Terms of Endearment (1983)

Terms of Endearment
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $108,423,489Details
International Box Office $260Details
Worldwide Box Office $108,423,749
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,498,813 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:11.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:260 opening theaters/1,259 max. theaters, 16.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $348,768,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 700 $108,423,489
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,398 $260
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $108,423,749
Leggiest Movies 80 11.97

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 1983 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 6th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 28th, 2022 (Wide), released as Tendres Passions (France)
Video Release: April 10th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG (On appeal.)
Running Time: 131 minutes
Franchise: Terms of Endearment
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Gandhi
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Comedy Drama, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
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
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 44 $446,504 May 18, 1984 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 39 $568,198 May 11, 1984 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 32 $855,779 May 4, 1984 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 29 $1,139,684 Apr 27, 1984 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 18 $1,613,857 Apr 20, 1984 152
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $5,427,560 Apr 20, 1984 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 7 $2,301,607 Apr 13, 1984 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 58 $1,095,804 Apr 6, 1984 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 72 $899,275 Mar 30, 1984 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 69 $1,258,295 Mar 23, 1984 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 64 $1,567,518 Mar 16, 1984 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 57 $1,882,893 Mar 9, 1984 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 63 $2,088,781 Mar 2, 1984 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 53 $2,808,728 Feb 24, 1984 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 25 $4,492,865 Feb 17, 1984 89
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 172 $15,109,931 Feb 17, 1984 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 97 $2,277,981 Feb 10, 1984 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 85 $3,045,877 Feb 3, 1984 75
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 87 $3,383,539 Jan 27, 1984 68
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 113 $11,657,069 Jan 20, 1984 61
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 92 $5,211,394 Jan 13, 1984 54
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 87 $9,058,537 Dec 30, 1983 40
Theater Average 6th Weekend 93 $8,820 Dec 30, 1983 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $9,058,537 Dec 30, 1983 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $32,495,704 Dec 30, 1983 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 212 $15,390,431 Dec 23, 1983 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 232 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $10,174,323 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 96 $3,498,813 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 100 $3,498,813 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1983 2 $3,498,813   260 $13,457   $4,590,002 1
Dec 2, 1983 1 $3,125,453 -11% 260 $12,021   $8,949,207 2
Dec 9, 1983 3 $4,245,520 +36% 945 $4,493   $14,295,345 3
Dec 16, 1983 3 $3,421,389 -19% 945 $3,621   $19,498,971 4
Dec 23, 1983 2 $4,290,254 +25% 1,027 $4,177   $25,772,891 5
Dec 30, 1983 1 $9,058,537 +111% 1,027 $8,820   $39,782,519 6
Jan 6, 1984 1 $6,234,421 -31% 1,027 $6,071   $48,435,726 7
Jan 13, 1984 1 $5,211,394 -16% 1,020 $5,109   $55,781,706 8
Jan 20, 1984 1 $3,466,172 -33% 986 $3,515   $60,745,310 9
Jan 27, 1984 2 $3,383,539 -2% 903 $3,747   $65,425,742 10
Feb 3, 1984 1 $3,045,877 -10% 870 $3,501   $69,591,523 11
Feb 10, 1984 2 $2,277,981 -25% 847 $2,689   $72,704,975 12
Feb 17, 1984 3 $4,492,865 +97% 1,259 $3,569   $77,951,723 13
Feb 24, 1984 4 $2,808,728 -37% 1,238 $2,269   $81,849,462 14
Mar 2, 1984 6 $2,088,781 -26% 1,114 $1,875   $84,800,617 15
Mar 9, 1984 6 $1,882,893 -10% 958 $1,965   $87,436,122 16
Mar 16, 1984 7 $1,567,518 -17% 831 $1,886   $89,755,915 17
Mar 23, 1984 9 $1,258,295 -20% 730 $1,724   $91,663,512 18
Mar 30, 1984 12 $899,275 -29% 545 $1,650   $93,044,379 19
Apr 6, 1984 10 $1,095,804 +22% 509 $2,153   $94,522,929 20
Apr 13, 1984 7 $2,301,607 +110% 918 $2,507   $97,511,176 21
Apr 20, 1984 10 $1,613,857 -30% 850 $1,899   $100,362,140 22
Apr 27, 1984 10 $1,139,684 -29% 655 $1,740   $102,348,450 23
May 4, 1984 14 $855,779 -25% 467 $1,833   $103,683,458 24
May 11, 1984 16 $568,198 -34% 404 $1,406   $104,529,829 25
May 18, 1984 18 $446,504 -21% 350 $1,276   $105,237,012 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1983 1 $4,732,565   260 $18,202   $5,823,754 2
Dec 2, 1983 1 $4,226,071 -11% 260 $16,254   $10,049,825 3
Dec 9, 1983 3 $6,027,757 +43% 945 $6,379   $16,077,582 4
Dec 16, 1983 2 $5,405,055 -10% 945 $5,720   $21,482,637 5
Dec 23, 1983 2 $9,241,345 +71% 1,027 $8,998   $30,723,982 6
Dec 30, 1983 1 $11,477,323 +24% 1,027 $11,176   $42,201,305 7
Jan 6, 1984 1 $8,369,007 -27% 1,027 $8,149   $50,570,312 8
Jan 13, 1984 1 $6,708,826 -20% 1,020 $6,577   $57,279,138 9
Jan 20, 1984 1 $4,763,065 -29% 986 $4,831   $62,042,203 10
Jan 27, 1984 2 $4,503,443 -5% 903 $4,987   $66,545,646 11
Feb 3, 1984 1 $3,881,348 -14% 870 $4,461   $70,426,994 12
Feb 10, 1984 2 $3,031,864 -22% 847 $3,580   $73,458,858 13
Feb 17, 1984 3 $5,581,876 +84% 1,259 $4,434   $79,040,734 14
Feb 24, 1984 4 $3,671,102 -34% 1,238 $2,965   $82,711,836 15
Mar 2, 1984 4 $2,841,393 -23% 1,114 $2,551   $85,553,229 16
Mar 9, 1984 4 $2,635,168 -7% 958 $2,751   $88,188,397 17
Mar 16, 1984 7 $2,216,820 -16% 831 $2,668   $90,405,217 18
Mar 23, 1984 9 $1,739,887 -22% 730 $2,383   $92,145,104 19
Mar 30, 1984 11 $1,282,021 -26% 545 $2,352   $93,427,125 20
Apr 6, 1984 10 $1,782,444 +39% 509 $3,502   $95,209,569 21
Apr 13, 1984 8 $3,538,714 +99% 918 $3,855   $98,748,283 22
Apr 20, 1984 9 $2,460,483 -30% 850 $2,895   $101,208,766 23
Apr 27, 1984 9 $1,618,913 -34% 655 $2,472   $102,827,679 24
May 4, 1984 14 $1,133,952 -30% 467 $2,428   $103,961,631 25
May 11, 1984 16 $828,877 -27% 404 $2,052   $104,790,508 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 9/28/2022 $0000$0
New Zealand 5/6/2021 $260 1 1 1 $260 5/11/2021
 
International Total$260 5/11/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Debra Winger    Emma Greenway Horton
Shirley MacLaine    Aurora Greenway

Supporting Cast

Jack Nicholson    Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito   

Uncategorized

John Lithgow    Sam Burns
Jeff Daniels    Flap Horton

Uncategorized

Mary Kay Place    Doris
Albert Brooks    Rudyard Greenway

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Women

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,498,813 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:11.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:260 opening theaters/1,259 max. theaters, 16.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $348,768,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 700 $108,423,489
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,398 $260
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $108,423,749
Leggiest Movies 80 11.97

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 1983 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 6th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 28th, 2022 (Wide), released as Tendres Passions (France)
Video Release: April 10th, 2001 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG (On appeal.)
Running Time: 131 minutes
Franchise: Terms of Endearment
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Gandhi
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Comedy Drama, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
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
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 44 $446,504 May 18, 1984 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 39 $568,198 May 11, 1984 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 32 $855,779 May 4, 1984 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 29 $1,139,684 Apr 27, 1984 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 18 $1,613,857 Apr 20, 1984 152
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $5,427,560 Apr 20, 1984 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 7 $2,301,607 Apr 13, 1984 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 58 $1,095,804 Apr 6, 1984 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 72 $899,275 Mar 30, 1984 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 69 $1,258,295 Mar 23, 1984 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 64 $1,567,518 Mar 16, 1984 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 57 $1,882,893 Mar 9, 1984 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 63 $2,088,781 Mar 2, 1984 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 53 $2,808,728 Feb 24, 1984 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 25 $4,492,865 Feb 17, 1984 89
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 172 $15,109,931 Feb 17, 1984 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 97 $2,277,981 Feb 10, 1984 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 85 $3,045,877 Feb 3, 1984 75
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 87 $3,383,539 Jan 27, 1984 68
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 113 $11,657,069 Jan 20, 1984 61
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 92 $5,211,394 Jan 13, 1984 54
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 87 $9,058,537 Dec 30, 1983 40
Theater Average 6th Weekend 93 $8,820 Dec 30, 1983 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $9,058,537 Dec 30, 1983 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $32,495,704 Dec 30, 1983 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 212 $15,390,431 Dec 23, 1983 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 232 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $10,174,323 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 96 $3,498,813 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 100 $3,498,813 Nov 25, 1983 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $12,551,294 Nov 25, 1983 5

Leading Cast

Debra Winger    Emma Greenway Horton
Shirley MacLaine    Aurora Greenway

Supporting Cast

Jack Nicholson    Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito   

Uncategorized

John Lithgow    Sam Burns
Jeff Daniels    Flap Horton

Uncategorized

Mary Kay Place    Doris
Albert Brooks    Rudyard Greenway

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Women

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
Nov 25, 1983 2 $3,498,813   260 $13,457   $4,590,002 1
Dec 2, 1983 1 $3,125,453 -11% 260 $12,021   $8,949,207 2
Dec 9, 1983 3 $4,245,520 +36% 945 $4,493   $14,295,345 3
Dec 16, 1983 3 $3,421,389 -19% 945 $3,621   $19,498,971 4
Dec 23, 1983 2 $4,290,254 +25% 1,027 $4,177   $25,772,891 5
Dec 30, 1983 1 $9,058,537 +111% 1,027 $8,820   $39,782,519 6
Jan 6, 1984 1 $6,234,421 -31% 1,027 $6,071   $48,435,726 7
Jan 13, 1984 1 $5,211,394 -16% 1,020 $5,109   $55,781,706 8
Jan 20, 1984 1 $3,466,172 -33% 986 $3,515   $60,745,310 9
Jan 27, 1984 2 $3,383,539 -2% 903 $3,747   $65,425,742 10
Feb 3, 1984 1 $3,045,877 -10% 870 $3,501   $69,591,523 11
Feb 10, 1984 2 $2,277,981 -25% 847 $2,689   $72,704,975 12
Feb 17, 1984 3 $4,492,865 +97% 1,259 $3,569   $77,951,723 13
Feb 24, 1984 4 $2,808,728 -37% 1,238 $2,269   $81,849,462 14
Mar 2, 1984 6 $2,088,781 -26% 1,114 $1,875   $84,800,617 15
Mar 9, 1984 6 $1,882,893 -10% 958 $1,965   $87,436,122 16
Mar 16, 1984 7 $1,567,518 -17% 831 $1,886   $89,755,915 17
Mar 23, 1984 9 $1,258,295 -20% 730 $1,724   $91,663,512 18
Mar 30, 1984 12 $899,275 -29% 545 $1,650   $93,044,379 19
Apr 6, 1984 10 $1,095,804 +22% 509 $2,153   $94,522,929 20
Apr 13, 1984 7 $2,301,607 +110% 918 $2,507   $97,511,176 21
Apr 20, 1984 10 $1,613,857 -30% 850 $1,899   $100,362,140 22
Apr 27, 1984 10 $1,139,684 -29% 655 $1,740   $102,348,450 23
May 4, 1984 14 $855,779 -25% 467 $1,833   $103,683,458 24
May 11, 1984 16 $568,198 -34% 404 $1,406   $104,529,829 25
May 18, 1984 18 $446,504 -21% 350 $1,276   $105,237,012 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 1983 1 $4,732,565   260 $18,202   $5,823,754 2
Dec 2, 1983 1 $4,226,071 -11% 260 $16,254   $10,049,825 3
Dec 9, 1983 3 $6,027,757 +43% 945 $6,379   $16,077,582 4
Dec 16, 1983 2 $5,405,055 -10% 945 $5,720   $21,482,637 5
Dec 23, 1983 2 $9,241,345 +71% 1,027 $8,998   $30,723,982 6
Dec 30, 1983 1 $11,477,323 +24% 1,027 $11,176   $42,201,305 7
Jan 6, 1984 1 $8,369,007 -27% 1,027 $8,149   $50,570,312 8
Jan 13, 1984 1 $6,708,826 -20% 1,020 $6,577   $57,279,138 9
Jan 20, 1984 1 $4,763,065 -29% 986 $4,831   $62,042,203 10
Jan 27, 1984 2 $4,503,443 -5% 903 $4,987   $66,545,646 11
Feb 3, 1984 1 $3,881,348 -14% 870 $4,461   $70,426,994 12
Feb 10, 1984 2 $3,031,864 -22% 847 $3,580   $73,458,858 13
Feb 17, 1984 3 $5,581,876 +84% 1,259 $4,434   $79,040,734 14
Feb 24, 1984 4 $3,671,102 -34% 1,238 $2,965   $82,711,836 15
Mar 2, 1984 4 $2,841,393 -23% 1,114 $2,551   $85,553,229 16
Mar 9, 1984 4 $2,635,168 -7% 958 $2,751   $88,188,397 17
Mar 16, 1984 7 $2,216,820 -16% 831 $2,668   $90,405,217 18
Mar 23, 1984 9 $1,739,887 -22% 730 $2,383   $92,145,104 19
Mar 30, 1984 11 $1,282,021 -26% 545 $2,352   $93,427,125 20
Apr 6, 1984 10 $1,782,444 +39% 509 $3,502   $95,209,569 21
Apr 13, 1984 8 $3,538,714 +99% 918 $3,855   $98,748,283 22
Apr 20, 1984 9 $2,460,483 -30% 850 $2,895   $101,208,766 23
Apr 27, 1984 9 $1,618,913 -34% 655 $2,472   $102,827,679 24
May 4, 1984 14 $1,133,952 -30% 467 $2,428   $103,961,631 25
May 11, 1984 16 $828,877 -27% 404 $2,052   $104,790,508 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 9/28/2022 $0000$0
New Zealand 5/6/2021 $260 1 1 1 $260 5/11/2021
 
International Total$260 5/11/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records