Black Rain (1989)

Black Rain poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $45,892,212Details
International Box Office $88,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $133,892,212
OpusData ID: 12120100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,677,102 (21.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,610 opening theaters/1,760 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,085,437

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $45,892,212
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,318 $88,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $133,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 636 $45,892,212
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $88,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $133,892,212

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 16th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Blindness
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Keywords: Mafia, Organized Crime, Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Culture Clash, Police Detective, Death of a Partner, Set in Japan, Set in New York City, Set in New York, NYPD, Yakuza
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Jaffe Lansing, Michael Douglas
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 329 $5,179,323 Oct 27, 1989 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 150 $6,421,541 Oct 6, 1989 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $18,974,932 Oct 6, 1989 17

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,358 $130,085,437
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $45,892,212
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 29 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,725 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 986 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 636 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $45,892,212

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 1989 1 $9,677,102   1,610 $6,011   $9,677,102 1
Sep 29, 1989 1 $6,503,065 -33% 1,610 $4,039   $19,236,379 2
Oct 6, 1989 1 $6,421,541 -1% 1,760 $3,649   $27,719,189 3
Oct 13, 1989 5 $3,440,755 -46% 1,760 $1,955   $32,401,378 4
Oct 20, 1989 4 $2,844,545 -17% 1,615 $1,761   $36,426,839 5
Oct 27, 1989 6 $1,752,800 -38% 1,202 $1,458   $39,029,478 6
Nov 10, 1989 10 $1,401,320   747 $1,876   $43,140,147 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 1989 1 $12,733,314   1,610 $7,909   $12,733,314 1
Sep 29, 1989 1 $8,564,334 -33% 1,610 $5,319   $21,297,648 2
Oct 6, 1989 2 $7,662,975 -11% 1,760 $4,354   $28,960,623 3
Oct 13, 1989 5 $4,621,671 -40% 1,760 $2,626   $33,582,294 4
Oct 20, 1989 4 $3,694,384 -20% 1,615 $2,288   $37,276,678 5

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,318 $88,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 896 $88,000,000
Top 1989 Movies at the International Box Office 10 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies 83 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $88,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $133,892,212
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 12 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,115 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 602 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $133,892,212

Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Nick

Supporting Cast

Andy Garcia    Charlie
Ken Takakura    Masahiro
Kate Capshaw    Joyce
Yusaku Matsuda    Sato
Tomisaburo Wakayama    Sugai
Shigeru Koyama    Ohasi
John Spencer    Oliver
Guts Ishimatsu    Katayama
Yuya Uchida    Nashida
Miyuki Ono    Miyuki
Luis Guzmán    Frankie
John A. Costelloe    Kid
Stephen Root    Berg
Richard Riehle    Crown
Bruce Katzman    Yudell
Edmund Ikeda    Japanese Businessman
Tomo Nagasue    Japanese Translator
Clem Caserta    Abolofia
Tim Kelleher    Bobby
George Kyle    Farentino
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Detective
Joe Perce    Detective
Louis Cantarini    Detective
Doug Yasuda    Japanese / American Translator
Toshio Sato    Japanese Embassy Official
Jun Kunimura    Yoshimoto
Roy Ogata    Sato's Man
Shiro Oishi    Sato's Man
Toru Tanaka    Sugai's Man
Rikiya Yasuoka    Sugai's Man
Joji Shimaki    Sugai's Man
Goro Sasa    Ohashi's Man
Taro Ibuki    Ohashi's Man
Daisuke Awaji    Ohashi's Man
Keone Young    Karaoke Singer
Jim Ishida    Escort Officer
Shotaro Hayashi    Mediator
Toshihiro Obata    Mediator
Michiko Tsushima    Noodle Woman
Linda Gillen    Peggy
John Gotay    Danny
Matthew Porac    Patrick
Ken Kensei    Masahiro's Son
Josip Elic    Bartender
Mitchell Bahr    Friend

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Stanley R. Jaffe    Producer
Sherry Lansing    Producer
Craig Bolotin    Screenwriter
Warren Lewis    Screenwriter
Craig Bolotin    Executive Producer
Julie Kirkham    Executive Producer
Jan De Bont    Director of Photography
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Alan Poul    Associate Producer
Yosuke Mizuno    Line Producer (Japan)
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Benjamin Rosenberg    Assistant Director
Masayuki Taniguchi    Assistant Director (Japan)
Bobby Bass    Second Unit Director
Michael Tadross    Unit Production Manager
William Watkins    Unit Production Manager
Mel D. Dellar    Unit Production Manager
David Salven    Unit Production Manager
Norris Spencer    Production Designer
John Jay Moore    Art Director
Herman F. Zimmerman    Art Director
Kazuo Takenaka    Art Director (Japan)
John Alan Hicks    Set Decorator
Leslie Bloom    Set Decorator
Richard C. Goddard    Set Decorator
John M. Dwyer    Set Decorator
Kyoji Sasaki    Set Decorator (Japan)
Howard Atherton    Additional Photography
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costume Supervisor
Tom Rolf    Editor
William Gordean    Additional Editor
Jacqueline Cambas    Additional Editor
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
James Sabat    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Milton C. Burrow    Supervising Sound Editor
William L. Manger    Supervising Sound Editor
Neil Burrow    Sound Editor
Scott Burrow    Sound Editor
Gordon Davidson    Sound Editor
Richard Oswald    Sound Editor
Bill Wylie    Sound Editor
Chester L. Slomka    Sound Editor
Larry Mann    Sound Editor
Richard Adams    Sound Editor
Jim Yant    Sound Editor
Kay Rose    Sound Editor
James Flamberg    Supervising Music Editor
Dick Rudolph    Song Writer
Hans Zimmer    Song Writer
Will Jennings    Song Writer
Dianne Crittenden    Casting Director
Nobuaki Murooka    Casting (Japan)
Bobby Bass    Stunt Coordinator

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,677,102 (21.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,610 opening theaters/1,760 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $130,085,437

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $45,892,212
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,318 $88,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $133,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 636 $45,892,212
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $88,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $133,892,212

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 16th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Blindness
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Organized Crime, Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Culture Clash, Police Detective, Death of a Partner, Set in Japan, Set in New York City, Set in New York, NYPD, Yakuza
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Jaffe Lansing, Michael Douglas
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 329 $5,179,323 Oct 27, 1989 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 150 $6,421,541 Oct 6, 1989 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $18,974,932 Oct 6, 1989 17

Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Nick

Supporting Cast

Andy Garcia    Charlie
Ken Takakura    Masahiro
Kate Capshaw    Joyce
Yusaku Matsuda    Sato
Tomisaburo Wakayama    Sugai
Shigeru Koyama    Ohasi
John Spencer    Oliver
Guts Ishimatsu    Katayama
Yuya Uchida    Nashida
Miyuki Ono    Miyuki
Luis Guzmán    Frankie
John A. Costelloe    Kid
Stephen Root    Berg
Richard Riehle    Crown
Bruce Katzman    Yudell
Edmund Ikeda    Japanese Businessman
Tomo Nagasue    Japanese Translator
Clem Caserta    Abolofia
Tim Kelleher    Bobby
George Kyle    Farentino
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Detective
Joe Perce    Detective
Louis Cantarini    Detective
Doug Yasuda    Japanese / American Translator
Toshio Sato    Japanese Embassy Official
Jun Kunimura    Yoshimoto
Roy Ogata    Sato's Man
Shiro Oishi    Sato's Man
Toru Tanaka    Sugai's Man
Rikiya Yasuoka    Sugai's Man
Joji Shimaki    Sugai's Man
Goro Sasa    Ohashi's Man
Taro Ibuki    Ohashi's Man
Daisuke Awaji    Ohashi's Man
Keone Young    Karaoke Singer
Jim Ishida    Escort Officer
Shotaro Hayashi    Mediator
Toshihiro Obata    Mediator
Michiko Tsushima    Noodle Woman
Linda Gillen    Peggy
John Gotay    Danny
Matthew Porac    Patrick
Ken Kensei    Masahiro's Son
Josip Elic    Bartender
Mitchell Bahr    Friend

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Stanley R. Jaffe    Producer
Sherry Lansing    Producer
Craig Bolotin    Screenwriter
Warren Lewis    Screenwriter
Craig Bolotin    Executive Producer
Julie Kirkham    Executive Producer
Jan De Bont    Director of Photography
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Alan Poul    Associate Producer
Yosuke Mizuno    Line Producer (Japan)
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Benjamin Rosenberg    Assistant Director
Masayuki Taniguchi    Assistant Director (Japan)
Bobby Bass    Second Unit Director
Michael Tadross    Unit Production Manager
William Watkins    Unit Production Manager
Mel D. Dellar    Unit Production Manager
David Salven    Unit Production Manager
Norris Spencer    Production Designer
John Jay Moore    Art Director
Herman F. Zimmerman    Art Director
Kazuo Takenaka    Art Director (Japan)
John Alan Hicks    Set Decorator
Leslie Bloom    Set Decorator
Richard C. Goddard    Set Decorator
John M. Dwyer    Set Decorator
Kyoji Sasaki    Set Decorator (Japan)
Howard Atherton    Additional Photography
Ellen Mirojnick    Costume Designer
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costume Supervisor
Tom Rolf    Editor
William Gordean    Additional Editor
Jacqueline Cambas    Additional Editor
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
James Sabat    Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell    Re-recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Milton C. Burrow    Supervising Sound Editor
William L. Manger    Supervising Sound Editor
Neil Burrow    Sound Editor
Scott Burrow    Sound Editor
Gordon Davidson    Sound Editor
Richard Oswald    Sound Editor
Bill Wylie    Sound Editor
Chester L. Slomka    Sound Editor
Larry Mann    Sound Editor
Richard Adams    Sound Editor
Jim Yant    Sound Editor
Kay Rose    Sound Editor
James Flamberg    Supervising Music Editor
Dick Rudolph    Song Writer
Hans Zimmer    Song Writer
Will Jennings    Song Writer
Dianne Crittenden    Casting Director
Nobuaki Murooka    Casting (Japan)
Bobby Bass    Stunt Coordinator

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,101 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,358 $130,085,437
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,609 $45,892,212
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 29 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,725 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 986 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 636 $45,892,212
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $45,892,212

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 1989 1 $9,677,102   1,610 $6,011   $9,677,102 1
Sep 29, 1989 1 $6,503,065 -33% 1,610 $4,039   $19,236,379 2
Oct 6, 1989 1 $6,421,541 -1% 1,760 $3,649   $27,719,189 3
Oct 13, 1989 5 $3,440,755 -46% 1,760 $1,955   $32,401,378 4
Oct 20, 1989 4 $2,844,545 -17% 1,615 $1,761   $36,426,839 5
Oct 27, 1989 6 $1,752,800 -38% 1,202 $1,458   $39,029,478 6
Nov 10, 1989 10 $1,401,320   747 $1,876   $43,140,147 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 1989 1 $12,733,314   1,610 $7,909   $12,733,314 1
Sep 29, 1989 1 $8,564,334 -33% 1,610 $5,319   $21,297,648 2
Oct 6, 1989 2 $7,662,975 -11% 1,760 $4,354   $28,960,623 3
Oct 13, 1989 5 $4,621,671 -40% 1,760 $2,626   $33,582,294 4
Oct 20, 1989 4 $3,694,384 -20% 1,615 $2,288   $37,276,678 5

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,318 $88,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 896 $88,000,000
Top 1989 Movies at the International Box Office 10 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies 83 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $88,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 125 $88,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $133,892,212
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 12 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,115 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 602 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $133,892,212
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $133,892,212