The Player (1992)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $21,706,101 | Details |
| International Box Office | $7,170,601 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $28,876,702 | |
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Metrics
| Legs: | 9.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 75.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $59,157,419 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 10th, 1992 (Limited) by Fine Line |
| Video Release: | September 1st, 1998 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, and for some sensuality. |
| Running Time: | 124 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Gratuitous Cameos |
| Plot point: | Blackmail, Cover Up, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Romance, Satire, Widow/Widower |
| Social setting: | Movie Business |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1992 | 6 | $1,716,586 | 298 | $5,760 | $4,644,815 | 4 | |
| May 8, 1992 | 4 | $2,177,801 | +27% | 431 | $5,053 | $7,478,244 | 5 |
| May 15, 1992 | 5 | $1,539,745 | -29% | 439 | $3,507 | $9,752,053 | 6 |
| May 22, 1992 | 8 | $1,966,647 | +28% | 445 | $4,419 | $12,315,465 | 7 |
| May 29, 1992 | 9 | $1,192,505 | -39% | 452 | $2,638 | $13,899,054 | 8 |
| Jan 1, 1993 | 31 | $125,459 | 76 | $1,651 | $21,090,468 | 39 | |
| Jan 8, 1993 | 35 | $70,967 | -43% | 53 | $1,339 | $21,208,331 | 40 |
| Jan 22, 1993 | 38 | $40,799 | 33 | $1,236 | $21,358,116 | 42 | |
| Apr 4, 2014 | 75 | $6,674 | 50 | $133 | $6,674 | 1,148 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1992 | 6 | $2,372,214 | 298 | $7,960 | $5,300,443 | 4 | |
| May 8, 1992 | 4 | $2,911,865 | +23% | 431 | $6,756 | $8,212,308 | 5 |
| May 15, 1992 | 5 | $2,136,510 | -27% | 439 | $4,867 | $10,348,818 | 6 |
| May 22, 1992 | 8 | $2,357,731 | +10% | 445 | $5,298 | $12,706,549 | 7 |
Leading
| Tim Robbins | Griffin Mill |
Supporting
| Whoopi Goldberg | Detective Susan Avery | |
| Cynthia Stevenson | Bonnie Sherow | |
| Jeremy Piven | Steve Reeves | |
| Gina Gershon | Whitney Gersh | |
| Sydney Pollack | Dick Mellon | |
| Richard E. Grant | Tom Oakley | |
| Peter Gallagher | Larry Levy | |
| Greta Scacchi | June Gudmundsdottir | |
| Fred Ward | Walter Stuckel | |
| Dean Stockwell | Andy Civella | |
| Brion James | Joel Levinson | |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | David Kahane | |
| Lyle Lovett | Detective DeLongpre |
Cameo
| Lily Tomlin | Herself | |
| Joel Grey | Himself | |
| Anjelica Huston | Herself | |
| David Alan Grier | Himself | |
| Sally Kellerman | Herself | |
| Sally Kirkland | Herself | |
| Jack Lemmon | Himself | |
| Marlee Matlin | Herself | |
| Malcolm McDowell | Himself | |
| Mimi Rogers | Herself | |
| Dennis Franz | Himself | |
| Patrick Swayze | Himself | |
| Scott Glenn | Himself | |
| René Auberjonois | Himself | |
| Harry Belafonte | Himself | |
| Ray Walston | Himself | |
| Alan Rudolph | Himself | |
| Jill St. John | Herself | |
| Steve James | Himself | |
| Andie MacDowell | Herself | |
| Teri Garr | Herself | |
| James Coburn | Himself | |
| Julia Roberts | Herself | |
| Jeff Goldblum | Himself | |
| Gary Busey | Himself | |
| Elliott Gould | Himself | |
| Burt Reynolds | Himself | |
| Rod Steiger | Himself | |
| Nick Nolte | Himself | |
| Robert Wagner | Himself | |
| Bruce Willis | Himself | |
| Susan Sarandon | Herself | |
| John Cusack | Himself | |
| Karen Black | Herself | |
| Robert Carradine | Himself | |
| Cher | Herself | |
| Peter Falk | Himself | |
| Louise Fletcher | Herself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Robert Altman | Director | |
| Michael Tolkin | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Tolkin | Story Creator | |
| David Brown | Producer | |
| Michael Tolkin | Producer | |
| Nick Wechsler | Producer | |
| Jean Lépine | Cinematographer | |
| Geraldine Peroni | Editor | |
| Thomas Newman | Composer |
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
| Legs: | 9.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 75.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $59,157,419 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 10th, 1992 (Limited) by Fine Line |
| Video Release: | September 1st, 1998 by Warner Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for language, and for some sensuality. |
| Running Time: | 124 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Gratuitous Cameos |
| Plot point: | Blackmail, Cover Up, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Romance, Satire, Widow/Widower |
| Social setting: | Movie Business |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1992 | 6 | $1,716,586 | 298 | $5,760 | $4,644,815 | 4 | |
| May 8, 1992 | 4 | $2,177,801 | +27% | 431 | $5,053 | $7,478,244 | 5 |
| May 15, 1992 | 5 | $1,539,745 | -29% | 439 | $3,507 | $9,752,053 | 6 |
| May 22, 1992 | 8 | $1,966,647 | +28% | 445 | $4,419 | $12,315,465 | 7 |
| May 29, 1992 | 9 | $1,192,505 | -39% | 452 | $2,638 | $13,899,054 | 8 |
| Jan 1, 1993 | 31 | $125,459 | 76 | $1,651 | $21,090,468 | 39 | |
| Jan 8, 1993 | 35 | $70,967 | -43% | 53 | $1,339 | $21,208,331 | 40 |
| Jan 22, 1993 | 38 | $40,799 | 33 | $1,236 | $21,358,116 | 42 | |
| Apr 4, 2014 | 75 | $6,674 | 50 | $133 | $6,674 | 1,148 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1992 | 6 | $2,372,214 | 298 | $7,960 | $5,300,443 | 4 | |
| May 8, 1992 | 4 | $2,911,865 | +23% | 431 | $6,756 | $8,212,308 | 5 |
| May 15, 1992 | 5 | $2,136,510 | -27% | 439 | $4,867 | $10,348,818 | 6 |
| May 22, 1992 | 8 | $2,357,731 | +10% | 445 | $5,298 | $12,706,549 | 7 |
Leading
| Tim Robbins | Griffin Mill |
Supporting
| Whoopi Goldberg | Detective Susan Avery | |
| Cynthia Stevenson | Bonnie Sherow | |
| Jeremy Piven | Steve Reeves | |
| Gina Gershon | Whitney Gersh | |
| Sydney Pollack | Dick Mellon | |
| Richard E. Grant | Tom Oakley | |
| Peter Gallagher | Larry Levy | |
| Greta Scacchi | June Gudmundsdottir | |
| Fred Ward | Walter Stuckel | |
| Dean Stockwell | Andy Civella | |
| Brion James | Joel Levinson | |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | David Kahane | |
| Lyle Lovett | Detective DeLongpre |
Cameo
| Lily Tomlin | Herself | |
| Joel Grey | Himself | |
| Anjelica Huston | Herself | |
| David Alan Grier | Himself | |
| Sally Kellerman | Herself | |
| Sally Kirkland | Herself | |
| Jack Lemmon | Himself | |
| Marlee Matlin | Herself | |
| Malcolm McDowell | Himself | |
| Mimi Rogers | Herself | |
| Dennis Franz | Himself | |
| Patrick Swayze | Himself | |
| Scott Glenn | Himself | |
| René Auberjonois | Himself | |
| Harry Belafonte | Himself | |
| Ray Walston | Himself | |
| Alan Rudolph | Himself | |
| Jill St. John | Herself | |
| Steve James | Himself | |
| Andie MacDowell | Herself | |
| Teri Garr | Herself | |
| James Coburn | Himself | |
| Julia Roberts | Herself | |
| Jeff Goldblum | Himself | |
| Gary Busey | Himself | |
| Elliott Gould | Himself | |
| Burt Reynolds | Himself | |
| Rod Steiger | Himself | |
| Nick Nolte | Himself | |
| Robert Wagner | Himself | |
| Bruce Willis | Himself | |
| Susan Sarandon | Herself | |
| John Cusack | Himself | |
| Karen Black | Herself | |
| Robert Carradine | Himself | |
| Cher | Herself | |
| Peter Falk | Himself | |
| Louise Fletcher | Herself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Robert Altman | Director | |
| Michael Tolkin | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Tolkin | Story Creator | |
| David Brown | Producer | |
| Michael Tolkin | Producer | |
| Nick Wechsler | Producer | |
| Jean Lépine | Cinematographer | |
| Geraldine Peroni | Editor | |
| Thomas Newman | Composer |
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.