Soul Man (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,316,198Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,422,179 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,282 opening theaters/1,320 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,371,588

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,151 $27,316,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,565 $27,316,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $27,316,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 845 $27,316,198

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 1986 (Wide) by New World
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Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, College
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 313 $7,428,055 Nov 28, 1986 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 309 $6,021,326 Nov 28, 1986 38
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $8,611,888 Nov 14, 1986 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 142 $10,735,644 Oct 31, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1986 3 $4,422,179   1,282 $3,449   $4,422,179 1
Oct 31, 1986 3 $3,524,711 -20% 1,285 $2,743   $9,104,091 2
Nov 7, 1986 3 $3,475,407 -1% 1,267 $2,743   $13,665,435 3
Nov 14, 1986 3 $2,827,444 -19% 1,278 $2,212   $17,565,881 4
Nov 21, 1986 7 $2,200,993 -22% 1,320 $1,667   $20,366,809 5
Nov 28, 1986 8 $2,438,768 +11% 1,220 $1,999   $24,061,145 6
Dec 5, 1986 9 $1,222,927 -50% 1,184 $1,033   $25,692,592 7
Dec 12, 1986 12 $467,328 -62% 872 $536   $26,447,273 8
Dec 19, 1986 15 $228,944 -51% 395 $580   $26,834,759 9
Dec 26, 1986 14 $295,266 +29% 304 $971   $27,316,198 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1986 3 $5,579,380   1,282 $4,352   $5,579,380 1
Oct 31, 1986 3 $4,610,648 -17% 1,285 $3,588   $10,190,028 2
Nov 7, 1986 3 $4,548,409 -1% 1,267 $3,590   $14,738,437 3
Nov 14, 1986 3 $3,427,379 -25% 1,278 $2,682   $18,165,816 4
Nov 21, 1986 6 $3,456,561 +1% 1,320 $2,619   $21,622,377 5
Nov 28, 1986 8 $2,847,288 -18% 1,220 $2,334   $24,469,665 6
Dec 5, 1986 8 $1,510,280 -47% 1,184 $1,276   $25,979,945 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

C. Thomas Howell    Mark Watson

Supporting Cast

James Earl Jones    Professor Banks

Uncategorized

Rae Dawn Chong    Sarah Walker
Arye Gross    Gordon Bloomfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus    Lisa Stinson
James Sikking    Bill Watson
M.C. Gainey    Man in Cell
Leslie Nielsen    Mr. Dunbar
Max Wright    Dr. Aronson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Miner    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,422,179 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,282 opening theaters/1,320 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,371,588

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,151 $27,316,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,565 $27,316,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $27,316,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 845 $27,316,198

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 1986 (Wide) by New World
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, College
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 313 $7,428,055 Nov 28, 1986 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 309 $6,021,326 Nov 28, 1986 38
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $8,611,888 Nov 14, 1986 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 142 $10,735,644 Oct 31, 1986 10

Leading Cast

C. Thomas Howell    Mark Watson

Supporting Cast

James Earl Jones    Professor Banks

Uncategorized

Rae Dawn Chong    Sarah Walker
Arye Gross    Gordon Bloomfeld
Julia Louis-Dreyfus    Lisa Stinson
James Sikking    Bill Watson
M.C. Gainey    Man in Cell
Leslie Nielsen    Mr. Dunbar
Max Wright    Dr. Aronson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Miner    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1986 3 $4,422,179   1,282 $3,449   $4,422,179 1
Oct 31, 1986 3 $3,524,711 -20% 1,285 $2,743   $9,104,091 2
Nov 7, 1986 3 $3,475,407 -1% 1,267 $2,743   $13,665,435 3
Nov 14, 1986 3 $2,827,444 -19% 1,278 $2,212   $17,565,881 4
Nov 21, 1986 7 $2,200,993 -22% 1,320 $1,667   $20,366,809 5
Nov 28, 1986 8 $2,438,768 +11% 1,220 $1,999   $24,061,145 6
Dec 5, 1986 9 $1,222,927 -50% 1,184 $1,033   $25,692,592 7
Dec 12, 1986 12 $467,328 -62% 872 $536   $26,447,273 8
Dec 19, 1986 15 $228,944 -51% 395 $580   $26,834,759 9
Dec 26, 1986 14 $295,266 +29% 304 $971   $27,316,198 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1986 3 $5,579,380   1,282 $4,352   $5,579,380 1
Oct 31, 1986 3 $4,610,648 -17% 1,285 $3,588   $10,190,028 2
Nov 7, 1986 3 $4,548,409 -1% 1,267 $3,590   $14,738,437 3
Nov 14, 1986 3 $3,427,379 -25% 1,278 $2,682   $18,165,816 4
Nov 21, 1986 6 $3,456,561 +1% 1,320 $2,619   $21,622,377 5
Nov 28, 1986 8 $2,847,288 -18% 1,220 $2,334   $24,469,665 6
Dec 5, 1986 8 $1,510,280 -47% 1,184 $1,276   $25,979,945 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records