Days of Heaven (1978)

Days of Heaven
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,446,749Details
International Box Office $214,131Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,660,880
OpusData ID: 90370100 More info...
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,100 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:132.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:94.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,659,279

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 13th, 1978 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 31st, 1979 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 28th, 1980 (Limited), released as Dias do Paraíso (Portugal)
May 31st, 1983 (Limited), released as Days of Heaven (天国の日々) (Japan)
August 27th, 2011 (Limited), released as Days of Heaven (天国の日々) (Japan)
May 28th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 22nd, 2007 by Criterion
Running Time: 95 minutes
Plot point: Accidental Death, Confidence Men, Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Fugitive / On the Run, Inheritance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Terminal Illness
Social setting: Life on a Farm
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Time period setting: 1910s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1978 1 $26,100   1 $26,100   $26,100 1

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 5/28/2020 $0 0 1 3 $394 6/23/2026
Portugal 7/28/1980 $0 0 1 1 $1,093 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 5/31/1979 $0 0 8 8 $9,557 2/8/2024
  
Rest of World $203,087
  
International Total $214,131 6/23/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Richard Libertini    Vaudeville Leader
Brooke Adams    Abby
Sam Shepard    The Farmer
Stuart Margolin    Mill Foreman

Leading

Richard Gere    Bill

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
Bert Schneider    Producer
Harold Schneider    Producer

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:$26,100 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:132.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:94.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,659,279

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 13th, 1978 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 31st, 1979 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 28th, 1980 (Limited), released as Dias do Paraíso (Portugal)
May 31st, 1983 (Limited), released as Days of Heaven (天国の日々) (Japan)
August 27th, 2011 (Limited), released as Days of Heaven (天国の日々) (Japan)
May 28th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 22nd, 2007 by Criterion
Running Time: 95 minutes
Plot point: Accidental Death, Confidence Men, Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Fugitive / On the Run, Inheritance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Terminal Illness
Social setting: Life on a Farm
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Time period setting: 1910s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1978 1 $26,100   1 $26,100   $26,100 1

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 5/28/2020 $0 0 1 3 $394 6/23/2026
Portugal 7/28/1980 $0 0 1 1 $1,093 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 5/31/1979 $0 0 8 8 $9,557 2/8/2024
  
Rest of World $203,087
  
International Total $214,131 6/23/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Richard Libertini    Vaudeville Leader
Brooke Adams    Abby
Sam Shepard    The Farmer
Stuart Margolin    Mill Foreman

Leading

Richard Gere    Bill

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
Bert Schneider    Producer
Harold Schneider    Producer

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.