School Daze (1988)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $14,545,844 | Details |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,802,656 (12.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 220 opening theaters/220 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $40,027,606 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 12th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | January 7th, 1997 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 120 minutes |
| Plot point: | African Americans |
| Social setting: | College |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Forty Acres and a Mule |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1988 | 10 | $1,802,656 | 220 | $8,194 | $1,802,656 | 1 |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Laurence Fishburne | Dap Dunlap | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves | |
| Tisha Campbell-Martin | Jane Toussaint | |
| Kyme | Rachel Meadows | |
| Spike Lee | Half-Pint |
Supporting
| Joe Seneca | President McPherson | |
| Art Evans | Cedar Cloud | |
| Ellen Holly | Odrie McPherson | |
| Ossie Davis | Coach Odom | |
| Bill Nunn | Grady | |
| James Bond | Monroe | |
| Branford Marsalis | Jordam | |
| Kadeem Hardison | Edge | |
| Eric Payne | Booker T. | |
| Anthony Thompkins | Doo-Doo Breath | |
| Guy Killum | Double Rubber | |
| Dominic Hoffman | Mustapha | |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Yoda | |
| Kirk Taylor | Sir Nose | |
| Kevin Rock | Mussolini | |
| Erik Dellums | Slim Daddy | |
| Darryl M. Bell | Big Brother X-Ray Vision | |
| Rusty Cundieff | Big Brother Chucky | |
| Cylk Cozart | Big Brother Dr. Feelgood | |
| Tim Hutchinson | Big Brother Lance | |
| Leonard L. Thomas | Big Brother Gen. George Patton | |
| Joie Lee | Lizzie Life | |
| Alva Rogers | Doris Witherspoon | |
| Delphine T. Mantz | Delphine | |
| Terri Lynne Whitlow | Terri | |
| Tanya Lynne Lee | Tanya | |
| Jacquelyn Bird | Jacquelyn | |
| Traci Tracey | Traci | |
| Sharon Ferrol | Sharon | |
| Laurnea Wilkerson | Laurnea | |
| Stephanie Clark | Stephanie | |
| Eartha Robinson | Eartha | |
| Angela Ali | Valda | |
| Jhoe Breedlove | Kim | |
| Paula Brown | Miriam | |
| Tyra Ferrell | Tasha | |
| Jasmine Guy | Dina | |
| Karen Owens | Deidre | |
| Michelle Whitney-Morrison | Vivian | |
| Greta Martin | Greta | |
| Sharon Owens | Sharon | |
| Frances Morgan | Frances | |
| Monique Mannen | Monique 'Mo-Freak' | |
| Gregg Burge | Virgil Cloud | |
| Cinque Lee | Buckwheat | |
| Kasi Lemmons | Perry | |
| Toni Ann Johnson | Muriel | |
| Paula Birth | Carla | |
| Tracy Robinson | Roz | |
| Adrienne-Joi Johnson | Cecilia | |
| Cassandra Davis | Paula | |
| Michelle Bailey | Tina | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Leeds | |
| Edward G. Bridges | Moses | |
| Dennis Abrams | Eric | |
| Albert Cooper | Spoon | |
| Tracey Lewis | Counter Girl | |
| Kelly Woolfolk | Vicky | |
| Florante P. Galvez | Student in Bathroom | |
| Leslie Sykes | Miss Mission | |
| Dawn Jackson | Attendant | |
| Angela Lewis | Attendant |
Production and Technical Credits
| Spike Lee | Director | |
| Spike Lee | Screenwriter | |
| Spike Lee | Producer | |
| Grace Blake | Executive Producer | |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Designer | |
| Barry Alexander Brown | Editor | |
| Bill Lee | Composer | |
| Ernest Dickerson | Director of Photography | |
| Monty Ross | Co-Producer | |
| Loretha C. Jones | Co-Producer | |
| Randy Fletcher | Assistant Director | |
| Matia Karrell | Production Manager | |
| Allan Trumpler | Art Director | |
| Lynn Wolverton | Set Decorator | |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Designer | |
| Jennifer Ingram | Costume Supervisor | |
| Rolf Pardula | Sound Mixer | |
| Tom Fleischman | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin Lee | Sound Editor | |
| Peter Odabashian | Sound Editor | |
| Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor | |
| Maurice Schell | Sound Designer | |
| Lou Cerborino | Music Editor | |
| Raymond Jones | Song Writer | |
| Marcus Miller | Song Writer | |
| Mark Stevens | Song Writer | |
| Robi Reed | Casting Director |
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: | $1,802,656 (12.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 8.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 220 opening theaters/220 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $40,027,606 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 12th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | January 7th, 1997 by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 120 minutes |
| Plot point: | African Americans |
| Social setting: | College |
| Subgenre: | Comedy Drama |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Forty Acres and a Mule |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1988 | 10 | $1,802,656 | 220 | $8,194 | $1,802,656 | 1 |
Lead Ensemble Member
| Laurence Fishburne | Dap Dunlap | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves | |
| Tisha Campbell-Martin | Jane Toussaint | |
| Kyme | Rachel Meadows | |
| Spike Lee | Half-Pint |
Supporting
| Joe Seneca | President McPherson | |
| Art Evans | Cedar Cloud | |
| Ellen Holly | Odrie McPherson | |
| Ossie Davis | Coach Odom | |
| Bill Nunn | Grady | |
| James Bond | Monroe | |
| Branford Marsalis | Jordam | |
| Kadeem Hardison | Edge | |
| Eric Payne | Booker T. | |
| Anthony Thompkins | Doo-Doo Breath | |
| Guy Killum | Double Rubber | |
| Dominic Hoffman | Mustapha | |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Yoda | |
| Kirk Taylor | Sir Nose | |
| Kevin Rock | Mussolini | |
| Erik Dellums | Slim Daddy | |
| Darryl M. Bell | Big Brother X-Ray Vision | |
| Rusty Cundieff | Big Brother Chucky | |
| Cylk Cozart | Big Brother Dr. Feelgood | |
| Tim Hutchinson | Big Brother Lance | |
| Leonard L. Thomas | Big Brother Gen. George Patton | |
| Joie Lee | Lizzie Life | |
| Alva Rogers | Doris Witherspoon | |
| Delphine T. Mantz | Delphine | |
| Terri Lynne Whitlow | Terri | |
| Tanya Lynne Lee | Tanya | |
| Jacquelyn Bird | Jacquelyn | |
| Traci Tracey | Traci | |
| Sharon Ferrol | Sharon | |
| Laurnea Wilkerson | Laurnea | |
| Stephanie Clark | Stephanie | |
| Eartha Robinson | Eartha | |
| Angela Ali | Valda | |
| Jhoe Breedlove | Kim | |
| Paula Brown | Miriam | |
| Tyra Ferrell | Tasha | |
| Jasmine Guy | Dina | |
| Karen Owens | Deidre | |
| Michelle Whitney-Morrison | Vivian | |
| Greta Martin | Greta | |
| Sharon Owens | Sharon | |
| Frances Morgan | Frances | |
| Monique Mannen | Monique 'Mo-Freak' | |
| Gregg Burge | Virgil Cloud | |
| Cinque Lee | Buckwheat | |
| Kasi Lemmons | Perry | |
| Toni Ann Johnson | Muriel | |
| Paula Birth | Carla | |
| Tracy Robinson | Roz | |
| Adrienne-Joi Johnson | Cecilia | |
| Cassandra Davis | Paula | |
| Michelle Bailey | Tina | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Leeds | |
| Edward G. Bridges | Moses | |
| Dennis Abrams | Eric | |
| Albert Cooper | Spoon | |
| Tracey Lewis | Counter Girl | |
| Kelly Woolfolk | Vicky | |
| Florante P. Galvez | Student in Bathroom | |
| Leslie Sykes | Miss Mission | |
| Dawn Jackson | Attendant | |
| Angela Lewis | Attendant |
Production and Technical Credits
| Spike Lee | Director | |
| Spike Lee | Screenwriter | |
| Spike Lee | Producer | |
| Grace Blake | Executive Producer | |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Designer | |
| Barry Alexander Brown | Editor | |
| Bill Lee | Composer | |
| Ernest Dickerson | Director of Photography | |
| Monty Ross | Co-Producer | |
| Loretha C. Jones | Co-Producer | |
| Randy Fletcher | Assistant Director | |
| Matia Karrell | Production Manager | |
| Allan Trumpler | Art Director | |
| Lynn Wolverton | Set Decorator | |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Designer | |
| Jennifer Ingram | Costume Supervisor | |
| Rolf Pardula | Sound Mixer | |
| Tom Fleischman | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin Lee | Sound Editor | |
| Peter Odabashian | Sound Editor | |
| Ira Spiegel | Sound Editor | |
| Maurice Schell | Sound Designer | |
| Lou Cerborino | Music Editor | |
| Raymond Jones | Song Writer | |
| Marcus Miller | Song Writer | |
| Mark Stevens | Song Writer | |
| Robi Reed | Casting Director |
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.