Kansas City (1996)

Kansas City
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,353,824Details
OpusData ID: 58920100
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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

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,808 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,301 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,042 $1,353,824

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1996 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: February 15th, 2005 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, and for some violence and drug use
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pride & Prejudice
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Keywords: Mafia, 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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,808 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,582 $3,464,196
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,885 $1,353,824
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 (Rank 101-200) 188 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,047 $3,464,196
Top 1996 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,785 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,940 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,042 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,199 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $1,353,824

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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 Members

Jennifer Jason Leigh    Blondie O'Hara
Harry Belafonte    Seldom Seen
Miranda Richardson    Carolyn Stilton
Dermot Mulroney    Johnny O'Hara
Brooke Smith    Babe Flynn

Supporting Cast

Michael Murphy    Henry Stilton
Steve Buscemi    Johnny Flynn
Jane Adams    Nettie Bolt
Joshua Redman    Lester Young
Ajia Mignon Johnson    Pearl Cummings

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

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

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


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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

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,808 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,301 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,042 $1,353,824

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1996 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: February 15th, 2005 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, and for some violence and drug use
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pride & Prejudice
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, 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

Lead Ensemble Members

Jennifer Jason Leigh    Blondie O'Hara
Harry Belafonte    Seldom Seen
Miranda Richardson    Carolyn Stilton
Dermot Mulroney    Johnny O'Hara
Brooke Smith    Babe Flynn

Supporting Cast

Michael Murphy    Henry Stilton
Steve Buscemi    Johnny Flynn
Jane Adams    Nettie Bolt
Joshua Redman    Lester Young
Ajia Mignon Johnson    Pearl Cummings

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

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

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 8,801-8,900) 8,808 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,582 $3,464,196
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,885 $1,353,824
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 (Rank 101-200) 188 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,047 $3,464,196
Top 1996 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 36 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,785 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,940 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,042 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,199 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $1,353,824
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $1,353,824

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
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

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,301 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,906 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,767 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,200 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,590 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,079 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,042 $1,353,824
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $1,353,824