Love Jones (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,554,569Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,908,725 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:820 opening theaters/821 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,801,656

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,893 $12,554,569
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,870 $12,554,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $12,554,569
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,062 $12,554,569

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 14th, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: January 13th, 1998 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexuality
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Boomerang
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Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 1997 6 $3,908,725   820 $4,767   $3,908,725 1
Mar 21, 1997 8 $2,551,763 -35% 821 $3,108   $7,511,075 2
Mar 28, 1997 14 $1,099,527 -57% 645 $1,705   $9,343,224 3
Apr 4, 1997 20 $665,107 -40% 420 $1,584   $10,451,536 4
Apr 11, 1997 22 $366,337 -45% 271 $1,352   $11,014,267 5
Apr 18, 1997 27 $217,154 -41% 267 $813   $11,340,584 6
Apr 25, 1997 32 $145,991 -33% 131 $1,114   $11,560,836 7
May 2, 1997 35 $97,481 -33% 86 $1,134   $11,712,855 8
May 9, 1997 36 $74,721 -23% 70 $1,067   $11,821,540 9
May 16, 1997 40 $67,018 -10% 76 $882   $11,915,599 10
May 23, 1997 47 $65,180 -3% 50 $1,304   $12,006,816 11
May 30, 1997 48 $39,765 -39% 34 $1,170   $12,061,896 12
Jun 6, 1997 53 $28,680 -28% 27 $1,062   $12,106,482 13
Aug 8, 1997 40 $72,358   221 $327   $12,332,605 22
Aug 15, 1997 53 $34,803 -52% 68 $512   $12,514,138 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 1997 7 $4,959,312   820 $6,048   $4,959,312 1
Mar 21, 1997 10 $3,284,385 -34% 821 $4,000   $8,243,697 2
Mar 28, 1997 15 $1,542,732 -53% 645 $2,392   $9,786,429 3
Apr 4, 1997 19 $861,501 -44% 420 $2,051   $10,647,930 4
Apr 11, 1997 22 $475,500 -45% 271 $1,755   $11,123,430 5
Apr 18, 1997 27 $291,415 -39% 267 $1,091   $11,414,845 6
Apr 25, 1997 31 $200,529 -31% 131 $1,531   $11,615,374 7
May 2, 1997 35 $131,445 -34% 86 $1,528   $11,746,819 8
May 9, 1997 38 $101,762 -23% 70 $1,454   $11,848,581 9
May 16, 1997 41 $93,055 -9% 76 $1,224   $11,941,636 10
May 23, 1997 43 $80,495 -13% 50 $1,610   $12,022,131 11
May 30, 1997 47 $55,671 -31% 34 $1,637   $12,077,802 12
Aug 8, 1997 33 $219,088   221 $991   $12,479,335 22

Uncategorized

Bill Bellamy    Hollywood
Larenz Tate    Darius Lovehall
Lisa Nicole Carson    Josie Nichols
Nia Long    Nina Mosley
Isaiah Washington    Savon Garrison

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Production and Technical Credits

Theodore Witcher    Director
Theodore Witcher    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,908,725 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:820 opening theaters/821 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $28,801,656

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,893 $12,554,569
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,870 $12,554,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $12,554,569
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,062 $12,554,569

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 14th, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: January 13th, 1998 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexuality
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Boomerang
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Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, African Americans
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Bill Bellamy    Hollywood
Larenz Tate    Darius Lovehall
Lisa Nicole Carson    Josie Nichols
Nia Long    Nina Mosley
Isaiah Washington    Savon Garrison

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

Production and Technical Credits

Theodore Witcher    Director
Theodore Witcher    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 1997 6 $3,908,725   820 $4,767   $3,908,725 1
Mar 21, 1997 8 $2,551,763 -35% 821 $3,108   $7,511,075 2
Mar 28, 1997 14 $1,099,527 -57% 645 $1,705   $9,343,224 3
Apr 4, 1997 20 $665,107 -40% 420 $1,584   $10,451,536 4
Apr 11, 1997 22 $366,337 -45% 271 $1,352   $11,014,267 5
Apr 18, 1997 27 $217,154 -41% 267 $813   $11,340,584 6
Apr 25, 1997 32 $145,991 -33% 131 $1,114   $11,560,836 7
May 2, 1997 35 $97,481 -33% 86 $1,134   $11,712,855 8
May 9, 1997 36 $74,721 -23% 70 $1,067   $11,821,540 9
May 16, 1997 40 $67,018 -10% 76 $882   $11,915,599 10
May 23, 1997 47 $65,180 -3% 50 $1,304   $12,006,816 11
May 30, 1997 48 $39,765 -39% 34 $1,170   $12,061,896 12
Jun 6, 1997 53 $28,680 -28% 27 $1,062   $12,106,482 13
Aug 8, 1997 40 $72,358   221 $327   $12,332,605 22
Aug 15, 1997 53 $34,803 -52% 68 $512   $12,514,138 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 14, 1997 7 $4,959,312   820 $6,048   $4,959,312 1
Mar 21, 1997 10 $3,284,385 -34% 821 $4,000   $8,243,697 2
Mar 28, 1997 15 $1,542,732 -53% 645 $2,392   $9,786,429 3
Apr 4, 1997 19 $861,501 -44% 420 $2,051   $10,647,930 4
Apr 11, 1997 22 $475,500 -45% 271 $1,755   $11,123,430 5
Apr 18, 1997 27 $291,415 -39% 267 $1,091   $11,414,845 6
Apr 25, 1997 31 $200,529 -31% 131 $1,531   $11,615,374 7
May 2, 1997 35 $131,445 -34% 86 $1,528   $11,746,819 8
May 9, 1997 38 $101,762 -23% 70 $1,454   $11,848,581 9
May 16, 1997 41 $93,055 -9% 76 $1,224   $11,941,636 10
May 23, 1997 43 $80,495 -13% 50 $1,610   $12,022,131 11
May 30, 1997 47 $55,671 -31% 34 $1,637   $12,077,802 12
Aug 8, 1997 33 $219,088   221 $991   $12,479,335 22