A Chorus Line (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,202,899Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $277,090 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $277,090
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$222,919 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,032 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,537,158

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,624 $14,202,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,519 $14,202,899

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 14th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 120 minutes
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Keywords: Performing Arts, Musical Drama, Broadway, Backstage, Dancing
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 440 $5,717,698 Jan 3, 1986 27
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 363 $7,825,420 Dec 27, 1985 20

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 13 $222,919   19 $11,733   $306,509 1
Dec 20, 1985 10 $1,503,564 +574% 617 $2,437   $1,898,827 2
Dec 27, 1985 8 $2,458,429 +64% 666 $3,691   $5,970,853 3
Jan 3, 1986 10 $1,877,225 -24% 680 $2,761   $9,685,207 4
Jan 10, 1986 9 $1,291,542 -31% 674 $1,916   $11,519,607 5
Jan 17, 1986 13 $879,100 -32% 543 $1,619   $12,776,278 6
Jan 24, 1986 14 $629,746 -28% 1,032 $610   $13,695,657 7
Jan 31, 1986 18 $285,631 -55% 385 $742   $14,202,899 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 13 $311,673   19 $16,404   $395,263 2
Dec 20, 1985 9 $3,117,161 +900% 617 $5,052   $3,512,424 3
Dec 27, 1985 8 $4,295,558 +38% 666 $6,450   $7,807,982 4
Jan 3, 1986 9 $2,420,083 -44% 680 $3,559   $10,228,065 5
Jan 10, 1986 9 $1,669,113 -31% 674 $2,476   $11,897,178 6
Jan 17, 1986 14 $1,168,733 -30% 543 $2,152   $13,065,911 7
Jan 24, 1986 13 $851,357 -27% 1,032 $825   $13,917,268 8

Supporting Cast

Michael Douglas    Zach
Khandi Alexander    Dancer

Uncategorized

Alyson Reed    Cassie
Vicki Frederick    Sheila
Cameron English    Paul St. Marco
Pat McNamara    Robbie

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
Arnold Schulman    Screenwriter
James Kirkwood Jr.    Story Creator
Nicholas Dante    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$222,919 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/1,032 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,537,158

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,624 $14,202,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,519 $14,202,899

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 14th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cats
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Keywords: Performing Arts, Musical Drama, Broadway, Backstage, Dancing
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 440 $5,717,698 Jan 3, 1986 27
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 363 $7,825,420 Dec 27, 1985 20

Supporting Cast

Michael Douglas    Zach
Khandi Alexander    Dancer

Uncategorized

Alyson Reed    Cassie
Vicki Frederick    Sheila
Cameron English    Paul St. Marco
Pat McNamara    Robbie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
Arnold Schulman    Screenwriter
James Kirkwood Jr.    Story Creator
Nicholas Dante    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 13 $222,919   19 $11,733   $306,509 1
Dec 20, 1985 10 $1,503,564 +574% 617 $2,437   $1,898,827 2
Dec 27, 1985 8 $2,458,429 +64% 666 $3,691   $5,970,853 3
Jan 3, 1986 10 $1,877,225 -24% 680 $2,761   $9,685,207 4
Jan 10, 1986 9 $1,291,542 -31% 674 $1,916   $11,519,607 5
Jan 17, 1986 13 $879,100 -32% 543 $1,619   $12,776,278 6
Jan 24, 1986 14 $629,746 -28% 1,032 $610   $13,695,657 7
Jan 31, 1986 18 $285,631 -55% 385 $742   $14,202,899 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 13 $311,673   19 $16,404   $395,263 2
Dec 20, 1985 9 $3,117,161 +900% 617 $5,052   $3,512,424 3
Dec 27, 1985 8 $4,295,558 +38% 666 $6,450   $7,807,982 4
Jan 3, 1986 9 $2,420,083 -44% 680 $3,559   $10,228,065 5
Jan 10, 1986 9 $1,669,113 -31% 674 $2,476   $11,897,178 6
Jan 17, 1986 14 $1,168,733 -30% 543 $2,152   $13,065,911 7
Jan 24, 1986 13 $851,357 -27% 1,032 $825   $13,917,268 8