Show Boat (1951)

Show Boat
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,000,000Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,300,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,160 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,300 $11,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1951 (Limited)
1963 (Wide), released as Show Boat (1951) (Re-Release)
Video Release: March 15th, 2005 by Warner Home Video, released as Show Boat (1951) (Re-Release)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated Approved
Running Time: 107 minutes
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Keywords: Romantic Musical, Remake, Romance, Interracial Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in Mississippi, Set in Chicago, Pregnant Women, Single Parent, Unexpected Families
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Kathryn Grayson    Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner    Julie LaVerne
Howard Keel    Gaylord Ravenal

Supporting Cast

Agnes Moorehead    Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson    Pete
Joe E. Brown    Cap’n Andy Hawks
Marge Champion    Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion    Frank Schultz
William Warfield    Joe
Robert Sterling    Stephen Baker

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Sidney    Director
John Lee Mahin    Screenwriter
Edna Ferber    Story by
Jerome Kern    Story by
Oscar Hammerstein II    Story by
Arthur Freed    Producer
John D. Dunning    Editor
Jerome Kern    Composer
Charles Rosher    Director of Photography

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,300,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,160 $11,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,300 $11,000,000

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 17th, 1951 (Limited)
1963 (Wide), released as Show Boat (1951) (Re-Release)
Video Release: March 15th, 2005 by Warner Home Video, released as Show Boat (1951) (Re-Release)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated Approved
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Quo Vadis?
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romantic Musical, Remake, Romance, Interracial Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in Mississippi, Set in Chicago, Pregnant Women, Single Parent, Unexpected Families
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Kathryn Grayson    Magnolia Hawks
Ava Gardner    Julie LaVerne
Howard Keel    Gaylord Ravenal

Supporting Cast

Agnes Moorehead    Parthy Hawks
Leif Erickson    Pete
Joe E. Brown    Cap’n Andy Hawks
Marge Champion    Ellie May Shipley
Gower Champion    Frank Schultz
William Warfield    Joe
Robert Sterling    Stephen Baker

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Sidney    Director
John Lee Mahin    Screenwriter
Edna Ferber    Story by
Jerome Kern    Story by
Oscar Hammerstein II    Story by
Arthur Freed    Producer
John D. Dunning    Editor
Jerome Kern    Composer
Charles Rosher    Director of Photography

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records