Switching Channels (1988)

Switching Channels
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,000,000Details
OpusData ID: 38860100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,121,752 (34.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:971 opening theaters/971 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,766,423

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,717 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,355 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,194 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,664 $9,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 4th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 105 minutes
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Keywords: News, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Remake, TV News, TV Industry, Love Triangle, Death Row, Narcotics, Undercover, Political, Prison Break
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 4, 1988 6 $3,121,752   971 $3,215   $3,121,752 1
Mar 11, 1988 10 $1,944,683 -38% 971 $2,003   $5,826,435 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 4, 1988 6 $3,881,752   971 $3,998   $3,881,752 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Kathleen Turner    Christy Colleran
Burt Reynolds    John L. Sullivan IV
Christopher Reeve    Blaine Bingham

Supporting Cast

Ned Beatty    Roy Ridnitz
Henry Gibson   
Charles Kimbrough    The Governor
Al Waxman    Berger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Kotcheff    Director
Jonathan Reynolds    Screenwriter
Martin Ransohoff    Producer
Ben Hecht    Story based on the play entitled “The Front Page” by
Charles MacArthur    Story based on the play entitled “The Front Page” by
Don Carmody    Executive Producer
Thom Noble    Editor
Michel Legrand    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,121,752 (34.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:971 opening theaters/971 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,766,423

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,717 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,355 $9,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,194 $9,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,664 $9,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 4th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: News, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Remake, TV News, TV Industry, Love Triangle, Death Row, Narcotics, Undercover, Political, Prison Break
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Kathleen Turner    Christy Colleran
Burt Reynolds    John L. Sullivan IV
Christopher Reeve    Blaine Bingham

Supporting Cast

Ned Beatty    Roy Ridnitz
Henry Gibson   
Charles Kimbrough    The Governor
Al Waxman    Berger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Kotcheff    Director
Jonathan Reynolds    Screenwriter
Martin Ransohoff    Producer
Ben Hecht    Story based on the play entitled “The Front Page” by
Charles MacArthur    Story based on the play entitled “The Front Page” by
Don Carmody    Executive Producer
Thom Noble    Editor
Michel Legrand    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 4, 1988 6 $3,121,752   971 $3,215   $3,121,752 1
Mar 11, 1988 10 $1,944,683 -38% 971 $2,003   $5,826,435 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 4, 1988 6 $3,881,752   971 $3,998   $3,881,752 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records