Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,454,953Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,845,826 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,017 opening theaters/1,032 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,796,519

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,209 $6,454,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,240 $6,454,953

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 1987 (Wide) by New World
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Set in Los Angeles, Bounty Hunter, C.I.A., Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $7,998,885 Jan 16, 1987 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $2,845,826 Jan 16, 1987 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $7,998,885 Jan 16, 1987 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 1987 8 $2,845,826   1,017 $2,798   $2,845,826 1
Jan 23, 1987 8 $1,368,391 -52% 1,032 $1,326   $5,104,789 2
Jan 30, 1987 15 $781,442 -43% 801 $976   $6,454,953 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 1987 8 $3,736,398   1,017 $3,674   $3,736,398 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Gene Simmons    Malak Al Rahim
Robert Guillaume    Philmore Walker
Rutger Hauer    Nick Randall

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Production and Technical Credits

Gary Sherman    Director
Michael Patrick Goodman    Screenwriter
Brian Taggert    Screenwriter
Gary Sherman    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,845,826 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,017 opening theaters/1,032 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,796,519

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,209 $6,454,953
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,240 $6,454,953

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 1987 (Wide) by New World
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Set in Los Angeles, Bounty Hunter, C.I.A., Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $7,998,885 Jan 16, 1987 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $2,845,826 Jan 16, 1987 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $7,998,885 Jan 16, 1987 3

Uncategorized

Gene Simmons    Malak Al Rahim
Robert Guillaume    Philmore Walker
Rutger Hauer    Nick Randall

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gary Sherman    Director
Michael Patrick Goodman    Screenwriter
Brian Taggert    Screenwriter
Gary Sherman    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 1987 8 $2,845,826   1,017 $2,798   $2,845,826 1
Jan 23, 1987 8 $1,368,391 -52% 1,032 $1,326   $5,104,789 2
Jan 30, 1987 15 $781,442 -43% 801 $976   $6,454,953 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 16, 1987 8 $3,736,398   1,017 $3,674   $3,736,398 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records