Light of Day (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,489,617Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,536,309 (33.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,041 opening theaters/1,041 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,920,217

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,306 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,563 $10,489,617

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 107 minutes
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Keywords: Music Industry, Family Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Money Troubles, Single Parent, Faulty Memory, On Tour
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
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) 379 $5,736,780 Feb 13, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,306 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,312 $28,920,217
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,568 $10,489,617
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 82 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,705 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,728 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,816 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,042 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 647 $10,489,617

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1987 3 $3,536,309   1,041 $3,397   $3,536,309 1
Feb 13, 1987 7 $2,041,020 -42% 1,040 $1,963   $6,289,330 2
Feb 20, 1987 9 $1,395,372 -32% 1,023 $1,364   $8,068,688 3
Feb 27, 1987 12 $653,225 -53% 725 $901   $9,056,013 4
Mar 13, 1987 20 $282,480   321 $880   $9,953,193 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1987 4 $4,248,310   1,041 $4,081   $4,248,310 1
Feb 13, 1987 8 $2,425,006 -43% 1,040 $2,332   $6,673,316 2
Feb 20, 1987 8 $1,729,472 -29% 1,023 $1,691   $8,402,788 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,563 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,600 $10,489,617
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 83 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,984 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,586 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,053 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 680 $10,489,617

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Joe Rasnick

Uncategorized

Michael McKean    Bu Montgomery/The Barbusters
Michael Rooker    Oogie
Gena Rowlands    Jeanette Rasnick
Joan Jett    Patti Rasnick/The Barbusters

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Schrader    Director
Paul Schrader    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,536,309 (33.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,041 opening theaters/1,041 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,920,217

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,306 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,563 $10,489,617

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Music Industry, Family Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Money Troubles, Single Parent, Faulty Memory, On Tour
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
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) 379 $5,736,780 Feb 13, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Joe Rasnick

Uncategorized

Michael McKean    Bu Montgomery/The Barbusters
Michael Rooker    Oogie
Gena Rowlands    Jeanette Rasnick
Joan Jett    Patti Rasnick/The Barbusters

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Schrader    Director
Paul Schrader    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,306 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,312 $28,920,217
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,568 $10,489,617
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 82 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,705 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,728 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,816 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,042 $10,489,617
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 647 $10,489,617

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1987 3 $3,536,309   1,041 $3,397   $3,536,309 1
Feb 13, 1987 7 $2,041,020 -42% 1,040 $1,963   $6,289,330 2
Feb 20, 1987 9 $1,395,372 -32% 1,023 $1,364   $8,068,688 3
Feb 27, 1987 12 $653,225 -53% 725 $901   $9,056,013 4
Mar 13, 1987 20 $282,480   321 $880   $9,953,193 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1987 4 $4,248,310   1,041 $4,081   $4,248,310 1
Feb 13, 1987 8 $2,425,006 -43% 1,040 $2,332   $6,673,316 2
Feb 20, 1987 8 $1,729,472 -29% 1,023 $1,691   $8,402,788 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,563 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,600 $10,489,617
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 83 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,984 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,586 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,053 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $10,489,617
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 680 $10,489,617