The Morning After (1986)

The Morning After
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,147,055Details
International Box Office $66Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,147,121
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,069,926 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:955 opening theaters/955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,155,029

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 21st, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
MPA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, Black Out Drunk, Faulty Memory, Film Actor, Framed, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Social setting: Film Noir
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 5 $5,069,926   955 $5,309   $6,021,088 1
Jan 2, 1987 7 $3,354,965 -34% 955 $3,513   $12,772,572 2
Jan 9, 1987 5 $2,794,806 -17% 941 $2,970   $16,640,846 3
Jan 16, 1987 9 $1,972,870 -29% 908 $2,173   $19,476,959 4
Jan 23, 1987 10 $1,228,038 -38% 890 $1,380   $21,257,692 5
Jan 30, 1987 16 $736,072 -40% 668 $1,102   $22,431,710 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1986 1 $951,162   955 $996   $951,162 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 8 $8,466,445   955 $8,865   $9,417,607 2
Jan 2, 1987 7 $4,428,433 -48% 955 $4,637   $13,846,040 3
Jan 9, 1987 4 $3,658,049 -17% 941 $3,887   $17,504,089 4
Jan 16, 1987 9 $2,525,565 -31% 908 $2,781   $20,029,654 5

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 3/21/2024 $0 0 1 0 $66 4/6/2026
  
International Total $66 4/6/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jane Fonda    Alex Sternbergen
Jeff Bridges    Turner Kendall
Raul Julia    Joaquin Manero

Supporting

Diane Salinger    Isabel Harding
Richard Foronjy    Sergeant Greenbaum
Kathy Bates    Woman on Mateo Street
Rick Rossovich    Detective
Bob Minor    Man

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director
James Hicks    Screenwriter

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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,069,926 (20.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:955 opening theaters/955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,155,029

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: March 21st, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
MPA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 minutes
Plot point: Addiction, Black Out Drunk, Faulty Memory, Film Actor, Framed, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Social setting: Film Noir
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 5 $5,069,926   955 $5,309   $6,021,088 1
Jan 2, 1987 7 $3,354,965 -34% 955 $3,513   $12,772,572 2
Jan 9, 1987 5 $2,794,806 -17% 941 $2,970   $16,640,846 3
Jan 16, 1987 9 $1,972,870 -29% 908 $2,173   $19,476,959 4
Jan 23, 1987 10 $1,228,038 -38% 890 $1,380   $21,257,692 5
Jan 30, 1987 16 $736,072 -40% 668 $1,102   $22,431,710 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1986 1 $951,162   955 $996   $951,162 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1986 8 $8,466,445   955 $8,865   $9,417,607 2
Jan 2, 1987 7 $4,428,433 -48% 955 $4,637   $13,846,040 3
Jan 9, 1987 4 $3,658,049 -17% 941 $3,887   $17,504,089 4
Jan 16, 1987 9 $2,525,565 -31% 908 $2,781   $20,029,654 5

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 3/21/2024 $0 0 1 0 $66 4/6/2026
  
International Total $66 4/6/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jane Fonda    Alex Sternbergen
Jeff Bridges    Turner Kendall
Raul Julia    Joaquin Manero

Supporting

Diane Salinger    Isabel Harding
Richard Foronjy    Sergeant Greenbaum
Kathy Bates    Woman on Mateo Street
Rick Rossovich    Detective
Bob Minor    Man

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director
James Hicks    Screenwriter

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.