Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,691,550Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,807,986 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,417 opening theaters/1,417 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,991,203

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,700 $13,691,550
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,623 $13,691,550

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1989 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (appeal overturned)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Elvis
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Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1950s, Rock 'n' Roll, Singers
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 357 $6,121,267 Jul 7, 1989 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 1989 7 $3,807,986   1,417 $2,687   $3,807,986 1
Jul 7, 1989 10 $2,161,404 -43% 1,417 $1,525   $8,446,281 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 1989 7 $6,284,877   1,417 $4,435   $6,284,877 1

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Jerry Lee Lewis

Uncategorized

Lisa Jane Persky    Babe
Trey Wilson    Sam Phillips
Lisa Blount    Lois Brown
Stephen Tobolowsky    Jud Phillips
Winona Ryder    Myra Gale Lewis
Alec Baldwin    Jimmy Swaggart

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim McBride    Director
Jack Baran    Screenwriter
Jim McBride    Screenwriter
Lee Cleary    Second Assistant Director

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:$3,807,986 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,417 opening theaters/1,417 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,991,203

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,700 $13,691,550
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,623 $13,691,550

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1989 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (appeal overturned)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Elvis
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1950s, Rock 'n' Roll, Singers
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 357 $6,121,267 Jul 7, 1989 10

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Jerry Lee Lewis

Uncategorized

Lisa Jane Persky    Babe
Trey Wilson    Sam Phillips
Lisa Blount    Lois Brown
Stephen Tobolowsky    Jud Phillips
Winona Ryder    Myra Gale Lewis
Alec Baldwin    Jimmy Swaggart

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim McBride    Director
Jack Baran    Screenwriter
Jim McBride    Screenwriter
Lee Cleary    Second Assistant Director

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
Jun 30, 1989 7 $3,807,986   1,417 $2,687   $3,807,986 1
Jul 7, 1989 10 $2,161,404 -43% 1,417 $1,525   $8,446,281 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 30, 1989 7 $6,284,877   1,417 $4,435   $6,284,877 1