The Big Chill (1983)

The Big Chill
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $56,077,501Details
International Box Office $77Details
Worldwide Box Office $56,077,578
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $268,138 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $268,138
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,662,152 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:722 opening theaters/832 max. theaters, 19.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $184,881,023

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 28th, 1983 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
November 6th, 1998 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
October 18th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: December 21st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 29th, 2014 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Funeral Reunions, Ensemble, Comedy Drama, Suicide, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Carson Productions, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 67 $641,080 Feb 24, 1984 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 65 $760,766 Feb 17, 1984 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 82 $735,765 Feb 10, 1984 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 74 $883,473 Feb 3, 1984 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 76 $1,092,163 Jan 27, 1984 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 91 $1,124,948 Jan 20, 1984 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 76 $1,526,370 Jan 13, 1984 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 87 $1,692,413 Jan 6, 1984 103
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 462 $5,193,062 Dec 30, 1983 96
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $10,524,978 Nov 25, 1983 61
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $8,531,752 Nov 25, 1983 61
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $10,508,073 Nov 11, 1983 47
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $9,651,240 Oct 28, 1983 33
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $14,879,433 Oct 7, 1983 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 1983 1 $3,662,152   722 $5,072   $3,821,920 1
Oct 7, 1983 2 $4,147,808 +13% 723 $5,737   $9,246,429 2
Oct 14, 1983 2 $3,253,763 -22% 727 $4,476   $13,448,866 3
Oct 21, 1983 3 $3,194,164 -2% 725 $4,406   $17,798,023 4
Oct 28, 1983 4 $2,690,391 -16% 808 $3,330   $21,444,664 5
Nov 4, 1983 4 $2,967,617 +10% 829 $3,580   $25,303,941 6
Nov 11, 1983 1 $2,929,243 -1% 830 $3,529   $29,078,324 7
Nov 18, 1983 2 $2,204,754 -25% 826 $2,669   $31,869,358 8
Nov 25, 1983 3 $2,933,954 +33% 825 $3,556   $36,151,051 9
Dec 2, 1983 3 $2,037,252 -31% 832 $2,449   $38,587,201 10
Dec 9, 1983 7 $1,102,466 -46% 793 $1,390   $40,118,255 11
Dec 16, 1983 17 $452,378 -59% 393 $1,151   $40,926,131 12
Dec 23, 1983 17 $562,193 +24% 356 $1,579   $41,727,992 13
Dec 30, 1983 16 $1,447,625 +157% 525 $2,757   $43,738,171 14
Jan 6, 1984 10 $1,692,413 +17% 710 $2,384   $45,607,821 15
Jan 13, 1984 10 $1,526,370 -10% 734 $2,080   $47,671,598 16
Jan 20, 1984 10 $1,124,948 -26% 743 $1,514   $49,196,984 17
Jan 27, 1984 11 $1,092,163 -3% 692 $1,578   $50,298,180 18
Feb 3, 1984 15 $883,473 -19% 612 $1,444   $51,472,635 19
Feb 10, 1984 14 $735,765 -17% 584 $1,260   $52,434,893 20
Feb 17, 1984 16 $760,766 +3% 463 $1,643   $53,441,236 21
Feb 24, 1984 14 $641,080 -16% 529 $1,212   $54,282,285 22
Mar 2, 1984 18 $413,528 -35% 327 $1,265   $54,898,008 23
Mar 9, 1984 21 $314,686 -24% 248 $1,269   $55,376,667 24
Mar 16, 1984 20 $251,466 -20% 210 $1,197   $55,757,830 25
Mar 23, 1984 20 $205,518 -18% 165 $1,246   $56,077,501 26
Nov 6, 1998 44 $56,968   50 $1,139   $56,968 789

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 1983 1 $4,938,853   722 $6,841   $5,098,621 2
Oct 7, 1983 2 $5,096,482 +3% 723 $7,049   $10,195,103 3
Oct 14, 1983 2 $4,408,756 -13% 727 $6,064   $14,603,859 4
Oct 21, 1983 3 $4,150,414 -6% 725 $5,725   $18,754,273 5
Oct 28, 1983 4 $3,582,051 -14% 808 $4,433   $22,336,324 6
Nov 4, 1983 4 $3,812,757 +6% 829 $4,599   $26,149,081 7
Nov 11, 1983 1 $3,515,523 -8% 830 $4,236   $29,664,604 8
Nov 18, 1983 1 $3,552,493 +1% 826 $4,301   $33,217,097 9
Nov 25, 1983 3 $3,332,852 -6% 825 $4,040   $36,549,949 10
Dec 2, 1983 3 $2,465,840 -26% 832 $2,964   $39,015,789 11
Dec 9, 1983 7 $1,457,964 -41% 793 $1,839   $40,473,753 12
Dec 16, 1983 17 $692,046 -53% 393 $1,761   $41,165,799 13
Dec 23, 1983 17 $1,124,747 +63% 356 $3,159   $42,290,546 14
Dec 30, 1983 15 $1,624,862 +44% 525 $3,095   $43,915,408 15
Jan 6, 1984 9 $2,229,820 +37% 710 $3,141   $46,145,228 16
Jan 13, 1984 9 $1,926,808 -14% 734 $2,625   $48,072,036 17
Jan 20, 1984 12 $1,133,981 -41% 743 $1,526   $49,206,017 18
Jan 27, 1984 10 $1,383,145 +22% 692 $1,999   $50,589,162 19
Feb 3, 1984 15 $1,109,966 -20% 612 $1,814   $51,699,128 20
Feb 10, 1984 13 $981,342 -12% 584 $1,680   $52,680,470 21
Feb 17, 1984 16 $960,735 -2% 463 $2,075   $53,641,205 22
Feb 24, 1984 14 $843,275 -12% 529 $1,594   $54,484,480 23
Mar 2, 1984 17 $577,501 -32% 327 $1,766   $55,061,981 24
Mar 9, 1984 19 $444,383 -23% 248 $1,792   $55,506,364 25
Mar 16, 1984 20 $365,619 -18% 210 $1,741   $55,871,983 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 12/21/2023 $77 1 1 1 $77 12/28/2023
 
International Total$77 12/28/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Lead Ensemble Members

Tom Berenger    Sam
Glenn Close    Sarah Cooper
Jeff Goldblum    Michael Goldman
William Hurt    Nick
Kevin Kline    Harold
Mary Kay Place    Meg
Meg Tilly    Chloe
JoBeth Williams    Karen

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lawrence Kasdan    Director
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Marcia Nasatir    Executive Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Executive Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
Barbara Benedek    Screenwriter
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Carol Littleton    Editor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 29th, 2014

July 28th, 2014

I is not a bad week on the home market, as we do have a $100 million hit coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Unfortunately, this $100 million hit is Noah, which is a good movie, but not a Pick of the Week contender. Worse still, it is a very shallow week and on the first page of Amazon.com's new releases list, there are releases that on a normal week would be filler. There are a trio of Pick of the Week contenders: Finding Vivian Maier - Buy from Amazon; It Felt Like Love - Buy from Amazon; and Marty - Blu-ray Buy from Amazon. All three are worth picking up, but in the end I went with Marty as Pick of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,662,152 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:722 opening theaters/832 max. theaters, 19.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $184,881,023

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 28th, 1983 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
November 6th, 1998 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
October 18th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: December 21st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 29th, 2014 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Funeral Reunions, Ensemble, Comedy Drama, Suicide, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Carson Productions, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 67 $641,080 Feb 24, 1984 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 65 $760,766 Feb 17, 1984 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 82 $735,765 Feb 10, 1984 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 74 $883,473 Feb 3, 1984 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 76 $1,092,163 Jan 27, 1984 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 91 $1,124,948 Jan 20, 1984 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 76 $1,526,370 Jan 13, 1984 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 87 $1,692,413 Jan 6, 1984 103
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 462 $5,193,062 Dec 30, 1983 96
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $10,524,978 Nov 25, 1983 61
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $8,531,752 Nov 25, 1983 61
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 159 $10,508,073 Nov 11, 1983 47
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $9,651,240 Oct 28, 1983 33
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 127 $14,879,433 Oct 7, 1983 12

Lead Ensemble Members

Tom Berenger    Sam
Glenn Close    Sarah Cooper
Jeff Goldblum    Michael Goldman
William Hurt    Nick
Kevin Kline    Harold
Mary Kay Place    Meg
Meg Tilly    Chloe
JoBeth Williams    Karen

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lawrence Kasdan    Director
Michael Shamberg    Producer
Marcia Nasatir    Executive Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Executive Producer
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
Barbara Benedek    Screenwriter
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Carol Littleton    Editor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 29th, 2014

July 28th, 2014

I is not a bad week on the home market, as we do have a $100 million hit coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Unfortunately, this $100 million hit is Noah, which is a good movie, but not a Pick of the Week contender. Worse still, it is a very shallow week and on the first page of Amazon.com's new releases list, there are releases that on a normal week would be filler. There are a trio of Pick of the Week contenders: Finding Vivian Maier - Buy from Amazon; It Felt Like Love - Buy from Amazon; and Marty - Blu-ray Buy from Amazon. All three are worth picking up, but in the end I went with Marty as Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 1983 1 $3,662,152   722 $5,072   $3,821,920 1
Oct 7, 1983 2 $4,147,808 +13% 723 $5,737   $9,246,429 2
Oct 14, 1983 2 $3,253,763 -22% 727 $4,476   $13,448,866 3
Oct 21, 1983 3 $3,194,164 -2% 725 $4,406   $17,798,023 4
Oct 28, 1983 4 $2,690,391 -16% 808 $3,330   $21,444,664 5
Nov 4, 1983 4 $2,967,617 +10% 829 $3,580   $25,303,941 6
Nov 11, 1983 1 $2,929,243 -1% 830 $3,529   $29,078,324 7
Nov 18, 1983 2 $2,204,754 -25% 826 $2,669   $31,869,358 8
Nov 25, 1983 3 $2,933,954 +33% 825 $3,556   $36,151,051 9
Dec 2, 1983 3 $2,037,252 -31% 832 $2,449   $38,587,201 10
Dec 9, 1983 7 $1,102,466 -46% 793 $1,390   $40,118,255 11
Dec 16, 1983 17 $452,378 -59% 393 $1,151   $40,926,131 12
Dec 23, 1983 17 $562,193 +24% 356 $1,579   $41,727,992 13
Dec 30, 1983 16 $1,447,625 +157% 525 $2,757   $43,738,171 14
Jan 6, 1984 10 $1,692,413 +17% 710 $2,384   $45,607,821 15
Jan 13, 1984 10 $1,526,370 -10% 734 $2,080   $47,671,598 16
Jan 20, 1984 10 $1,124,948 -26% 743 $1,514   $49,196,984 17
Jan 27, 1984 11 $1,092,163 -3% 692 $1,578   $50,298,180 18
Feb 3, 1984 15 $883,473 -19% 612 $1,444   $51,472,635 19
Feb 10, 1984 14 $735,765 -17% 584 $1,260   $52,434,893 20
Feb 17, 1984 16 $760,766 +3% 463 $1,643   $53,441,236 21
Feb 24, 1984 14 $641,080 -16% 529 $1,212   $54,282,285 22
Mar 2, 1984 18 $413,528 -35% 327 $1,265   $54,898,008 23
Mar 9, 1984 21 $314,686 -24% 248 $1,269   $55,376,667 24
Mar 16, 1984 20 $251,466 -20% 210 $1,197   $55,757,830 25
Mar 23, 1984 20 $205,518 -18% 165 $1,246   $56,077,501 26
Nov 6, 1998 44 $56,968   50 $1,139   $56,968 789

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 1983 1 $4,938,853   722 $6,841   $5,098,621 2
Oct 7, 1983 2 $5,096,482 +3% 723 $7,049   $10,195,103 3
Oct 14, 1983 2 $4,408,756 -13% 727 $6,064   $14,603,859 4
Oct 21, 1983 3 $4,150,414 -6% 725 $5,725   $18,754,273 5
Oct 28, 1983 4 $3,582,051 -14% 808 $4,433   $22,336,324 6
Nov 4, 1983 4 $3,812,757 +6% 829 $4,599   $26,149,081 7
Nov 11, 1983 1 $3,515,523 -8% 830 $4,236   $29,664,604 8
Nov 18, 1983 1 $3,552,493 +1% 826 $4,301   $33,217,097 9
Nov 25, 1983 3 $3,332,852 -6% 825 $4,040   $36,549,949 10
Dec 2, 1983 3 $2,465,840 -26% 832 $2,964   $39,015,789 11
Dec 9, 1983 7 $1,457,964 -41% 793 $1,839   $40,473,753 12
Dec 16, 1983 17 $692,046 -53% 393 $1,761   $41,165,799 13
Dec 23, 1983 17 $1,124,747 +63% 356 $3,159   $42,290,546 14
Dec 30, 1983 15 $1,624,862 +44% 525 $3,095   $43,915,408 15
Jan 6, 1984 9 $2,229,820 +37% 710 $3,141   $46,145,228 16
Jan 13, 1984 9 $1,926,808 -14% 734 $2,625   $48,072,036 17
Jan 20, 1984 12 $1,133,981 -41% 743 $1,526   $49,206,017 18
Jan 27, 1984 10 $1,383,145 +22% 692 $1,999   $50,589,162 19
Feb 3, 1984 15 $1,109,966 -20% 612 $1,814   $51,699,128 20
Feb 10, 1984 13 $981,342 -12% 584 $1,680   $52,680,470 21
Feb 17, 1984 16 $960,735 -2% 463 $2,075   $53,641,205 22
Feb 24, 1984 14 $843,275 -12% 529 $1,594   $54,484,480 23
Mar 2, 1984 17 $577,501 -32% 327 $1,766   $55,061,981 24
Mar 9, 1984 19 $444,383 -23% 248 $1,792   $55,506,364 25
Mar 16, 1984 20 $365,619 -18% 210 $1,741   $55,871,983 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 12/21/2023 $77 1 1 1 $77 12/28/2023
 
International Total$77 12/28/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records