Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,560,942Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,476,994 (41.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:843 opening theaters/843 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,620,783

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,182 $3,560,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,231 $3,560,942

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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Keywords: World War II, Historical Drama, 1940s, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Suicide, Accidental Death, Medical and Hospitals, Research Scientist, Scientific Breakthrough
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 1989 10 $1,476,994   843 $1,752   $1,476,994 1

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Leading Cast

Paul Newman    Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Supporting Cast

John Cusack    Michael Merriman

Uncategorized

Natasha Richardson    Jean Tatlock
Fred Dalton Thompson    Maj. Gen. Melrose Hayden Barry
John C. McGinley    Capt. Richard Schoenfield, MD
Dwight Schultz    J. Robert Oppenheimer
Todd Field    Robert Wilson
Laura Dern    Kathleen Robinson
Ed Lauter    Whitney Ashbridge
Bonnie Bedelia    Kitty Oppenheimer

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Production and Technical Credits

Roland Joffe    Director
Bruce Robinson    Screenwriter
Roland Joffe    Screenwriter
Bruce Robinson    Story Creator
Tony Garnett    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,476,994 (41.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:843 opening theaters/843 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,620,783

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,182 $3,560,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,231 $3,560,942

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
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Keywords: World War II, Historical Drama, 1940s, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Suicide, Accidental Death, Medical and Hospitals, Research Scientist, Scientific Breakthrough
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Paul Newman    Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Supporting Cast

John Cusack    Michael Merriman

Uncategorized

Natasha Richardson    Jean Tatlock
Fred Dalton Thompson    Maj. Gen. Melrose Hayden Barry
John C. McGinley    Capt. Richard Schoenfield, MD
Dwight Schultz    J. Robert Oppenheimer
Todd Field    Robert Wilson
Laura Dern    Kathleen Robinson
Ed Lauter    Whitney Ashbridge
Bonnie Bedelia    Kitty Oppenheimer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Joffe    Director
Bruce Robinson    Screenwriter
Roland Joffe    Screenwriter
Bruce Robinson    Story Creator
Tony Garnett    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 20, 1989 10 $1,476,994   843 $1,752   $1,476,994 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance