Oxford Blues (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,793,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,486,418 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,075 opening theaters/1,075 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,210,872

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,658 $8,793,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,159 $8,793,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,167 $8,793,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,615 $8,793,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 24th, 1984 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Sure Thing
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, 1950s, Set in United Kingdom, Miscellaneous Racing, Love Triangle, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 335 $6,828,867 Aug 31, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 1984 8 $2,486,418   1,075 $2,313   $2,486,418 1
Aug 31, 1984 11 $2,087,808 -16% 856 $2,439   $5,845,675 2
Sep 7, 1984 11 $982,049 -53% 632 $1,554   $7,185,146 3
Sep 14, 1984 13 $661,252 -33% 480 $1,378   $8,112,232 4
Sep 21, 1984 21 $253,311 -62% 274 $924   $8,531,117 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 1984 8 $3,757,867   1,075 $3,496   $3,757,867 1
Aug 31, 1984 11 $2,445,230 -35% 856 $2,857   $6,203,097 2
Sep 7, 1984 12 $1,247,883 -49% 632 $1,974   $7,450,980 3
Sep 14, 1984 15 $826,826 -34% 480 $1,723   $8,277,806 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Rob Lowe    Nick
Amanda Pays    Lady Victoria Wingate
Ally Sheedy    Rona

Supporting Cast

Julian Sands    Colin
Michael Gough    Doctor Ambrose
Cary Elwes    Lionel
Bruce Payne    Peter Howles
Chad Lowe    Computer hacker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Boris    Director
Robert Boris    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,486,418 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,075 opening theaters/1,075 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,210,872

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,658 $8,793,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,159 $8,793,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,167 $8,793,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,615 $8,793,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 24th, 1984 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Sure Thing
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, 1950s, Set in United Kingdom, Miscellaneous Racing, Love Triangle, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 335 $6,828,867 Aug 31, 1984 10

Leading Cast

Rob Lowe    Nick
Amanda Pays    Lady Victoria Wingate
Ally Sheedy    Rona

Supporting Cast

Julian Sands    Colin
Michael Gough    Doctor Ambrose
Cary Elwes    Lionel
Bruce Payne    Peter Howles
Chad Lowe    Computer hacker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Boris    Director
Robert Boris    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 1984 8 $2,486,418   1,075 $2,313   $2,486,418 1
Aug 31, 1984 11 $2,087,808 -16% 856 $2,439   $5,845,675 2
Sep 7, 1984 11 $982,049 -53% 632 $1,554   $7,185,146 3
Sep 14, 1984 13 $661,252 -33% 480 $1,378   $8,112,232 4
Sep 21, 1984 21 $253,311 -62% 274 $924   $8,531,117 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 1984 8 $3,757,867   1,075 $3,496   $3,757,867 1
Aug 31, 1984 11 $2,445,230 -35% 856 $2,857   $6,203,097 2
Sep 7, 1984 12 $1,247,883 -49% 632 $1,974   $7,450,980 3
Sep 14, 1984 15 $826,826 -34% 480 $1,723   $8,277,806 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records