Working Girl (1988)

Working Girl
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $63,800,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $360,973 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $360,973
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,718,485 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,046 opening theaters/1,149 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $166,923,898

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 6th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bowfinger
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, False Identity, Boss From Hell, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Rags to Riches
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $7,707,583 Feb 17, 1989 62
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 197 $8,716,425 Jan 20, 1989 34
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 214 $12,784,639 Jan 13, 1989 27
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 212 $7,345,299 Dec 30, 1988 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $20,195,100 Dec 30, 1988 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $12,972,965 Dec 23, 1988 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 105 $4,718,485 Dec 23, 1988 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 83 $12,972,965 Dec 23, 1988 6

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1988 4 $4,718,485   1,046 $4,511   $5,612,993 1
Dec 30, 1988 5 $7,345,299 +56% 1,060 $6,930   $16,694,492 2
Jan 6, 1989 4 $5,011,589 -32% 1,062 $4,719   $23,485,828 3
Jan 13, 1989 5 $4,514,221 -10% 1,140 $3,960   $29,697,876 4
Jan 20, 1989 5 $3,077,747 -32% 1,148 $2,681   $34,210,957 5
Jan 27, 1989 6 $3,004,374 -2% 1,149 $2,615   $38,232,402 6
Feb 3, 1989 7 $2,538,140 -16% 1,133 $2,240   $41,720,209 7
Feb 10, 1989 10 $2,109,890 -17% 1,100 $1,918   $44,500,809 8
Feb 17, 1989 10 $2,721,529 +29% 825 $3,299   $47,953,840 9
Feb 24, 1989 9 $1,855,016 -32% 963 $1,926   $50,302,085 10
Apr 7, 1989 13 $919,899   644 $1,428   $60,058,514 16
Apr 21, 1989 19 $460,690   421 $1,094   $61,669,658 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1988 6 $8,454,685   1,046 $8,083   $9,349,193 2
Dec 30, 1988 4 $9,125,046 +8% 1,060 $8,609   $18,474,239 3
Jan 6, 1989 4 $6,709,416 -26% 1,062 $6,318   $25,183,655 4
Jan 13, 1989 5 $5,949,555 -11% 1,140 $5,219   $31,133,210 5
Jan 20, 1989 5 $4,094,818 -31% 1,148 $3,567   $35,228,028 6
Jan 27, 1989 6 $3,954,041 -3% 1,149 $3,441   $39,182,069 7
Feb 3, 1989 7 $3,208,850 -19% 1,133 $2,832   $42,390,919 8
Feb 10, 1989 6 $2,841,392 -11% 1,100 $2,583   $45,232,311 9
Feb 17, 1989 10 $3,214,758 +13% 825 $3,897   $48,447,069 10

Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    Jack Trainer
Melanie Griffith    Tess McGill
Sigourney Weaver    Katherine Parker

Supporting Cast

Kevin Spacey    Bob Speck
Nora Dunn    Ginny
David Duchovny    Cyn's Engagement Party Guest
Oliver Platt    Dave Lutz
Joan Cusack    Cyn/Cynthia
Olympia Dukakis    Personnel Director
Alec Baldwin    Mick Dugan
Ricki Lake    Bridesmaid
Philip Bosco    Oren Trask
Timothy Carhart    Tim Draper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Nichols    Director

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,718,485 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:8.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,046 opening theaters/1,149 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $166,923,898

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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: January 6th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bowfinger
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, False Identity, Boss From Hell, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Rags to Riches
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $7,707,583 Feb 17, 1989 62
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 197 $8,716,425 Jan 20, 1989 34
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 214 $12,784,639 Jan 13, 1989 27
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 212 $7,345,299 Dec 30, 1988 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 141 $20,195,100 Dec 30, 1988 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $12,972,965 Dec 23, 1988 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 105 $4,718,485 Dec 23, 1988 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 83 $12,972,965 Dec 23, 1988 6

Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    Jack Trainer
Melanie Griffith    Tess McGill
Sigourney Weaver    Katherine Parker

Supporting Cast

Kevin Spacey    Bob Speck
Nora Dunn    Ginny
David Duchovny    Cyn's Engagement Party Guest
Oliver Platt    Dave Lutz
Joan Cusack    Cyn/Cynthia
Olympia Dukakis    Personnel Director
Alec Baldwin    Mick Dugan
Ricki Lake    Bridesmaid
Philip Bosco    Oren Trask
Timothy Carhart    Tim Draper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Nichols    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1988 4 $4,718,485   1,046 $4,511   $5,612,993 1
Dec 30, 1988 5 $7,345,299 +56% 1,060 $6,930   $16,694,492 2
Jan 6, 1989 4 $5,011,589 -32% 1,062 $4,719   $23,485,828 3
Jan 13, 1989 5 $4,514,221 -10% 1,140 $3,960   $29,697,876 4
Jan 20, 1989 5 $3,077,747 -32% 1,148 $2,681   $34,210,957 5
Jan 27, 1989 6 $3,004,374 -2% 1,149 $2,615   $38,232,402 6
Feb 3, 1989 7 $2,538,140 -16% 1,133 $2,240   $41,720,209 7
Feb 10, 1989 10 $2,109,890 -17% 1,100 $1,918   $44,500,809 8
Feb 17, 1989 10 $2,721,529 +29% 825 $3,299   $47,953,840 9
Feb 24, 1989 9 $1,855,016 -32% 963 $1,926   $50,302,085 10
Apr 7, 1989 13 $919,899   644 $1,428   $60,058,514 16
Apr 21, 1989 19 $460,690   421 $1,094   $61,669,658 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1988 6 $8,454,685   1,046 $8,083   $9,349,193 2
Dec 30, 1988 4 $9,125,046 +8% 1,060 $8,609   $18,474,239 3
Jan 6, 1989 4 $6,709,416 -26% 1,062 $6,318   $25,183,655 4
Jan 13, 1989 5 $5,949,555 -11% 1,140 $5,219   $31,133,210 5
Jan 20, 1989 5 $4,094,818 -31% 1,148 $3,567   $35,228,028 6
Jan 27, 1989 6 $3,954,041 -3% 1,149 $3,441   $39,182,069 7
Feb 3, 1989 7 $3,208,850 -19% 1,133 $2,832   $42,390,919 8
Feb 10, 1989 6 $2,841,392 -11% 1,100 $2,583   $45,232,311 9
Feb 17, 1989 10 $3,214,758 +13% 825 $3,897   $48,447,069 10