Angel Heart (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,185,000Details
International Box Office $7,555Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,192,555
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,688,721 (21.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:815 opening theaters/819 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,379,609

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,186 $17,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,941 $7,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,913 $17,192,555

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
International Releases: August 5th, 1989 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 8th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 14th, 1998 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Forrest Gump
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Film Noir, Psychological Horror, 1950s, PTSD, Ex-soldier, Occult, Human Sacrifice, Faustian, Scene in End Credits, Satan
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,186 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,283 $47,379,609
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,530 $17,185,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 61 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 870 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,685 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 427 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 23 $17,185,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1987 4 $3,688,721   815 $4,526   $3,688,721 1
Mar 13, 1987 5 $2,729,654 -26% 819 $3,333   $7,748,386 2
Mar 20, 1987 7 $2,089,944 -23% 815 $2,564   $10,728,330 3
Mar 27, 1987 10 $1,371,064 -34% 753 $1,821   $12,849,194 4
Apr 3, 1987 11 $1,151,694 -16% 646 $1,783   $14,375,888 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1987 4 $5,018,732   815 $6,158   $5,018,732 1
Mar 13, 1987 5 $3,619,654 -28% 819 $4,420   $8,638,386 2
Mar 20, 1987 7 $2,839,744 -22% 815 $3,484   $11,478,130 3
Mar 27, 1987 10 $1,746,064 -39% 753 $2,319   $13,224,194 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/8/2020 $0 0 3 5 $718 8/28/2023
South Korea 8/5/1989 $0 0 18 18 $6,837 9/7/2022
 
International Total$7,555 8/28/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,941 $7,555
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,601 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,365 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,401-21,500) 21,465 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,061 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 7 $7,555

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,913 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,074 $17,192,555
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 63 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,130 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 24 $17,192,555

Leading Cast

Robert De Niro    Louis Cyphre

Uncategorized

Mickey Rourke    Harry Angel
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Delmos
Lisa Bonet    Epiphany Proudfoot
Charlotte Rampling    Margaret Krusemark

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Parker    Director
Alan Parker    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,688,721 (21.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:815 opening theaters/819 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,379,609

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,186 $17,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,941 $7,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,913 $17,192,555

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


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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
International Releases: August 5th, 1989 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 8th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 14th, 1998 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Forrest Gump
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Private Investigator, Film Noir, Psychological Horror, 1950s, PTSD, Ex-soldier, Occult, Human Sacrifice, Faustian, Scene in End Credits, Satan
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Robert De Niro    Louis Cyphre

Uncategorized

Mickey Rourke    Harry Angel
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Delmos
Lisa Bonet    Epiphany Proudfoot
Charlotte Rampling    Margaret Krusemark

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Parker    Director
Alan Parker    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

This Friday is Black Friday, but there's a lull on the home market with not a whole lot of great releases. (This is the usual pattern for Thanksgiving.) The biggest hit coming out is The Expendables, which should top the chart, while there are a number of smaller releases that are in contention for Pick of the Week. The best of these is Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis, which comes out on Blu-ray this week after being released on DVD last week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,186 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,283 $47,379,609
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,530 $17,185,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 61 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 870 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,685 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 427 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $17,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 23 $17,185,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1987 4 $3,688,721   815 $4,526   $3,688,721 1
Mar 13, 1987 5 $2,729,654 -26% 819 $3,333   $7,748,386 2
Mar 20, 1987 7 $2,089,944 -23% 815 $2,564   $10,728,330 3
Mar 27, 1987 10 $1,371,064 -34% 753 $1,821   $12,849,194 4
Apr 3, 1987 11 $1,151,694 -16% 646 $1,783   $14,375,888 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1987 4 $5,018,732   815 $6,158   $5,018,732 1
Mar 13, 1987 5 $3,619,654 -28% 819 $4,420   $8,638,386 2
Mar 20, 1987 7 $2,839,744 -22% 815 $3,484   $11,478,130 3
Mar 27, 1987 10 $1,746,064 -39% 753 $2,319   $13,224,194 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/8/2020 $0 0 3 5 $718 8/28/2023
South Korea 8/5/1989 $0 0 18 18 $6,837 9/7/2022
 
International Total$7,555 8/28/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,901-25,000) 24,941 $7,555
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,601 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,365 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,401-21,500) 21,465 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,061 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $7,555
All Time International Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 7 $7,555

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,913 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,074 $17,192,555
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 63 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,130 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 628 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $17,192,555
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 24 $17,192,555