Days of Thunder (1990)

Days of Thunder poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $82,670,733Details
International Box Office $75,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $157,670,733
OpusData ID: 5500100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,490,445 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,307 opening theaters/2,307 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $221,565,400

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $82,670,733
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $75,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $157,670,733

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 25th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Auto Racing, Sports Action, Professional Rivalry, Sports Injury
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 144 $10,707,895 Jul 6, 1990 12
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $29,713,141 Jul 6, 1990 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 627 $221,565,400
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 754 $82,670,733
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 13 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 482 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 787 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 413 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 260 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $82,670,733

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 1 $15,490,445   2,307 $6,715   $21,502,162 1
Jul 6, 1990 2 $10,707,895 -31% 2,307 $4,641   $40,525,284 2
Jul 13, 1990 3 $8,168,248 -24% 2,307 $3,541   $54,052,078 3
Jul 20, 1990 6 $5,537,495 -32% 2,187 $2,532   $63,288,147 4
Jul 27, 1990 9 $3,267,823 -41% 1,991 $1,641   $69,335,119 5
Aug 3, 1990 11 $2,639,640 -19% 1,626 $1,623   $73,768,399 6
Aug 10, 1990 14 $1,626,314 -38% 1,075 $1,513   $76,949,155 7
Aug 17, 1990 18 $888,406 -45% 622 $1,428   $78,771,268 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 1 $23,805,672   2,307 $10,319   $29,817,389 2
Jul 6, 1990 2 $16,066,441 -33% 2,307 $6,964   $45,883,830 3
Jul 13, 1990 4 $11,866,822 -26% 2,307 $5,144   $57,750,652 4
Jul 20, 1990 6 $8,316,644 -30% 2,187 $3,803   $66,067,296 5
Jul 27, 1990 9 $5,061,463 -39% 1,991 $2,542   $71,128,759 6
Aug 3, 1990 11 $4,194,082 -17% 1,626 $2,579   $75,322,841 7
Aug 10, 1990 14 $2,560,021 -39% 1,075 $2,381   $77,882,862 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/5/2020 $5,835 1 1 1 $4,492,812 6/5/2020
 
Rest of World $70,507,188
 
International Total$75,000,000 6/5/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $75,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $75,000,000
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 12 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 738 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 616 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $75,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 884 $157,670,733
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 945 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,670,733

Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Cole Trickle

Supporting Cast

Leilani Sarelle    Female Highway Patrol Officer
Robert Duvall    Harry Hogge
Randy Quaid    Tim Daland
Nicole Kidman    Dr. Claire Lewicki
Cary Elwes    Russ Wheeler
Michael Rooker    Rowdy Burns
Fred Dalton Thompson    Big John
John C. Reilly    Buck Bretherton
J.C. Quinn    Waddell
Don Simpson    Aldo Bennedetti
Caroline Williams    Jennie Burns
Chris Ellis    Harlem Hoogerhyde
Donna Wilson    Darlene
Peter Appel    Member of Cole's Crew
Stephen Michae Ayers    Member of Cole's Crew
John Slattery    Member of Cole's Crew
John Griesemer    Len Dortort
Barbara Garrick    Lauren Daland
Jerry Molen    Dr. Wilhaire
Tania Coleridge    Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend
Alexandra Balahoutis    Autograph Fan
Steve Boyd    NASCAR Official
Daniel D. Greenwood    ESPN Announcer
Jim Grimshaw    Hardee's Pit Crew Chief
James G. Jr. Martin    Field Doctor
Margo Martindale    Donna
Michael Burgess    Young Doctor
Jim Crowther    Dr, Crowther
James D. Henson    Doctor
Cyndi Vicino    Nurse
Shari Ellis    Nurse
Xavier Coronel    Orderly
Nick Searcy    Highway Patrol Officer
Jamie Johnson    Aldo's Girlfriend

Cameos

Jerry Punch    Himself
Neil Bonnett    Himself
Harry P. Gant    HImself
Rusty Wallace    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tony Scott    Director
Don Simpson    Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Robert Towne    Story Creator
Tom Cruise    Story Creator
Robert Towne    Screenwriter
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Billy Weber    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bert Lovitt    Editor
Michael Tronick    Editor
Stuart Waks    Editor
Robert C. Jones    Editor
James W. Skotchdopole    Assistant Director
Gerald R. Molen    Unit Production Manager
Benjamin Fernandez    Art Director
Thomas E. Sanders    Art Director
Thomas L. Roysden    Set Decorator
Ward Russell    Cinematographer
Charles Mills    Additional Photography
Susan Becker    Costume Designer
James W. Tyson    Costume Supervisor
Winnie D. Brown    Costume Supervisor
Lauren A. Schaffer    Associate Editor
Charles Wilborn    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson    Re-recording Mixer
George II Waters    Supervising Sound Editor
Cecilia Hall    Supervising Sound Editor
R.J. Palmer    Sound Effects Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Beth Sterner    Sound Effects Editor
Howell Gibbens    Sound Effects Editor
Frank Howard    Sound Effects Editor
John Benson    Sound Effects Editor
Ed Callahan    Sound Effects Editor
Pamela Bentkowski    Sound Effects Editor
Midge Costin    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Wilson    Dialogue Editor
James J. Isaacs    Dialogue Editor
Larry Carrow    Dialogue Editor
Michael Magill    Dialogue Editor
Harry B. III Miller    Dialogue Editor
Noah Blough    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Kennedy    Music Editor
Rick Sharp    Makeup Supervisor
Ellen Wong    Key Makeup
Virginia Hadfield    Key Hairstylist
Billy Idol    Words "The Last Notes of Freedom"
Elton John    "You Gotta Love Someone" Words and music by
Bernie Taupin    "You Gotta Love Someone" Words and music by
David Rubin    Casting Director
Gary McCarty    Stunt Coordinator

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,490,445 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,307 opening theaters/2,307 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $221,565,400

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $82,670,733
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $75,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $157,670,733

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 25th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Auto Racing, Sports Action, Professional Rivalry, Sports Injury
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 144 $10,707,895 Jul 6, 1990 12
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $29,713,141 Jul 6, 1990 12

Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Cole Trickle

Supporting Cast

Leilani Sarelle    Female Highway Patrol Officer
Robert Duvall    Harry Hogge
Randy Quaid    Tim Daland
Nicole Kidman    Dr. Claire Lewicki
Cary Elwes    Russ Wheeler
Michael Rooker    Rowdy Burns
Fred Dalton Thompson    Big John
John C. Reilly    Buck Bretherton
J.C. Quinn    Waddell
Don Simpson    Aldo Bennedetti
Caroline Williams    Jennie Burns
Chris Ellis    Harlem Hoogerhyde
Donna Wilson    Darlene
Peter Appel    Member of Cole's Crew
Stephen Michae Ayers    Member of Cole's Crew
John Slattery    Member of Cole's Crew
John Griesemer    Len Dortort
Barbara Garrick    Lauren Daland
Jerry Molen    Dr. Wilhaire
Tania Coleridge    Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend
Alexandra Balahoutis    Autograph Fan
Steve Boyd    NASCAR Official
Daniel D. Greenwood    ESPN Announcer
Jim Grimshaw    Hardee's Pit Crew Chief
James G. Jr. Martin    Field Doctor
Margo Martindale    Donna
Michael Burgess    Young Doctor
Jim Crowther    Dr, Crowther
James D. Henson    Doctor
Cyndi Vicino    Nurse
Shari Ellis    Nurse
Xavier Coronel    Orderly
Nick Searcy    Highway Patrol Officer
Jamie Johnson    Aldo's Girlfriend

Cameos

Jerry Punch    Himself
Neil Bonnett    Himself
Harry P. Gant    HImself
Rusty Wallace    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tony Scott    Director
Don Simpson    Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Robert Towne    Story Creator
Tom Cruise    Story Creator
Robert Towne    Screenwriter
Gerald R. Molen    Executive Producer
Billy Weber    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bert Lovitt    Editor
Michael Tronick    Editor
Stuart Waks    Editor
Robert C. Jones    Editor
James W. Skotchdopole    Assistant Director
Gerald R. Molen    Unit Production Manager
Benjamin Fernandez    Art Director
Thomas E. Sanders    Art Director
Thomas L. Roysden    Set Decorator
Ward Russell    Cinematographer
Charles Mills    Additional Photography
Susan Becker    Costume Designer
James W. Tyson    Costume Supervisor
Winnie D. Brown    Costume Supervisor
Lauren A. Schaffer    Associate Editor
Charles Wilborn    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt    Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson    Re-recording Mixer
George II Waters    Supervising Sound Editor
Cecilia Hall    Supervising Sound Editor
R.J. Palmer    Sound Effects Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Beth Sterner    Sound Effects Editor
Howell Gibbens    Sound Effects Editor
Frank Howard    Sound Effects Editor
John Benson    Sound Effects Editor
Ed Callahan    Sound Effects Editor
Pamela Bentkowski    Sound Effects Editor
Midge Costin    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Wilson    Dialogue Editor
James J. Isaacs    Dialogue Editor
Larry Carrow    Dialogue Editor
Michael Magill    Dialogue Editor
Harry B. III Miller    Dialogue Editor
Noah Blough    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Kennedy    Music Editor
Rick Sharp    Makeup Supervisor
Ellen Wong    Key Makeup
Virginia Hadfield    Key Hairstylist
Billy Idol    Words "The Last Notes of Freedom"
Elton John    "You Gotta Love Someone" Words and music by
Bernie Taupin    "You Gotta Love Someone" Words and music by
David Rubin    Casting Director
Gary McCarty    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 627 $221,565,400
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 754 $82,670,733
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 13 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 482 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 787 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 413 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 260 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $82,670,733
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $82,670,733

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 1 $15,490,445   2,307 $6,715   $21,502,162 1
Jul 6, 1990 2 $10,707,895 -31% 2,307 $4,641   $40,525,284 2
Jul 13, 1990 3 $8,168,248 -24% 2,307 $3,541   $54,052,078 3
Jul 20, 1990 6 $5,537,495 -32% 2,187 $2,532   $63,288,147 4
Jul 27, 1990 9 $3,267,823 -41% 1,991 $1,641   $69,335,119 5
Aug 3, 1990 11 $2,639,640 -19% 1,626 $1,623   $73,768,399 6
Aug 10, 1990 14 $1,626,314 -38% 1,075 $1,513   $76,949,155 7
Aug 17, 1990 18 $888,406 -45% 622 $1,428   $78,771,268 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 29, 1990 1 $23,805,672   2,307 $10,319   $29,817,389 2
Jul 6, 1990 2 $16,066,441 -33% 2,307 $6,964   $45,883,830 3
Jul 13, 1990 4 $11,866,822 -26% 2,307 $5,144   $57,750,652 4
Jul 20, 1990 6 $8,316,644 -30% 2,187 $3,803   $66,067,296 5
Jul 27, 1990 9 $5,061,463 -39% 1,991 $2,542   $71,128,759 6
Aug 3, 1990 11 $4,194,082 -17% 1,626 $2,579   $75,322,841 7
Aug 10, 1990 14 $2,560,021 -39% 1,075 $2,381   $77,882,862 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/5/2020 $5,835 1 1 1 $4,492,812 6/5/2020
 
Rest of World $70,507,188
 
International Total$75,000,000 6/5/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,537 $75,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,082 $75,000,000
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 12 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 738 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 616 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $75,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $75,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 884 $157,670,733
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 945 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $157,670,733
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $157,670,733