Short Circuit 2 (1988)

Short Circuit 2
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,882,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,843,067 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,346 opening theaters/1,348 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,770,787

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,765 $20,882,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $20,882,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $20,882,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $20,882,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: December 26th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Short Circuit
Comparisons: vs. It
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Keywords: Robot, Whitewashed Casting, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Toys, Confidence Men, Immigration, Romance, Action Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, Turman-Foster
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1988 7 $3,843,067   1,346 $2,855   $5,100,000 1
Jul 15, 1988 7 $3,228,176 -16% 1,348 $2,395   $10,261,243 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1988 6 $5,776,134   1,346 $4,291   $7,033,067 2

Cameos

Ally Sheedy    Stephanie Speck

Uncategorized

Jack Weston    Oscar Baldwin
Michael McKean    Fred Ritter
Fisher Stevens    Ben Jahrvi
Cynthia Gibb    Sandy Banatoni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kenneth Johnson    Director
Brent Maddock    Screenwriter
S.S. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 19th, 2011

April 18th, 2011

This year's big Oscar winner, The King's Speech, is hitting the home market this week. It leads the way in terms of quality and is likely to be the best-selling new release. It's certainly the Pick of the Week, with neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray being a substantially better deal than the other. The only other real contender is the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, but that came out on Friday. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,843,067 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,346 opening theaters/1,348 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,770,787

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,765 $20,882,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $20,882,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $20,882,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $20,882,000

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


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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: December 26th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Short Circuit
Comparisons: vs. It
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Keywords: Robot, Whitewashed Casting, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Toys, Confidence Men, Immigration, Romance, Action Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures, Turman-Foster
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Cameos

Ally Sheedy    Stephanie Speck

Uncategorized

Jack Weston    Oscar Baldwin
Michael McKean    Fred Ritter
Fisher Stevens    Ben Jahrvi
Cynthia Gibb    Sandy Banatoni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kenneth Johnson    Director
Brent Maddock    Screenwriter
S.S. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 19th, 2011

April 18th, 2011

This year's big Oscar winner, The King's Speech, is hitting the home market this week. It leads the way in terms of quality and is likely to be the best-selling new release. It's certainly the Pick of the Week, with neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray being a substantially better deal than the other. The only other real contender is the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, but that came out on Friday. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1988 7 $3,843,067   1,346 $2,855   $5,100,000 1
Jul 15, 1988 7 $3,228,176 -16% 1,348 $2,395   $10,261,243 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1988 6 $5,776,134   1,346 $4,291   $7,033,067 2