The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $15,432,314 | Details |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,216,063 (27.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,373 opening theaters/1,373 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $41,360,059 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Development Hell, Famously Bad |
| Plot point: | Addiction, African Americans, Car Accident, Hit and Run, Infidelity, Investigative Journalist, Satire |
| Subgenre: | Satirical Comedy |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Warner Bros. |
| Production Countries: | United States |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1990 | 7 | $4,216,063 | 1,373 | $3,071 | $4,216,063 | 1 |
Leading
| Tom Hanks | Sherman McCoy | |
| Bruce Willis | Peter Fallow | |
| Melanie Griffith | Maria Ruskin |
Supporting
| Morgan Freeman | Judge Leonard White | |
| Kim Cattrall | Judy McCoy | |
| Saul Rubinek | Jed Kramer | |
| John Hancock | Reverend Bacon | |
| Kevin Dunn | Tom Killian | |
| Clifton James | Albert Fox | |
| Louis Giambalvo | Ray Andruitti | |
| Barton Heyman | Det. Martin | |
| Norman Parker | Det. Goldberg | |
| Donald Moffat | Mr. McCoy | |
| Alan King | Arthur Ruskin | |
| Beth Broderick | Caroline Heftshank | |
| Kurt Fuller | Pollard Browning | |
| Adam LeFevre | Rawlie Thorpe | |
| Richard Libertini | Ed Rifkin | |
| Andre Gregory | Aubrey Buffing | |
| Mary Alice | Annie Lamb | |
| Robert Stephens | Sir Gerald Moore | |
| Marjorie Monaghan | Evelyn Moore | |
| Rita Wilson | PR Woman | |
| Kirsten Dunst | Campbell McCoy | |
| Troy Windbush | Roland Auburn | |
| Patrick Malone | Henry Lamb | |
| Emmanuel Xuereb | Filippo Chirazzi | |
| Scotty Bloch | Sally Rawthrote | |
| Hansford Rowe | Leon Bavardage | |
| Elizabeth Owens | Inez Bavardage | |
| Malachy McCourt | Tony-Doorman | |
| John Bentley | Bill-Doorman | |
| William Clark | Eddie Doorman | |
| Jeff Brooks | Bondsman | |
| T.J. Coan | Bondsman | |
| Don McManus | Bondsman | |
| James Lally | Bondsman | |
| Marcia Mitzman | Bondsman | |
| William Woodson | Gene Lopwitz / V.O. | |
| Nelson Vasquez | Pimp | |
| Fanni Green | Prostitute | |
| Roy Milton Davis | Latino | |
| Shiek Mahmud-Bey | Lockwood | |
| Stewart J. Zully | Court Clerk | |
| Helen Stenborg | Mrs. McCoy | |
| Timothy Jenkins | Billy Cortez | |
| Sam Jenkins | Fox's Assistant | |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | Intercom Man | |
| Paul Bates | Buck | |
| Camryn Manheim | Poe Picketer | |
| J.D. Wyatt | Poe Picketer | |
| Edye Byrde | Poe Picketer | |
| David Lipman | Poe Picketer | |
| George Merritt | Poe Picketer | |
| Kirk Taylor | Aide | |
| O. Laron Clark | Cecil Hayden | |
| Louis P. Lebherz | The Commandatori | |
| Walker Joyce | Bobby Shalfet / Don Giovanni | |
| Anatoly Davydov | Boris Karlevskov | |
| Nancy McDonald | Media Jackel | |
| Ray Iannicelli | Media Jackel | |
| Daniel Hagen | Media Jackel | |
| Kimberleigh Aarn | Media Jackel | |
| Walter Flanagan | Media Jackel | |
| Mike Hodge | Media Jackel | |
| Ernestine Jackson | Media Jackel | |
| Nicholas Levitin | Media Jackel | |
| Novella Nelson | Media Jackel | |
| Noble Lee Lester | Media Jackel | |
| Adina Winston | Female Guest | |
| Richard Belzer | TV Producer | |
| Cynthia Mason | Maid | |
| Ermal Williamson | Butler | |
| W.M. Hunt | Nunnally Voyd | |
| Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi | Maitre d" | |
| Jon Rashad Kamal | French Waiter | |
| Channing Chase | Shocked Woman | |
| Hal England | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Joy Claussen | French Restaurant Patron | |
| John Fink | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Judith Burke | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Barry Michlin | Funeral Director | |
| Connie Sawyer | Ruskin Family Member | |
| Johnny Crear | Manny Leerman | |
| Sherri Paysinger | Anchorwoman | |
| Kathryn Danielle | P.R. Assistant | |
| Oliver Dixon | Diplomat | |
| Jennifer Bassey | Diplomat's Wife | |
| Katrina Braque | Diplomat's Daughter | |
| Richard Gilbert-Hill | Weiss Aide | |
| Marie Chambers | Weiss Aide | |
| Virginia Morris | Weiss Aide |
Narrator
| Barry Neikrug | Weiss Aide |
Supporting
| George Plimpton | Well Wisher | |
| Susan Forristal | Well Wisher |
Production and Technical Credits
| Brian De Palma | Director | |
| Michael Christofer | Screenwriter | |
| Tom Wolfe | Story Creator | |
| Peter Guber | Executive Producer | |
| Jon Peters | Executive Producer | |
| Fred Caruso | Co-Producer | |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography | |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Designer | |
| David Ray | Editor | |
| Bill Pankow | Editor | |
| Dave Grusin | Composer | |
| Monica Goldstein | Associate Producer | |
| Chris Soldo | Assistant Director | |
| Eric Schwab | Second Unit Director | |
| Robert Anderson | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter A. Runfolo | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter Lansdown Smith | Art Director | |
| Greg Bolton | Art Director | |
| Joe D. Mitchell | Set Decorator | |
| Justin Scoppa Jr. | Set Decorator | |
| Ann Roth | Costume Designer | |
| Les Lazarowitz | Sound Mixer | |
| Jim Tanenbaum | Sound Mixer | |
| Andy Nelson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Steve Pederson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don Digirolamo | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Maurice Schell | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Richard P. Cirincione | Sound Editor | |
| Lou Cerborino | Sound Editor | |
| Mark Rathaus | Sound Editor | |
| Harry Peck Bolles | Sound Editor | |
| Laura Civiello | Sound Editor | |
| Stan Bochner | Sound Editor | |
| Magdaline Volaitis | Sound Editor | |
| Bunny Andrews | Sound Editor | |
| Thomas R. Burman | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting Director | |
| Gary Hymes | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Phil Neilson | 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: | $4,216,063 (27.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.66 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1,373 opening theaters/1,373 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $41,360,059 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Development Hell, Famously Bad |
| Plot point: | Addiction, African Americans, Car Accident, Hit and Run, Infidelity, Investigative Journalist, Satire |
| Subgenre: | Satirical Comedy |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Warner Bros. |
| Production Countries: | United States |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1990 | 7 | $4,216,063 | 1,373 | $3,071 | $4,216,063 | 1 |
Leading
| Tom Hanks | Sherman McCoy | |
| Bruce Willis | Peter Fallow | |
| Melanie Griffith | Maria Ruskin |
Supporting
| Morgan Freeman | Judge Leonard White | |
| Kim Cattrall | Judy McCoy | |
| Saul Rubinek | Jed Kramer | |
| John Hancock | Reverend Bacon | |
| Kevin Dunn | Tom Killian | |
| Clifton James | Albert Fox | |
| Louis Giambalvo | Ray Andruitti | |
| Barton Heyman | Det. Martin | |
| Norman Parker | Det. Goldberg | |
| Donald Moffat | Mr. McCoy | |
| Alan King | Arthur Ruskin | |
| Beth Broderick | Caroline Heftshank | |
| Kurt Fuller | Pollard Browning | |
| Adam LeFevre | Rawlie Thorpe | |
| Richard Libertini | Ed Rifkin | |
| Andre Gregory | Aubrey Buffing | |
| Mary Alice | Annie Lamb | |
| Robert Stephens | Sir Gerald Moore | |
| Marjorie Monaghan | Evelyn Moore | |
| Rita Wilson | PR Woman | |
| Kirsten Dunst | Campbell McCoy | |
| Troy Windbush | Roland Auburn | |
| Patrick Malone | Henry Lamb | |
| Emmanuel Xuereb | Filippo Chirazzi | |
| Scotty Bloch | Sally Rawthrote | |
| Hansford Rowe | Leon Bavardage | |
| Elizabeth Owens | Inez Bavardage | |
| Malachy McCourt | Tony-Doorman | |
| John Bentley | Bill-Doorman | |
| William Clark | Eddie Doorman | |
| Jeff Brooks | Bondsman | |
| T.J. Coan | Bondsman | |
| Don McManus | Bondsman | |
| James Lally | Bondsman | |
| Marcia Mitzman | Bondsman | |
| William Woodson | Gene Lopwitz / V.O. | |
| Nelson Vasquez | Pimp | |
| Fanni Green | Prostitute | |
| Roy Milton Davis | Latino | |
| Shiek Mahmud-Bey | Lockwood | |
| Stewart J. Zully | Court Clerk | |
| Helen Stenborg | Mrs. McCoy | |
| Timothy Jenkins | Billy Cortez | |
| Sam Jenkins | Fox's Assistant | |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | Intercom Man | |
| Paul Bates | Buck | |
| Camryn Manheim | Poe Picketer | |
| J.D. Wyatt | Poe Picketer | |
| Edye Byrde | Poe Picketer | |
| David Lipman | Poe Picketer | |
| George Merritt | Poe Picketer | |
| Kirk Taylor | Aide | |
| O. Laron Clark | Cecil Hayden | |
| Louis P. Lebherz | The Commandatori | |
| Walker Joyce | Bobby Shalfet / Don Giovanni | |
| Anatoly Davydov | Boris Karlevskov | |
| Nancy McDonald | Media Jackel | |
| Ray Iannicelli | Media Jackel | |
| Daniel Hagen | Media Jackel | |
| Kimberleigh Aarn | Media Jackel | |
| Walter Flanagan | Media Jackel | |
| Mike Hodge | Media Jackel | |
| Ernestine Jackson | Media Jackel | |
| Nicholas Levitin | Media Jackel | |
| Novella Nelson | Media Jackel | |
| Noble Lee Lester | Media Jackel | |
| Adina Winston | Female Guest | |
| Richard Belzer | TV Producer | |
| Cynthia Mason | Maid | |
| Ermal Williamson | Butler | |
| W.M. Hunt | Nunnally Voyd | |
| Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi | Maitre d" | |
| Jon Rashad Kamal | French Waiter | |
| Channing Chase | Shocked Woman | |
| Hal England | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Joy Claussen | French Restaurant Patron | |
| John Fink | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Judith Burke | French Restaurant Patron | |
| Barry Michlin | Funeral Director | |
| Connie Sawyer | Ruskin Family Member | |
| Johnny Crear | Manny Leerman | |
| Sherri Paysinger | Anchorwoman | |
| Kathryn Danielle | P.R. Assistant | |
| Oliver Dixon | Diplomat | |
| Jennifer Bassey | Diplomat's Wife | |
| Katrina Braque | Diplomat's Daughter | |
| Richard Gilbert-Hill | Weiss Aide | |
| Marie Chambers | Weiss Aide | |
| Virginia Morris | Weiss Aide |
Narrator
| Barry Neikrug | Weiss Aide |
Supporting
| George Plimpton | Well Wisher | |
| Susan Forristal | Well Wisher |
Production and Technical Credits
| Brian De Palma | Director | |
| Michael Christofer | Screenwriter | |
| Tom Wolfe | Story Creator | |
| Peter Guber | Executive Producer | |
| Jon Peters | Executive Producer | |
| Fred Caruso | Co-Producer | |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography | |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Designer | |
| David Ray | Editor | |
| Bill Pankow | Editor | |
| Dave Grusin | Composer | |
| Monica Goldstein | Associate Producer | |
| Chris Soldo | Assistant Director | |
| Eric Schwab | Second Unit Director | |
| Robert Anderson | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter A. Runfolo | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter Lansdown Smith | Art Director | |
| Greg Bolton | Art Director | |
| Joe D. Mitchell | Set Decorator | |
| Justin Scoppa Jr. | Set Decorator | |
| Ann Roth | Costume Designer | |
| Les Lazarowitz | Sound Mixer | |
| Jim Tanenbaum | Sound Mixer | |
| Andy Nelson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Steve Pederson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don Digirolamo | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Maurice Schell | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Richard P. Cirincione | Sound Editor | |
| Lou Cerborino | Sound Editor | |
| Mark Rathaus | Sound Editor | |
| Harry Peck Bolles | Sound Editor | |
| Laura Civiello | Sound Editor | |
| Stan Bochner | Sound Editor | |
| Magdaline Volaitis | Sound Editor | |
| Bunny Andrews | Sound Editor | |
| Thomas R. Burman | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | Special Make-up Effects | |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting Director | |
| Gary Hymes | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Phil Neilson | 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.