Sea of Love (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $58,571,513Details
International Box Office $52,308,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $110,879,513
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,017,840 (17.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,246 opening theaters/1,439 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $154,575,946

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,553 $58,571,513
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,916 $52,308,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,662 $110,879,513
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $58,571,513
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $52,308,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $110,879,513

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 15th, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Underclassman
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Police Detective, Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Relationships Gone Wrong, Undercover, Romance, Prime Suspect, Cop Falling in Love with Suspect, Erotic Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Martin Bregman
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 15th Weekend 7 $20,063 Dec 22, 1989 101
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 302 $5,220,092 Oct 27, 1989 45
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 159 $5,869,710 Oct 6, 1989 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $16,623,487 Oct 6, 1989 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1989 1 $10,017,840   1,246 $8,040   $10,017,840 1
Sep 22, 1989 2 $7,779,525 -22% 1,313 $5,925   $21,439,355 2
Sep 29, 1989 2 $6,158,565 -21% 1,323 $4,655   $30,020,405 3
Oct 6, 1989 3 $5,869,710 -5% 1,331 $4,410   $37,660,005 4
Oct 13, 1989 3 $3,611,890 -38% 1,439 $2,510   $42,396,590 5
Oct 20, 1989 3 $2,951,520 -18% 1,419 $2,080   $46,384,395 6
Oct 27, 1989 5 $1,843,200 -38% 1,152 $1,600   $48,987,905 7
Nov 3, 1989 8 $1,765,320 -4% 1,128 $1,565   $51,329,225 8
Nov 10, 1989 8 $1,420,250 -20% 950 $1,495   $53,350,495 9
Dec 22, 1989 31 $80,253   4 $20,063   $104,434 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1989 1 $13,659,830   1,246 $10,963   $13,659,830 1
Sep 22, 1989 2 $10,202,010 -25% 1,313 $7,770   $23,861,840 2
Sep 29, 1989 2 $7,928,455 -22% 1,323 $5,993   $31,790,295 3
Oct 6, 1989 3 $6,994,405 -12% 1,331 $5,255   $38,784,700 4
Oct 13, 1989 4 $4,648,175 -34% 1,439 $3,230   $43,432,875 5
Oct 20, 1989 3 $3,711,830 -20% 1,419 $2,616   $47,144,705 6
Oct 27, 1989 5 $2,419,200 -35% 1,152 $2,100   $49,563,905 7
Nov 3, 1989 7 $2,366,340 -2% 1,128 $2,098   $51,930,245 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Al Pacino    Frank Keller

Supporting Cast

Ellen Barkin    Helen
John Goodman    Sherman
William Hickey    Frank Sr.
Michael Rooker    Terry
Richard Jenkins    Gruber
Paul Calderon    Serafino
Gene Canfield    Struk
Larry Joshua    Dargan
John Spencer    Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook    Gina Gallagher
Barbara Baxley    Miss Allen
Patricia Barry    Older Woman
Mark Phelan    Second Murdered Man
Michael O'Neill    Raymond Brown
Michael Fischetti    Doorman
Luis Ramos    Omar Maldonado
Rafael Baez    Efram Maldonado
Samuel L. Jackson    Black Guy
Damien Leake    Ernest Lee
Zachary Michael Simmons    Ernest's Son
John Thaddeus    Tommy
Joshua Nelson    Willie
Christofer De Oni    Supermarket Manager
Dwayne McClary    Supermarket Cashier
Jacqueline Brookes    Helen's Mother
Thom Curley    Toastmaster
Fred Sanders    Cable Supervisor
Larry Mullane    Clipboard Guy
Anthony Catanese    Clipboard Guy
Thomas Wagner    Bartender
Manny Alfaro    Doorman
Brian Paul    Mackey
Deborah Taylor    Tense Woman
Ferne Downey    Sasha
Gerald Lenton    Second Murdered Man
Nancy Beatty    Raymond Brown's Wife
Arun Greenaway    Raymond Brown's Kid
Nicolina Greenaway    Raymond Brown's Kid
Tony DeSantis    Clipboard Guy
Jackie Laidlaw    Yuppie Detective
Paul Hubbard    Yuppie Detective
Bill Haslett    Surveillance Man
James Kidnie    Surveillance Man
Bridget O'Sullivan    Sherman's Wife
Delaney Moore-Wickham    Helen's Daughter
Franz Fridal    Criminal Type
James O'Regan    Hallway Cop
Wayne Best    Hallway Cop
John Bourgeois    Young Cop
Hugh Thompson    Young Cop
Philip Ho    Karate Cop
Igor Stern    Violinist
Miranda de Pencier    Bride
Ty Templeton    Groom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Harold Becker    Director
Martin Bregman    Producer
Louis A. Stroller    Producer
Richard Price    Screenwriter
Ronnie Taylor    Director of Photography
Michael Scott Bregman    Associate Producer
Trevor Jones    Composer
Michael Steele    Assistant Director
Tom Mack    Assistant Director
Herb Gaines    Assistant Director
Louis A. Stroller    Unit Production Manager
Barbara Kelly    Production Manager
John Jay Moore    Production Designer
Gordon Sim    Set Decorator
Steven Jordan    Set Decorator
Sabrina Wright    Set Decorator
Adam Holender    Additional Photography
Betsy Cox    Costume Designer
David Bretherton    Editor
John Wright    Additional Editor
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
Steve Scanlon    Sound Mixer
Michael Tromer    Sound Mixer
Robert Knudson    Re-recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo    Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Norval D. Crutcher    Supervising Sound Editor
Randle Akerson    Supervising Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher    Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey    Sound Editor
Dan Carlin, Sr.    Music Editor
Kathy Durning    Music Editor
Mary Colquhoun    Casting Director
Dick Ziker    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,017,840 (17.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,246 opening theaters/1,439 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $154,575,946

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,553 $58,571,513
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,916 $52,308,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,662 $110,879,513
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $58,571,513
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $52,308,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $110,879,513

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 15th, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Underclassman
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Police Detective, Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Relationships Gone Wrong, Undercover, Romance, Prime Suspect, Cop Falling in Love with Suspect, Erotic Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Martin Bregman
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 15th Weekend 7 $20,063 Dec 22, 1989 101
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 302 $5,220,092 Oct 27, 1989 45
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 159 $5,869,710 Oct 6, 1989 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $16,623,487 Oct 6, 1989 24

Leading Cast

Al Pacino    Frank Keller

Supporting Cast

Ellen Barkin    Helen
John Goodman    Sherman
William Hickey    Frank Sr.
Michael Rooker    Terry
Richard Jenkins    Gruber
Paul Calderon    Serafino
Gene Canfield    Struk
Larry Joshua    Dargan
John Spencer    Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook    Gina Gallagher
Barbara Baxley    Miss Allen
Patricia Barry    Older Woman
Mark Phelan    Second Murdered Man
Michael O'Neill    Raymond Brown
Michael Fischetti    Doorman
Luis Ramos    Omar Maldonado
Rafael Baez    Efram Maldonado
Samuel L. Jackson    Black Guy
Damien Leake    Ernest Lee
Zachary Michael Simmons    Ernest's Son
John Thaddeus    Tommy
Joshua Nelson    Willie
Christofer De Oni    Supermarket Manager
Dwayne McClary    Supermarket Cashier
Jacqueline Brookes    Helen's Mother
Thom Curley    Toastmaster
Fred Sanders    Cable Supervisor
Larry Mullane    Clipboard Guy
Anthony Catanese    Clipboard Guy
Thomas Wagner    Bartender
Manny Alfaro    Doorman
Brian Paul    Mackey
Deborah Taylor    Tense Woman
Ferne Downey    Sasha
Gerald Lenton    Second Murdered Man
Nancy Beatty    Raymond Brown's Wife
Arun Greenaway    Raymond Brown's Kid
Nicolina Greenaway    Raymond Brown's Kid
Tony DeSantis    Clipboard Guy
Jackie Laidlaw    Yuppie Detective
Paul Hubbard    Yuppie Detective
Bill Haslett    Surveillance Man
James Kidnie    Surveillance Man
Bridget O'Sullivan    Sherman's Wife
Delaney Moore-Wickham    Helen's Daughter
Franz Fridal    Criminal Type
James O'Regan    Hallway Cop
Wayne Best    Hallway Cop
John Bourgeois    Young Cop
Hugh Thompson    Young Cop
Philip Ho    Karate Cop
Igor Stern    Violinist
Miranda de Pencier    Bride
Ty Templeton    Groom

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

Production and Technical Credits

Harold Becker    Director
Martin Bregman    Producer
Louis A. Stroller    Producer
Richard Price    Screenwriter
Ronnie Taylor    Director of Photography
Michael Scott Bregman    Associate Producer
Trevor Jones    Composer
Michael Steele    Assistant Director
Tom Mack    Assistant Director
Herb Gaines    Assistant Director
Louis A. Stroller    Unit Production Manager
Barbara Kelly    Production Manager
John Jay Moore    Production Designer
Gordon Sim    Set Decorator
Steven Jordan    Set Decorator
Sabrina Wright    Set Decorator
Adam Holender    Additional Photography
Betsy Cox    Costume Designer
David Bretherton    Editor
John Wright    Additional Editor
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
Steve Scanlon    Sound Mixer
Michael Tromer    Sound Mixer
Robert Knudson    Re-recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo    Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Norval D. Crutcher    Supervising Sound Editor
Randle Akerson    Supervising Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher    Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey    Sound Editor
Dan Carlin, Sr.    Music Editor
Kathy Durning    Music Editor
Mary Colquhoun    Casting Director
Dick Ziker    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1989 1 $10,017,840   1,246 $8,040   $10,017,840 1
Sep 22, 1989 2 $7,779,525 -22% 1,313 $5,925   $21,439,355 2
Sep 29, 1989 2 $6,158,565 -21% 1,323 $4,655   $30,020,405 3
Oct 6, 1989 3 $5,869,710 -5% 1,331 $4,410   $37,660,005 4
Oct 13, 1989 3 $3,611,890 -38% 1,439 $2,510   $42,396,590 5
Oct 20, 1989 3 $2,951,520 -18% 1,419 $2,080   $46,384,395 6
Oct 27, 1989 5 $1,843,200 -38% 1,152 $1,600   $48,987,905 7
Nov 3, 1989 8 $1,765,320 -4% 1,128 $1,565   $51,329,225 8
Nov 10, 1989 8 $1,420,250 -20% 950 $1,495   $53,350,495 9
Dec 22, 1989 31 $80,253   4 $20,063   $104,434 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 1989 1 $13,659,830   1,246 $10,963   $13,659,830 1
Sep 22, 1989 2 $10,202,010 -25% 1,313 $7,770   $23,861,840 2
Sep 29, 1989 2 $7,928,455 -22% 1,323 $5,993   $31,790,295 3
Oct 6, 1989 3 $6,994,405 -12% 1,331 $5,255   $38,784,700 4
Oct 13, 1989 4 $4,648,175 -34% 1,439 $3,230   $43,432,875 5
Oct 20, 1989 3 $3,711,830 -20% 1,419 $2,616   $47,144,705 6
Oct 27, 1989 5 $2,419,200 -35% 1,152 $2,100   $49,563,905 7
Nov 3, 1989 7 $2,366,340 -2% 1,128 $2,098   $51,930,245 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records