Black Rain (1989)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $45,892,212 | Details |
| International Box Office | $88,000,000 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $133,892,212 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,677,102 (21.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,610 opening theaters/1,760 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $130,085,437 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | February 16th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Japan, New York, New York City |
| Plot point: | Culture Clash, Death of a Partner, Mafia, NYPD, Police Detective, Yakuza |
| Social setting: | Film Noir, Organized Crime |
| Subgenre: | Crime Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Jaffe Lansing, Michael Douglas |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1989 | 1 | $9,677,102 | 1,610 | $6,011 | $9,677,102 | 1 | |
| Sep 29, 1989 | 1 | $6,503,065 | -33% | 1,610 | $4,039 | $19,236,379 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | 1 | $6,421,541 | -1% | 1,760 | $3,649 | $27,719,189 | 3 |
| Oct 13, 1989 | 5 | $3,440,755 | -46% | 1,760 | $1,955 | $32,401,378 | 4 |
| Oct 20, 1989 | 4 | $2,844,545 | -17% | 1,615 | $1,761 | $36,426,839 | 5 |
| Oct 27, 1989 | 6 | $1,752,800 | -38% | 1,202 | $1,458 | $39,029,478 | 6 |
| Nov 10, 1989 | 10 | $1,401,320 | 747 | $1,876 | $43,140,147 | 8 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1989 | 1 | $12,733,314 | 1,610 | $7,909 | $12,733,314 | 1 | |
| Sep 29, 1989 | 1 | $8,564,334 | -33% | 1,610 | $5,319 | $21,297,648 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | 2 | $7,662,975 | -11% | 1,760 | $4,354 | $28,960,623 | 3 |
| Oct 13, 1989 | 5 | $4,621,671 | -40% | 1,760 | $2,626 | $33,582,294 | 4 |
| Oct 20, 1989 | 4 | $3,694,384 | -20% | 1,615 | $2,288 | $37,276,678 | 5 |
Leading
| Michael Douglas | Nick |
Supporting
| Andy Garcia | Charlie | |
| Ken Takakura | Masahiro | |
| Kate Capshaw | Joyce | |
| Yusaku Matsuda | Sato | |
| Tomisaburo Wakayama | Sugai | |
| Shigeru Koyama | Ohasi | |
| John Spencer | Oliver | |
| Guts Ishimatsu | Katayama | |
| Yuya Uchida | Nashida | |
| Miyuki Ono | Miyuki | |
| Luis Guzmán | Frankie | |
| John A. Costelloe | Kid | |
| Stephen Root | Berg | |
| Richard Riehle | Crown | |
| Bruce Katzman | Yudell | |
| Edmund Ikeda | Japanese Businessman | |
| Tomo Nagasue | Japanese Translator | |
| Clem Caserta | Abolofia | |
| Tim Kelleher | Bobby | |
| George Kyle | Farentino | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Detective | |
| Joe Perce | Detective | |
| Louis Cantarini | Detective | |
| Doug Yasuda | Japanese / American Translator | |
| Toshio Sato | Japanese Embassy Official | |
| Jun Kunimura | Yoshimoto | |
| Roy Ogata | Sato's Man | |
| Shiro Oishi | Sato's Man | |
| Toru Tanaka | Sugai's Man | |
| Rikiya Yasuoka | Sugai's Man | |
| Joji Shimaki | Sugai's Man | |
| Goro Sasa | Ohashi's Man | |
| Taro Ibuki | Ohashi's Man | |
| Daisuke Awaji | Ohashi's Man | |
| Keone Young | Karaoke Singer | |
| Jim Ishida | Escort Officer | |
| Shotaro Hayashi | Mediator | |
| Toshihiro Obata | Mediator | |
| Michiko Tsushima | Noodle Woman | |
| Linda Gillen | Peggy | |
| John Gotay | Danny | |
| Matthew Porac | Patrick | |
| Ken Kensei | Masahiro's Son | |
| Josip Elic | Bartender | |
| Mitchell Bahr | Friend |
Production and Technical Credits
| Ridley Scott | Director | |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer | |
| Sherry Lansing | Producer | |
| Craig Bolotin | Screenwriter | |
| Warren Lewis | Screenwriter | |
| Craig Bolotin | Executive Producer | |
| Julie Kirkham | Executive Producer | |
| Jan De Bont | Director of Photography | |
| Hans Zimmer | Composer | |
| Alan Poul | Associate Producer | |
| Yosuke Mizuno | Line Producer (Japan) | |
| Aldric La'auli Porter | Assistant Director | |
| Benjamin Rosenberg | Assistant Director | |
| Masayuki Taniguchi | Assistant Director (Japan) | |
| Bobby Bass | Second Unit Director | |
| Michael Tadross | Unit Production Manager | |
| William Watkins | Unit Production Manager | |
| Mel D. Dellar | Unit Production Manager | |
| David Salven | Unit Production Manager | |
| Norris Spencer | Production Designer | |
| John Jay Moore | Art Director | |
| Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Director | |
| Kazuo Takenaka | Art Director (Japan) | |
| John Alan Hicks | Set Decorator | |
| Leslie Bloom | Set Decorator | |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decorator | |
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decorator | |
| Kyoji Sasaki | Set Decorator (Japan) | |
| Howard Atherton | Additional Photography | |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Designer | |
| Jennifer L. Parsons | Costume Supervisor | |
| Tom Rolf | Editor | |
| William Gordean | Additional Editor | |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Additional Editor | |
| Keith A. Wester | Sound Mixer | |
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer | |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Greg P. Russell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| William L. Manger | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Neil Burrow | Sound Editor | |
| Scott Burrow | Sound Editor | |
| Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor | |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor | |
| Bill Wylie | Sound Editor | |
| Chester L. Slomka | Sound Editor | |
| Larry Mann | Sound Editor | |
| Richard Adams | Sound Editor | |
| Jim Yant | Sound Editor | |
| Kay Rose | Sound Editor | |
| James Flamberg | Supervising Music Editor | |
| Dick Rudolph | Song Writer | |
| Hans Zimmer | Song Writer | |
| Will Jennings | Song Writer | |
| Dianne Crittenden | Casting Director | |
| Nobuaki Murooka | Casting (Japan) | |
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,677,102 (21.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,610 opening theaters/1,760 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $130,085,437 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | February 16th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Japan, New York, New York City |
| Plot point: | Culture Clash, Death of a Partner, Mafia, NYPD, Police Detective, Yakuza |
| Social setting: | Film Noir, Organized Crime |
| Subgenre: | Crime Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Jaffe Lansing, Michael Douglas |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1989 | 1 | $9,677,102 | 1,610 | $6,011 | $9,677,102 | 1 | |
| Sep 29, 1989 | 1 | $6,503,065 | -33% | 1,610 | $4,039 | $19,236,379 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | 1 | $6,421,541 | -1% | 1,760 | $3,649 | $27,719,189 | 3 |
| Oct 13, 1989 | 5 | $3,440,755 | -46% | 1,760 | $1,955 | $32,401,378 | 4 |
| Oct 20, 1989 | 4 | $2,844,545 | -17% | 1,615 | $1,761 | $36,426,839 | 5 |
| Oct 27, 1989 | 6 | $1,752,800 | -38% | 1,202 | $1,458 | $39,029,478 | 6 |
| Nov 10, 1989 | 10 | $1,401,320 | 747 | $1,876 | $43,140,147 | 8 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1989 | 1 | $12,733,314 | 1,610 | $7,909 | $12,733,314 | 1 | |
| Sep 29, 1989 | 1 | $8,564,334 | -33% | 1,610 | $5,319 | $21,297,648 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 1989 | 2 | $7,662,975 | -11% | 1,760 | $4,354 | $28,960,623 | 3 |
| Oct 13, 1989 | 5 | $4,621,671 | -40% | 1,760 | $2,626 | $33,582,294 | 4 |
| Oct 20, 1989 | 4 | $3,694,384 | -20% | 1,615 | $2,288 | $37,276,678 | 5 |
Leading
| Michael Douglas | Nick |
Supporting
| Andy Garcia | Charlie | |
| Ken Takakura | Masahiro | |
| Kate Capshaw | Joyce | |
| Yusaku Matsuda | Sato | |
| Tomisaburo Wakayama | Sugai | |
| Shigeru Koyama | Ohasi | |
| John Spencer | Oliver | |
| Guts Ishimatsu | Katayama | |
| Yuya Uchida | Nashida | |
| Miyuki Ono | Miyuki | |
| Luis Guzmán | Frankie | |
| John A. Costelloe | Kid | |
| Stephen Root | Berg | |
| Richard Riehle | Crown | |
| Bruce Katzman | Yudell | |
| Edmund Ikeda | Japanese Businessman | |
| Tomo Nagasue | Japanese Translator | |
| Clem Caserta | Abolofia | |
| Tim Kelleher | Bobby | |
| George Kyle | Farentino | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Detective | |
| Joe Perce | Detective | |
| Louis Cantarini | Detective | |
| Doug Yasuda | Japanese / American Translator | |
| Toshio Sato | Japanese Embassy Official | |
| Jun Kunimura | Yoshimoto | |
| Roy Ogata | Sato's Man | |
| Shiro Oishi | Sato's Man | |
| Toru Tanaka | Sugai's Man | |
| Rikiya Yasuoka | Sugai's Man | |
| Joji Shimaki | Sugai's Man | |
| Goro Sasa | Ohashi's Man | |
| Taro Ibuki | Ohashi's Man | |
| Daisuke Awaji | Ohashi's Man | |
| Keone Young | Karaoke Singer | |
| Jim Ishida | Escort Officer | |
| Shotaro Hayashi | Mediator | |
| Toshihiro Obata | Mediator | |
| Michiko Tsushima | Noodle Woman | |
| Linda Gillen | Peggy | |
| John Gotay | Danny | |
| Matthew Porac | Patrick | |
| Ken Kensei | Masahiro's Son | |
| Josip Elic | Bartender | |
| Mitchell Bahr | Friend |
Production and Technical Credits
| Ridley Scott | Director | |
| Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer | |
| Sherry Lansing | Producer | |
| Craig Bolotin | Screenwriter | |
| Warren Lewis | Screenwriter | |
| Craig Bolotin | Executive Producer | |
| Julie Kirkham | Executive Producer | |
| Jan De Bont | Director of Photography | |
| Hans Zimmer | Composer | |
| Alan Poul | Associate Producer | |
| Yosuke Mizuno | Line Producer (Japan) | |
| Aldric La'auli Porter | Assistant Director | |
| Benjamin Rosenberg | Assistant Director | |
| Masayuki Taniguchi | Assistant Director (Japan) | |
| Bobby Bass | Second Unit Director | |
| Michael Tadross | Unit Production Manager | |
| William Watkins | Unit Production Manager | |
| Mel D. Dellar | Unit Production Manager | |
| David Salven | Unit Production Manager | |
| Norris Spencer | Production Designer | |
| John Jay Moore | Art Director | |
| Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Director | |
| Kazuo Takenaka | Art Director (Japan) | |
| John Alan Hicks | Set Decorator | |
| Leslie Bloom | Set Decorator | |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decorator | |
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decorator | |
| Kyoji Sasaki | Set Decorator (Japan) | |
| Howard Atherton | Additional Photography | |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Designer | |
| Jennifer L. Parsons | Costume Supervisor | |
| Tom Rolf | Editor | |
| William Gordean | Additional Editor | |
| Jacqueline Cambas | Additional Editor | |
| Keith A. Wester | Sound Mixer | |
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer | |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Greg P. Russell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| William L. Manger | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Neil Burrow | Sound Editor | |
| Scott Burrow | Sound Editor | |
| Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor | |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor | |
| Bill Wylie | Sound Editor | |
| Chester L. Slomka | Sound Editor | |
| Larry Mann | Sound Editor | |
| Richard Adams | Sound Editor | |
| Jim Yant | Sound Editor | |
| Kay Rose | Sound Editor | |
| James Flamberg | Supervising Music Editor | |
| Dick Rudolph | Song Writer | |
| Hans Zimmer | Song Writer | |
| Will Jennings | Song Writer | |
| Dianne Crittenden | Casting Director | |
| Nobuaki Murooka | Casting (Japan) | |
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.