Baby Boom (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,700,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,357,413 (5.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:195 opening theaters/892 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,559,026

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,195 $26,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $26,700,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: May 10th, 1993 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Awakenings
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Unexpected Families, Death of Other Extended Family, Inheritance, Single Parent, Quitting in Protest, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
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
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $7,110,830 Nov 13, 1987 40
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $8,465,870 Oct 30, 1987 26
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 115 $1,357,413 Oct 9, 1987 5
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $3,922,953 Oct 9, 1987 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1987 10 $1,357,413   195 $6,961   $1,608,924 1
Oct 16, 1987 9 $1,220,486 -10% 200 $6,102   $3,117,713 2
Oct 23, 1987 8 $1,400,380 +15% 303 $4,622   $4,898,103 3
Oct 30, 1987 2 $2,929,340 +109% 865 $3,387   $8,536,068 4
Nov 6, 1987 3 $3,052,491 +4% 874 $3,493   $12,219,865 5
Nov 13, 1987 4 $2,460,475 -19% 880 $2,796   $16,077,612 6
Nov 20, 1987 8 $1,696,144 -31% 889 $1,908   $18,367,717 7
Nov 27, 1987 10 $1,578,978 -7% 869 $1,817   $20,708,720 8
Dec 4, 1987 9 $822,636 -48% 892 $922   $21,834,709 9
Dec 11, 1987 12 $473,899 -42% 824 $575   $22,562,835 10
Jan 22, 1988 24 $143,320   300 $478   $25,207,480 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1987 10 $1,645,716   195 $8,440   $1,897,227 2
Oct 16, 1987 6 $1,600,496 -3% 200 $8,002   $3,497,723 3
Oct 23, 1987 7 $2,109,005 +32% 303 $6,960   $5,606,728 4
Oct 30, 1987 4 $3,560,646 +69% 865 $4,116   $9,167,374 5
Nov 6, 1987 3 $4,449,763 +25% 874 $5,091   $13,617,137 6
Nov 13, 1987 4 $3,054,436 -31% 880 $3,471   $16,671,573 7
Nov 20, 1987 7 $2,458,169 -20% 889 $2,765   $19,129,742 8
Nov 27, 1987 9 $1,882,331 -23% 869 $2,166   $21,012,073 9
Dec 4, 1987 9 $1,076,863 -43% 892 $1,207   $22,088,936 10

Leading Cast

Diane Keaton    J.C. Wiatt

Supporting Cast

Pat Hingle    Hughes Larabee

Uncategorized

Sam Wanamaker    Fritz Curtis
Chris Noth    Yuppie Husband
Mary Gross    Charlotte Elkman
Harold Ramis    Steven Bochner
James Spader    Ken Arrenberg
Sam Shepard    Dr. Jeff Cooper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Shyer    Director
Nancy Meyers    Screenwriter
Nancy Meyers    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,357,413 (5.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:195 opening theaters/892 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $71,559,026

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,195 $26,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $26,700,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: May 10th, 1993 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Awakenings
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Unexpected Families, Death of Other Extended Family, Inheritance, Single Parent, Quitting in Protest, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
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
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $7,110,830 Nov 13, 1987 40
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $8,465,870 Oct 30, 1987 26
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 115 $1,357,413 Oct 9, 1987 5
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $3,922,953 Oct 9, 1987 5

Leading Cast

Diane Keaton    J.C. Wiatt

Supporting Cast

Pat Hingle    Hughes Larabee

Uncategorized

Sam Wanamaker    Fritz Curtis
Chris Noth    Yuppie Husband
Mary Gross    Charlotte Elkman
Harold Ramis    Steven Bochner
James Spader    Ken Arrenberg
Sam Shepard    Dr. Jeff Cooper

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Shyer    Director
Nancy Meyers    Screenwriter
Nancy Meyers    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1987 10 $1,357,413   195 $6,961   $1,608,924 1
Oct 16, 1987 9 $1,220,486 -10% 200 $6,102   $3,117,713 2
Oct 23, 1987 8 $1,400,380 +15% 303 $4,622   $4,898,103 3
Oct 30, 1987 2 $2,929,340 +109% 865 $3,387   $8,536,068 4
Nov 6, 1987 3 $3,052,491 +4% 874 $3,493   $12,219,865 5
Nov 13, 1987 4 $2,460,475 -19% 880 $2,796   $16,077,612 6
Nov 20, 1987 8 $1,696,144 -31% 889 $1,908   $18,367,717 7
Nov 27, 1987 10 $1,578,978 -7% 869 $1,817   $20,708,720 8
Dec 4, 1987 9 $822,636 -48% 892 $922   $21,834,709 9
Dec 11, 1987 12 $473,899 -42% 824 $575   $22,562,835 10
Jan 22, 1988 24 $143,320   300 $478   $25,207,480 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1987 10 $1,645,716   195 $8,440   $1,897,227 2
Oct 16, 1987 6 $1,600,496 -3% 200 $8,002   $3,497,723 3
Oct 23, 1987 7 $2,109,005 +32% 303 $6,960   $5,606,728 4
Oct 30, 1987 4 $3,560,646 +69% 865 $4,116   $9,167,374 5
Nov 6, 1987 3 $4,449,763 +25% 874 $5,091   $13,617,137 6
Nov 13, 1987 4 $3,054,436 -31% 880 $3,471   $16,671,573 7
Nov 20, 1987 7 $2,458,169 -20% 889 $2,765   $19,129,742 8
Nov 27, 1987 9 $1,882,331 -23% 869 $2,166   $21,012,073 9
Dec 4, 1987 9 $1,076,863 -43% 892 $1,207   $22,088,936 10