Breakin' (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,100,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,047,686 (16.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,069 opening theaters/1,121 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,820,827

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,566 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,889 $36,100,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 4th, 1984 (Wide) by Cannon
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 90 minutes
Franchise: Breakin'
Comparisons: vs. Beat Street
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Keywords: Dancing, Musical Drama, Hip Hop and Rap
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $13,503,402 May 25, 1984 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,566 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $115,820,827
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,033 $36,100,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 23 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,170 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,276 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 60 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 607 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cannon Movies 2 $36,100,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 1984 1 $6,047,686   1,069 $5,657   $6,047,686 1
May 11, 1984 2 $4,911,541 -19% 1,121 $4,381   $12,584,873 2
May 18, 1984 2 $4,036,396 -18% 1,116 $3,617   $17,987,586 3
May 25, 1984 3 $4,128,428 +2% 1,117 $3,696   $23,112,266 4
Jun 1, 1984 4 $2,541,180 -38% 1,068 $2,379   $26,439,538 5
Jun 8, 1984 8 $1,248,844 -51% 874 $1,429   $28,727,214 6
Jun 15, 1984 9 $1,106,545 -11% 853 $1,297   $30,388,380 7
Jun 22, 1984 13 $966,189 -13% 634 $1,524   $31,978,735 8
Jun 29, 1984 16 $676,029 -30% 463 $1,460   $33,090,426 9
Jul 6, 1984 15 $648,438 -4% 515 $1,259   $34,235,983 10
Jul 13, 1984 17 $434,572 -33% 384 $1,132   $35,052,941 11
Jul 20, 1984 20 $324,540 -25% 385 $843   $35,644,159 12
Jul 27, 1984 23 $162,774 -50% 225 $723   $35,995,234 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 1984 1 $7,673,332   1,069 $7,178   $7,673,332 1
May 11, 1984 2 $6,277,858 -18% 1,121 $5,600   $13,951,190 2
May 18, 1984 2 $5,032,648 -20% 1,116 $4,510   $18,983,838 3
May 25, 1984 3 $4,914,520 -2% 1,117 $4,400   $23,898,358 4
Jun 1, 1984 4 $3,580,012 -27% 1,068 $3,352   $27,478,370 5
Jun 8, 1984 8 $1,803,465 -50% 874 $2,063   $29,281,835 6
Jun 15, 1984 9 $1,730,711 -4% 853 $2,029   $31,012,546 7
Jun 22, 1984 13 $1,401,851 -19% 634 $2,211   $32,414,397 8
Jun 29, 1984 15 $1,173,148 -16% 463 $2,534   $33,587,545 9
Jul 6, 1984 15 $1,030,824 -12% 515 $2,002   $34,618,369 10
Jul 13, 1984 15 $701,250 -32% 384 $1,826   $35,319,619 11
Jul 20, 1984 18 $512,841 -27% 385 $1,332   $35,832,460 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,889 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,186 $36,100,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,323 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 70 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 716 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cannon Movies 2 $36,100,000

Leading Cast

Christopher McDonald    James

Supporting Cast

Ice-T    Rap Talker

Cameos

Jean-Claude Van Damme    Passerby in first dance sequence
Michel Qissi    Passerby in first dance sequence

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Silberg    Director
Charles Parker    Screenwriter
Allen DeBevoise    Screenwriter
Charles Parker    Story Creator
Allen DeBevoise    Story Creator
Gerald Scaife    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,047,686 (16.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,069 opening theaters/1,121 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,820,827

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,566 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,889 $36,100,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 4th, 1984 (Wide) by Cannon
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 90 minutes
Franchise: Breakin'
Comparisons: vs. Beat Street
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Keywords: Dancing, Musical Drama, Hip Hop and Rap
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $13,503,402 May 25, 1984 24

Leading Cast

Christopher McDonald    James

Supporting Cast

Ice-T    Rap Talker

Cameos

Jean-Claude Van Damme    Passerby in first dance sequence
Michel Qissi    Passerby in first dance sequence

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Silberg    Director
Charles Parker    Screenwriter
Allen DeBevoise    Screenwriter
Charles Parker    Story Creator
Allen DeBevoise    Story Creator
Gerald Scaife    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,566 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $115,820,827
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,033 $36,100,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 23 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,170 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,276 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 60 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 607 $36,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cannon Movies 2 $36,100,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 1984 1 $6,047,686   1,069 $5,657   $6,047,686 1
May 11, 1984 2 $4,911,541 -19% 1,121 $4,381   $12,584,873 2
May 18, 1984 2 $4,036,396 -18% 1,116 $3,617   $17,987,586 3
May 25, 1984 3 $4,128,428 +2% 1,117 $3,696   $23,112,266 4
Jun 1, 1984 4 $2,541,180 -38% 1,068 $2,379   $26,439,538 5
Jun 8, 1984 8 $1,248,844 -51% 874 $1,429   $28,727,214 6
Jun 15, 1984 9 $1,106,545 -11% 853 $1,297   $30,388,380 7
Jun 22, 1984 13 $966,189 -13% 634 $1,524   $31,978,735 8
Jun 29, 1984 16 $676,029 -30% 463 $1,460   $33,090,426 9
Jul 6, 1984 15 $648,438 -4% 515 $1,259   $34,235,983 10
Jul 13, 1984 17 $434,572 -33% 384 $1,132   $35,052,941 11
Jul 20, 1984 20 $324,540 -25% 385 $843   $35,644,159 12
Jul 27, 1984 23 $162,774 -50% 225 $723   $35,995,234 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 4, 1984 1 $7,673,332   1,069 $7,178   $7,673,332 1
May 11, 1984 2 $6,277,858 -18% 1,121 $5,600   $13,951,190 2
May 18, 1984 2 $5,032,648 -20% 1,116 $4,510   $18,983,838 3
May 25, 1984 3 $4,914,520 -2% 1,117 $4,400   $23,898,358 4
Jun 1, 1984 4 $3,580,012 -27% 1,068 $3,352   $27,478,370 5
Jun 8, 1984 8 $1,803,465 -50% 874 $2,063   $29,281,835 6
Jun 15, 1984 9 $1,730,711 -4% 853 $2,029   $31,012,546 7
Jun 22, 1984 13 $1,401,851 -19% 634 $2,211   $32,414,397 8
Jun 29, 1984 15 $1,173,148 -16% 463 $2,534   $33,587,545 9
Jul 6, 1984 15 $1,030,824 -12% 515 $2,002   $34,618,369 10
Jul 13, 1984 15 $701,250 -32% 384 $1,826   $35,319,619 11
Jul 20, 1984 18 $512,841 -27% 385 $1,332   $35,832,460 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,889 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,186 $36,100,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,323 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,980 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 70 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 716 $36,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cannon Movies 2 $36,100,000