Running Scared (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,500,726Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,227,757 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,376 opening theaters/1,376 max. theaters, 8.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,870,032

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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: June 6th, 2006 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.
Comparisons: vs. Tango & Cash
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Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
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) 238 $12,762,898 Jul 4, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 5 $5,227,757   1,376 $3,799   $5,227,757 1
Jul 4, 1986 6 $4,190,295 -20% 1,365 $3,070   $12,481,122 2
Jul 11, 1986 6 $4,091,748 -2% 1,319 $3,102   $19,079,940 3
Jul 18, 1986 9 $2,681,056 -34% 1,189 $2,255   $23,670,928 4
Jul 25, 1986 11 $2,127,685 -21% 961 $2,214   $27,231,430 5
Aug 1, 1986 13 $1,259,031 -41% 710 $1,773   $29,545,962 6
Aug 8, 1986 16 $1,080,556 -14% 682 $1,584   $31,360,254 7
Aug 15, 1986 19 $862,262 -20% 682 $1,264   $32,844,549 8
Aug 22, 1986 18 $721,609 -16% 623 $1,158   $34,059,684 9
Aug 29, 1986 17 $725,030 n/c 558 $1,299   $35,175,266 10
Sep 5, 1986 17 $300,000 -59% 204 $1,471   $35,644,167 11
Sep 12, 1986 18 $135,272 -55% 137 $987   $35,859,275 12
Sep 19, 1986 19 $113,485 -16% 116 $978   $36,025,366 13
Sep 26, 1986 21 $109,023 -4% 47 $2,320   $36,183,026 14
Oct 17, 1986 29 $4,597   8 $575   $36,234,347 17
Oct 24, 1986 28 $3,345 -27% 6 $558   $36,240,756 18
Oct 31, 1986 12 $547,819 +16,277% 864 $634   $36,790,376 19
Nov 7, 1986 19 $172,267 -69% 282 $611   $37,206,971 20
Nov 14, 1986 21 $153,848 -11% 291 $529   $37,432,234 21
Nov 21, 1986 21 $95,375 -38% 174 $548   $37,578,291 22
Nov 28, 1986 22 $58,163 -39% 102 $570   $37,696,491 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 6 $8,290,827   1,376 $6,025   $8,290,827 1
Jul 4, 1986 6 $6,697,365 -19% 1,365 $4,906   $14,988,192 2
Jul 11, 1986 6 $6,001,680 -10% 1,319 $4,550   $20,989,872 3
Aug 8, 1986 16 $1,702,589   682 $2,496   $31,982,287 7
Aug 15, 1986 18 $1,355,788 -20% 682 $1,988   $33,338,075 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 11, 20066253,506 253,506$4,684,791$4,684,7911
Jun 18, 20061495,022-63% 348,528$1,607,772$6,292,5632
Jun 25, 20061678,696-17% 427,224$1,392,919$7,685,4823
Jul 2, 20062855,194-30% 482,418$944,369$8,629,8514
Jul 9, 20063063,912+16% 546,330$1,062,857$9,692,7085
Jul 23, 20063036,551 616,226$604,554$10,848,7887
Jul 30, 20061724,723-32% 640,949$408,918$11,257,7068

Uncategorized

Larry Hankin    Ace
Gregory Hines    Ray Hughes
Steven Bauer    Det. Frank Sigliano
Joe Pantoliano    Snake
Jon Gries    Det. Tony Montoya
Dan Hedaya    Captain Logan
Jimmy Smits    Julio Gonzalez
Billy Crystal    Danny Costanzo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hyams    Director

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,227,757 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,376 opening theaters/1,376 max. theaters, 8.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,870,032

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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: June 6th, 2006 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong brutal violence and language, sexuality and drug content.
Comparisons: vs. Tango & Cash
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Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
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) 238 $12,762,898 Jul 4, 1986 10

Uncategorized

Larry Hankin    Ace
Gregory Hines    Ray Hughes
Steven Bauer    Det. Frank Sigliano
Joe Pantoliano    Snake
Jon Gries    Det. Tony Montoya
Dan Hedaya    Captain Logan
Jimmy Smits    Julio Gonzalez
Billy Crystal    Danny Costanzo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hyams    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 5 $5,227,757   1,376 $3,799   $5,227,757 1
Jul 4, 1986 6 $4,190,295 -20% 1,365 $3,070   $12,481,122 2
Jul 11, 1986 6 $4,091,748 -2% 1,319 $3,102   $19,079,940 3
Jul 18, 1986 9 $2,681,056 -34% 1,189 $2,255   $23,670,928 4
Jul 25, 1986 11 $2,127,685 -21% 961 $2,214   $27,231,430 5
Aug 1, 1986 13 $1,259,031 -41% 710 $1,773   $29,545,962 6
Aug 8, 1986 16 $1,080,556 -14% 682 $1,584   $31,360,254 7
Aug 15, 1986 19 $862,262 -20% 682 $1,264   $32,844,549 8
Aug 22, 1986 18 $721,609 -16% 623 $1,158   $34,059,684 9
Aug 29, 1986 17 $725,030 n/c 558 $1,299   $35,175,266 10
Sep 5, 1986 17 $300,000 -59% 204 $1,471   $35,644,167 11
Sep 12, 1986 18 $135,272 -55% 137 $987   $35,859,275 12
Sep 19, 1986 19 $113,485 -16% 116 $978   $36,025,366 13
Sep 26, 1986 21 $109,023 -4% 47 $2,320   $36,183,026 14
Oct 17, 1986 29 $4,597   8 $575   $36,234,347 17
Oct 24, 1986 28 $3,345 -27% 6 $558   $36,240,756 18
Oct 31, 1986 12 $547,819 +16,277% 864 $634   $36,790,376 19
Nov 7, 1986 19 $172,267 -69% 282 $611   $37,206,971 20
Nov 14, 1986 21 $153,848 -11% 291 $529   $37,432,234 21
Nov 21, 1986 21 $95,375 -38% 174 $548   $37,578,291 22
Nov 28, 1986 22 $58,163 -39% 102 $570   $37,696,491 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 6 $8,290,827   1,376 $6,025   $8,290,827 1
Jul 4, 1986 6 $6,697,365 -19% 1,365 $4,906   $14,988,192 2
Jul 11, 1986 6 $6,001,680 -10% 1,319 $4,550   $20,989,872 3
Aug 8, 1986 16 $1,702,589   682 $2,496   $31,982,287 7
Aug 15, 1986 18 $1,355,788 -20% 682 $1,988   $33,338,075 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 11, 20066253,506 253,506$4,684,791$4,684,7911
Jun 18, 20061495,022-63% 348,528$1,607,772$6,292,5632
Jun 25, 20061678,696-17% 427,224$1,392,919$7,685,4823
Jul 2, 20062855,194-30% 482,418$944,369$8,629,8514
Jul 9, 20063063,912+16% 546,330$1,062,857$9,692,7085
Jul 23, 20063036,551 616,226$604,554$10,848,7887
Jul 30, 20061724,723-32% 640,949$408,918$11,257,7068