Overboard (1987)

Overboard
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,713,187Details
OpusData ID: 20390100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,880,006 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,126 opening theaters/1,135 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,214,810

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,291 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,863 $26,713,187

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1987 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
Video Release: April 30th, 2006 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Home Alone
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Keywords: Faulty Memory, Romance, Boss From Hell, Cross-Class Romance, Voiceover/Narration, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Riches to Rags
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, Portuguese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $11,251,504 Jan 1, 1988 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 358 $8,769,567 Dec 25, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,291 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,364 $76,214,810
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,670 $26,713,187
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 42 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,699 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,854 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,709 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 748 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 4 $26,713,187

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1987 7 $1,880,006   1,126 $1,670   $2,289,919 1
Dec 25, 1987 10 $2,908,314 +55% 1,124 $2,587   $6,491,119 2
Jan 1, 1988 8 $3,922,281 +35% 1,127 $3,480   $13,338,178 3
Jan 8, 1988 8 $2,648,634 -32% 1,135 $2,334   $16,882,934 4
Jan 22, 1988 14 $1,176,481   1,007 $1,168   $20,835,384 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1987 7 $3,172,892   1,126 $2,818   $3,582,805 1
Dec 25, 1987 8 $5,833,092 +84% 1,124 $5,190   $9,415,897 2
Jan 1, 1988 8 $4,818,403 -17% 1,127 $4,275   $14,234,300 3

Leading Cast

Goldie Hawn    Joanna / Annie
Kurt Russell    Dean Proffitt

Supporting Cast

Edward Herrmann    Grant Stayton III
Katherine Helmond    Edith Mintz
Roddy McDowall    Andrew
Hector Elizondo    Garbage Scrow Skipper (uncredited)
Garry Marshall    Drummer
Sven-Ole Thorsen    Olaf, Stayton Flunky

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

Production and Technical Credits

Garry Marshall    Director
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Ms. Hawn

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

Contest: Pick a Number

September 22nd, 2011

There are three wide releases opening next weekend, one of which is estimated to open in 3,000 theaters. That film is What's Your Number?, which may or may not be the number one film next weekend. What I can tell you is that it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for What's Your Number?. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Four Weddings and a Funeral on Blu-ray. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win a copy of Overboard on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: Four Weddings and a Funeral and Overboard

July 23rd, 2011

At the beginning of the month, MGM released several films from their ample library on Blu-ray for the first time. These include Be Cool Blu-ray, The Cutting Edge Blu-ray, A Guy Thing Blu-ray, Honeymoon in Vegas Blu-ray, Wedding Daze Blu-ray, as well as two films that I got a chance to review, starting with... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,880,006 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,126 opening theaters/1,135 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,214,810

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,291 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,863 $26,713,187

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1987 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
Video Release: April 30th, 2006 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Home Alone
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Faulty Memory, Romance, Boss From Hell, Cross-Class Romance, Voiceover/Narration, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Riches to Rags
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, French, Portuguese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $11,251,504 Jan 1, 1988 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 358 $8,769,567 Dec 25, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Goldie Hawn    Joanna / Annie
Kurt Russell    Dean Proffitt

Supporting Cast

Edward Herrmann    Grant Stayton III
Katherine Helmond    Edith Mintz
Roddy McDowall    Andrew
Hector Elizondo    Garbage Scrow Skipper (uncredited)
Garry Marshall    Drummer
Sven-Ole Thorsen    Olaf, Stayton Flunky

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

Production and Technical Credits

Garry Marshall    Director
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor
Jennifer L. Parsons    Costumer: Ms. Hawn

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

Contest: Pick a Number

September 22nd, 2011

There are three wide releases opening next weekend, one of which is estimated to open in 3,000 theaters. That film is What's Your Number?, which may or may not be the number one film next weekend. What I can tell you is that it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for What's Your Number?. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Four Weddings and a Funeral on Blu-ray. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win a copy of Overboard on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 26th, 2011

July 25th, 2011

Summer time at the box office is amazing. From the first weekend in May until sometime in August, there is usually an average of one $100 million dollar movie released per week. This year will have at least three months in a row with at least one $100 million film. On the home market, on the other hand, summer time is crappy. This year has been particularly tiresome, as the spring wasn't a fun time at the box office. The biggest release this week is Source Code, which was only a midlevel hit. To be fair, it is one of the best-reviewed wide releases of the year. On the other hand, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray are exactly overloaded with extras. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: Four Weddings and a Funeral and Overboard

July 23rd, 2011

At the beginning of the month, MGM released several films from their ample library on Blu-ray for the first time. These include Be Cool Blu-ray, The Cutting Edge Blu-ray, A Guy Thing Blu-ray, Honeymoon in Vegas Blu-ray, Wedding Daze Blu-ray, as well as two films that I got a chance to review, starting with... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 5th, 2011

July 5th, 2011

It's a terrible week for new DVD and Blu-ray releases with no first run releases of note. There's not even an abundance of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or catalogue releases to pick up the slack. The best-selling release according to Amazon.com is 13 Assassins on Blu-ray and it is also arguably the best. It's really the only competitor for Pick of the Week. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,291 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,364 $76,214,810
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,670 $26,713,187
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1987 42 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,699 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,854 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,709 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 748 $26,713,187
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 4 $26,713,187

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1987 7 $1,880,006   1,126 $1,670   $2,289,919 1
Dec 25, 1987 10 $2,908,314 +55% 1,124 $2,587   $6,491,119 2
Jan 1, 1988 8 $3,922,281 +35% 1,127 $3,480   $13,338,178 3
Jan 8, 1988 8 $2,648,634 -32% 1,135 $2,334   $16,882,934 4
Jan 22, 1988 14 $1,176,481   1,007 $1,168   $20,835,384 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1987 7 $3,172,892   1,126 $2,818   $3,582,805 1
Dec 25, 1987 8 $5,833,092 +84% 1,124 $5,190   $9,415,897 2
Jan 1, 1988 8 $4,818,403 -17% 1,127 $4,275   $14,234,300 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,863 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,033 $26,713,187
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,625 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,237 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,554 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 256 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 873 $26,713,187
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 4 $26,713,187