Wall Street (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,848,100Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,104,611 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:730 opening theaters/989 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $119,363,577

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,413 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,034 $43,848,100

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: November 7th, 2000 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 125 minutes
Franchise: Wall Street
Comparisons: vs. The Pursuit of Happyness
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Keywords: Wall Street, White Collar Crime, Relatives Playing Relatives, Directing Yourself, Class Warfare, Intertitle, Crime Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
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
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 394 $5,522,266 Jan 15, 1988 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $11,910,885 Jan 1, 1988 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 261 $12,388,675 Dec 25, 1987 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,406 $119,363,577
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $43,848,100
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 25 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,771 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,019 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $43,848,100

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 1987 3 $4,104,611   730 $5,623   $4,104,611 1
Dec 18, 1987 5 $3,067,206 -25% 743 $4,128   $8,514,908 2
Dec 25, 1987 5 $4,407,619 +44% 987 $4,466   $14,722,326 3
Jan 1, 1988 6 $4,454,390 +1% 989 $4,504   $22,467,080 4
Jan 8, 1988 6 $2,817,932 -37% 988 $2,852   $26,643,104 5
Jan 15, 1988 10 $2,065,196 -27% 967 $2,136   $29,808,822 6
Jan 22, 1988 12 $1,543,464 -25% 883 $1,748   $32,069,634 7
Jan 29, 1988 10 $1,278,457 -17% 934 $1,369   $33,849,454 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 1987 3 $5,447,702   730 $7,463   $5,447,702 1
Dec 18, 1987 5 $4,867,005 -11% 743 $6,550   $10,314,707 2
Dec 25, 1987 6 $7,697,983 +58% 987 $7,799   $18,012,690 3
Jan 1, 1988 5 $5,812,482 -24% 989 $5,877   $23,825,172 4
Jan 8, 1988 5 $3,918,454 -33% 988 $3,966   $27,743,626 5
Jan 15, 1988 11 $2,782,544 -29% 967 $2,878   $30,526,170 6
Jan 22, 1988 10 $2,044,827 -27% 883 $2,316   $32,570,997 7

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 26, 20102149,863 49,863$547,994$547,994516
Oct 3, 20102734,890-30% 84,753$383,441$931,435517

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 26, 201097,235 7,235$104,842$104,842516
Oct 3, 2010165,799-20% 13,034$86,925$191,767517

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Charlie Sheen    Bud Fox
Michael Douglas    Gordon Gekko

Supporting Cast

Martin Sheen    Carl Fox

Cameos

Oliver Stone    Trader - Office

Uncategorized

Saul Rubinek    Harold Salt
John C. McGinley    Marvin
Paul Guilfoyle    Stone Livingston
Terence Stamp    Sir Larry Wildman
James Spader    Roger Barnes
Hal Holbrook    Lou Mannheim
Grant Shaud    Young broker
Daryl Hannah    Darien Taylor
Sean Young    Kate Gekko

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Susan Bode    Set Decorator

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 October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

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October 10th, 2012

A few weeks ago, there a number of films were released on Blu-ray as part of the Filmmakers Signature Series, including Hoffa on Blu-ray. I received The French Connection, Wall Street, and The War of the Roses, the first of which I previously reviewed. Are any of the three worth picking up? More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,104,611 (9.4% of total gross)
Legs:9.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:730 opening theaters/989 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $119,363,577

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,413 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,034 $43,848,100

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: November 7th, 2000 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 125 minutes
Franchise: Wall Street
Comparisons: vs. The Pursuit of Happyness
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Wall Street, White Collar Crime, Relatives Playing Relatives, Directing Yourself, Class Warfare, Intertitle, Crime Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
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
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 394 $5,522,266 Jan 15, 1988 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $11,910,885 Jan 1, 1988 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 261 $12,388,675 Dec 25, 1987 17

Leading Cast

Charlie Sheen    Bud Fox
Michael Douglas    Gordon Gekko

Supporting Cast

Martin Sheen    Carl Fox

Cameos

Oliver Stone    Trader - Office

Uncategorized

Saul Rubinek    Harold Salt
John C. McGinley    Marvin
Paul Guilfoyle    Stone Livingston
Terence Stamp    Sir Larry Wildman
James Spader    Roger Barnes
Hal Holbrook    Lou Mannheim
Grant Shaud    Young broker
Daryl Hannah    Darien Taylor
Sean Young    Kate Gekko

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Susan Bode    Set Decorator

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 October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Filmmakers Signature Series

October 10th, 2012

A few weeks ago, there a number of films were released on Blu-ray as part of the Filmmakers Signature Series, including Hoffa on Blu-ray. I received The French Connection, Wall Street, and The War of the Roses, the first of which I previously reviewed. Are any of the three worth picking up? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,143 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,406 $119,363,577
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $43,848,100
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 25 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,771 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,019 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $43,848,100
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 237 $43,848,100

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 1987 3 $4,104,611   730 $5,623   $4,104,611 1
Dec 18, 1987 5 $3,067,206 -25% 743 $4,128   $8,514,908 2
Dec 25, 1987 5 $4,407,619 +44% 987 $4,466   $14,722,326 3
Jan 1, 1988 6 $4,454,390 +1% 989 $4,504   $22,467,080 4
Jan 8, 1988 6 $2,817,932 -37% 988 $2,852   $26,643,104 5
Jan 15, 1988 10 $2,065,196 -27% 967 $2,136   $29,808,822 6
Jan 22, 1988 12 $1,543,464 -25% 883 $1,748   $32,069,634 7
Jan 29, 1988 10 $1,278,457 -17% 934 $1,369   $33,849,454 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 1987 3 $5,447,702   730 $7,463   $5,447,702 1
Dec 18, 1987 5 $4,867,005 -11% 743 $6,550   $10,314,707 2
Dec 25, 1987 6 $7,697,983 +58% 987 $7,799   $18,012,690 3
Jan 1, 1988 5 $5,812,482 -24% 989 $5,877   $23,825,172 4
Jan 8, 1988 5 $3,918,454 -33% 988 $3,966   $27,743,626 5
Jan 15, 1988 11 $2,782,544 -29% 967 $2,878   $30,526,170 6
Jan 22, 1988 10 $2,044,827 -27% 883 $2,316   $32,570,997 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,413 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,757 $43,848,100
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 26 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,679 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,880 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,698 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 634 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,034 $43,848,100
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $43,848,100

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 26, 20102149,863 49,863$547,994$547,994516
Oct 3, 20102734,890-30% 84,753$383,441$931,435517

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 26, 201097,235 7,235$104,842$104,842516
Oct 3, 2010165,799-20% 13,034$86,925$191,767517

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.