Down by Law (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,436,000Details
OpusData ID: 58460100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,840 (3.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,100,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/32 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,377,660

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,748 $1,436,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,134 $1,436,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 1986 (Limited) by Island/Alive
Video Release: July 17th, 2012 by Criterion
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
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Production Countries: United States, Germany
Languages: English, Italian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,748 $1,436,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,316 $4,377,660
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,825 $1,436,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1986 24 $49,840   6 $8,307   $49,840 1
Oct 3, 1986 18 $104,790 +110% 21 $4,990   $223,517 2
Oct 10, 1986 19 $93,323 -11% 27 $3,456   $386,700 3
Oct 17, 1986 23 $77,564 -17% 30 $2,585   $475,000 4
Oct 24, 1986 22 $96,320 +24% 32 $3,010   $697,175 5
Oct 31, 1986 21 $83,483 -13% 31 $2,693   $854,871 6
Nov 7, 1986 24 $48,506 -42% 24 $2,021   $969,032 7
Nov 14, 1986 25 $54,648 +13% 24 $2,277   $1,056,017 8
Nov 21, 1986 22 $54,420 n/c 24 $2,268   $1,146,869 9
Nov 28, 1986 24 $57,024 +5% 24 $2,376   $1,240,173 10
Dec 5, 1986 22 $46,210 -19% 20 $2,311   $1,324,399 11
Dec 12, 1986 22 $24,528 -47% 12 $2,044   $1,379,734 12
Dec 19, 1986 21 $23,749 -3% 11 $2,159   $1,419,835 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,134 $1,436,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,732 $1,436,000

Uncategorized

Ellen Barkin    Laurette
Tom Waits    Zack

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim Jarmusch    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 17th, 2012

July 17th, 2012

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$49,840 (3.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,100,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/32 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,377,660

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,748 $1,436,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,134 $1,436,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 26th, 1986 (Limited) by Island/Alive
Video Release: July 17th, 2012 by Criterion
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Create your own comparison chart…
Production Countries: United States, Germany
Languages: English, Italian

Uncategorized

Ellen Barkin    Laurette
Tom Waits    Zack

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim Jarmusch    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 17th, 2012

July 17th, 2012

It's broken record time. As is usual for this time of year, it is a slow week on the home market. There are two first run releases coming out, Lockout and The Three Stooges, but neither film was a box office hit. On the other hand, there are a number of catalogue titles (Singin' In the Rain); limited releases (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen); and TV on DVD releases (Sanctuary: The Complete Fourth Season). All three of those releases are contenders for Pick of the Week, but in the end I went with Leverage: Season Four. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,748 $1,436,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,316 $4,377,660
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,825 $1,436,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1986 24 $49,840   6 $8,307   $49,840 1
Oct 3, 1986 18 $104,790 +110% 21 $4,990   $223,517 2
Oct 10, 1986 19 $93,323 -11% 27 $3,456   $386,700 3
Oct 17, 1986 23 $77,564 -17% 30 $2,585   $475,000 4
Oct 24, 1986 22 $96,320 +24% 32 $3,010   $697,175 5
Oct 31, 1986 21 $83,483 -13% 31 $2,693   $854,871 6
Nov 7, 1986 24 $48,506 -42% 24 $2,021   $969,032 7
Nov 14, 1986 25 $54,648 +13% 24 $2,277   $1,056,017 8
Nov 21, 1986 22 $54,420 n/c 24 $2,268   $1,146,869 9
Nov 28, 1986 24 $57,024 +5% 24 $2,376   $1,240,173 10
Dec 5, 1986 22 $46,210 -19% 20 $2,311   $1,324,399 11
Dec 12, 1986 22 $24,528 -47% 12 $2,044   $1,379,734 12
Dec 19, 1986 21 $23,749 -3% 11 $2,159   $1,419,835 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,134 $1,436,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,732 $1,436,000