Sudden Impact (1983)

Sudden Impact
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $67,642,693Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,688,561 (14.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,530 opening theaters/1,602 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $225,972,106

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,302 $67,642,693
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,486 $67,642,693
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $67,642,693
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $67,642,693

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Dirty Harry
Comparisons: vs. Magnum Force
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Keywords: Action Thriller, 1970s, Sex Crimes, Rape Revenge, Police Detective, Police Brutality, Gangs, Suicide, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
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
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $7,481,674 Jan 20, 1984 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 200 $7,746,703 Dec 30, 1983 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 72 $27,789,762 Dec 30, 1983 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 259 $5,957,766 Dec 23, 1983 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $21,372,300 Dec 23, 1983 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1983 1 $9,688,561   1,530 $6,332   $9,688,561 1
Dec 16, 1983 1 $7,143,953 -26% 1,577 $4,530   $20,881,502 2
Dec 23, 1983 1 $5,957,766 -17% 1,602 $3,719   $30,107,952 3
Dec 30, 1983 2 $7,746,703 +30% 1,602 $4,836   $41,852,579 4
Jan 6, 1984 2 $5,329,062 -31% 1,582 $3,369   $49,031,633 5
Jan 13, 1984 3 $3,739,583 -30% 1,545 $2,420   $54,332,992 6
Jan 20, 1984 4 $2,224,640 -41% 1,357 $1,639   $57,565,914 7
Jan 27, 1984 7 $1,743,949 -22% 1,003 $1,739   $60,129,753 8
Feb 3, 1984 8 $1,437,746 -18% 919 $1,564   $62,110,765 9
Feb 10, 1984 7 $1,111,692 -23% 773 $1,438   $63,670,695 10
Feb 17, 1984 15 $881,987 -21% 568 $1,553   $64,930,406 11
Feb 24, 1984 13 $656,570 -26% 626 $1,049   $65,763,495 12
Mar 2, 1984 17 $498,506 -24% 516 $966   $66,493,537 13
Mar 9, 1984 19 $461,528 -7% 445 $1,037   $67,146,037 14
Mar 16, 1984 19 $337,523 -27% 340 $993   $67,642,693 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1983 1 $13,737,549   1,530 $8,979   $13,737,549 1
Dec 16, 1983 1 $10,412,637 -24% 1,577 $6,603   $24,150,186 2
Dec 23, 1983 1 $9,955,690 -4% 1,602 $6,215   $34,105,876 3
Dec 30, 1983 2 $9,596,695 -4% 1,602 $5,990   $43,702,571 4
Jan 6, 1984 2 $6,890,838 -28% 1,582 $4,356   $50,593,409 5
Jan 13, 1984 3 $4,747,865 -31% 1,545 $3,073   $55,341,274 6
Jan 20, 1984 4 $3,044,530 -36% 1,357 $2,244   $58,385,804 7
Jan 27, 1984 7 $2,287,215 -25% 1,003 $2,280   $60,673,019 8
Feb 3, 1984 8 $1,885,984 -18% 919 $2,052   $62,559,003 9
Feb 10, 1984 7 $1,489,416 -21% 773 $1,927   $64,048,419 10
Feb 17, 1984 14 $1,058,506 -29% 568 $1,864   $65,106,925 11
Feb 24, 1984 13 $888,106 -16% 626 $1,419   $65,995,031 12
Mar 2, 1984 16 $689,478 -22% 516 $1,336   $66,684,509 13
Mar 9, 1984 17 $620,661 -10% 445 $1,395   $67,305,170 14

Leading Cast

Clint Eastwood    Harry Callahan

Cameos

Michael V. Gazzo    Threlkis
Camryn Manheim    Girl in Elevator

Uncategorized

Jack Thibeau    Kruger
Pat Hingle    Chief Jannings
Sondra Locke    Jennifer Spencer
Carmen Argenziano    D'Ambrosia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clint Eastwood    Director
Lalo Schifrin    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,688,561 (14.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,530 opening theaters/1,602 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $225,972,106

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,302 $67,642,693
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,486 $67,642,693
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $67,642,693
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $67,642,693

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Dirty Harry
Comparisons: vs. Magnum Force
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, 1970s, Sex Crimes, Rape Revenge, Police Detective, Police Brutality, Gangs, Suicide, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
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
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $7,481,674 Jan 20, 1984 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 200 $7,746,703 Dec 30, 1983 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 72 $27,789,762 Dec 30, 1983 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 259 $5,957,766 Dec 23, 1983 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $21,372,300 Dec 23, 1983 17

Leading Cast

Clint Eastwood    Harry Callahan

Cameos

Michael V. Gazzo    Threlkis
Camryn Manheim    Girl in Elevator

Uncategorized

Jack Thibeau    Kruger
Pat Hingle    Chief Jannings
Sondra Locke    Jennifer Spencer
Carmen Argenziano    D'Ambrosia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clint Eastwood    Director
Lalo Schifrin    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1983 1 $9,688,561   1,530 $6,332   $9,688,561 1
Dec 16, 1983 1 $7,143,953 -26% 1,577 $4,530   $20,881,502 2
Dec 23, 1983 1 $5,957,766 -17% 1,602 $3,719   $30,107,952 3
Dec 30, 1983 2 $7,746,703 +30% 1,602 $4,836   $41,852,579 4
Jan 6, 1984 2 $5,329,062 -31% 1,582 $3,369   $49,031,633 5
Jan 13, 1984 3 $3,739,583 -30% 1,545 $2,420   $54,332,992 6
Jan 20, 1984 4 $2,224,640 -41% 1,357 $1,639   $57,565,914 7
Jan 27, 1984 7 $1,743,949 -22% 1,003 $1,739   $60,129,753 8
Feb 3, 1984 8 $1,437,746 -18% 919 $1,564   $62,110,765 9
Feb 10, 1984 7 $1,111,692 -23% 773 $1,438   $63,670,695 10
Feb 17, 1984 15 $881,987 -21% 568 $1,553   $64,930,406 11
Feb 24, 1984 13 $656,570 -26% 626 $1,049   $65,763,495 12
Mar 2, 1984 17 $498,506 -24% 516 $966   $66,493,537 13
Mar 9, 1984 19 $461,528 -7% 445 $1,037   $67,146,037 14
Mar 16, 1984 19 $337,523 -27% 340 $993   $67,642,693 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1983 1 $13,737,549   1,530 $8,979   $13,737,549 1
Dec 16, 1983 1 $10,412,637 -24% 1,577 $6,603   $24,150,186 2
Dec 23, 1983 1 $9,955,690 -4% 1,602 $6,215   $34,105,876 3
Dec 30, 1983 2 $9,596,695 -4% 1,602 $5,990   $43,702,571 4
Jan 6, 1984 2 $6,890,838 -28% 1,582 $4,356   $50,593,409 5
Jan 13, 1984 3 $4,747,865 -31% 1,545 $3,073   $55,341,274 6
Jan 20, 1984 4 $3,044,530 -36% 1,357 $2,244   $58,385,804 7
Jan 27, 1984 7 $2,287,215 -25% 1,003 $2,280   $60,673,019 8
Feb 3, 1984 8 $1,885,984 -18% 919 $2,052   $62,559,003 9
Feb 10, 1984 7 $1,489,416 -21% 773 $1,927   $64,048,419 10
Feb 17, 1984 14 $1,058,506 -29% 568 $1,864   $65,106,925 11
Feb 24, 1984 13 $888,106 -16% 626 $1,419   $65,995,031 12
Mar 2, 1984 16 $689,478 -22% 516 $1,336   $66,684,509 13
Mar 9, 1984 17 $620,661 -10% 445 $1,395   $67,305,170 14