White Nights (1985)

White Nights
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,160,849Details
OpusData ID: 13180100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$477,539 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,064 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,631,861

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,276 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,624 $42,160,849

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: August 29th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (appeal overturned).
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spies Like Us
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Keywords: Political Thriller, Dancing, Defecting, Political, Bigotry, Interracial Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, New Vision
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 354 $7,454,805 Jan 17, 1986 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $12,104,018 Jan 3, 1986 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $15,983,396 Dec 27, 1985 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,276 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,323 $132,631,861
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,750 $42,160,849
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 18 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,119 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 904 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $42,160,849

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 18 $477,539   21 $22,740   $477,539 1
Nov 29, 1985 18 $542,072 +14% 22 $24,640   $1,306,989 2
Dec 6, 1985 3 $4,549,095 +739% 891 $5,106   $6,019,702 3
Dec 13, 1985 4 $3,138,677 -31% 889 $3,531   $10,616,870 4
Dec 20, 1985 6 $2,757,227 -12% 1,047 $2,633   $14,577,537 5
Dec 27, 1985 6 $4,812,642 +75% 1,057 $4,553   $22,335,509 6
Jan 3, 1986 6 $3,834,834 -20% 1,064 $3,604   $29,867,917 7
Jan 10, 1986 6 $2,792,363 -27% 1,062 $2,629   $33,744,993 8
Jan 17, 1986 9 $2,345,831 -16% 1,007 $2,330   $36,891,777 9
Jan 24, 1986 9 $1,556,858 -34% 1,029 $1,513   $39,186,398 10
Jan 31, 1986 13 $945,605 -39% 802 $1,179   $40,521,637 11
Feb 7, 1986 15 $685,960 -27% 672 $1,021   $41,478,199 12
Feb 14, 1986 19 $481,941 -30% 438 $1,100   $42,160,849 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 17 $764,917   21 $36,425   $764,917 1
Nov 29, 1985 15 $705,690 -8% 22 $32,077   $1,470,607 2
Dec 6, 1985 3 $6,007,586 +751% 891 $6,743   $7,478,193 3
Dec 13, 1985 4 $4,342,117 -28% 889 $4,884   $11,820,310 4
Dec 20, 1985 6 $5,702,557 +31% 1,047 $5,447   $17,522,867 5
Dec 27, 1985 6 $8,510,216 +49% 1,057 $8,051   $26,033,083 6
Jan 3, 1986 6 $4,919,547 -42% 1,064 $4,624   $30,952,630 7
Jan 10, 1986 7 $3,593,316 -27% 1,062 $3,384   $34,545,946 8
Jan 17, 1986 9 $3,083,594 -14% 1,007 $3,062   $37,629,540 9
Jan 24, 1986 9 $1,946,492 -37% 1,029 $1,892   $39,576,032 10
Jan 31, 1986 12 $1,216,207 -38% 802 $1,516   $40,792,239 11
Feb 7, 1986 13 $886,669 -27% 672 $1,319   $41,678,908 12

Leading Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov    Nikolai “Kolya” Rodchenko
Gregory Hines    Raymond Greenwood

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Page    Anne Wyatt
Helen Mirren    Galina Ivanova
Jerzy Skolimowski    Colonel Chaiko
John Glover    Wynn Scott
Isabella Rossellini    Darya Greenwood

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

Production and Technical Credits

Taylor Hackford    Director
Eric Hughes    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$477,539 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/1,064 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,631,861

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,276 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,624 $42,160,849

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: August 29th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (appeal overturned).
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spies Like Us
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political Thriller, Dancing, Defecting, Political, Bigotry, Interracial Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, New Vision
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 354 $7,454,805 Jan 17, 1986 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 281 $12,104,018 Jan 3, 1986 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $15,983,396 Dec 27, 1985 38

Leading Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov    Nikolai “Kolya” Rodchenko
Gregory Hines    Raymond Greenwood

Supporting Cast

Geraldine Page    Anne Wyatt
Helen Mirren    Galina Ivanova
Jerzy Skolimowski    Colonel Chaiko
John Glover    Wynn Scott
Isabella Rossellini    Darya Greenwood

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

Production and Technical Credits

Taylor Hackford    Director
Eric Hughes    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,276 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,323 $132,631,861
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,750 $42,160,849
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 18 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,119 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,889 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 904 $42,160,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $42,160,849

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 18 $477,539   21 $22,740   $477,539 1
Nov 29, 1985 18 $542,072 +14% 22 $24,640   $1,306,989 2
Dec 6, 1985 3 $4,549,095 +739% 891 $5,106   $6,019,702 3
Dec 13, 1985 4 $3,138,677 -31% 889 $3,531   $10,616,870 4
Dec 20, 1985 6 $2,757,227 -12% 1,047 $2,633   $14,577,537 5
Dec 27, 1985 6 $4,812,642 +75% 1,057 $4,553   $22,335,509 6
Jan 3, 1986 6 $3,834,834 -20% 1,064 $3,604   $29,867,917 7
Jan 10, 1986 6 $2,792,363 -27% 1,062 $2,629   $33,744,993 8
Jan 17, 1986 9 $2,345,831 -16% 1,007 $2,330   $36,891,777 9
Jan 24, 1986 9 $1,556,858 -34% 1,029 $1,513   $39,186,398 10
Jan 31, 1986 13 $945,605 -39% 802 $1,179   $40,521,637 11
Feb 7, 1986 15 $685,960 -27% 672 $1,021   $41,478,199 12
Feb 14, 1986 19 $481,941 -30% 438 $1,100   $42,160,849 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 17 $764,917   21 $36,425   $764,917 1
Nov 29, 1985 15 $705,690 -8% 22 $32,077   $1,470,607 2
Dec 6, 1985 3 $6,007,586 +751% 891 $6,743   $7,478,193 3
Dec 13, 1985 4 $4,342,117 -28% 889 $4,884   $11,820,310 4
Dec 20, 1985 6 $5,702,557 +31% 1,047 $5,447   $17,522,867 5
Dec 27, 1985 6 $8,510,216 +49% 1,057 $8,051   $26,033,083 6
Jan 3, 1986 6 $4,919,547 -42% 1,064 $4,624   $30,952,630 7
Jan 10, 1986 7 $3,593,316 -27% 1,062 $3,384   $34,545,946 8
Jan 17, 1986 9 $3,083,594 -14% 1,007 $3,062   $37,629,540 9
Jan 24, 1986 9 $1,946,492 -37% 1,029 $1,892   $39,576,032 10
Jan 31, 1986 12 $1,216,207 -38% 802 $1,516   $40,792,239 11
Feb 7, 1986 13 $886,669 -27% 672 $1,319   $41,678,908 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,624 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,907 $42,160,849
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 19 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,907 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,079 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,828 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,233 $42,160,849
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $42,160,849