Metrics

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,389	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,312	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	268	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	401	$57,387,000

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	June 26th, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating:	PG-13
Running Time:	106 minutes
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Source:	Based on TV
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Companies:	Universal Pictures
Production Countries:	United States

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Fastest to $50m	1,457	$54,483,379	Sep 4, 1987	73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	169	$7,042,650	Jul 3, 1987	10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	137	$16,156,668	Jul 3, 1987	10

Dan Aykroyd		Friday
Tom Hanks		Streebeck

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

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

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,389	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900)	866	$131,652,529
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,085	$57,387,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	13	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies	85	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,153	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700)	633	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	268	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600)	566	$57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	183	$57,387,000

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1987/06/26	1	$10,542,669		1,337	$7,885	$10,542,669	1
1987/07/03	1	$7,042,650	-33%	1,343	$5,244	$23,480,019	2
1987/07/10	3	$5,348,065	-24%	1,339	$3,994	$32,906,129	3
1987/07/17	6	$3,871,640	-28%	1,282	$3,020	$39,300,394	4
1987/07/24	8	$2,917,545	-25%	1,059	$2,755	$44,197,104	5
1987/07/31	9	$2,224,292	-24%	1,036	$2,147	$47,792,411	6
1987/09/04	23	$651,240		488	$1,335	$54,483,379	11
1987/09/25	22	$277,500		370	$750	$55,965,784	14
1987/10/02	23	$219,620	-21%	278	$790	$56,287,154	15

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1987/06/26	1	$16,437,369		1,337	$12,294	$16,437,369	1
1987/07/03	1	$11,120,695	-32%	1,343	$8,280	$27,558,064	2
1987/07/10	3	$7,870,690	-29%	1,339	$5,878	$35,428,754	3
1987/07/17	6	$5,850,805	-26%	1,282	$4,564	$41,279,559	4
1987/07/24	7	$4,288,560	-27%	1,059	$4,050	$45,568,119	5
1987/09/25	21	$379,250		370	$1,025	$56,067,534	14

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,312	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,871	$57,387,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	15	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200)	112	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,991	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,088	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	401	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900)	879	$57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300)	275	$57,387,000