Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $39,381,963Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,252,232 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,802 opening theaters/1,802 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,601,310

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,611 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 452 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $39,381,963

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Satire, Terminal Illness, Surprise Twist, Corporate Malfeasance, False Diagnosis
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,692 $100,601,310
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,837 $39,381,963
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,960 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,142 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 452 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 565 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $39,381,963

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 1990 2 $9,252,232   1,802 $5,134   $9,252,232 1
Mar 16, 1990 2 $7,017,237 -24% 1,799 $3,901   $18,877,919 2
Mar 23, 1990 3 $5,250,004 -25% 1,795 $2,925   $26,185,019 3
Mar 30, 1990 6 $3,276,303 -38% 1,691 $1,937   $30,750,727 4
Apr 6, 1990 10 $1,475,377 -55% 1,085 $1,360   $33,005,598 5
May 25, 1990 9 $821,125   746 $1,101   $37,584,951 12
Jun 1, 1990 10 $413,166 -50% 566 $730   $38,169,803 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 1990 2 $11,860,682   1,802 $6,582   $11,860,682 1
Mar 16, 1990 2 $9,074,333 -23% 1,799 $5,044   $20,935,015 2
Mar 23, 1990 3 $6,539,409 -28% 1,795 $3,643   $27,474,424 3
Mar 30, 1990 6 $4,055,797 -38% 1,691 $2,398   $31,530,221 4
May 25, 1990 9 $992,811   746 $1,331   $37,756,637 12

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Joe
Meg Ryan    DeDe/Angelica/Patricia

Supporting Cast

Jim Hudson    Fred
Antoni Gatti    Italian Tailor
Lloyd Bridges    Graynamore
Darrell Zwerling    Underware Salesman
Robert Stack    Dr. Ellison
Jim Ryan    Bellman
Abe Vigoda    Chief of the Waponis
Karl Rumburg    Ralph
Dan Hedaya    Mr. Watori
Brian Esteban    Emo
Nathan Lane    Baw, The Waponi Advance Man
Barry McGovern    Luggage Salesman
Wally Ruiz    Spanish Singer
Ossie Davis    Marshall
Guillermo Guzman    Spanish Singer
Amanda Plummer    Dagmar
Tommy Franco    Spanish Singer
Jayne Haynes    Nurse
Tony Salome    Clerk
David Burton    Mike
Courtney Gibbs    Saleswoman
Jon Pochron    Tony
Lala Lala    Waitress
Jennifer Stewart    Statue of Liberty
William Ward    Salesman
Lisa LeBlanc    Hairdresser
Paul Thorpe    God Woo

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Patrick Shanley    Director
Teri Schwartz    Producer
John Patrick Shanley    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Director of Photography
Bo Welch    Production Designer
Richard Halsey    Editor
Georges Delerue    Composer
Roxanne Rogers    Associate Producer
William M. Elvin    Assistant Director
Ian Bryce    Unit Production Manager
Tom Duffield    Art Director
Cheryl Carasik    Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Sue Moore    Costume Supervisor
Robert Chase    Costume Supervisor
Keith Wester    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson    Re-recording Mixer
William Stevenson    Supervising Sound Editor
John Elizalde    Sound Effects Editor
Kirk Schuler    Sound Effects Editor
Greg Dillon    Dialogue Editor
Gordon Davidson    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Leonard Engelman    Makeup
Dan Striepeke*    Makeup
Barbara Lorenz    Hairstylist
Susan Germaine    Hairstylist
John Patrick Shanley    Song Writer
Georges Delerue    Song Writer
Rick Heinrichs    Set Designer
Marion Dougherty    Casting
William Erickson    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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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,252,232 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,802 opening theaters/1,802 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,601,310

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,611 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 452 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $39,381,963

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Satire, Terminal Illness, Surprise Twist, Corporate Malfeasance, False Diagnosis
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Joe
Meg Ryan    DeDe/Angelica/Patricia

Supporting Cast

Jim Hudson    Fred
Antoni Gatti    Italian Tailor
Lloyd Bridges    Graynamore
Darrell Zwerling    Underware Salesman
Robert Stack    Dr. Ellison
Jim Ryan    Bellman
Abe Vigoda    Chief of the Waponis
Karl Rumburg    Ralph
Dan Hedaya    Mr. Watori
Brian Esteban    Emo
Nathan Lane    Baw, The Waponi Advance Man
Barry McGovern    Luggage Salesman
Wally Ruiz    Spanish Singer
Ossie Davis    Marshall
Guillermo Guzman    Spanish Singer
Amanda Plummer    Dagmar
Tommy Franco    Spanish Singer
Jayne Haynes    Nurse
Tony Salome    Clerk
David Burton    Mike
Courtney Gibbs    Saleswoman
Jon Pochron    Tony
Lala Lala    Waitress
Jennifer Stewart    Statue of Liberty
William Ward    Salesman
Lisa LeBlanc    Hairdresser
Paul Thorpe    God Woo

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Patrick Shanley    Director
Teri Schwartz    Producer
John Patrick Shanley    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Director of Photography
Bo Welch    Production Designer
Richard Halsey    Editor
Georges Delerue    Composer
Roxanne Rogers    Associate Producer
William M. Elvin    Assistant Director
Ian Bryce    Unit Production Manager
Tom Duffield    Art Director
Cheryl Carasik    Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Sue Moore    Costume Supervisor
Robert Chase    Costume Supervisor
Keith Wester    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson    Re-recording Mixer
William Stevenson    Supervising Sound Editor
John Elizalde    Sound Effects Editor
Kirk Schuler    Sound Effects Editor
Greg Dillon    Dialogue Editor
Gordon Davidson    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Leonard Engelman    Makeup
Dan Striepeke*    Makeup
Barbara Lorenz    Hairstylist
Susan Germaine    Hairstylist
John Patrick Shanley    Song Writer
Georges Delerue    Song Writer
Rick Heinrichs    Set Designer
Marion Dougherty    Casting
William Erickson    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 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,692 $100,601,310
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,837 $39,381,963
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,960 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,142 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 452 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 565 $39,381,963
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $39,381,963

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 1990 2 $9,252,232   1,802 $5,134   $9,252,232 1
Mar 16, 1990 2 $7,017,237 -24% 1,799 $3,901   $18,877,919 2
Mar 23, 1990 3 $5,250,004 -25% 1,795 $2,925   $26,185,019 3
Mar 30, 1990 6 $3,276,303 -38% 1,691 $1,937   $30,750,727 4
Apr 6, 1990 10 $1,475,377 -55% 1,085 $1,360   $33,005,598 5
May 25, 1990 9 $821,125   746 $1,101   $37,584,951 12
Jun 1, 1990 10 $413,166 -50% 566 $730   $38,169,803 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 1990 2 $11,860,682   1,802 $6,582   $11,860,682 1
Mar 16, 1990 2 $9,074,333 -23% 1,799 $5,044   $20,935,015 2
Mar 23, 1990 3 $6,539,409 -28% 1,795 $3,643   $27,474,424 3
Mar 30, 1990 6 $4,055,797 -38% 1,691 $2,398   $31,530,221 4
May 25, 1990 9 $992,811   746 $1,331   $37,756,637 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,611 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,948 $39,381,963
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 34 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,792 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,063 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,808 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 668 $39,381,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 473 $39,381,963