The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,377,189Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $149,618 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $149,618
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,630,689 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:862 opening theaters/862 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,889,805

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,903 $7,377,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,638 $7,377,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,040 $7,377,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,493 $7,377,189

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 29th, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 21st, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ride Along
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Keywords: Music Industry, Historical Drama, African Americans, Singers, Musicians, Big Break, 1960s, Addiction, Riches to Rags, 1990s, Redemption, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
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
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 102 $1,630,689 Mar 29, 1991 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $4,376,908 Mar 29, 1991 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 1991 9 $1,630,689   862 $1,892   $1,630,689 1
Apr 5, 1991 11 $1,270,040 -22% 846 $1,501   $3,665,416 2
Apr 12, 1991 12 $825,414 -35% 408 $2,023   $4,899,612 3
Apr 19, 1991 13 $720,714 -13% 399 $1,806   $5,908,390 4
Apr 26, 1991 16 $443,271 -38% 258 $1,718   $6,590,573 5
May 3, 1991 22 $267,868 -40% 194 $1,381   $7,008,492 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 1991 9 $2,395,376   862 $2,779   $2,395,376 1
Apr 5, 1991 12 $1,678,822 -30% 846 $1,984   $4,074,198 2
Apr 12, 1991 12 $1,113,478 -34% 408 $2,729   $5,187,676 3
Apr 19, 1991 12 $959,626 -14% 399 $2,405   $6,147,302 4
Apr 26, 1991 16 $593,322 -38% 258 $2,300   $6,740,624 5

Uncategorized

John Witherspoon    Wild Rudy
Eddie Griffin    Ventriloquist (uncredited)
Kasi Lemmons    Cookie
Leon    James Thomas 'J.T.' Matthews
Harry J. Lennix    Terrance 'Dresser' Williams
Theresa Randle    Brenda

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Townsend    Director
Robert Townsend    Screenwriter
Keenen Ivory Wayans    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,630,689 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:862 opening theaters/862 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,889,805

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,903 $7,377,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,638 $7,377,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,040 $7,377,189
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,493 $7,377,189

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 29th, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 21st, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ride Along
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Keywords: Music Industry, Historical Drama, African Americans, Singers, Musicians, Big Break, 1960s, Addiction, Riches to Rags, 1990s, Redemption, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
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
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 102 $1,630,689 Mar 29, 1991 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $4,376,908 Mar 29, 1991 3

Uncategorized

John Witherspoon    Wild Rudy
Eddie Griffin    Ventriloquist (uncredited)
Kasi Lemmons    Cookie
Leon    James Thomas 'J.T.' Matthews
Harry J. Lennix    Terrance 'Dresser' Williams
Theresa Randle    Brenda

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Townsend    Director
Robert Townsend    Screenwriter
Keenen Ivory Wayans    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 1991 9 $1,630,689   862 $1,892   $1,630,689 1
Apr 5, 1991 11 $1,270,040 -22% 846 $1,501   $3,665,416 2
Apr 12, 1991 12 $825,414 -35% 408 $2,023   $4,899,612 3
Apr 19, 1991 13 $720,714 -13% 399 $1,806   $5,908,390 4
Apr 26, 1991 16 $443,271 -38% 258 $1,718   $6,590,573 5
May 3, 1991 22 $267,868 -40% 194 $1,381   $7,008,492 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 1991 9 $2,395,376   862 $2,779   $2,395,376 1
Apr 5, 1991 12 $1,678,822 -30% 846 $1,984   $4,074,198 2
Apr 12, 1991 12 $1,113,478 -34% 408 $2,729   $5,187,676 3
Apr 19, 1991 12 $959,626 -14% 399 $2,405   $6,147,302 4
Apr 26, 1991 16 $593,322 -38% 258 $2,300   $6,740,624 5