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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Hunt for Red October

The Numbers Rating: 8.17 (6 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $120,709,866
International Gross $79,790,134
Worldwide Gross $200,500,000
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released March 2, 1990
December 1, 1998 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $30,000,000
Highest Combined Star Gross120 (see full chart)
Franchises Jack Ryan
Keywords Underwater
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Original Story by Tom Clancy
Music Composed By Basil Poledouris
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Thriller/Suspense
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Historical Fiction
Time Frame 1980-1990
Director John McTiernan

Cast

Courtney B. Vance    Seaman Jones (USS Dallas)
James Earl Jones    Admiral James Greer
Sean Connery    Marko Ramius
Peter Firth    Political Officer Ivan Putin (Red October)
Scott Glenn    Commander Bart Mancuso
Alec Baldwin    Jack Ryan
Sam Neill    Captain Vasily Borodin
Tim Curry    Dr. Petrov
Jeffrey Jones    Skip Tyler
Joss Ackland    Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Stellan Skarsgård    Capt. Tupolev
Sven-Ole Thorsen    Russian Chief of the Boat - Red October
Gates McFadden    Caroline Ryan
Fred Dalton Thompson    Rear Admiral Joshua Painter - USS Enterprise
Richard Jordan    Dr. Jeffrey Pelt
Timothy Carhart    Bill Steiner

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
3/2/1990 1 $17,161,835   1,225 $14,010 $17,161,835 3
3/9/1990 1 $14,058,772 -18.08% 1,665 $8,444 $37,656,664 10
3/16/1990 1 $11,077,359 -21.21% 1,817 $6,097 $53,926,439 17
3/23/1990 2 $9,111,680 -17.75% 1,817 $5,015 $67,287,859 24
3/30/1990 3 $6,533,017 -28.30% 1,817 $3,595 $76,586,236 31
4/6/1990 5 $5,023,444 -23.11% 1,765 $2,846 $83,548,125 38
4/13/1990 3 $4,261,262 -15.17% 1,702 $2,504 $89,834,734 45
4/20/1990 3 $3,551,837 -16.65% 1,682 $2,112 $95,074,508 52
4/27/1990 5 $2,983,934 -15.99% 1,479 $2,018 $99,097,627 59
5/4/1990 6 $2,407,207 -19.33% 1,377 $1,748 $102,546,578 66
5/11/1990 4 $2,208,875 -8.24% 1,323 $1,670 $105,488,098 73
5/18/1990 6 $1,754,000 -20.59% 1,241 $1,413 $108,032,102 80
5/25/1990 7 $2,127,888 +21.32% 1,061 $2,006 $110,804,473 87
6/1/1990 8 $1,046,867 -50.80% 933 $1,122 $112,256,167 94
6/8/1990 9 $802,750 -23.32% 822 $977 $113,485,385 101