Tightrope (1984)

Tightrope
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $48,100,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,156,545 (19.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,535 opening theaters/1,535 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $154,320,831

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,956 $48,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,200 $48,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 579 $48,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 955 $48,100,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 17th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Crime, Directing Yourself, Prostitution, Corrupt Cops, Police Detective, Serial Killer, LGBTQ+, Revenge, Sex Crimes, Erotic Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
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
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $7,130,891 Aug 31, 1984 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $23,323,956 Aug 31, 1984 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 1984 1 $9,156,545   1,535 $5,965   $9,156,545 1
Aug 24, 1984 1 $7,198,635 -21% 1,535 $4,690   $20,909,060 2
Aug 31, 1984 1 $7,130,891 -1% 1,535 $4,646   $30,778,273 3
Sep 7, 1984 1 $4,018,355 -44% 1,474 $2,726   $36,037,950 4
Sep 14, 1984 1 $3,329,118 -17% 1,377 $2,418   $40,609,078 5
Sep 21, 1984 5 $2,053,476 -38% 1,140 $1,801   $43,588,929 6
Sep 28, 1984 8 $1,274,881 -38% 830 $1,536   $45,452,106 7
Oct 5, 1984 13 $804,195 -37% 665 $1,209   $46,598,962 8
Oct 12, 1984 16 $610,921 -24% 647 $944   $47,392,179 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 1984 1 $13,710,425   1,535 $8,932   $13,710,425 1
Aug 24, 1984 1 $9,936,957 -28% 1,535 $6,474   $23,647,382 2
Aug 31, 1984 1 $8,372,213 -16% 1,535 $5,454   $32,019,595 3
Sep 7, 1984 1 $5,260,365 -37% 1,474 $3,569   $37,279,960 4
Sep 14, 1984 2 $4,255,493 -19% 1,377 $3,090   $41,535,453 5
Sep 21, 1984 5 $2,641,772 -38% 1,140 $2,317   $44,177,225 6
Sep 28, 1984 8 $1,617,542 -39% 830 $1,949   $45,794,767 7
Oct 5, 1984 13 $986,491 -39% 665 $1,483   $46,781,258 8

Leading Cast

Clint Eastwood    Wes Block

Uncategorized

Dan Hedaya    Detective Molinari
Geneviève Bujold    Beryl Thibodeaux
Alison Eastwood    Amanda Block
Marco St. John    Leander Rolfe

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Tuggle    Director
Richard Tuggle    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,156,545 (19.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,535 opening theaters/1,535 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $154,320,831

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,956 $48,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,200 $48,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 579 $48,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 955 $48,100,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 17th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R
Comparisons: vs. Firefox
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Crime, Directing Yourself, Prostitution, Corrupt Cops, Police Detective, Serial Killer, LGBTQ+, Revenge, Sex Crimes, Erotic Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
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
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $7,130,891 Aug 31, 1984 17
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 28 $23,323,956 Aug 31, 1984 17

Leading Cast

Clint Eastwood    Wes Block

Uncategorized

Dan Hedaya    Detective Molinari
Geneviève Bujold    Beryl Thibodeaux
Alison Eastwood    Amanda Block
Marco St. John    Leander Rolfe

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Tuggle    Director
Richard Tuggle    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 1984 1 $9,156,545   1,535 $5,965   $9,156,545 1
Aug 24, 1984 1 $7,198,635 -21% 1,535 $4,690   $20,909,060 2
Aug 31, 1984 1 $7,130,891 -1% 1,535 $4,646   $30,778,273 3
Sep 7, 1984 1 $4,018,355 -44% 1,474 $2,726   $36,037,950 4
Sep 14, 1984 1 $3,329,118 -17% 1,377 $2,418   $40,609,078 5
Sep 21, 1984 5 $2,053,476 -38% 1,140 $1,801   $43,588,929 6
Sep 28, 1984 8 $1,274,881 -38% 830 $1,536   $45,452,106 7
Oct 5, 1984 13 $804,195 -37% 665 $1,209   $46,598,962 8
Oct 12, 1984 16 $610,921 -24% 647 $944   $47,392,179 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 1984 1 $13,710,425   1,535 $8,932   $13,710,425 1
Aug 24, 1984 1 $9,936,957 -28% 1,535 $6,474   $23,647,382 2
Aug 31, 1984 1 $8,372,213 -16% 1,535 $5,454   $32,019,595 3
Sep 7, 1984 1 $5,260,365 -37% 1,474 $3,569   $37,279,960 4
Sep 14, 1984 2 $4,255,493 -19% 1,377 $3,090   $41,535,453 5
Sep 21, 1984 5 $2,641,772 -38% 1,140 $2,317   $44,177,225 6
Sep 28, 1984 8 $1,617,542 -39% 830 $1,949   $45,794,767 7
Oct 5, 1984 13 $986,491 -39% 665 $1,483   $46,781,258 8