Southern Comfort (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,939,174Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $622,488 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $622,488
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$116,943 (4.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:17 opening theaters/450 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,397,220

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,418 $2,939,174
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,704 $2,939,174

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 1981 (Exclusive) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: July 8th, 2014 by Shout Factory
Running Time: 105 minutes
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Fugitive / On the Run, Military Life, Set in Louisiana, 1970s, Tortured as Punishment
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1981 16 $116,943   17 $6,879   $116,943 1
Oct 9, 1981 13 $60,384   15 $4,026   $383,014 3
Oct 16, 1981 15 $363,701 +502% 101 $3,601   $763,694 4
Nov 6, 1981 7 $985,630   450 $2,190   $2,939,174 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1981 13 $77,363   15 $5,158   $399,993 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Keith Carradine   
T.K. Carter    Pfc. Tyrone Cribbs
Powers Boothe   

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Production and Technical Credits

Walter Hill    Director
Michael Kane    Screenwriter
Walter Hill    Screenwriter
David Giler    Screenwriter
David Giler    Producer
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$116,943 (4.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:17 opening theaters/450 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,397,220

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,418 $2,939,174
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,704 $2,939,174

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 25th, 1981 (Exclusive) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: July 8th, 2014 by Shout Factory
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Fugitive / On the Run, Military Life, Set in Louisiana, 1970s, Tortured as Punishment
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Keith Carradine   
T.K. Carter    Pfc. Tyrone Cribbs
Powers Boothe   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter Hill    Director
Michael Kane    Screenwriter
Walter Hill    Screenwriter
David Giler    Screenwriter
David Giler    Producer
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor

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
Sep 25, 1981 16 $116,943   17 $6,879   $116,943 1
Oct 9, 1981 13 $60,384   15 $4,026   $383,014 3
Oct 16, 1981 15 $363,701 +502% 101 $3,601   $763,694 4
Nov 6, 1981 7 $985,630   450 $2,190   $2,939,174 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1981 13 $77,363   15 $5,158   $399,993 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records