The Bodyguard (1992)

The Bodyguard poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $122,006,740Details
International Box Office $289,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $411,006,740
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,611,793 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,717 opening theaters/1,806 max. theaters, 10.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,706,233

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 588 $122,006,740
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 296 $289,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $411,006,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $122,006,740
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 24 $289,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 40 $411,006,740

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


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Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1992 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 28th, 2012 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
November 6th, 2022 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (30th Anniversary)
International Releases: December 5th, 1992 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 14th, 1993 (Limited) (Australia)
November 4th, 2022 (Limited), released as The Bodyguard (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
November 6th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
December 7th, 2022 (Limited) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 23rd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Age of Adaline
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Keywords: Musicians, Romance, Stalker, Secret Service Agent, Interracial Romance, Hallucinations
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Tig Productions
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) 325 $5,879,921 Jan 29, 1993 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $13,213,350 Jan 15, 1993 54
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 95 $8,663,815 Jan 1, 1993 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 175 $8,663,815 Jan 1, 1993 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 106 $23,647,612 Jan 1, 1993 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 180 $8,775,105 Dec 25, 1992 33
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $23,893,658 Dec 25, 1992 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 94 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 53 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 129 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $36,666,033 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 50 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 89 $122,006,740 Nov 25, 1992 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1992 3 $16,611,793   1,717 $9,675   $24,402,567 1
Dec 4, 1992 2 $11,109,262 -33% 1,806 $6,151   $40,432,479 2
Dec 11, 1992 3 $7,427,230 -33% 1,806 $4,113   $51,313,778 3
Dec 18, 1992 5 $5,433,899 -27% 1,806 $3,009   $59,301,194 4
Dec 25, 1992 4 $8,775,105 +61% 1,806 $4,859   $72,243,913 5
Jan 1, 1993 4 $8,663,815 -1% 1,806 $4,797   $88,231,123 6
Jan 8, 1993 4 $5,233,363 -40% 1,747 $2,996   $95,810,607 7
Jan 15, 1993 7 $4,840,996 -7% 1,705 $2,839   $102,236,643 8
Jan 22, 1993 8 $3,066,948 -37% 1,540 $1,992   $106,193,789 9
Jan 29, 1993 10 $2,154,238 -30% 1,413 $1,525   $109,222,022 10
Feb 5, 1993 11 $1,686,440 -22% 1,187 $1,421   $111,634,286 11
Mar 23, 2012 47 $61,020   484 $126   $122,006,740 1,009

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1992 4 $7,790,774   1,717 $4,537   $7,790,774 1
Nov 27, 1992 3 $21,532,443 +176% 1,717 $12,541   $29,323,217 2
Dec 4, 1992 2 $14,563,331 -32% 1,806 $8,064   $43,886,548 3
Dec 11, 1992 3 $9,980,747 -31% 1,806 $5,526   $53,867,295 4
Dec 18, 1992 4 $9,601,513 -4% 1,806 $5,316   $63,468,808 5
Dec 25, 1992 4 $16,098,500 +68% 1,806 $8,914   $79,567,308 6
Jan 1, 1993 4 $11,009,936 -32% 1,806 $6,096   $90,577,244 7
Jan 8, 1993 4 $6,818,403 -38% 1,747 $3,903   $97,395,647 8
Jan 15, 1993 7 $5,731,194 -16% 1,705 $3,361   $103,126,841 9
Jan 22, 1993 8 $3,940,943 -31% 1,540 $2,559   $107,067,784 10
Jan 29, 1993 8 $2,880,062 -27% 1,413 $2,038   $109,947,846 11
Feb 5, 1993 7 $2,175,053 -24% 1,187 $1,832   $112,122,899 12
Feb 12, 1993 8 $1,230,785 -43% 688 $1,789   $113,353,684 13
Feb 19, 1993 10 $812,314 -34% 620 $1,310   $114,165,998 14
Feb 26, 1993 12 $708,474 -13% 549 $1,290   $114,874,472 15
Mar 5, 1993 22 $543,752 -23% 467 $1,164   $115,418,224 16
Mar 12, 1993 10 $294,946 -46% 311 $948   $115,713,170 17
Mar 19, 1993 11 $246,299 -16% 207 $1,190   $115,959,469 18
Mar 26, 1993 8 $149,662 -39% 151 $991   $116,109,131 19
Apr 2, 1993 11 $1,564,546 +945% 848 $1,845   $117,673,677 20
Apr 9, 1993 11 $1,424,155 -9% 858 $1,660   $119,097,832 21
Apr 16, 1993 9 $1,097,244 -23% 788 $1,392   $120,195,076 22
Apr 23, 1993 10 $797,567 -27% 657 $1,214   $120,992,643 23
Apr 30, 1993 12 $466,484 -42% 543 $859   $121,459,127 24
May 7, 1993 10 $268,777 -42% 343 $784   $121,727,925 25
May 14, 1993 11 $137,497 -49% 200 $687   $121,865,422 26
May 21, 1993 9 $80,298 -42% 125 $642   $121,945,720 27
Mar 23, 2012 50 $61,020   484 $126   $122,006,740 1,010

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/14/1993 $0 0 45 46 $12,978 11/14/2022
South Korea 12/5/1992 $0 0 81 112 $48,119 12/21/2022
United Kingdom 11/4/2022 $27,153 97 97 97 $27,153 11/14/2022
 
Rest of World $288,911,750
 
International Total$289,000,000 12/21/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 26, 20125161,868 161,868$966,352$966,352953
Mar 4, 20123239,177+48% 401,045$1,427,887$2,394,239954
Mar 11, 20127221,453-7% 622,498$1,322,074$3,716,313955
Mar 18, 201210121,960-45% 744,458$598,824$4,315,137956
Mar 25, 20121371,885-41% 816,343$322,764$4,637,901957
Apr 1, 20121349,371-31% 865,714$221,676$4,859,577958
Apr 8, 20122925,923-47% 891,637$154,760$5,014,337959
Apr 15, 20122718,790-28% 910,427$112,176$5,126,513960

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 1, 2012829,866 30,248$362,274$367,204958

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston    Rachel Marron

Supporting Cast

Mike Starr    Tony Scipelli
Bill Cobbs    Bill Devaney
Richard Schiff    Skip Thomas, Oscar Show Director
Robert Wuhl    Oscar Host
Gary Kemp    Sy Spector
Ralph Waite    Herb Farmer
Michele Lamar Richards    Nikki Marron

Cameos

Debbie Reynolds    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mick Jackson    Director
Lawrence Kasdan    Producer
Jim Wilson    Producer
Kevin Costner    Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
Andrew Dunn    Cinematographer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Richard A. Harris    Editor
Donn Cambern    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer

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March 26th, 2012

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March 13th, 2012

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March 7th, 2012

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,611,793 (13.6% of total gross)
Legs:7.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,717 opening theaters/1,806 max. theaters, 10.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,706,233

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 588 $122,006,740
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 296 $289,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $411,006,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 102 $122,006,740
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 24 $289,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 40 $411,006,740

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon Video-on-Demand Purchase, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1992 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 28th, 2012 (Special Engagement) by NCM Fathom
November 6th, 2022 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (30th Anniversary)
International Releases: December 5th, 1992 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 14th, 1993 (Limited) (Australia)
November 4th, 2022 (Limited), released as The Bodyguard (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
November 6th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
December 7th, 2022 (Limited) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 23rd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Age of Adaline
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musicians, Romance, Stalker, Secret Service Agent, Interracial Romance, Hallucinations
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Tig Productions
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) 325 $5,879,921 Jan 29, 1993 68
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $13,213,350 Jan 15, 1993 54
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 95 $8,663,815 Jan 1, 1993 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 175 $8,663,815 Jan 1, 1993 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 106 $23,647,612 Jan 1, 1993 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 180 $8,775,105 Dec 25, 1992 33
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $23,893,658 Dec 25, 1992 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 94 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 53 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 129 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $36,666,033 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 50 $16,611,793 Nov 27, 1992 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $45,232,115 Nov 27, 1992 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 89 $122,006,740 Nov 25, 1992 0

Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Frank Farmer
Whitney Houston    Rachel Marron

Supporting Cast

Mike Starr    Tony Scipelli
Bill Cobbs    Bill Devaney
Richard Schiff    Skip Thomas, Oscar Show Director
Robert Wuhl    Oscar Host
Gary Kemp    Sy Spector
Ralph Waite    Herb Farmer
Michele Lamar Richards    Nikki Marron

Cameos

Debbie Reynolds    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mick Jackson    Director
Lawrence Kasdan    Producer
Jim Wilson    Producer
Kevin Costner    Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
Andrew Dunn    Cinematographer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Richard A. Harris    Editor
Donn Cambern    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 27th, 2012

March 26th, 2012

It's not a particularly strong week when it comes to the home market. The biggest box office hit coming out this week is Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, but that film missed expectations at the box office and was savaged by critics. It should be the best selling DVD and Blu-ray of the week, but that's because it is a slow week overall. As for the best of the best, Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIII is my choice for Pick of the Week. Others might go with South Park: Season 15 instead, while A Dangerous Method would also be the top choice of many. By a strange coincidence, I'm waiting for the screeners for all four of these films. More...

DVD Sales: Boots Walks All Over Competition

March 13th, 2012

Puss in Boots remained in first place on the DVD sales chart during its first full week of release. It sold an additional 798,000 units and generating $12.16 million in revenue for totals of 1.65 million units / $26.74 million so far. More...

DVD Sales: Boots Snatches Top Spot

March 7th, 2012

Puss in Boots opened in top spot on the DVD Sales Chart despite coming out on Friday instead of Tuesday. Over the weekend, it sold 851,000 units generating $14.58 million in sales. As a point of comparison, Shrek Forever After sold about twice as many during its first week of release, but it was a Tuesday release and it came out during the heart of Christmas shopping season. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1992 3 $16,611,793   1,717 $9,675   $24,402,567 1
Dec 4, 1992 2 $11,109,262 -33% 1,806 $6,151   $40,432,479 2
Dec 11, 1992 3 $7,427,230 -33% 1,806 $4,113   $51,313,778 3
Dec 18, 1992 5 $5,433,899 -27% 1,806 $3,009   $59,301,194 4
Dec 25, 1992 4 $8,775,105 +61% 1,806 $4,859   $72,243,913 5
Jan 1, 1993 4 $8,663,815 -1% 1,806 $4,797   $88,231,123 6
Jan 8, 1993 4 $5,233,363 -40% 1,747 $2,996   $95,810,607 7
Jan 15, 1993 7 $4,840,996 -7% 1,705 $2,839   $102,236,643 8
Jan 22, 1993 8 $3,066,948 -37% 1,540 $1,992   $106,193,789 9
Jan 29, 1993 10 $2,154,238 -30% 1,413 $1,525   $109,222,022 10
Feb 5, 1993 11 $1,686,440 -22% 1,187 $1,421   $111,634,286 11
Mar 23, 2012 47 $61,020   484 $126   $122,006,740 1,009

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1992 4 $7,790,774   1,717 $4,537   $7,790,774 1
Nov 27, 1992 3 $21,532,443 +176% 1,717 $12,541   $29,323,217 2
Dec 4, 1992 2 $14,563,331 -32% 1,806 $8,064   $43,886,548 3
Dec 11, 1992 3 $9,980,747 -31% 1,806 $5,526   $53,867,295 4
Dec 18, 1992 4 $9,601,513 -4% 1,806 $5,316   $63,468,808 5
Dec 25, 1992 4 $16,098,500 +68% 1,806 $8,914   $79,567,308 6
Jan 1, 1993 4 $11,009,936 -32% 1,806 $6,096   $90,577,244 7
Jan 8, 1993 4 $6,818,403 -38% 1,747 $3,903   $97,395,647 8
Jan 15, 1993 7 $5,731,194 -16% 1,705 $3,361   $103,126,841 9
Jan 22, 1993 8 $3,940,943 -31% 1,540 $2,559   $107,067,784 10
Jan 29, 1993 8 $2,880,062 -27% 1,413 $2,038   $109,947,846 11
Feb 5, 1993 7 $2,175,053 -24% 1,187 $1,832   $112,122,899 12
Feb 12, 1993 8 $1,230,785 -43% 688 $1,789   $113,353,684 13
Feb 19, 1993 10 $812,314 -34% 620 $1,310   $114,165,998 14
Feb 26, 1993 12 $708,474 -13% 549 $1,290   $114,874,472 15
Mar 5, 1993 22 $543,752 -23% 467 $1,164   $115,418,224 16
Mar 12, 1993 10 $294,946 -46% 311 $948   $115,713,170 17
Mar 19, 1993 11 $246,299 -16% 207 $1,190   $115,959,469 18
Mar 26, 1993 8 $149,662 -39% 151 $991   $116,109,131 19
Apr 2, 1993 11 $1,564,546 +945% 848 $1,845   $117,673,677 20
Apr 9, 1993 11 $1,424,155 -9% 858 $1,660   $119,097,832 21
Apr 16, 1993 9 $1,097,244 -23% 788 $1,392   $120,195,076 22
Apr 23, 1993 10 $797,567 -27% 657 $1,214   $120,992,643 23
Apr 30, 1993 12 $466,484 -42% 543 $859   $121,459,127 24
May 7, 1993 10 $268,777 -42% 343 $784   $121,727,925 25
May 14, 1993 11 $137,497 -49% 200 $687   $121,865,422 26
May 21, 1993 9 $80,298 -42% 125 $642   $121,945,720 27
Mar 23, 2012 50 $61,020   484 $126   $122,006,740 1,010

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/14/1993 $0 0 45 46 $12,978 11/14/2022
South Korea 12/5/1992 $0 0 81 112 $48,119 12/21/2022
United Kingdom 11/4/2022 $27,153 97 97 97 $27,153 11/14/2022
 
Rest of World $288,911,750
 
International Total$289,000,000 12/21/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 26, 20125161,868 161,868$966,352$966,352953
Mar 4, 20123239,177+48% 401,045$1,427,887$2,394,239954
Mar 11, 20127221,453-7% 622,498$1,322,074$3,716,313955
Mar 18, 201210121,960-45% 744,458$598,824$4,315,137956
Mar 25, 20121371,885-41% 816,343$322,764$4,637,901957
Apr 1, 20121349,371-31% 865,714$221,676$4,859,577958
Apr 8, 20122925,923-47% 891,637$154,760$5,014,337959
Apr 15, 20122718,790-28% 910,427$112,176$5,126,513960

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 1, 2012829,866 30,248$362,274$367,204958

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.