Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,700,000Details
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Metrics

Legs:11.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $91,419,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $34,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,920 $34,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 819 $34,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $34,700,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1988 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: 1700s, Historical Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Tricked into a Relationship, Cross-Class Romance, Class Warfare, Erotic Drama, 1989 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
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
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 88 $1,680,681 Mar 31, 1989 103
Theater Average 9th Weekend 34 $9,009 Feb 17, 1989 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $8,853,844 Feb 17, 1989 61
Theater Average 6th Weekend 54 $10,926 Jan 27, 1989 40

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1989 11 $1,300,240   119 $10,926   $4,900,088 6
Feb 17, 1989 8 $3,126,268   347 $9,009   $12,120,395 9
Feb 24, 1989 4 $2,840,201 -9% 762 $3,727   $15,503,187 10
Mar 3, 1989 8 $2,263,595 -20% 762 $2,971   $18,718,126 11
Mar 10, 1989 9 $1,675,305 -26% 762 $2,199   $21,189,167 12
Mar 31, 1989 10 $1,680,681   597 $2,815   $27,452,502 15
Apr 7, 1989 10 $1,111,982 -34% 713 $1,560   $29,136,127 16
Apr 21, 1989 17 $522,527   540 $968   $31,200,610 18
May 12, 1989 20 $262,480   306 $858   $32,663,833 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1989 8 $3,668,859   347 $10,573   $12,662,986 10
Feb 24, 1989 4 $3,791,545 +3% 762 $4,976   $16,454,531 11
Mar 3, 1989 6 $3,059,331 -19% 762 $4,015   $19,513,862 12
Mar 31, 1989 9 $2,252,324   597 $3,773   $28,024,145 16

Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Madame De Tourvel

Supporting Cast

Keanu Reeves    Chevalier Danceny

Uncategorized

Glenn Close    Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
John Malkovich    Vicomte de Valmont
Swoosie Kurtz    Madame de Volanges
Uma Thurman    Cécile de Volanges

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Frears    Director
George Fenton    Composer
Christopher Hampton    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Legs:11.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $91,419,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $34,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,920 $34,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 819 $34,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $34,700,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1988 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1700s, Historical Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Tricked into a Relationship, Cross-Class Romance, Class Warfare, Erotic Drama, 1989 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
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
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 88 $1,680,681 Mar 31, 1989 103
Theater Average 9th Weekend 34 $9,009 Feb 17, 1989 61
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $8,853,844 Feb 17, 1989 61
Theater Average 6th Weekend 54 $10,926 Jan 27, 1989 40

Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Madame De Tourvel

Supporting Cast

Keanu Reeves    Chevalier Danceny

Uncategorized

Glenn Close    Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
John Malkovich    Vicomte de Valmont
Swoosie Kurtz    Madame de Volanges
Uma Thurman    Cécile de Volanges

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Frears    Director
George Fenton    Composer
Christopher Hampton    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 7th, 2012

February 7th, 2012

The biggest release of the week on the home market is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray ... on Saturday. So you still have a few more days to wait. As for the best release of the week, that's Lady and the Tramp, which is making its Blu-ray and is our Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1989 11 $1,300,240   119 $10,926   $4,900,088 6
Feb 17, 1989 8 $3,126,268   347 $9,009   $12,120,395 9
Feb 24, 1989 4 $2,840,201 -9% 762 $3,727   $15,503,187 10
Mar 3, 1989 8 $2,263,595 -20% 762 $2,971   $18,718,126 11
Mar 10, 1989 9 $1,675,305 -26% 762 $2,199   $21,189,167 12
Mar 31, 1989 10 $1,680,681   597 $2,815   $27,452,502 15
Apr 7, 1989 10 $1,111,982 -34% 713 $1,560   $29,136,127 16
Apr 21, 1989 17 $522,527   540 $968   $31,200,610 18
May 12, 1989 20 $262,480   306 $858   $32,663,833 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1989 8 $3,668,859   347 $10,573   $12,662,986 10
Feb 24, 1989 4 $3,791,545 +3% 762 $4,976   $16,454,531 11
Mar 3, 1989 6 $3,059,331 -19% 762 $4,015   $19,513,862 12
Mar 31, 1989 9 $2,252,324   597 $3,773   $28,024,145 16