Back to the Beach (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,208,754Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,265,660 (26.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,080 opening theaters/1,080 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,879,325

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,943 $12,208,754
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,952 $12,208,754
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,024 $12,208,754
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,353 $12,208,754

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1987 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Comparisons: vs. Summer School
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Spoof, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 1987 8 $3,265,660   1,080 $3,024   $3,265,660 1
Sep 4, 1987 25 $554,177   437 $1,268   $12,208,754 5

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Uncategorized

O.J. Simpson    Man at airport
Frankie Avalon    Frankie, the Big Kahuna
Annette Funicello    Annette
Lori Loughlin    Sandi
Paul Reubens    Pee-Wee Herman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lyndall Hobbs    Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Peter Krikes    Screenwriter

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,265,660 (26.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,080 opening theaters/1,080 max. theaters, 1.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,879,325

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,943 $12,208,754
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,952 $12,208,754
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,024 $12,208,754
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,353 $12,208,754

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1987 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Comparisons: vs. Summer School
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Spoof, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

O.J. Simpson    Man at airport
Frankie Avalon    Frankie, the Big Kahuna
Annette Funicello    Annette
Lori Loughlin    Sandi
Paul Reubens    Pee-Wee Herman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lyndall Hobbs    Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Peter Krikes    Screenwriter

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 1987 8 $3,265,660   1,080 $3,024   $3,265,660 1
Sep 4, 1987 25 $554,177   437 $1,268   $12,208,754 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance