Kansas City (1996)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,353,824 | Details |
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Synopsis
Returning to the city of his birth for inspiration, legendary maverick director Robert Altman helms an evocative, bullet-riddled tribute to the music and movies of his youth in Kansas City, a Depression-era gangster flick as only he could make one. Blondie O’Hara resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen, a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn, hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen’s clutches.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $432,183 (31.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 215 opening theaters/215 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,464,196 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 16th, 1996 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | February 15th, 2005 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, and for some violence and drug use |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Plot point: | Mafia |
| Time period setting: | 1930s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fine Line Features, Sandcastle 5 Productions, Ciby 2000 |
| Production Countries: | France, United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1996 | 23 | $432,183 | 215 | $2,010 | $432,183 | 1 | |
| Aug 23, 1996 | 32 | $214,321 | -50% | 187 | $1,146 | $864,489 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 1996 | 38 | $152,077 | -29% | 80 | $1,901 | $1,116,708 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | 38 | $84,741 | -44% | 80 | $1,059 | $1,238,495 | 4 |
| Sep 13, 1996 | 52 | $30,760 | -64% | 28 | $1,099 | $1,292,527 | 5 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | 52 | $12,281 | -60% | 21 | $585 | $1,318,509 | 6 |
| Sep 27, 1996 | 53 | $11,089 | -10% | 18 | $616 | $1,335,923 | 7 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | 55 | $6,244 | -44% | 13 | $480 | $1,346,414 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | 55 | $1,207 | -81% | 11 | $110 | $1,350,512 | 9 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | 56 | $741 | -39% | 10 | $74 | $1,353,824 | 10 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1996 | 24 | $650,168 | 215 | $3,024 | $650,168 | 1 | |
| Aug 23, 1996 | 32 | $314,463 | -52% | 187 | $1,682 | $964,631 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 1996 | 38 | $189,123 | -40% | 80 | $2,364 | $1,153,754 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | 41 | $108,013 | -43% | 80 | $1,350 | $1,261,767 | 4 |
| Sep 13, 1996 | 46 | $44,461 | -59% | 28 | $1,588 | $1,306,228 | 5 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | 47 | $18,606 | -58% | 21 | $886 | $1,324,834 | 6 |
| Sep 27, 1996 | 44 | $15,336 | -18% | 18 | $852 | $1,340,170 | 7 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | 43 | $9,135 | -40% | 13 | $703 | $1,349,305 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | 48 | $3,778 | -59% | 11 | $343 | $1,353,083 | 9 |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Blondie O'Hara | |
| Harry Belafonte | Seldom Seen | |
| Miranda Richardson | Carolyn Stilton |
Supporting
| Michael Murphy | Henry Stilton |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Dermot Mulroney | Johnny O'Hara |
Supporting
| Steve Buscemi | Johnny Flynn |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Brooke Smith | Babe Flynn |
Supporting
| Jane Adams | Nettie Bolt | |
| Joshua Redman | Lester Young | |
| Ajia Mignon Johnson | Pearl Cummings |
Production and Technical Credits
| Robert Altman | Director | |
| Robert Altman | Screenwriter | |
| Frank Barhydt | Screenwriter | |
| Robert Altman | Producer | |
| Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Altman | Production Designer | |
| Geraldine Peroni | Editor | |
| Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography | |
| Richard L. Johnson | Art Director | |
| Matthew Seig | Co-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.
Synopsis
Returning to the city of his birth for inspiration, legendary maverick director Robert Altman helms an evocative, bullet-riddled tribute to the music and movies of his youth in Kansas City, a Depression-era gangster flick as only he could make one. Blondie O’Hara resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen, a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn, hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen’s clutches.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $432,183 (31.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 215 opening theaters/215 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,464,196 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 16th, 1996 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | February 15th, 2005 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, and for some violence and drug use |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Plot point: | Mafia |
| Time period setting: | 1930s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fine Line Features, Sandcastle 5 Productions, Ciby 2000 |
| Production Countries: | France, United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1996 | 23 | $432,183 | 215 | $2,010 | $432,183 | 1 | |
| Aug 23, 1996 | 32 | $214,321 | -50% | 187 | $1,146 | $864,489 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 1996 | 38 | $152,077 | -29% | 80 | $1,901 | $1,116,708 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | 38 | $84,741 | -44% | 80 | $1,059 | $1,238,495 | 4 |
| Sep 13, 1996 | 52 | $30,760 | -64% | 28 | $1,099 | $1,292,527 | 5 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | 52 | $12,281 | -60% | 21 | $585 | $1,318,509 | 6 |
| Sep 27, 1996 | 53 | $11,089 | -10% | 18 | $616 | $1,335,923 | 7 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | 55 | $6,244 | -44% | 13 | $480 | $1,346,414 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | 55 | $1,207 | -81% | 11 | $110 | $1,350,512 | 9 |
| Oct 18, 1996 | 56 | $741 | -39% | 10 | $74 | $1,353,824 | 10 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1996 | 24 | $650,168 | 215 | $3,024 | $650,168 | 1 | |
| Aug 23, 1996 | 32 | $314,463 | -52% | 187 | $1,682 | $964,631 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 1996 | 38 | $189,123 | -40% | 80 | $2,364 | $1,153,754 | 3 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | 41 | $108,013 | -43% | 80 | $1,350 | $1,261,767 | 4 |
| Sep 13, 1996 | 46 | $44,461 | -59% | 28 | $1,588 | $1,306,228 | 5 |
| Sep 20, 1996 | 47 | $18,606 | -58% | 21 | $886 | $1,324,834 | 6 |
| Sep 27, 1996 | 44 | $15,336 | -18% | 18 | $852 | $1,340,170 | 7 |
| Oct 4, 1996 | 43 | $9,135 | -40% | 13 | $703 | $1,349,305 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 1996 | 48 | $3,778 | -59% | 11 | $343 | $1,353,083 | 9 |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Blondie O'Hara | |
| Harry Belafonte | Seldom Seen | |
| Miranda Richardson | Carolyn Stilton |
Supporting
| Michael Murphy | Henry Stilton |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Dermot Mulroney | Johnny O'Hara |
Supporting
| Steve Buscemi | Johnny Flynn |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Brooke Smith | Babe Flynn |
Supporting
| Jane Adams | Nettie Bolt | |
| Joshua Redman | Lester Young | |
| Ajia Mignon Johnson | Pearl Cummings |
Production and Technical Credits
| Robert Altman | Director | |
| Robert Altman | Screenwriter | |
| Frank Barhydt | Screenwriter | |
| Robert Altman | Producer | |
| Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Altman | Production Designer | |
| Geraldine Peroni | Editor | |
| Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography | |
| Richard L. Johnson | Art Director | |
| Matthew Seig | Co-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.