Broadcast News (1987)

Broadcast News
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,249,404Details
International Box Office $16,081,905Details
Worldwide Box Office $67,331,309
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:8.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,767,570

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bringing Down the House
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Keywords: News, Comedy Drama, Romance, TV Industry, Satire, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, War Correspondent, 1988 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $5,943,224 Jan 29, 1988 47
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $9,643,081 Jan 15, 1988 33
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 252 $5,906,721 Jan 1, 1988 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $16,239,885 Jan 1, 1988 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 277 $5,449,920 Dec 25, 1987 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 203 $15,750,403 Dec 25, 1987 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1987 4 $5,449,920   677 $8,050   $5,890,959 2
Jan 1, 1988 4 $5,906,721 +8% 681 $8,674   $16,225,956 3
Jan 8, 1988 2 $4,301,846 -27% 681 $6,317   $22,374,949 4
Jan 15, 1988 6 $3,507,349 -18% 748 $4,689   $27,448,020 5
Jan 22, 1988 5 $2,601,659 -26% 773 $3,366   $31,199,421 6
Jan 29, 1988 5 $2,161,650 -17% 813 $2,659   $34,089,879 7
Feb 5, 1988 6 $1,829,086 -15% 848 $2,157   $36,581,646 8
Feb 19, 1988 9 $1,647,772   798 $2,065   $40,671,744 10
Feb 26, 1988 8 $1,349,287 -18% 826 $1,634   $42,527,943 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1987 4 $9,878,196   677 $14,591   $10,319,235 3
Jan 1, 1988 4 $7,753,868 -22% 681 $11,386   $18,073,103 4
Jan 8, 1988 2 $5,867,568 -24% 681 $8,616   $23,940,671 5
Jan 15, 1988 5 $4,657,091 -21% 748 $6,226   $28,597,762 6
Jan 22, 1988 5 $3,330,467 -28% 773 $4,308   $31,928,229 7
Jan 29, 1988 4 $2,824,331 -15% 813 $3,474   $34,752,560 8
Feb 19, 1988 9 $2,154,684   798 $2,700   $41,178,656 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

William Hurt    Tom Grunnick

Supporting Cast

John Cusack    Angry Messenger
Jack Nicholson    Bill Rorich

Uncategorized

Holly Hunter    Jane Craig
Joan Cusack    Blair Litton
Albert Brooks    Aaron Altman
Robert Prosky    Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles    Jennifer Mack

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 25th, 2011

January 24th, 2011

It's bit of an oddball week on the home market. There are four first-run releases, if you include The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Granted, that film was a limited release, but it did earn more than $5 million, and it appears to be selling quite well, especially for a foreign language film. On the other hand, none seem like they will be particularly impressive in terms of sales. Of the four biggest releases, Red on Blu-ray is the best bet, but for Pick of the Week, I'm going with Broadcast News: Criterion Collection on Blu-ray. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Legs:8.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,767,570

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bringing Down the House
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: News, Comedy Drama, Romance, TV Industry, Satire, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, War Correspondent, 1988 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $5,943,224 Jan 29, 1988 47
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $9,643,081 Jan 15, 1988 33
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 252 $5,906,721 Jan 1, 1988 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 194 $16,239,885 Jan 1, 1988 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 277 $5,449,920 Dec 25, 1987 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 203 $15,750,403 Dec 25, 1987 12

Leading Cast

William Hurt    Tom Grunnick

Supporting Cast

John Cusack    Angry Messenger
Jack Nicholson    Bill Rorich

Uncategorized

Holly Hunter    Jane Craig
Joan Cusack    Blair Litton
Albert Brooks    Aaron Altman
Robert Prosky    Ernie Merriman
Lois Chiles    Jennifer Mack

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 25th, 2011

January 24th, 2011

It's bit of an oddball week on the home market. There are four first-run releases, if you include The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Granted, that film was a limited release, but it did earn more than $5 million, and it appears to be selling quite well, especially for a foreign language film. On the other hand, none seem like they will be particularly impressive in terms of sales. Of the four biggest releases, Red on Blu-ray is the best bet, but for Pick of the Week, I'm going with Broadcast News: Criterion Collection on Blu-ray. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1987 4 $5,449,920   677 $8,050   $5,890,959 2
Jan 1, 1988 4 $5,906,721 +8% 681 $8,674   $16,225,956 3
Jan 8, 1988 2 $4,301,846 -27% 681 $6,317   $22,374,949 4
Jan 15, 1988 6 $3,507,349 -18% 748 $4,689   $27,448,020 5
Jan 22, 1988 5 $2,601,659 -26% 773 $3,366   $31,199,421 6
Jan 29, 1988 5 $2,161,650 -17% 813 $2,659   $34,089,879 7
Feb 5, 1988 6 $1,829,086 -15% 848 $2,157   $36,581,646 8
Feb 19, 1988 9 $1,647,772   798 $2,065   $40,671,744 10
Feb 26, 1988 8 $1,349,287 -18% 826 $1,634   $42,527,943 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1987 4 $9,878,196   677 $14,591   $10,319,235 3
Jan 1, 1988 4 $7,753,868 -22% 681 $11,386   $18,073,103 4
Jan 8, 1988 2 $5,867,568 -24% 681 $8,616   $23,940,671 5
Jan 15, 1988 5 $4,657,091 -21% 748 $6,226   $28,597,762 6
Jan 22, 1988 5 $3,330,467 -28% 773 $4,308   $31,928,229 7
Jan 29, 1988 4 $2,824,331 -15% 813 $3,474   $34,752,560 8
Feb 19, 1988 9 $2,154,684   798 $2,700   $41,178,656 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records