Playing for Keeps (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,000,000Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star who returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy’s soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an “adult” are met with challenges from the attractive soccer moms who pursue him at every turn.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,406,300 (70.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,148 opening theaters/1,148 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,097,029

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 3rd, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Universal Home Entertainment
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 1986 6 $1,406,300   1,148 $1,225   $1,406,300 1

Synopsis

A romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star who returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy’s soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an “adult” are met with challenges from the attractive soccer moms who pursue him at every turn.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,406,300 (70.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,148 opening theaters/1,148 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,097,029

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 3rd, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Universal Home Entertainment
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 1986 6 $1,406,300   1,148 $1,225   $1,406,300 1