Endless Love (1981)

Endless Love poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,162,921 (12.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:580 opening theaters/632 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $127,964,022

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,749 $33,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,063 $33,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $33,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $33,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Continental Divide
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Keywords: Remade, Romantic Drama, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Obsessive Love, Arson, Mental Hospital, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Accidental Death
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Polygram Pictures, Universal Pictures, A Keith Barish, Dyson
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 4 $4,162,921   580 $7,177   $4,162,921 1
Jul 31, 1981 9 $2,221,402   632 $3,515   $13,603,161 3
Aug 7, 1981 11 $1,711,316 -23% 550 $3,111   $17,112,680 4
Aug 14, 1981 12 $1,255,655 -27% 471 $2,666   $19,486,265 5
Aug 28, 1981 12 $531,827   250 $2,127   $22,190,208 7
Sep 4, 1981 13 $689,000 +30% 337 $2,045   $23,315,700 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 7 $4,019,605   632 $6,360   $15,401,364 3
Aug 7, 1981 9 $2,829,246 -30% 550 $5,144   $18,230,610 4
Aug 28, 1981 11 $968,319   250 $3,873   $22,626,700 7

Leading Cast

Brooke Shields    Jade
Martin Hewitt    David

Supporting Cast

Shirley Knight    Anne
Don Murray    Hugh
Richard Kiley    Arthur
Penelope Milford    Ingrid
Beatrice Straight    Rose
James Spader    Keith
Ian Ziering    Sammy
Robert Moore    Dr. Miller
Jan Miner    Mrs. Switzer
Salem Ludwig    Mr. Switzer
Leon B. Stevens    Judge
Vida Wright    Sonia
Jeff Markus    Leonard
Patrick Taylor    Bob Clark
Jamie Bernstein    Susan
Tom Cruise    Billy
Jeffrey B. Versalle    Stuart
Jami Gertz    Patty
Maria Todd    Girlfriend
Douglas Alan-Mann    Teacher in Museum
Steve Calicchio    Weaver
Robert Kahn    Gene
Jeremy Bar-Illan    Jeremy
Scott Cushman    Gabe
David Willis    Walter
Barry Pruitt    Police Officer
Amy Whitman    Stenographer
Kenneth Cory    Doctor At Rockville
Teri Shields    Nurse
Sylvia Short    Nurse
Ethelmae Mason    Nurse
Anna Berger    Nurse
Joan Glasco    Nurse
Mark Hopson Arnold    Patient
Kathy Bernard    Patient
Philip Lenkowsky    Patient
Arthur Epstein    Patient
Leonard H. Pass    Patient
Lawrence Sellars    Patient
Ron Perkins    Patient
Gilbert Stafford    Attendant
Marvin Foster    Attendant
Millidge Mosley    Louis
Walt Gorney    Passerby
Willie Wenger    Waitress
Robert Altman    Hotel Manager
Ruth Last    Hotel Resident
George Kyle    Chicago Cop
Lee Kimball    Bob
Martin Pinckney    Martin
Duffy Piccini    Duffy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli    Director
Dyson Lovell    Producer
Keith Barish    Executive Producer
Judith Rascoe    Screenwriter
Scott Spencer    Story Creator
Robert Girolami    Assistant Director
David Golden    Production Manager
Ed Wittstein    Production Designer
Edward Pisoni    Art Director
Alan Hicks    Set Decorator
David Watkin    Director of Photography
Kristi Zea    Costume Designer
Michael J. Sheridan    Editor
Jack C. Jacobsen    Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Bill Nicholson    Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert D. Marchant    Sound Editor
Marvin Kosberg    Dialogue Editor
Robert Takagi    Music Editor
Jonathan Tunick    Song Writer
Lionel Richie    Song Writer
Lionel Richie    Composer
Thomas F. McClary    Composer
Julie Hughes    Casting Director
Barry Moss    Casting Director
Sally Dennison    Casting (California)
Victor Magnotta    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,162,921 (12.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:580 opening theaters/632 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $127,964,022

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,749 $33,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,063 $33,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $33,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $33,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Continental Divide
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Keywords: Remade, Romantic Drama, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Obsessive Love, Arson, Mental Hospital, Relationships Gone Wrong, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Accidental Death
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Polygram Pictures, Universal Pictures, A Keith Barish, Dyson
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Brooke Shields    Jade
Martin Hewitt    David

Supporting Cast

Shirley Knight    Anne
Don Murray    Hugh
Richard Kiley    Arthur
Penelope Milford    Ingrid
Beatrice Straight    Rose
James Spader    Keith
Ian Ziering    Sammy
Robert Moore    Dr. Miller
Jan Miner    Mrs. Switzer
Salem Ludwig    Mr. Switzer
Leon B. Stevens    Judge
Vida Wright    Sonia
Jeff Markus    Leonard
Patrick Taylor    Bob Clark
Jamie Bernstein    Susan
Tom Cruise    Billy
Jeffrey B. Versalle    Stuart
Jami Gertz    Patty
Maria Todd    Girlfriend
Douglas Alan-Mann    Teacher in Museum
Steve Calicchio    Weaver
Robert Kahn    Gene
Jeremy Bar-Illan    Jeremy
Scott Cushman    Gabe
David Willis    Walter
Barry Pruitt    Police Officer
Amy Whitman    Stenographer
Kenneth Cory    Doctor At Rockville
Teri Shields    Nurse
Sylvia Short    Nurse
Ethelmae Mason    Nurse
Anna Berger    Nurse
Joan Glasco    Nurse
Mark Hopson Arnold    Patient
Kathy Bernard    Patient
Philip Lenkowsky    Patient
Arthur Epstein    Patient
Leonard H. Pass    Patient
Lawrence Sellars    Patient
Ron Perkins    Patient
Gilbert Stafford    Attendant
Marvin Foster    Attendant
Millidge Mosley    Louis
Walt Gorney    Passerby
Willie Wenger    Waitress
Robert Altman    Hotel Manager
Ruth Last    Hotel Resident
George Kyle    Chicago Cop
Lee Kimball    Bob
Martin Pinckney    Martin
Duffy Piccini    Duffy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Franco Zeffirelli    Director
Dyson Lovell    Producer
Keith Barish    Executive Producer
Judith Rascoe    Screenwriter
Scott Spencer    Story Creator
Robert Girolami    Assistant Director
David Golden    Production Manager
Ed Wittstein    Production Designer
Edward Pisoni    Art Director
Alan Hicks    Set Decorator
David Watkin    Director of Photography
Kristi Zea    Costume Designer
Michael J. Sheridan    Editor
Jack C. Jacobsen    Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Bill Nicholson    Re-recording Mixer
Gilbert D. Marchant    Sound Editor
Marvin Kosberg    Dialogue Editor
Robert Takagi    Music Editor
Jonathan Tunick    Song Writer
Lionel Richie    Song Writer
Lionel Richie    Composer
Thomas F. McClary    Composer
Julie Hughes    Casting Director
Barry Moss    Casting Director
Sally Dennison    Casting (California)
Victor Magnotta    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 4 $4,162,921   580 $7,177   $4,162,921 1
Jul 31, 1981 9 $2,221,402   632 $3,515   $13,603,161 3
Aug 7, 1981 11 $1,711,316 -23% 550 $3,111   $17,112,680 4
Aug 14, 1981 12 $1,255,655 -27% 471 $2,666   $19,486,265 5
Aug 28, 1981 12 $531,827   250 $2,127   $22,190,208 7
Sep 4, 1981 13 $689,000 +30% 337 $2,045   $23,315,700 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 7 $4,019,605   632 $6,360   $15,401,364 3
Aug 7, 1981 9 $2,829,246 -30% 550 $5,144   $18,230,610 4
Aug 28, 1981 11 $968,319   250 $3,873   $22,626,700 7