Switchback (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,504,442Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,704,568 (41.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,128 opening theaters/1,128 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,276,219

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,193 $6,504,442
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,206 $6,504,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,213 $6,504,442
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,692 $6,504,442

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 31st, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 1st, 1998 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and several views of nude pin-ups
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. For Your Eyes Only
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Keywords: Crime Thriller, Serial Killer, Political Campaign, Police Detective, FBI, Kidnap, Missing Child, Rescue, Hitchhiker
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $6,475,649 Oct 31, 1997 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 75 $2,704,568 Oct 31, 1997 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $6,475,649 Oct 31, 1997 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 8 4.87 Oct 31, 1997 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 1997 8 $2,704,568   1,128 $2,398   $2,704,568 1
Nov 7, 1997 12 $1,409,611 -48% 1,128 $1,250   $4,971,378 2
Nov 14, 1997 24 $508,018 -64% 1,033 $492   $6,033,246 3
Nov 21, 1997 36 $137,253 -73% 356 $386   $6,266,572 4
Nov 28, 1997 48 $52,647 -62% 156 $337   $6,367,281 5
Dec 5, 1997 42 $63,569 +21% 379 $168   $6,436,271 6
Dec 12, 1997 47 $31,639 -50% 203 $156   $6,482,195 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 1997 7 $555,000   1,128 $492   $555,000 1
Nov 1, 1997 9 $1,200,000 +116% 1,128 $1,064   $1,755,000 2
Nov 2, 1997 8 $713,000 -41% 1,128 $632   $2,705,000 3
Nov 3, 1997 7 $225,131 -68% 1,128 $200   $2,929,699 4
Nov 4, 1997 8 $266,427 +18% 1,128 $236   $3,196,126 5
Nov 5, 1997 8 $192,550 -28% 1,128 $171   $3,388,676 6
Nov 6, 1997 8 $173,091 -10% 1,128 $153   $3,561,767 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 1997 8 $3,561,767   1,128 $3,158   $3,561,767 1
Nov 7, 1997 13 $1,963,461 -45% 1,128 $1,741   $5,525,228 2
Nov 14, 1997 25 $604,091 -69% 1,033 $585   $6,129,319 3
Nov 21, 1997 35 $185,315 -69% 356 $521   $6,314,634 4
Nov 28, 1997 49 $58,068 -69% 156 $372   $6,372,702 5
Dec 5, 1997 44 $77,854 +34% 379 $205   $6,450,556 6

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Frank LaCrosse

Uncategorized

Jared Leto    Lane Dixon
Danny Glover    Bob Goodall
William Fichtner    Chief Jack McGinnis
R. Lee Ermey    Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Ted Levine    Deputy Nate Booker
Julio Oscar Mechoso    Jorge Martinez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeb Stuart    Director
Jeb Stuart    Screenwriter
Basil Poledouris    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,704,568 (41.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,128 opening theaters/1,128 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,276,219

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,193 $6,504,442
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,206 $6,504,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,213 $6,504,442
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,692 $6,504,442

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 31st, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 1st, 1998 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and several views of nude pin-ups
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. For Your Eyes Only
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Crime Thriller, Serial Killer, Political Campaign, Police Detective, FBI, Kidnap, Missing Child, Rescue, Hitchhiker
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $6,475,649 Oct 31, 1997 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 75 $2,704,568 Oct 31, 1997 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $6,475,649 Oct 31, 1997 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 8 4.87 Oct 31, 1997 3

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Frank LaCrosse

Uncategorized

Jared Leto    Lane Dixon
Danny Glover    Bob Goodall
William Fichtner    Chief Jack McGinnis
R. Lee Ermey    Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Ted Levine    Deputy Nate Booker
Julio Oscar Mechoso    Jorge Martinez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeb Stuart    Director
Jeb Stuart    Screenwriter
Basil Poledouris    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 1997 8 $2,704,568   1,128 $2,398   $2,704,568 1
Nov 7, 1997 12 $1,409,611 -48% 1,128 $1,250   $4,971,378 2
Nov 14, 1997 24 $508,018 -64% 1,033 $492   $6,033,246 3
Nov 21, 1997 36 $137,253 -73% 356 $386   $6,266,572 4
Nov 28, 1997 48 $52,647 -62% 156 $337   $6,367,281 5
Dec 5, 1997 42 $63,569 +21% 379 $168   $6,436,271 6
Dec 12, 1997 47 $31,639 -50% 203 $156   $6,482,195 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 1997 7 $555,000   1,128 $492   $555,000 1
Nov 1, 1997 9 $1,200,000 +116% 1,128 $1,064   $1,755,000 2
Nov 2, 1997 8 $713,000 -41% 1,128 $632   $2,705,000 3
Nov 3, 1997 7 $225,131 -68% 1,128 $200   $2,929,699 4
Nov 4, 1997 8 $266,427 +18% 1,128 $236   $3,196,126 5
Nov 5, 1997 8 $192,550 -28% 1,128 $171   $3,388,676 6
Nov 6, 1997 8 $173,091 -10% 1,128 $153   $3,561,767 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 31, 1997 8 $3,561,767   1,128 $3,158   $3,561,767 1
Nov 7, 1997 13 $1,963,461 -45% 1,128 $1,741   $5,525,228 2
Nov 14, 1997 25 $604,091 -69% 1,033 $585   $6,129,319 3
Nov 21, 1997 35 $185,315 -69% 356 $521   $6,314,634 4
Nov 28, 1997 49 $58,068 -69% 156 $372   $6,372,702 5
Dec 5, 1997 44 $77,854 +34% 379 $205   $6,450,556 6