Dragnet (1987)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $57,387,000Details
OpusData ID: 9160100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,542,669 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,337 opening theaters/1,343 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $165,996,666

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $57,387,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 27th, 1998 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Witches of Eastwick
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Set in Los Angeles, Police Procedural, Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy, Kidnap, Surprise Twist, Rescue, Political, Undercover
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 198 $7,042,650 Jul 3, 1987 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $21,236,018 Jul 3, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 973 $165,996,666
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,225 $57,387,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 13 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 96 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,315 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 684 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $57,387,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1987 1 $10,542,669   1,337 $7,885   $10,542,669 1
Jul 3, 1987 1 $7,042,650 -33% 1,343 $5,244   $23,480,019 2
Jul 10, 1987 3 $5,348,065 -24% 1,339 $3,994   $32,906,129 3
Jul 17, 1987 6 $3,871,640 -28% 1,282 $3,020   $39,300,394 4
Jul 24, 1987 8 $2,917,545 -25% 1,059 $2,755   $44,197,104 5
Jul 31, 1987 9 $2,224,292 -24% 1,036 $2,147   $47,792,411 6
Sep 4, 1987 23 $651,240   488 $1,335   $54,483,379 11
Sep 25, 1987 22 $277,500   370 $750   $55,965,784 14
Oct 2, 1987 23 $219,620 -21% 278 $790   $56,287,154 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1987 1 $16,437,369   1,337 $12,294   $16,437,369 1
Jul 3, 1987 1 $11,120,695 -32% 1,343 $8,280   $27,558,064 2
Jul 10, 1987 3 $7,870,690 -29% 1,339 $5,878   $35,428,754 3
Jul 17, 1987 6 $5,850,805 -26% 1,282 $4,564   $41,279,559 4
Jul 24, 1987 7 $4,288,560 -27% 1,059 $4,050   $45,568,119 5
Sep 25, 1987 21 $379,250   370 $1,025   $56,067,534 14

Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Friday
Tom Hanks    Streebeck

Supporting Cast

Christopher Plummer    Whirley
Harry Morgan    Gannon
Alexandra Paul    Connie Swail
Jack O'Halloran    Emil Muzz
Elizabeth Ashley    Jane Kirkpatrick
Dabney Coleman    Jerry Caesar
Kathleen Freeman    Enid Borden
Bruce Gray    Mayor Parvin
Lenka Peterson    Granny Mundy
Julia Jennings    Sylvia Wiss
Lisa Aliff    April
Joe Almark    Milkman
Nina Arvesen    Lady Motor Cop
Fred Asparagus    Tito Provencal
Peter Aykroyd    Phoney CHP
Larry Bilzarian    SWAT Trooper
Jim Boeke    Nectar Pagan
Sandra Canning    Baitmate
William Chalmers    Observatory Pagan
Donald Craig    Announcer
Karen Criswell    Mansion Cellist
Josh Cruze    Police Officer
Jennifer Curry    Mansion Violinist
Gray Daniels    Crewman
Gary Lee Davis    Leggings Pagan
Susan Deemer    Coffee Bar Dancer
Juli Donald    Zookeeper
Sandra Eng    TV Reporter
Ava Fabian    Baitmate
Kimberly Foster    Betsy Blees
Ruben Garfias    Tough
Sharon Gilchrist    Mansion Musician
Chester Grimes    Pagan
Bert Hinchman    Night Watchman
D.D. Howard    Officer Robin Gilbert
Peter Leeds    Roy Grest
Margaret Lenzey    Baitmate
Lori Leonelli    Baitmate
Lisa London    1982 Redhead
Kent MacLachlan    Young Officer
Christopher Mankiewicz    White Coat
Maurice Marsac    Maitre D'
Marshall Maurice Mitchell    Tough
Stuart Quan    Tough
Ingrid M. Rhoades    Baitmate
Casey Sander    Phoney CHP
Billy Ray Sharkey    Drug Pagan
Jimmie F. Skaggs    Caterer Pagan
John Walton Smith, Jr.    Lt. Thumb
Dona Speir    Baitmate
Chuck Thornton    Mo Sarkus
Bill Wittman    Narrator
Meg Wyllie    Mrs. Gannon

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Mankiewicz    Director
David Permut    Producer
Robert K. Weiss    Producer
Bernie Brillstein    Executive Producer
Richard Halsey    Editor
Robert F. Boyle    Production Designer
Matthew F. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Ira Newborn    Composer
Dan Aykroyd    Screenwriter
Alan Zweibel    Screenwriter
Don Zepfel    Associate Producer
David Sosna    Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard    Second Unit Director
Don Zepfel    Unit Production Manager
Frank Richwood    Art Director
Arthur Jeph Parker    Set Decorator
Robert C. Thomas    Second Unit Camera
Cliff Wenger    Special Effects
Roger Hansen    Special Effects
Whitey Krumm    Special Effects
Jim Thomson    Special Effects
Jeff Frink    Special Effects
Taryn DeChellis    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
William D. Gordean    Editor
Willie Burton    Sound Mixer
Richard L. Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Daniel Leahy    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew MacDonald    Re-recording Mixer
John Stacy    Supervising Sound Editor
George Fredrick    Sound Editor
Jeff Clark    Sound Editor
Don Malouf    Sound Editor
Colin Mouat    Sound Editor
Joe Parker    Sound Editor
Kyle Wright    Sound Editor
Jeff Carson    Supervising Music Editor
Daniel C. Striepeke    Makeup
Gerald O'Dell    Makeup
Christine Lee    Hairstylist
David Rubin    Casting
Terry J. Leonard    Stunt Coordinator

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


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,542,669 (18.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,337 opening theaters/1,343 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $165,996,666

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $57,387,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: October 27th, 1998 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Witches of Eastwick
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Set in Los Angeles, Police Procedural, Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy, Kidnap, Surprise Twist, Rescue, Political, Undercover
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 198 $7,042,650 Jul 3, 1987 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $21,236,018 Jul 3, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Friday
Tom Hanks    Streebeck

Supporting Cast

Christopher Plummer    Whirley
Harry Morgan    Gannon
Alexandra Paul    Connie Swail
Jack O'Halloran    Emil Muzz
Elizabeth Ashley    Jane Kirkpatrick
Dabney Coleman    Jerry Caesar
Kathleen Freeman    Enid Borden
Bruce Gray    Mayor Parvin
Lenka Peterson    Granny Mundy
Julia Jennings    Sylvia Wiss
Lisa Aliff    April
Joe Almark    Milkman
Nina Arvesen    Lady Motor Cop
Fred Asparagus    Tito Provencal
Peter Aykroyd    Phoney CHP
Larry Bilzarian    SWAT Trooper
Jim Boeke    Nectar Pagan
Sandra Canning    Baitmate
William Chalmers    Observatory Pagan
Donald Craig    Announcer
Karen Criswell    Mansion Cellist
Josh Cruze    Police Officer
Jennifer Curry    Mansion Violinist
Gray Daniels    Crewman
Gary Lee Davis    Leggings Pagan
Susan Deemer    Coffee Bar Dancer
Juli Donald    Zookeeper
Sandra Eng    TV Reporter
Ava Fabian    Baitmate
Kimberly Foster    Betsy Blees
Ruben Garfias    Tough
Sharon Gilchrist    Mansion Musician
Chester Grimes    Pagan
Bert Hinchman    Night Watchman
D.D. Howard    Officer Robin Gilbert
Peter Leeds    Roy Grest
Margaret Lenzey    Baitmate
Lori Leonelli    Baitmate
Lisa London    1982 Redhead
Kent MacLachlan    Young Officer
Christopher Mankiewicz    White Coat
Maurice Marsac    Maitre D'
Marshall Maurice Mitchell    Tough
Stuart Quan    Tough
Ingrid M. Rhoades    Baitmate
Casey Sander    Phoney CHP
Billy Ray Sharkey    Drug Pagan
Jimmie F. Skaggs    Caterer Pagan
John Walton Smith, Jr.    Lt. Thumb
Dona Speir    Baitmate
Chuck Thornton    Mo Sarkus
Bill Wittman    Narrator
Meg Wyllie    Mrs. Gannon

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tom Mankiewicz    Director
David Permut    Producer
Robert K. Weiss    Producer
Bernie Brillstein    Executive Producer
Richard Halsey    Editor
Robert F. Boyle    Production Designer
Matthew F. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Ira Newborn    Composer
Dan Aykroyd    Screenwriter
Alan Zweibel    Screenwriter
Don Zepfel    Associate Producer
David Sosna    Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard    Second Unit Director
Don Zepfel    Unit Production Manager
Frank Richwood    Art Director
Arthur Jeph Parker    Set Decorator
Robert C. Thomas    Second Unit Camera
Cliff Wenger    Special Effects
Roger Hansen    Special Effects
Whitey Krumm    Special Effects
Jim Thomson    Special Effects
Jeff Frink    Special Effects
Taryn DeChellis    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
William D. Gordean    Editor
Willie Burton    Sound Mixer
Richard L. Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Daniel Leahy    Re-recording Mixer
Andrew MacDonald    Re-recording Mixer
John Stacy    Supervising Sound Editor
George Fredrick    Sound Editor
Jeff Clark    Sound Editor
Don Malouf    Sound Editor
Colin Mouat    Sound Editor
Joe Parker    Sound Editor
Kyle Wright    Sound Editor
Jeff Carson    Supervising Music Editor
Daniel C. Striepeke    Makeup
Gerald O'Dell    Makeup
Christine Lee    Hairstylist
David Rubin    Casting
Terry J. Leonard    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 973 $165,996,666
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,225 $57,387,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 13 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 96 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,315 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 684 $57,387,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $57,387,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1987 1 $10,542,669   1,337 $7,885   $10,542,669 1
Jul 3, 1987 1 $7,042,650 -33% 1,343 $5,244   $23,480,019 2
Jul 10, 1987 3 $5,348,065 -24% 1,339 $3,994   $32,906,129 3
Jul 17, 1987 6 $3,871,640 -28% 1,282 $3,020   $39,300,394 4
Jul 24, 1987 8 $2,917,545 -25% 1,059 $2,755   $44,197,104 5
Jul 31, 1987 9 $2,224,292 -24% 1,036 $2,147   $47,792,411 6
Sep 4, 1987 23 $651,240   488 $1,335   $54,483,379 11
Sep 25, 1987 22 $277,500   370 $750   $55,965,784 14
Oct 2, 1987 23 $219,620 -21% 278 $790   $56,287,154 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1987 1 $16,437,369   1,337 $12,294   $16,437,369 1
Jul 3, 1987 1 $11,120,695 -32% 1,343 $8,280   $27,558,064 2
Jul 10, 1987 3 $7,870,690 -29% 1,339 $5,878   $35,428,754 3
Jul 17, 1987 6 $5,850,805 -26% 1,282 $4,564   $41,279,559 4
Jul 24, 1987 7 $4,288,560 -27% 1,059 $4,050   $45,568,119 5
Sep 25, 1987 21 $379,250   370 $1,025   $56,067,534 14

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,291 $57,387,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 15 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,439 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,414 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,051 $57,387,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 353 $57,387,000