Nighthawks (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,600,000Details
International Box Office $5,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $19,600,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,525,360 (17.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:659 opening theaters/659 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,614,382

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,554 $14,600,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,486 $5,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,526 $19,600,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 10th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 99 minutes
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Keywords: Terrorism, Action Thriller, Film Noir, Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Surprise Twist, Hostage
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
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
Apr 10, 1981 2 $2,525,360   659 $3,832   $2,525,360 1

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Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva

Supporting Cast

Lindsay Wagner    Irene

Uncategorized

Billy Dee Williams    Detective Sergeant Matthew Fox
Rutger Hauer    Terrorist

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Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Malmuth    Director
David Shaber    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,525,360 (17.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:659 opening theaters/659 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,614,382

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,554 $14,600,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,486 $5,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,526 $19,600,000

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 10th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Masked Saint
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Terrorism, Action Thriller, Film Noir, Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Surprise Twist, Hostage
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva

Supporting Cast

Lindsay Wagner    Irene

Uncategorized

Billy Dee Williams    Detective Sergeant Matthew Fox
Rutger Hauer    Terrorist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bruce Malmuth    Director
David Shaber    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 10, 1981 2 $2,525,360   659 $3,832   $2,525,360 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records