Tommy Boy (1995)

Tommy Boy
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,648,673Details
OpusData ID: 17410100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,027,843 (24.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,165 opening theaters/2,186 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,886,549

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,317 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 773 $32,648,673

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 1995 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 7th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related humor, some drug content and nudity
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Sheep
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Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Father’s Footsteps, Inheritance, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Confidence Men, Romance, Faked Romance, False Identity, Professional Rivalry, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $11,399,291 Apr 14, 1995 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $84,886,549
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,279 $32,648,673
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1995 55 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,447 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,442 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $32,648,673

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 1995 1 $8,027,843   2,165 $3,708   $8,027,843 1
Apr 7, 1995 3 $6,118,764 -24% 2,186 $2,799   $16,252,920 2
Apr 14, 1995 5 $4,205,846 -31% 2,186 $1,924   $22,456,450 3
Apr 21, 1995 8 $2,589,315 -38% 2,069 $1,251   $26,602,723 4
Apr 28, 1995 12 $1,329,571 -49% 1,641 $810   $28,433,200 5
May 5, 1995 13 $868,353 -35% 1,181 $735   $29,553,874 6
May 12, 1995 17 $474,802 -45% 767 $619   $30,223,047 7
May 19, 1995 23 $237,921 -50% 456 $522   $30,577,069 8
May 26, 1995 36 $100,955 -58% 158 $639   $30,737,536 9
Jun 2, 1995 44 $39,047 -61% 92 $424   $30,795,015 10
Jun 9, 1995 46 $50,799 +30% 89 $571   $30,856,279 11
Jun 16, 1995 54 $27,876 -45% 73 $382   $30,891,486 12
Jun 30, 1995 18 $309,413   568 $545   $31,227,440 14
Jul 7, 1995 19 $266,053 -14% 436 $610   $31,755,247 15
Jul 14, 1995 25 $175,080 -34% 267 $656   $32,113,854 16
Jul 21, 1995 32 $102,342 -42% 143 $716   $32,334,683 17
Jul 28, 1995 41 $52,200 -49% 93 $561   $32,458,072 18
Aug 4, 1995 51 $41,568 -20% 61 $681   $32,543,928 19
Aug 11, 1995 58 $26,716 -36% 40 $668   $32,598,605 20
Aug 18, 1995 60 $19,528 -27% 28 $697   $32,637,949 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 1995 1 $10,134,156   2,165 $4,681   $10,134,156 1
Apr 7, 1995 3 $8,116,448 -20% 2,186 $3,713   $18,250,604 2
Apr 14, 1995 5 $5,762,804 -29% 2,186 $2,636   $24,013,408 3
Apr 21, 1995 8 $3,090,221 -46% 2,069 $1,494   $27,103,629 4
Apr 28, 1995 12 $1,581,892 -49% 1,641 $964   $28,685,521 5
May 5, 1995 14 $1,062,724 -33% 1,181 $900   $29,748,245 6
May 12, 1995 18 $590,903 -44% 767 $770   $30,339,148 7
May 19, 1995 23 $297,433 -50% 456 $652   $30,636,581 8
May 26, 1995 36 $119,387 -60% 158 $756   $30,755,968 9
Jun 2, 1995 45 $49,512 -59% 92 $538   $30,805,480 10
Jun 9, 1995 47 $58,130 +17% 89 $653   $30,863,610 11
Jun 30, 1995 18 $571,167   568 $1,006   $31,489,194 14
Jul 7, 1995 19 $449,580 -21% 436 $1,031   $31,938,774 15
Jul 14, 1995 25 $293,567 -35% 267 $1,100   $32,232,341 16
Jul 21, 1995 31 $173,531 -41% 143 $1,214   $32,405,872 17
Jul 28, 1995 39 $96,488 -44% 93 $1,038   $32,502,360 18
Aug 4, 1995 49 $69,529 -28% 61 $1,140   $32,571,889 19
Aug 11, 1995 54 $46,532 -33% 40 $1,163   $32,618,421 20

Leading Cast

Chris Farley    Thomas ‘Tommy’ Callahan III
David Spade    Richard Hayden

Supporting Cast

Bo Derek    Beverly Barish-Burns
Brian Dennehy    Thomas “Big Tom” Callahan II
Dan Aykroyd    Zalinsky
Rob Lowe    Paul Barish
Julie Warner    Michelle Brock
Sean McCann    Frank Rittenhauer
Zach Grenier    Reilly
James Blendick    Gilmore

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Segal    Director
Lorne Michaels    Producer
Bonnie Turner    Screenwriter
Terry Turner    Screenwriter
Fred Wolf    Screenwriter
Robert K. Weiss    Executive Producer
Victor J. Kemper    Director of Photography
Stephen Lineweaver    Production Designer
Barnaby Thompson    Co-Producer
Michael Ewing    Associate Producer
David Newman    Composer
G. Marq Roswell    Music Supervisor

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,027,843 (24.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,165 opening theaters/2,186 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,886,549

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,317 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 773 $32,648,673

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 1995 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 7th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related humor, some drug content and nudity
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Black Sheep
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Keywords: Buddy Comedy, Father’s Footsteps, Inheritance, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Confidence Men, Romance, Faked Romance, False Identity, Professional Rivalry, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $11,399,291 Apr 14, 1995 17

Leading Cast

Chris Farley    Thomas ‘Tommy’ Callahan III
David Spade    Richard Hayden

Supporting Cast

Bo Derek    Beverly Barish-Burns
Brian Dennehy    Thomas “Big Tom” Callahan II
Dan Aykroyd    Zalinsky
Rob Lowe    Paul Barish
Julie Warner    Michelle Brock
Sean McCann    Frank Rittenhauer
Zach Grenier    Reilly
James Blendick    Gilmore

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Segal    Director
Lorne Michaels    Producer
Bonnie Turner    Screenwriter
Terry Turner    Screenwriter
Fred Wolf    Screenwriter
Robert K. Weiss    Executive Producer
Victor J. Kemper    Director of Photography
Stephen Lineweaver    Production Designer
Barnaby Thompson    Co-Producer
Michael Ewing    Associate Producer
David Newman    Composer
G. Marq Roswell    Music Supervisor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,861 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $84,886,549
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,279 $32,648,673
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1995 55 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,447 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,442 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $32,648,673
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $32,648,673

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 1995 1 $8,027,843   2,165 $3,708   $8,027,843 1
Apr 7, 1995 3 $6,118,764 -24% 2,186 $2,799   $16,252,920 2
Apr 14, 1995 5 $4,205,846 -31% 2,186 $1,924   $22,456,450 3
Apr 21, 1995 8 $2,589,315 -38% 2,069 $1,251   $26,602,723 4
Apr 28, 1995 12 $1,329,571 -49% 1,641 $810   $28,433,200 5
May 5, 1995 13 $868,353 -35% 1,181 $735   $29,553,874 6
May 12, 1995 17 $474,802 -45% 767 $619   $30,223,047 7
May 19, 1995 23 $237,921 -50% 456 $522   $30,577,069 8
May 26, 1995 36 $100,955 -58% 158 $639   $30,737,536 9
Jun 2, 1995 44 $39,047 -61% 92 $424   $30,795,015 10
Jun 9, 1995 46 $50,799 +30% 89 $571   $30,856,279 11
Jun 16, 1995 54 $27,876 -45% 73 $382   $30,891,486 12
Jun 30, 1995 18 $309,413   568 $545   $31,227,440 14
Jul 7, 1995 19 $266,053 -14% 436 $610   $31,755,247 15
Jul 14, 1995 25 $175,080 -34% 267 $656   $32,113,854 16
Jul 21, 1995 32 $102,342 -42% 143 $716   $32,334,683 17
Jul 28, 1995 41 $52,200 -49% 93 $561   $32,458,072 18
Aug 4, 1995 51 $41,568 -20% 61 $681   $32,543,928 19
Aug 11, 1995 58 $26,716 -36% 40 $668   $32,598,605 20
Aug 18, 1995 60 $19,528 -27% 28 $697   $32,637,949 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 1995 1 $10,134,156   2,165 $4,681   $10,134,156 1
Apr 7, 1995 3 $8,116,448 -20% 2,186 $3,713   $18,250,604 2
Apr 14, 1995 5 $5,762,804 -29% 2,186 $2,636   $24,013,408 3
Apr 21, 1995 8 $3,090,221 -46% 2,069 $1,494   $27,103,629 4
Apr 28, 1995 12 $1,581,892 -49% 1,641 $964   $28,685,521 5
May 5, 1995 14 $1,062,724 -33% 1,181 $900   $29,748,245 6
May 12, 1995 18 $590,903 -44% 767 $770   $30,339,148 7
May 19, 1995 23 $297,433 -50% 456 $652   $30,636,581 8
May 26, 1995 36 $119,387 -60% 158 $756   $30,755,968 9
Jun 2, 1995 45 $49,512 -59% 92 $538   $30,805,480 10
Jun 9, 1995 47 $58,130 +17% 89 $653   $30,863,610 11
Jun 30, 1995 18 $571,167   568 $1,006   $31,489,194 14
Jul 7, 1995 19 $449,580 -21% 436 $1,031   $31,938,774 15
Jul 14, 1995 25 $293,567 -35% 267 $1,100   $32,232,341 16
Jul 21, 1995 31 $173,531 -41% 143 $1,214   $32,405,872 17
Jul 28, 1995 39 $96,488 -44% 93 $1,038   $32,502,360 18
Aug 4, 1995 49 $69,529 -28% 61 $1,140   $32,571,889 19
Aug 11, 1995 54 $46,532 -33% 40 $1,163   $32,618,421 20

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,317 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,527 $32,648,673
Top 1995 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 62 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,307 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,240 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 773 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,393 $32,648,673
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 371 $32,648,673