The Perfect Weapon (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,061,361Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,934,572 (28.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,229 opening theaters/1,229 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,005,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,638 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,060 $14,061,361

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Olive
MPAA Rating: R for martial arts violence and for some language.
Running Time: 87 minutes
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Action Thriller, Crime, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Anger Management Issues, Dysfunctional Family, Organized Crime, Asian-Americans, Death of a Mentor, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,872 $36,005,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,979 $14,061,361
Top 1991 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,377 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,159 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,476 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $14,061,361

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 6 $3,934,572   1,229 $3,201   $3,934,572 1
Mar 22, 1991 10 $2,235,959 -43% 1,229 $1,819   $7,337,291 2
Mar 29, 1991 11 $1,390,545 -38% 1,082 $1,285   $9,686,765 3
Apr 5, 1991 14 $793,881 -43% 701 $1,132   $11,118,320 4
Apr 12, 1991 22 $336,733 -58% 465 $724   $11,760,243 5
Apr 19, 1991 31 $237,408 -29% 285 $833   $12,144,557 6
Apr 26, 1991 34 $146,956 -38% 159 $924   $12,386,576 7
May 24, 1991 33 $178,364   211 $845   $12,833,672 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 6 $5,101,332   1,229 $4,151   $5,101,332 1
Mar 22, 1991 9 $3,194,888 -37% 1,229 $2,600   $8,296,220 2
Mar 29, 1991 11 $2,028,219 -37% 1,082 $1,875   $10,324,439 3
Apr 5, 1991 15 $1,099,071 -46% 701 $1,568   $11,423,510 4
Apr 12, 1991 20 $483,639 -56% 465 $1,040   $11,907,149 5
Apr 19, 1991 30 $332,471 -31% 285 $1,167   $12,239,620 6

Uncategorized

James Hong    Yung
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    Kai
Carl Ciarfalio    Man in Alley
Beau Starr    Carl Sanders
Jeff Speakman    Jeff
Mako    Kim
Mariska Hargitay    Jennifer
Branscombe Richmond    Bartender
Mark DiSalle    The Coach

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark DiSalle    Director
David C. Wilson*    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,934,572 (28.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,229 opening theaters/1,229 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,005,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,638 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,060 $14,061,361

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 14th, 2012 by Olive
MPAA Rating: R for martial arts violence and for some language.
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Martial Arts, Action Thriller, Crime, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Anger Management Issues, Dysfunctional Family, Organized Crime, Asian-Americans, Death of a Mentor, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

James Hong    Yung
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    Kai
Carl Ciarfalio    Man in Alley
Beau Starr    Carl Sanders
Jeff Speakman    Jeff
Mako    Kim
Mariska Hargitay    Jennifer
Branscombe Richmond    Bartender
Mark DiSalle    The Coach

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark DiSalle    Director
David C. Wilson*    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 14th, 2012

February 14th, 2012

It's a really slow week at the box office with only one first run release, The Rum Diary, and it bombed in theaters. Paranormal Activity 3 is coming out on DVD this week, but it came out on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, so it is not much of a factor in terms of sales this week. In fact, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely lead the sales charts, despite coming out on Saturday. As for the best of the new releases, Take Shelter on DVD or Blu-ray is probably the best, but I'm still waiting for the screener to confirm that. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,686 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,872 $36,005,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,979 $14,061,361
Top 1991 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,377 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,159 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,476 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $14,061,361
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 468 $14,061,361

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 6 $3,934,572   1,229 $3,201   $3,934,572 1
Mar 22, 1991 10 $2,235,959 -43% 1,229 $1,819   $7,337,291 2
Mar 29, 1991 11 $1,390,545 -38% 1,082 $1,285   $9,686,765 3
Apr 5, 1991 14 $793,881 -43% 701 $1,132   $11,118,320 4
Apr 12, 1991 22 $336,733 -58% 465 $724   $11,760,243 5
Apr 19, 1991 31 $237,408 -29% 285 $833   $12,144,557 6
Apr 26, 1991 34 $146,956 -38% 159 $924   $12,386,576 7
May 24, 1991 33 $178,364   211 $845   $12,833,672 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 6 $5,101,332   1,229 $4,151   $5,101,332 1
Mar 22, 1991 9 $3,194,888 -37% 1,229 $2,600   $8,296,220 2
Mar 29, 1991 11 $2,028,219 -37% 1,082 $1,875   $10,324,439 3
Apr 5, 1991 15 $1,099,071 -46% 701 $1,568   $11,423,510 4
Apr 12, 1991 20 $483,639 -56% 465 $1,040   $11,907,149 5
Apr 19, 1991 30 $332,471 -31% 285 $1,167   $12,239,620 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,638 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,728 $14,061,361
Top 1991 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 86 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,468 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,790 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,529 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,060 $14,061,361
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 484 $14,061,361