Narrow Margin (1990)

Narrow Margin
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,873,237Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of an L.A. District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell a friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,628,060 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,132 opening theaters/1,253 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,775,705

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,237 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,441 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,307 $10,873,237

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: September 21st, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 30th, 2020 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Mafia, Crime Thriller, Blind Date, Witnessing a Crime, Fugitive / On the Run, Hitmen, Trains
Source:Remake
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,237 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,399 $27,775,705
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,502 $10,873,237
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 96 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,661 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,776 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 486 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 641 $10,873,237

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1990 4 $3,628,060   1,132 $3,205   $3,628,060 1
Sep 28, 1990 5 $1,958,439 -46% 1,253 $1,563   $6,564,547 2
Oct 5, 1990 8 $1,374,186 -30% 1,238 $1,110   $8,604,076 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1990 4 $4,606,108   1,132 $4,069   $4,606,108 1
Sep 28, 1990 5 $2,623,782 -43% 1,253 $2,094   $7,229,890 2

Leading Cast

Gene Hackman    Robert Caulfield, Deputy District Attorney
Anne Archer    Carol Hunnicut

Supporting Cast

James Sikking    Nelson
J.T. Walsh    Michael Tarlow, Watts Attorney
M. Emmet Walsh    Sergeant Dominick Benti
Harris Yulin    Leo Watts
J.A. Preston    Martin Larner
Susan Hogan    Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett    Jack Wootton
Kevin McNulty    James Dahlbeck

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hyams    Director
Peter Hyams    Screenwriter
Jonathan A. Zimbert    Producer
Jerry Offsay    Co-Producer
Andrew G. Vajna    Executive Producer
Mario Kassar    Executive Producer
Bruce Broughton    Composer
Peter Hyams    Director of Photography

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Synopsis

The story of an L.A. District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell a friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,628,060 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,132 opening theaters/1,253 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,775,705

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,237 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,441 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,307 $10,873,237

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 30th, 2020 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Crime Thriller, Blind Date, Witnessing a Crime, Fugitive / On the Run, Hitmen, Trains
Source:Remake
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Gene Hackman    Robert Caulfield, Deputy District Attorney
Anne Archer    Carol Hunnicut

Supporting Cast

James Sikking    Nelson
J.T. Walsh    Michael Tarlow, Watts Attorney
M. Emmet Walsh    Sergeant Dominick Benti
Harris Yulin    Leo Watts
J.A. Preston    Martin Larner
Susan Hogan    Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett    Jack Wootton
Kevin McNulty    James Dahlbeck

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hyams    Director
Peter Hyams    Screenwriter
Jonathan A. Zimbert    Producer
Jerry Offsay    Co-Producer
Andrew G. Vajna    Executive Producer
Mario Kassar    Executive Producer
Bruce Broughton    Composer
Peter Hyams    Director of Photography

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This week’s list of VOD releases is dominated by biopics and documentaries. This includes some of the bigger releases as well, led by Mr. Jones. There are also a couple of TV shows hitting VOD that are worth checking out: Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season Seven and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels: Season One. More...

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June 30th, 2020

Come and See

The pandemic continues to have an adverse effect on the entertainment industry as a whole, including the home market, with the result that there are no major releases to talk about this week. There are some smaller releases, like The Ghost of Peter Sellers and The Short History of the Long Road, that are worth checking out. Orca: The Killer Whale! is in the “So bad it’s good” camp. That leaves Come and See: The Criterion Collection as the clear winner for Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,237 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,399 $27,775,705
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,502 $10,873,237
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 96 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,661 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,776 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 486 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $10,873,237
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 641 $10,873,237

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1990 4 $3,628,060   1,132 $3,205   $3,628,060 1
Sep 28, 1990 5 $1,958,439 -46% 1,253 $1,563   $6,564,547 2
Oct 5, 1990 8 $1,374,186 -30% 1,238 $1,110   $8,604,076 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1990 4 $4,606,108   1,132 $4,069   $4,606,108 1
Sep 28, 1990 5 $2,623,782 -43% 1,253 $2,094   $7,229,890 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,441 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,485 $10,873,237
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 97 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,478 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,975 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 601-700) 665 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,307 $10,873,237
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 670 $10,873,237