Dangerous Minds (1995)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $84,919,401Details
International Box Office $94,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $178,919,401
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,931,503 (17.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,348 opening theaters/1,598 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,543,968

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 11th, 1995 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
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Keywords: Inspirational Teacher, Hood Film, Inspired by a True Story, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 95 $7,888,065 Sep 1, 1995 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $20,490,832 Sep 1, 1995 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1995 1 $14,931,503   1,348 $11,077   $14,931,503 1
Aug 18, 1995 2 $10,144,833 -32% 1,554 $6,528   $33,146,984 2
Aug 25, 1995 3 $7,776,432 -23% 1,578 $4,928   $46,382,941 3
Sep 1, 1995 2 $7,888,065 +1% 1,594 $4,949   $57,453,051 4
Sep 8, 1995 2 $4,024,827 -49% 1,598 $2,519   $62,832,456 5
Sep 15, 1995 3 $3,445,284 -14% 1,588 $2,170   $67,446,291 6
Sep 22, 1995 4 $2,820,650 -18% 1,582 $1,783   $71,250,328 7
Sep 29, 1995 7 $2,279,223 -19% 1,578 $1,444   $74,301,475 8
Oct 6, 1995 11 $1,708,117 -25% 1,424 $1,200   $76,698,240 9
Oct 13, 1995 12 $1,301,959 -24% 1,301 $1,001   $78,492,762 10
Oct 20, 1995 15 $879,864 -32% 1,051 $837   $79,754,044 11
Oct 27, 1995 18 $462,591 -47% 759 $609   $80,449,531 12
Nov 3, 1995 21 $383,557 -17% 533 $720   $80,986,852 13
Nov 10, 1995 25 $257,790 -33% 424 $608   $81,366,223 14
Nov 17, 1995 29 $142,722 -45% 246 $580   $81,581,049 15
Nov 24, 1995 17 $549,481 +285% 453 $1,213   $82,300,174 16
Dec 1, 1995 15 $433,617 -21% 471 $921   $82,906,301 17
Dec 8, 1995 16 $282,302 -35% 441 $640   $83,294,447 18
Dec 15, 1995 15 $259,418 -8% 434 $598   $83,640,229 19
Dec 22, 1995 28 $113,189 -56% 224 $505   $83,881,544 20
Dec 29, 1995 30 $230,815 +104% 182 $1,268   $84,268,691 21
Jan 5, 1996 32 $141,283 -39% 168 $841   $84,470,406 22
Jan 12, 1996 45 $102,330 -28% 114 $898   $84,620,181 23
Jan 19, 1996 45 $68,741 -33% 89 $772   $84,708,459 24
Jan 26, 1996 48 $50,101 -27% 64 $783   $84,778,149 25

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1995 1 $23,002,151   1,348 $17,064   $23,002,151 1
Aug 18, 1995 2 $15,604,358 -32% 1,554 $10,041   $38,606,509 2
Aug 25, 1995 3 $10,958,477 -30% 1,578 $6,945   $49,564,986 3
Sep 1, 1995 2 $9,242,643 -16% 1,594 $5,798   $58,807,629 4
Sep 8, 1995 2 $5,193,378 -44% 1,598 $3,250   $64,001,007 5
Sep 15, 1995 3 $4,428,671 -15% 1,588 $2,789   $68,429,678 6
Sep 22, 1995 4 $3,592,574 -19% 1,582 $2,271   $72,022,252 7
Sep 29, 1995 7 $2,967,871 -17% 1,578 $1,881   $74,990,123 8
Oct 6, 1995 11 $2,200,680 -26% 1,424 $1,545   $77,190,803 9
Oct 13, 1995 13 $1,683,377 -24% 1,301 $1,294   $78,874,180 10
Oct 20, 1995 15 $1,112,760 -34% 1,051 $1,059   $79,986,940 11
Oct 27, 1995 18 $616,355 -45% 759 $812   $80,603,295 12
Nov 3, 1995 22 $505,138 -18% 533 $948   $81,108,433 13
Nov 10, 1995 22 $329,894 -35% 424 $778   $81,438,327 14
Nov 17, 1995 23 $312,366 -5% 246 $1,270   $81,750,693 15
Nov 24, 1995 17 $721,991 +131% 453 $1,594   $82,472,684 16
Dec 1, 1995 15 $539,461 -25% 471 $1,145   $83,012,145 17
Dec 8, 1995 17 $368,666 -32% 441 $836   $83,380,811 18
Dec 15, 1995 14 $387,544 +5% 434 $893   $83,768,355 19
Dec 22, 1995 26 $269,521 -30% 224 $1,203   $84,037,876 20
Dec 29, 1995 30 $291,247 +8% 182 $1,600   $84,329,123 21
Jan 5, 1996 33 $188,728 -35% 168 $1,123   $84,517,851 22
Jan 12, 1996 43 $121,867 -35% 114 $1,069   $84,639,718 23
Jan 19, 1996 41 $88,330 -28% 89 $992   $84,728,048 24

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Louanne Johnson

Uncategorized

Courtney B. Vance    Mr. George Grandey
George Dzundza    Hal Griffith

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,931,503 (17.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,348 opening theaters/1,598 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $205,543,968

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 11th, 1995 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back
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Keywords: Inspirational Teacher, Hood Film, Inspired by a True Story, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 95 $7,888,065 Sep 1, 1995 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $20,490,832 Sep 1, 1995 24

Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Louanne Johnson

Uncategorized

Courtney B. Vance    Mr. George Grandey
George Dzundza    Hal Griffith

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1995 1 $14,931,503   1,348 $11,077   $14,931,503 1
Aug 18, 1995 2 $10,144,833 -32% 1,554 $6,528   $33,146,984 2
Aug 25, 1995 3 $7,776,432 -23% 1,578 $4,928   $46,382,941 3
Sep 1, 1995 2 $7,888,065 +1% 1,594 $4,949   $57,453,051 4
Sep 8, 1995 2 $4,024,827 -49% 1,598 $2,519   $62,832,456 5
Sep 15, 1995 3 $3,445,284 -14% 1,588 $2,170   $67,446,291 6
Sep 22, 1995 4 $2,820,650 -18% 1,582 $1,783   $71,250,328 7
Sep 29, 1995 7 $2,279,223 -19% 1,578 $1,444   $74,301,475 8
Oct 6, 1995 11 $1,708,117 -25% 1,424 $1,200   $76,698,240 9
Oct 13, 1995 12 $1,301,959 -24% 1,301 $1,001   $78,492,762 10
Oct 20, 1995 15 $879,864 -32% 1,051 $837   $79,754,044 11
Oct 27, 1995 18 $462,591 -47% 759 $609   $80,449,531 12
Nov 3, 1995 21 $383,557 -17% 533 $720   $80,986,852 13
Nov 10, 1995 25 $257,790 -33% 424 $608   $81,366,223 14
Nov 17, 1995 29 $142,722 -45% 246 $580   $81,581,049 15
Nov 24, 1995 17 $549,481 +285% 453 $1,213   $82,300,174 16
Dec 1, 1995 15 $433,617 -21% 471 $921   $82,906,301 17
Dec 8, 1995 16 $282,302 -35% 441 $640   $83,294,447 18
Dec 15, 1995 15 $259,418 -8% 434 $598   $83,640,229 19
Dec 22, 1995 28 $113,189 -56% 224 $505   $83,881,544 20
Dec 29, 1995 30 $230,815 +104% 182 $1,268   $84,268,691 21
Jan 5, 1996 32 $141,283 -39% 168 $841   $84,470,406 22
Jan 12, 1996 45 $102,330 -28% 114 $898   $84,620,181 23
Jan 19, 1996 45 $68,741 -33% 89 $772   $84,708,459 24
Jan 26, 1996 48 $50,101 -27% 64 $783   $84,778,149 25

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 11, 1995 1 $23,002,151   1,348 $17,064   $23,002,151 1
Aug 18, 1995 2 $15,604,358 -32% 1,554 $10,041   $38,606,509 2
Aug 25, 1995 3 $10,958,477 -30% 1,578 $6,945   $49,564,986 3
Sep 1, 1995 2 $9,242,643 -16% 1,594 $5,798   $58,807,629 4
Sep 8, 1995 2 $5,193,378 -44% 1,598 $3,250   $64,001,007 5
Sep 15, 1995 3 $4,428,671 -15% 1,588 $2,789   $68,429,678 6
Sep 22, 1995 4 $3,592,574 -19% 1,582 $2,271   $72,022,252 7
Sep 29, 1995 7 $2,967,871 -17% 1,578 $1,881   $74,990,123 8
Oct 6, 1995 11 $2,200,680 -26% 1,424 $1,545   $77,190,803 9
Oct 13, 1995 13 $1,683,377 -24% 1,301 $1,294   $78,874,180 10
Oct 20, 1995 15 $1,112,760 -34% 1,051 $1,059   $79,986,940 11
Oct 27, 1995 18 $616,355 -45% 759 $812   $80,603,295 12
Nov 3, 1995 22 $505,138 -18% 533 $948   $81,108,433 13
Nov 10, 1995 22 $329,894 -35% 424 $778   $81,438,327 14
Nov 17, 1995 23 $312,366 -5% 246 $1,270   $81,750,693 15
Nov 24, 1995 17 $721,991 +131% 453 $1,594   $82,472,684 16
Dec 1, 1995 15 $539,461 -25% 471 $1,145   $83,012,145 17
Dec 8, 1995 17 $368,666 -32% 441 $836   $83,380,811 18
Dec 15, 1995 14 $387,544 +5% 434 $893   $83,768,355 19
Dec 22, 1995 26 $269,521 -30% 224 $1,203   $84,037,876 20
Dec 29, 1995 30 $291,247 +8% 182 $1,600   $84,329,123 21
Jan 5, 1996 33 $188,728 -35% 168 $1,123   $84,517,851 22
Jan 12, 1996 43 $121,867 -35% 114 $1,069   $84,639,718 23
Jan 19, 1996 41 $88,330 -28% 89 $992   $84,728,048 24

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records