Heaven Help Us (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,070,794Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,235,687 (36.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,003 opening theaters/1,003 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,434,684

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,250 $6,070,794
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,297 $6,070,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,282 $6,070,794
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $6,070,794

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mischief
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Catholic, High School Hell, Bullies, 1960s, First Love, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 373 $6,105,853 Feb 15, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 7 $2,235,687   1,003 $2,229   $2,235,687 1
Feb 15, 1985 8 $1,918,210 -14% 959 $2,000   $4,644,294 2
Feb 22, 1985 13 $842,400 -56% 648 $1,300   $5,606,694 3
Mar 1, 1985 20 $344,700 -59% 383 $900   $6,070,794 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 7 $2,726,084   1,003 $2,718   $2,726,084 1
Feb 15, 1985 9 $2,038,210 -25% 959 $2,125   $4,764,294 2
Feb 22, 1985 12 $961,800 -53% 648 $1,484   $5,726,094 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Andrew McCarthy    Michael Dunn

Uncategorized

Kevin Dillon    Rooney
Richard Hamilton    Grandpa
Donald Sutherland    Brother Thadeus
Nancy Cartwright    Girl at Dance
Patrick Dempsey    Corbett
Yeardley Smith    Cathleen
John Heard    Brother Timothy
Philip Bosco    Brother Paul
Wallace Shawn    Father Abruzzi
Mary Stuart Masterson    Danni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Dinner    Director
Charles Purpura    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,235,687 (36.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,003 opening theaters/1,003 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,434,684

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,250 $6,070,794
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,297 $6,070,794
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,282 $6,070,794
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $6,070,794

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mischief
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Catholic, High School Hell, Bullies, 1960s, First Love, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 373 $6,105,853 Feb 15, 1985 10

Leading Cast

Andrew McCarthy    Michael Dunn

Uncategorized

Kevin Dillon    Rooney
Richard Hamilton    Grandpa
Donald Sutherland    Brother Thadeus
Nancy Cartwright    Girl at Dance
Patrick Dempsey    Corbett
Yeardley Smith    Cathleen
John Heard    Brother Timothy
Philip Bosco    Brother Paul
Wallace Shawn    Father Abruzzi
Mary Stuart Masterson    Danni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Dinner    Director
Charles Purpura    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 7 $2,235,687   1,003 $2,229   $2,235,687 1
Feb 15, 1985 8 $1,918,210 -14% 959 $2,000   $4,644,294 2
Feb 22, 1985 13 $842,400 -56% 648 $1,300   $5,606,694 3
Mar 1, 1985 20 $344,700 -59% 383 $900   $6,070,794 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 7 $2,726,084   1,003 $2,718   $2,726,084 1
Feb 15, 1985 9 $2,038,210 -25% 959 $2,125   $4,764,294 2
Feb 22, 1985 12 $961,800 -53% 648 $1,484   $5,726,094 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records