 508 $2,259   $70,051,847 19
Apr 15, 1983 12 $1,422,904 +24% 530 $2,685   $71,474,751 20
Apr 22, 1983 12 $1,270,759 -11% 560 $2,269   $72,745,510 21
Apr 29, 1983 15 $940,064 -26% 468 $2,009   $73,685,574 22
May 6, 1983 16 $557,864 -41% 350 $1,594   $74,243,438 23
May 13, 1983 15 $564,699 +1% 315 $1,793   $74,808,137 24
May 20, 1983 12 $651,598 +15% 325 $2,005   $75,459,735 25

Leading Cast

Nick Nolte    Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy    Reggie Hammond

Supporting Cast

Annette O'Toole    Elaine
Brion James    Detective Kehoe
Frank McRae    Haden
James Remar    Ganz
Jonathan Banks    Algren
Denise Crosby    Sally
David Patrick Kelly    Luther
Jack Thibeau    Detective
Todd Allen    Young Cop

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter Hill    Director
Lawrence Gordon    Producer
Joel Silver    Producer
Roger Spottiswoode    Screenwriter
Walter Hill    Screenwriter
Larry Gross    Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
D. Constantine Conte    Executive Producer
James Horner    Composer
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Women
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 22nd, 2011

February 22nd, 2011

It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,369,868 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:15.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:850 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 17.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $265,893,961

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,316 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 666 $75,936,265
Leggiest Movies 25 15.57

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 22nd, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: 48 Hrs.
Comparisons: vs. Private Benjamin
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 48 $476,530 May 27, 1983 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 64 $467,853 May 20, 1983 166
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 72 $676,068 Apr 29, 1983 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 65 $942,157 Apr 22, 1983 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 64 $1,024,043 Apr 15, 1983 131
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 97 $2,757,511 Feb 18, 1983 75
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $9,620,646 Feb 18, 1983 75
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $11,027,410 Jan 28, 1983 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $16,543,412 Dec 31, 1982 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 230 $14,118,029 Dec 24, 1982 19

Leading Cast

Nick Nolte    Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy    Reggie Hammond

Supporting Cast

Annette O'Toole    Elaine
Brion James    Detective Kehoe
Frank McRae    Haden
James Remar    Ganz
Jonathan Banks    Algren
Denise Crosby    Sally
David Patrick Kelly    Luther
Jack Thibeau    Detective
Todd Allen    Young Cop

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter Hill    Director
Lawrence Gordon    Producer
Joel Silver    Producer
Roger Spottiswoode    Screenwriter
Walter Hill    Screenwriter
Larry Gross    Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
D. Constantine Conte    Executive Producer
James Horner    Composer
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Women
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 22nd, 2011

February 22nd, 2011

It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500) 407 $265,893,961
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 829 $75,936,265
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 489 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 863 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $75,936,265
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $75,936,265
Leggiest Movies 25 15.57

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 3 $4,369,868   850 $5,141   $5,273,192 1
Dec 17, 1982 5 $3,328,170 -24% 850 $3,915   $10,318,506 2
Dec 24, 1982 3 $3,776,797 +13% 850 $4,443   $16,059,162 3
Dec 31, 1982 6 $4,425,626 +17% 850 $5,207   $24,640,357 4
Jan 7, 1983 2 $4,877,053 +10% 920 $5,301   $30,981,628 5
Jan 14, 1983 2 $4,547,066 -7% 1,050 $4,331   $37,222,220 6
Jan 21, 1983 2 $3,826,763 -16% 1,050 $3,645   $42,477,665 7
Jan 28, 1983 2 $3,160,722 -17% 1,050 $3,010   $46,785,259 8
Feb 4, 1983 3 $3,193,551 +1% 1,050 $3,041   $50,925,225 9
Feb 11, 1983 2 $2,237,435 -30% 1,050 $2,131   $53,880,015 10
Feb 18, 1983 6 $2,757,511 +23% 906 $3,044   $57,548,098 11
Feb 25, 1983 6 $1,887,534 -32% 906 $2,083   $59,907,363 12
Mar 4, 1983 3 $1,807,448 -4% 800 $2,259   $62,219,679 13
Mar 11, 1983 5 $1,533,510 -15% 774 $1,981   $64,094,797 14
Mar 18, 1983 5 $1,379,770 -10% 750 $1,840   $65,862,723 15
Mar 25, 1983 10 $953,860 -31% 609 $1,566   $67,309,689 16
Apr 1, 1983 13 $780,978 -18% 504 $1,550   $68,519,882 17
Apr 8, 1983 12 $776,811 -1% 508 $1,529   $69,681,033 18
Apr 15, 1983 12 $1,024,043 +32% 530 $1,932   $71,075,890 19
Apr 22, 1983 14 $942,157 -8% 560 $1,682   $72,416,908 20
Apr 29, 1983 15 $676,068 -28% 468 $1,445   $73,421,578 21
May 6, 1983 18 $389,548 -42% 350 $1,113   $74,075,122 22
May 13, 1983 16 $409,986 +5% 315 $1,302   $74,653,424 23
May 20, 1983 13 $467,853 +14% 325 $1,440   $75,275,990 24
May 27, 1983 15 $476,530 +2% 262 $1,819   $75,936,265 25

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 3 $6,087,012   850 $7,161   $6,990,336 2
Dec 17, 1982 5 $5,292,029 -13% 850 $6,226   $12,282,365 3
Dec 24, 1982 5 $7,932,366 +50% 850 $9,332   $20,214,731 4
Dec 31, 1982 5 $5,889,844 -26% 850 $6,929   $26,104,575 5
Jan 7, 1983 2 $6,570,579 +12% 920 $7,142   $32,675,154 6
Jan 14, 1983 2 $5,975,748 -9% 1,050 $5,691   $38,650,902 7
Jan 21, 1983 2 $4,973,635 -17% 1,050 $4,737   $43,624,537 8
Jan 28, 1983 2 $4,107,137 -17% 1,050 $3,912   $47,731,674 9
Feb 4, 1983 3 $3,910,906 -5% 1,050 $3,725   $51,642,580 10
Feb 11, 1983 2 $3,148,007 -20% 1,050 $2,998   $54,790,587 11
Feb 18, 1983 6 $3,229,242 +3% 906 $3,564   $58,019,829 12
Feb 25, 1983 5 $2,392,402 -26% 906 $2,641   $60,412,231 13
Mar 4, 1983 4 $2,149,056 -10% 800 $2,686   $62,561,287 14
Mar 11, 1983 5 $1,921,666 -11% 774 $2,483   $64,482,953 15
Mar 18, 1983 5 $1,872,876 -3% 750 $2,497   $66,355,829 16
Mar 25, 1983 10 $1,383,075 -26% 609 $2,271   $67,738,904 17
Apr 1, 1983 12 $1,165,318 -16% 504 $2,312   $68,904,222 18
Apr 8, 1983 12 $1,147,625 -2% 508 $2,259   $70,051,847 19
Apr 15, 1983 12 $1,422,904 +24% 530 $2,685   $71,474,751 20
Apr 22, 1983 12 $1,270,759 -11% 560 $2,269   $72,745,510 21
Apr 29, 1983 15 $940,064 -26% 468 $2,009   $73,685,574 22
May 6, 1983 16 $557,864 -41% 350 $1,594   $74,243,438 23
May 13, 1983 15 $564,699 +1% 315 $1,793   $74,808,137 24
May 20, 1983 12 $651,598 +15% 325 $2,005   $75,459,735 25

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,316 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,777 $75,936,265
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 12 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,105 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 533 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 666 $75,936,265
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $75,936,265