Breaking Away (1979)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,702 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:69.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $85,896,409

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,878 $20,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,547 $20,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Class Warfare, Romance, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 3 $17,702   1 $17,702   $17,702 1
Jul 20, 1979 2 $287,424 +1,524% 95 $3,026   $314,658 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 2 $27,234   1 $27,234   $27,234 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Dennis Christopher    Dave
Dennis Quaid    Mike
Daniel Stern    Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley    Moocher

Uncategorized

P.J. Soles    Suzy
John Ashton    Mike's Brother
Amy Wright    Nance

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Production and Technical Credits

Peter Yates    Director
Steve Tesich    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,702 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:69.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $85,896,409

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,878 $20,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,547 $20,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Class Warfare, Romance, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Dennis Christopher    Dave
Dennis Quaid    Mike
Daniel Stern    Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley    Moocher

Uncategorized

P.J. Soles    Suzy
John Ashton    Mike's Brother
Amy Wright    Nance

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Yates    Director
Steve Tesich    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 3 $17,702   1 $17,702   $17,702 1
Jul 20, 1979 2 $287,424 +1,524% 95 $3,026   $314,658 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1979 2 $27,234   1 $27,234   $27,234 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records