The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,700,000Details
OpusData ID: 50000100
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Metrics

Legs:19.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,130,993

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,254 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,484 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,326 $3,700,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 7th, 1984 (Wide) by Cinecom
MPAA Rating: R for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Alien Encounters, Mute, Bounty Hunter, Fugitive / On the Run, Unnamed Character, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 19th Weekend 33 $5,593 Jan 11, 1985 129
Theater Average 18th Weekend 43 $5,169 Jan 4, 1985 122
Theater Average 17th Weekend 18 $8,391 Dec 28, 1984 115
Theater Average 16th Weekend 46 $5,144 Dec 21, 1984 108
Theater Average 12th Weekend 30 $7,083 Nov 23, 1984 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 45 $7,318 Nov 16, 1984 73
Theater Average 8th Weekend 63 $7,543 Oct 26, 1984 52

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,254 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,912 $12,130,993
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,408 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,945 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,541 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cinecom Movies 4 $3,700,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 29 $67,887   9 $7,543   $67,887 8
Nov 2, 1984 28 $119,927 +77% 28 $4,283   $216,909 9
Nov 9, 1984 29 $98,811 -18% 19 $5,201   $347,243 10
Nov 16, 1984 32 $109,766 +11% 15 $7,318   $505,243 11
Nov 23, 1984 27 $106,247 -3% 15 $7,083   $632,282 12
Nov 30, 1984 22 $107,148 +1% 23 $4,659   $771,827 13
Dec 7, 1984 24 $67,037 -37% 17 $3,943   $869,090 14
Dec 14, 1984 25 $60,547 -10% 17 $3,562   $951,982 15
Dec 21, 1984 28 $118,301 +95% 23 $5,144   $1,088,369 16
Dec 28, 1984 26 $192,988 +63% 23 $8,391   $1,305,588 17
Jan 4, 1985 25 $144,741 -25% 28 $5,169   $1,473,805 18
Jan 11, 1985 24 $167,804 +16% 30 $5,593   $1,689,856 19
Jan 18, 1985 26 $90,460 -46% 28 $3,231   $1,813,352 20
Jan 25, 1985 25 $97,796 +8% 28 $3,493   $1,948,302 21
Feb 1, 1985 25 $85,037 -13% 27 $3,150   $2,076,189 22
Feb 8, 1985 30 $78,442 -8% 25 $3,138   $2,177,981 23
Feb 15, 1985 31 $89,935 +15% 22 $4,088   $2,288,767 24
Feb 22, 1985 32 $66,113 -26% 19 $3,480   $2,374,623 25
Mar 1, 1985 36 $60,261 -9% 17 $3,545   $2,453,618 26
Mar 8, 1985 34 $53,999 -10% 16 $3,375   $2,523,635 27
Mar 15, 1985 29 $63,735 +18% 23 $2,771   $2,604,423 28
Mar 22, 1985 29 $62,276 -2% 20 $3,114   $2,690,273 29
Mar 29, 1985 33 $33,234 -47% 13 $2,556   $2,744,266 30
Apr 5, 1985 31 $34,874 +5% 15 $2,325   $2,795,271 31
Apr 12, 1985 33 $32,649 -6% 11 $2,968   $2,840,479 32
Apr 19, 1985 34 $13,907 -57% 7 $1,987   $2,867,530 33
Apr 26, 1985 31 $42,700 +207% 18 $2,372   $2,915,910 34
May 3, 1985 34 $33,428 -22% 17 $1,966   $2,966,780 35
May 10, 1985 36 $28,278 -15% 14 $2,020   $3,007,422 36
May 17, 1985 30 $27,100 -4% 14 $1,936   $3,043,452 37
May 24, 1985 28 $29,750 +10% 8 $3,719   $3,081,760 38
May 31, 1985 25 $32,488 +9% 11 $2,953   $3,119,015 39
Jun 7, 1985 25 $22,236 -32% 6 $3,706   $3,162,690 40
Jun 14, 1985 22 $24,375 +10% 7 $3,482   $3,195,289 41
Jun 28, 1985 25 $11,733   5 $2,347   $3,216,502 43
Jul 5, 1985 25 $15,215 +30% 6 $2,536   $3,235,415 44
Jul 12, 1985 27 $10,559 -31% 5 $2,112   $3,250,654 45
Jul 19, 1985 30 $5,131 -51% 2 $2,566   $3,258,940 46
Jul 26, 1985 29 $8,137 +59% 3 $2,712   $3,269,276 47

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 27 $96,982   9 $10,776   $96,982 8
Nov 2, 1984 26 $151,450 +56% 28 $5,409   $248,432 9
Nov 9, 1984 28 $147,045 -3% 19 $7,739   $395,477 10
Nov 16, 1984 27 $130,558 -11% 15 $8,704   $526,035 11
Nov 23, 1984 24 $138,644 +6% 15 $9,243   $664,679 12
Nov 30, 1984 21 $137,374 -1% 23 $5,973   $802,053 13
Dec 7, 1984 22 $89,382 -35% 17 $5,258   $891,435 14
Dec 14, 1984 23 $78,633 -12% 17 $4,625   $970,068 15
Dec 21, 1984 27 $142,532 +81% 23 $6,197   $1,112,600 16
Dec 28, 1984 24 $216,464 +52% 23 $9,411   $1,329,064 17
Jan 4, 1985 23 $192,988 -11% 28 $6,892   $1,522,052 18
Jan 11, 1985 23 $200,840 +4% 30 $6,695   $1,722,892 19
Jan 18, 1985 24 $127,614 -36% 28 $4,558   $1,850,506 20
Jan 25, 1985 23 $140,646 +10% 28 $5,023   $1,991,152 21
Feb 1, 1985 22 $108,387 -23% 27 $4,014   $2,099,539 22
Feb 8, 1985 27 $99,293 -8% 25 $3,972   $2,198,832 23
Feb 15, 1985 30 $109,678 +10% 22 $4,985   $2,308,510 24
Feb 22, 1985 31 $84,847 -23% 19 $4,466   $2,393,357 25
Mar 1, 1985 33 $76,279 -10% 17 $4,487   $2,469,636 26
Mar 8, 1985 27 $71,052 -7% 16 $4,441   $2,540,688 27
Mar 15, 1985 26 $87,309 +23% 23 $3,796   $2,627,997 28
Mar 22, 1985 27 $83,035 -5% 20 $4,152   $2,711,032 29
Mar 29, 1985 31 $49,365 -41% 13 $3,797   $2,760,397 30
Apr 5, 1985 28 $47,433 -4% 15 $3,162   $2,807,830 31
Apr 12, 1985 29 $45,793 -3% 11 $4,163   $2,853,623 32
Apr 19, 1985 32 $19,587 -57% 7 $2,798   $2,873,210 33
Apr 26, 1985 29 $60,142 +207% 18 $3,341   $2,933,352 34
May 3, 1985 34 $45,792 -24% 17 $2,694   $2,979,144 35
May 10, 1985 32 $37,208 -19% 14 $2,658   $3,016,352 36
May 17, 1985 25 $35,658 -4% 14 $2,547   $3,052,010 37
May 24, 1985 25 $34,517 -3% 8 $4,315   $3,086,527 38
May 31, 1985 22 $53,927 +56% 11 $4,902   $3,140,454 39
Jun 7, 1985 19 $30,460 -44% 6 $5,077   $3,170,914 40
Jun 28, 1985 22 $15,431   5 $3,086   $3,220,200 43
Jul 5, 1985 24 $19,895 +29% 6 $3,316   $3,240,095 44
Jul 12, 1985 26 $13,714 -31% 5 $2,743   $3,253,809 45
Jul 19, 1985 24 $7,330 -47% 2 $3,665   $3,261,139 46

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,484 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,512 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,973 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,326 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cinecom Movies 4 $3,700,000

Uncategorized

Joe Morton    The Brother
David Strathairn    Man in black
Steve James    Odell
Fisher Stevens    Card trickster
Bill Cobbs    Walter
Tom Wright    Sam

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Sayles    Director
John Sayles    Screenwriter

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Legs:19.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,130,993

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,254 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,484 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,326 $3,700,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 7th, 1984 (Wide) by Cinecom
MPAA Rating: R for language, some drug content and brief nudity.
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Alien Encounters, Mute, Bounty Hunter, Fugitive / On the Run, Unnamed Character, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 19th Weekend 33 $5,593 Jan 11, 1985 129
Theater Average 18th Weekend 43 $5,169 Jan 4, 1985 122
Theater Average 17th Weekend 18 $8,391 Dec 28, 1984 115
Theater Average 16th Weekend 46 $5,144 Dec 21, 1984 108
Theater Average 12th Weekend 30 $7,083 Nov 23, 1984 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 45 $7,318 Nov 16, 1984 73
Theater Average 8th Weekend 63 $7,543 Oct 26, 1984 52

Uncategorized

Joe Morton    The Brother
David Strathairn    Man in black
Steve James    Odell
Fisher Stevens    Card trickster
Bill Cobbs    Walter
Tom Wright    Sam

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Sayles    Director
John Sayles    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,254 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,912 $12,130,993
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,408 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,945 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,541 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $3,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cinecom Movies 4 $3,700,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 29 $67,887   9 $7,543   $67,887 8
Nov 2, 1984 28 $119,927 +77% 28 $4,283   $216,909 9
Nov 9, 1984 29 $98,811 -18% 19 $5,201   $347,243 10
Nov 16, 1984 32 $109,766 +11% 15 $7,318   $505,243 11
Nov 23, 1984 27 $106,247 -3% 15 $7,083   $632,282 12
Nov 30, 1984 22 $107,148 +1% 23 $4,659   $771,827 13
Dec 7, 1984 24 $67,037 -37% 17 $3,943   $869,090 14
Dec 14, 1984 25 $60,547 -10% 17 $3,562   $951,982 15
Dec 21, 1984 28 $118,301 +95% 23 $5,144   $1,088,369 16
Dec 28, 1984 26 $192,988 +63% 23 $8,391   $1,305,588 17
Jan 4, 1985 25 $144,741 -25% 28 $5,169   $1,473,805 18
Jan 11, 1985 24 $167,804 +16% 30 $5,593   $1,689,856 19
Jan 18, 1985 26 $90,460 -46% 28 $3,231   $1,813,352 20
Jan 25, 1985 25 $97,796 +8% 28 $3,493   $1,948,302 21
Feb 1, 1985 25 $85,037 -13% 27 $3,150   $2,076,189 22
Feb 8, 1985 30 $78,442 -8% 25 $3,138   $2,177,981 23
Feb 15, 1985 31 $89,935 +15% 22 $4,088   $2,288,767 24
Feb 22, 1985 32 $66,113 -26% 19 $3,480   $2,374,623 25
Mar 1, 1985 36 $60,261 -9% 17 $3,545   $2,453,618 26
Mar 8, 1985 34 $53,999 -10% 16 $3,375   $2,523,635 27
Mar 15, 1985 29 $63,735 +18% 23 $2,771   $2,604,423 28
Mar 22, 1985 29 $62,276 -2% 20 $3,114   $2,690,273 29
Mar 29, 1985 33 $33,234 -47% 13 $2,556   $2,744,266 30
Apr 5, 1985 31 $34,874 +5% 15 $2,325   $2,795,271 31
Apr 12, 1985 33 $32,649 -6% 11 $2,968   $2,840,479 32
Apr 19, 1985 34 $13,907 -57% 7 $1,987   $2,867,530 33
Apr 26, 1985 31 $42,700 +207% 18 $2,372   $2,915,910 34
May 3, 1985 34 $33,428 -22% 17 $1,966   $2,966,780 35
May 10, 1985 36 $28,278 -15% 14 $2,020   $3,007,422 36
May 17, 1985 30 $27,100 -4% 14 $1,936   $3,043,452 37
May 24, 1985 28 $29,750 +10% 8 $3,719   $3,081,760 38
May 31, 1985 25 $32,488 +9% 11 $2,953   $3,119,015 39
Jun 7, 1985 25 $22,236 -32% 6 $3,706   $3,162,690 40
Jun 14, 1985 22 $24,375 +10% 7 $3,482   $3,195,289 41
Jun 28, 1985 25 $11,733   5 $2,347   $3,216,502 43
Jul 5, 1985 25 $15,215 +30% 6 $2,536   $3,235,415 44
Jul 12, 1985 27 $10,559 -31% 5 $2,112   $3,250,654 45
Jul 19, 1985 30 $5,131 -51% 2 $2,566   $3,258,940 46
Jul 26, 1985 29 $8,137 +59% 3 $2,712   $3,269,276 47

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 27 $96,982   9 $10,776   $96,982 8
Nov 2, 1984 26 $151,450 +56% 28 $5,409   $248,432 9
Nov 9, 1984 28 $147,045 -3% 19 $7,739   $395,477 10
Nov 16, 1984 27 $130,558 -11% 15 $8,704   $526,035 11
Nov 23, 1984 24 $138,644 +6% 15 $9,243   $664,679 12
Nov 30, 1984 21 $137,374 -1% 23 $5,973   $802,053 13
Dec 7, 1984 22 $89,382 -35% 17 $5,258   $891,435 14
Dec 14, 1984 23 $78,633 -12% 17 $4,625   $970,068 15
Dec 21, 1984 27 $142,532 +81% 23 $6,197   $1,112,600 16
Dec 28, 1984 24 $216,464 +52% 23 $9,411   $1,329,064 17
Jan 4, 1985 23 $192,988 -11% 28 $6,892   $1,522,052 18
Jan 11, 1985 23 $200,840 +4% 30 $6,695   $1,722,892 19
Jan 18, 1985 24 $127,614 -36% 28 $4,558   $1,850,506 20
Jan 25, 1985 23 $140,646 +10% 28 $5,023   $1,991,152 21
Feb 1, 1985 22 $108,387 -23% 27 $4,014   $2,099,539 22
Feb 8, 1985 27 $99,293 -8% 25 $3,972   $2,198,832 23
Feb 15, 1985 30 $109,678 +10% 22 $4,985   $2,308,510 24
Feb 22, 1985 31 $84,847 -23% 19 $4,466   $2,393,357 25
Mar 1, 1985 33 $76,279 -10% 17 $4,487   $2,469,636 26
Mar 8, 1985 27 $71,052 -7% 16 $4,441   $2,540,688 27
Mar 15, 1985 26 $87,309 +23% 23 $3,796   $2,627,997 28
Mar 22, 1985 27 $83,035 -5% 20 $4,152   $2,711,032 29
Mar 29, 1985 31 $49,365 -41% 13 $3,797   $2,760,397 30
Apr 5, 1985 28 $47,433 -4% 15 $3,162   $2,807,830 31
Apr 12, 1985 29 $45,793 -3% 11 $4,163   $2,853,623 32
Apr 19, 1985 32 $19,587 -57% 7 $2,798   $2,873,210 33
Apr 26, 1985 29 $60,142 +207% 18 $3,341   $2,933,352 34
May 3, 1985 34 $45,792 -24% 17 $2,694   $2,979,144 35
May 10, 1985 32 $37,208 -19% 14 $2,658   $3,016,352 36
May 17, 1985 25 $35,658 -4% 14 $2,547   $3,052,010 37
May 24, 1985 25 $34,517 -3% 8 $4,315   $3,086,527 38
May 31, 1985 22 $53,927 +56% 11 $4,902   $3,140,454 39
Jun 7, 1985 19 $30,460 -44% 6 $5,077   $3,170,914 40
Jun 28, 1985 22 $15,431   5 $3,086   $3,220,200 43
Jul 5, 1985 24 $19,895 +29% 6 $3,316   $3,240,095 44
Jul 12, 1985 26 $13,714 -31% 5 $2,743   $3,253,809 45
Jul 19, 1985 24 $7,330 -47% 2 $3,665   $3,261,139 46

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,484 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,251 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,512 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,973 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,333 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,326 $3,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cinecom Movies 4 $3,700,000