Poetic Justice (1993)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,450,453Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,728,455 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,273 opening theaters/1,285 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,819,628

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,139 $27,450,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,551 $27,450,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $27,450,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $27,450,453

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 23rd, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: March 30th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong language, and for violence and sexuality.
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Snake Moan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Hood Film, Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Single Parent, Poet, Voiceover/Narration, African Americans, Music Industry, Singers, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1993 1 $11,728,455   1,273 $9,213   $11,728,455 1
Jul 30, 1993 7 $5,021,226 -57% 1,285 $3,908   $20,923,955 2
Aug 6, 1993 10 $2,102,095 -58% 1,170 $1,797   $25,107,237 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1993 2 $15,902,729   1,273 $12,492   $15,902,729 1
Jul 30, 1993 8 $7,102,413 -55% 1,285 $5,527   $23,005,142 2

Supporting Cast

Khandi Alexander    Simone

Uncategorized

Billy Zane    Brad
Janet Jackson    Justice
Lori Petty    Penelope
Tone Loc    J Bone
Michael Rapaport    Dockworker
Jenifer Lewis    Annie
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Mailroom Supervisor
Regina King    Iesha
Tupac Shakur    Lucky

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Singleton    Director
John Singleton    Screenwriter

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,728,455 (42.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,273 opening theaters/1,285 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $69,819,628

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,139 $27,450,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,551 $27,450,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $27,450,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $27,450,453

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 23rd, 1993 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: March 30th, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong language, and for violence and sexuality.
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Snake Moan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Hood Film, Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Domestic Abuse, Single Parent, Poet, Voiceover/Narration, African Americans, Music Industry, Singers, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Supporting Cast

Khandi Alexander    Simone

Uncategorized

Billy Zane    Brad
Janet Jackson    Justice
Lori Petty    Penelope
Tone Loc    J Bone
Michael Rapaport    Dockworker
Jenifer Lewis    Annie
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Mailroom Supervisor
Regina King    Iesha
Tupac Shakur    Lucky

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Singleton    Director
John Singleton    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1993 1 $11,728,455   1,273 $9,213   $11,728,455 1
Jul 30, 1993 7 $5,021,226 -57% 1,285 $3,908   $20,923,955 2
Aug 6, 1993 10 $2,102,095 -58% 1,170 $1,797   $25,107,237 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1993 2 $15,902,729   1,273 $12,492   $15,902,729 1
Jul 30, 1993 8 $7,102,413 -55% 1,285 $5,527   $23,005,142 2