Brubaker (1980)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,121,708Details
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Synopsis

Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who rocked Arkansas politics when he exposed scandalous abuses and murders in a state prison. Posing as a new prisoner, Brubaker discovers vast corruption in a state penitentiary before revealing himself to be the new warden. His personal crusade to bring reform puts him in grave danger, especially when he insists on exposing a series of secret murders that took place years earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,748,079 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:594 opening theaters/594 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $145,312,852

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,476 $37,121,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $37,121,708
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $37,121,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $37,121,708

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 20th, 1980 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 131 minutes
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Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Cruel Wardens or Prison Guards, Government Corruption, Political
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 1980 3 $2,748,079   594 $4,626   $2,748,079 1

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Leading Cast

Robert Redford    Henry Brubaker

Uncategorized

Wilford Brimley    Rogers
Noble Willingham    Dr. Fenster
Val Avery    Wendel
Everett McGill    Eddie Caldwell
Yaphet Kotto    Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
David Keith    Larry Lee Bullen
M. Emmet Walsh    C.P. Woodward
Morgan Freeman    Walter, Solitary Inmate

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bob Rafelson    Director
Arthur A. Ross    Screenwriter

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Synopsis

Robert Redford stars in this potent drama based on the real life story of Tom Murton, the prison superintendent who rocked Arkansas politics when he exposed scandalous abuses and murders in a state prison. Posing as a new prisoner, Brubaker discovers vast corruption in a state penitentiary before revealing himself to be the new warden. His personal crusade to bring reform puts him in grave danger, especially when he insists on exposing a series of secret murders that took place years earlier.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,748,079 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:594 opening theaters/594 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $145,312,852

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,476 $37,121,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,758 $37,121,708
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $37,121,708
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $37,121,708

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


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Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 20th, 1980 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Blues Brothers
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Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Cruel Wardens or Prison Guards, Government Corruption, Political
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Robert Redford    Henry Brubaker

Uncategorized

Wilford Brimley    Rogers
Noble Willingham    Dr. Fenster
Val Avery    Wendel
Everett McGill    Eddie Caldwell
Yaphet Kotto    Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
David Keith    Larry Lee Bullen
M. Emmet Walsh    C.P. Woodward
Morgan Freeman    Walter, Solitary Inmate

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bob Rafelson    Director
Arthur A. Ross    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 1980 3 $2,748,079   594 $4,626   $2,748,079 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance