Air America (1990)

Air America poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,506,847Details
International Box Office $2,407,668Details
Worldwide Box Office $32,914,515
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,064,480 (26.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,902 opening theaters/1,902 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $77,929,806

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 10th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Superman
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Keywords: Action Comedy, 1960s, Vietnam War, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Government Corruption, Narcotics, C.I.A., Smuggler, Arms Dealer, One Last Job
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Carolco Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 1990 3 $8,064,480   1,902 $4,240   $8,064,480 1
Aug 17, 1990 6 $4,735,980 -41% 1,902 $2,490   $16,956,330 2
Aug 24, 1990 9 $2,539,230 -46% 1,597 $1,590   $21,850,236 3
Sep 7, 1990 9 $1,419,540   1,203 $1,180   $27,035,898 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 1990 3 $12,220,350   1,902 $6,425   $12,220,350 1
Aug 17, 1990 6 $7,090,656 -42% 1,902 $3,728   $19,311,006 2

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Gene
Robert Downey, Jr.    Billy

Supporting Cast

Nancy Travis    Corinne Landreaux
David Marshall Grant    Rob Diehl
Lane Smith    Senator Davenport
Ken Jenkins    Major Donald Lemond
Art LaFleur    Jack Neely
Ned Eisenberg    Pirelli
Marshall Bell    O.V.
David Bowe    Saunders
Burt Kwouk    General Lu Soong
Tim Thomerson    Babo
Harvey Jason    Nino
Sinjai Hongthai    Gene's Wife
Natta Nantatanti    Gene's Daughter
Purin Panichpan    Gene's Son
Yahi Tramod    Gene's Brother-in-Law
Chanarong Suwanapa    Kwahn
Chet Vimol    Tribal Warrior
Wasan Uttamayodhin    Night Club Singer
Meesak Naakkarat    Night Club Singer
Ernie Lively    Truck Driver
Burke Byrnes    Recruiter
Greg Kean    D.J.
Roger Welty    Ambassador

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roger Spottiswoode    Director
John Eskow    Screenwriter
Richard Rush    Screenwriter
Christopher Robbins    Story Creator
Daniel Melnick    Producer
Mario Kassar    Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna    Executive Producer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
John Bloom    Editor
Lois Freeman-Fox    Editor
Charles Gross    Composer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Allen Shapiro    Co-Producer
John Eskow    Co-Producer
Michael J. Kagan    Line Producer
Albert Shapiro    Assistant Director
Garth Craven    Second Unit Director
Gerry Levy    Unit Production Manager
Steve Spence    Art Director
Tony Reading    Art Director
Fred Carter    Set Decorator
Robin Browne    Second Unit Camera
George Gibbs    Special Effects Supervisor
John Mollo    Costume Designer
Paul Hodgson    Associate Editor
Simon Kaye    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
David E. Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Smathers    Sound Editor
George Fredrick    Sound Editor
David A. Arnold    Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan    Sound Editor
Stuart Copley    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Larry Kemp    Sound Editor
Neal R. Burger    Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman    Sound Editor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Editor
Curtis Roush    Supervising
Lois Burwell    Make up
Peter Robb-King    Make up
Elaine Bowerbank    Hairstylist
Becky Mancuso    Music Supervisor
Tim Sexton    Music Supervisor
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Vic Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
Neil Corbould    Special Effects

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,064,480 (26.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:92.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,902 opening theaters/1,902 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $77,929,806

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 10th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Superman
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Keywords: Action Comedy, 1960s, Vietnam War, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Government Corruption, Narcotics, C.I.A., Smuggler, Arms Dealer, One Last Job
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Carolco Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Gene
Robert Downey, Jr.    Billy

Supporting Cast

Nancy Travis    Corinne Landreaux
David Marshall Grant    Rob Diehl
Lane Smith    Senator Davenport
Ken Jenkins    Major Donald Lemond
Art LaFleur    Jack Neely
Ned Eisenberg    Pirelli
Marshall Bell    O.V.
David Bowe    Saunders
Burt Kwouk    General Lu Soong
Tim Thomerson    Babo
Harvey Jason    Nino
Sinjai Hongthai    Gene's Wife
Natta Nantatanti    Gene's Daughter
Purin Panichpan    Gene's Son
Yahi Tramod    Gene's Brother-in-Law
Chanarong Suwanapa    Kwahn
Chet Vimol    Tribal Warrior
Wasan Uttamayodhin    Night Club Singer
Meesak Naakkarat    Night Club Singer
Ernie Lively    Truck Driver
Burke Byrnes    Recruiter
Greg Kean    D.J.
Roger Welty    Ambassador

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roger Spottiswoode    Director
John Eskow    Screenwriter
Richard Rush    Screenwriter
Christopher Robbins    Story Creator
Daniel Melnick    Producer
Mario Kassar    Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna    Executive Producer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
John Bloom    Editor
Lois Freeman-Fox    Editor
Charles Gross    Composer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Allen Shapiro    Co-Producer
John Eskow    Co-Producer
Michael J. Kagan    Line Producer
Albert Shapiro    Assistant Director
Garth Craven    Second Unit Director
Gerry Levy    Unit Production Manager
Steve Spence    Art Director
Tony Reading    Art Director
Fred Carter    Set Decorator
Robin Browne    Second Unit Camera
George Gibbs    Special Effects Supervisor
John Mollo    Costume Designer
Paul Hodgson    Associate Editor
Simon Kaye    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
David E. Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Smathers    Sound Editor
George Fredrick    Sound Editor
David A. Arnold    Sound Editor
Glenn T. Morgan    Sound Editor
Stuart Copley    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Larry Kemp    Sound Editor
Neal R. Burger    Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman    Sound Editor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Editor
Curtis Roush    Supervising
Lois Burwell    Make up
Peter Robb-King    Make up
Elaine Bowerbank    Hairstylist
Becky Mancuso    Music Supervisor
Tim Sexton    Music Supervisor
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Vic Armstrong    Stunt Coordinator
Neil Corbould    Special Effects

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 1990 3 $8,064,480   1,902 $4,240   $8,064,480 1
Aug 17, 1990 6 $4,735,980 -41% 1,902 $2,490   $16,956,330 2
Aug 24, 1990 9 $2,539,230 -46% 1,597 $1,590   $21,850,236 3
Sep 7, 1990 9 $1,419,540   1,203 $1,180   $27,035,898 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 1990 3 $12,220,350   1,902 $6,425   $12,220,350 1
Aug 17, 1990 6 $7,090,656 -42% 1,902 $3,728   $19,311,006 2

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records