L'Ours (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $29,564,471Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,676,530 (12.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:858 opening theaters/1,056 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,875,930

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,011 $29,564,471
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,364 $29,564,471

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1989 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar, released as The Bear
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Muppet Movie
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Animal Lead, 1880s, Set in British Columbia
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: France

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 334 $6,639,089 Nov 24, 1989 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 325 $5,381,775 Nov 24, 1989 33
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $13,574,871 Nov 10, 1989 19
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 147 $10,412,227 Oct 27, 1989 5
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $3,676,530 Oct 27, 1989 5
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $10,412,227 Oct 27, 1989 5

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1989 3 $3,676,530   858 $4,285   $3,696,158 1
Nov 3, 1989 2 $5,069,295 +38% 1,045 $4,851   $9,929,361 2
Nov 10, 1989 2 $4,793,250 -5% 1,050 $4,565   $16,256,672 3
Nov 17, 1989 8 $2,790,992 -42% 1,054 $2,648   $20,077,714 4
Nov 24, 1989 9 $2,344,243 -16% 1,054 $2,224   $23,457,437 5
Dec 1, 1989 10 $1,081,344 -54% 1,056 $1,024   $25,002,168 6
Dec 22, 1989 18 $383,680   704 $545   $27,254,894 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1989 3 $4,840,438   858 $5,642   $4,860,066 2
Nov 3, 1989 2 $6,603,356 +36% 1,045 $6,319   $11,463,422 3
Nov 10, 1989 3 $5,823,300 -12% 1,050 $5,546   $17,286,722 4
Nov 17, 1989 8 $3,826,472 -34% 1,054 $3,630   $21,113,194 5
Nov 24, 1989 9 $2,807,630 -27% 1,054 $2,664   $23,920,824 6

Uncategorized

Tcheky Karyo    Tom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director
Gerard Brach    Screenwriter
James Oliver Curwood    Story Creator

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,676,530 (12.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:858 opening theaters/1,056 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,875,930

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,011 $29,564,471
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,364 $29,564,471

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1989 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar, released as The Bear
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Muppet Movie
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Animal Lead, 1880s, Set in British Columbia
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: France

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 334 $6,639,089 Nov 24, 1989 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 325 $5,381,775 Nov 24, 1989 33
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $13,574,871 Nov 10, 1989 19
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 147 $10,412,227 Oct 27, 1989 5
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 62 $3,676,530 Oct 27, 1989 5
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $10,412,227 Oct 27, 1989 5

Uncategorized

Tcheky Karyo    Tom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director
Gerard Brach    Screenwriter
James Oliver Curwood    Story Creator

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1989 3 $3,676,530   858 $4,285   $3,696,158 1
Nov 3, 1989 2 $5,069,295 +38% 1,045 $4,851   $9,929,361 2
Nov 10, 1989 2 $4,793,250 -5% 1,050 $4,565   $16,256,672 3
Nov 17, 1989 8 $2,790,992 -42% 1,054 $2,648   $20,077,714 4
Nov 24, 1989 9 $2,344,243 -16% 1,054 $2,224   $23,457,437 5
Dec 1, 1989 10 $1,081,344 -54% 1,056 $1,024   $25,002,168 6
Dec 22, 1989 18 $383,680   704 $545   $27,254,894 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 1989 3 $4,840,438   858 $5,642   $4,860,066 2
Nov 3, 1989 2 $6,603,356 +36% 1,045 $6,319   $11,463,422 3
Nov 10, 1989 3 $5,823,300 -12% 1,050 $5,546   $17,286,722 4
Nov 17, 1989 8 $3,826,472 -34% 1,054 $3,630   $21,113,194 5
Nov 24, 1989 9 $2,807,630 -27% 1,054 $2,664   $23,920,824 6