Places in the Heart (1984)

Places in the Heart
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,900,814Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$274,279 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:8.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:14 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,100,114

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,651 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,969 $34,900,814

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: October 9th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Killing Fields
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Keywords: Historical Drama, 1930s, Great Depression, Life in a Small Town, Widow/Widower, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Bigotry, Accidental Death, Lynching, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 76 $641,280 Feb 8, 1985 143
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 348 $6,019,674 Nov 23, 1984 66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 331 $5,017,308 Nov 23, 1984 66
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $7,290,238 Nov 9, 1984 52
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $9,120,161 Oct 26, 1984 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $13,504,325 Oct 5, 1984 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,651 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,535 $111,100,114
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,108 $34,900,814
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 25 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,276 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,249 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 626 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 12 $34,900,814

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1984 20 $274,279   14 $19,591   $274,279 1
Sep 28, 1984 22 $254,524 -7% 14 $18,180   $661,632 2
Oct 5, 1984 3 $4,128,711 +1,522% 691 $5,975   $4,868,667 3
Oct 12, 1984 3 $3,440,272 -17% 688 $5,000   $9,278,524 4
Oct 19, 1984 2 $3,133,493 -9% 759 $4,128   $13,391,742 5
Oct 26, 1984 4 $2,788,330 -11% 790 $3,530   $16,811,317 6
Nov 2, 1984 2 $2,532,800 -9% 864 $2,931   $19,679,440 7
Nov 9, 1984 4 $2,228,864 -12% 868 $2,568   $22,386,442 8
Nov 16, 1984 7 $1,479,127 -34% 850 $1,740   $24,179,204 9
Nov 23, 1984 8 $1,840,409 +24% 827 $2,225   $26,260,402 10
Nov 30, 1984 9 $1,090,962 -41% 801 $1,362   $27,700,854 11
Dec 7, 1984 11 $544,285 -50% 685 $795   $28,404,734 12
Dec 14, 1984 16 $279,887 -49% 450 $622   $28,819,304 13
Dec 21, 1984 23 $184,402 -34% 201 $917   $29,103,706 14
Dec 28, 1984 23 $263,325 +43% 285 $924   $29,407,031 15
Jan 4, 1985 18 $342,000 +30% 285 $1,200   $29,814,863 16
Jan 11, 1985 21 $279,450 -18% 230 $1,215   $30,309,688 17
Jan 18, 1985 29 $74,354 -73% 94 $791   $30,484,042 18
Jan 25, 1985 30 $50,325 -32% 61 $825   $30,554,367 19
Feb 1, 1985 30 $41,076 -18% 42 $978   $30,602,443 20
Feb 8, 1985 14 $641,280 +1,461% 501 $1,280   $31,243,723 21
Feb 15, 1985 18 $430,390 -33% 223 $1,930   $31,874,113 22
Feb 22, 1985 23 $232,750 -46% 266 $875   $32,205,203 23
Mar 1, 1985 22 $266,000 +14% 195 $1,364   $32,561,407 24
Mar 8, 1985 25 $163,204 -39% 219 $745   $32,789,050 25
Mar 15, 1985 15 $318,027 +95% 265 $1,200   $33,167,077 26
Mar 22, 1985 21 $236,000 -26% 235 $1,004   $33,523,184 27
Mar 29, 1985 21 $327,630 +39% 201 $1,630   $33,970,814 28
Apr 5, 1985 23 $214,000 -35% 214 $1,000   $34,284,814 29
Apr 12, 1985 25 $160,934 -25% 134 $1,201   $34,577,689 30
Apr 19, 1985 26 $106,502 -34% 106 $1,005   $34,796,698 31
Apr 26, 1985 28 $79,116 -26% 76 $1,041   $34,900,814 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1984 19 $407,108   14 $29,079   $407,108 1
Sep 28, 1984 20 $332,848 -18% 14 $23,775   $739,956 2
Oct 5, 1984 3 $5,098,296 +1,432% 691 $7,378   $5,838,252 3
Oct 12, 1984 2 $4,419,997 -13% 688 $6,424   $10,258,249 4
Oct 19, 1984 3 $3,764,738 -15% 759 $4,960   $14,022,987 5
Oct 26, 1984 4 $3,123,653 -17% 790 $3,954   $17,146,640 6
Nov 2, 1984 3 $3,010,938 -4% 864 $3,485   $20,157,578 7
Nov 9, 1984 4 $2,542,499 -16% 868 $2,929   $22,700,077 8
Nov 16, 1984 9 $1,719,916 -32% 850 $2,023   $24,419,993 9
Nov 23, 1984 8 $2,189,899 +27% 827 $2,648   $26,609,892 10
Nov 30, 1984 10 $1,250,557 -43% 801 $1,561   $27,860,449 11
Dec 7, 1984 11 $678,968 -46% 685 $991   $28,539,417 12
Dec 14, 1984 16 $379,887 -44% 450 $844   $28,919,304 13
Dec 21, 1984 23 $224,402 -41% 201 $1,116   $29,143,706 14
Dec 28, 1984 21 $329,157 +47% 285 $1,155   $29,472,863 15
Jan 4, 1985 17 $557,375 +69% 285 $1,956   $30,030,238 16
Jan 11, 1985 20 $379,450 -32% 230 $1,650   $30,409,688 17
Jan 18, 1985 28 $94,354 -75% 94 $1,004   $30,504,042 18
Jan 25, 1985 27 $57,325 -39% 61 $940   $30,561,367 19
Feb 1, 1985 27 $41,076 -28% 42 $978   $30,602,443 20
Feb 8, 1985 14 $841,280 +1,948% 501 $1,679   $31,443,723 21
Feb 15, 1985 18 $528,730 -37% 223 $2,371   $31,972,453 22
Feb 22, 1985 22 $322,954 -39% 266 $1,214   $32,295,407 23
Mar 1, 1985 22 $330,439 +2% 195 $1,695   $32,625,846 24
Mar 8, 1985 21 $223,204 -32% 219 $1,019   $32,849,050 25
Mar 15, 1985 15 $438,134 +96% 265 $1,653   $33,287,184 26
Mar 22, 1985 20 $356,000 -19% 235 $1,515   $33,643,184 27
Mar 29, 1985 21 $427,630 +20% 201 $2,128   $34,070,814 28
Apr 5, 1985 21 $345,941 -19% 214 $1,617   $34,416,755 29
Apr 12, 1985 23 $273,441 -21% 134 $2,041   $34,690,196 30
Apr 19, 1985 24 $131,502 -52% 106 $1,241   $34,821,698 31

Uncategorized

Lindsay Crouse    Margaret Lomax
Lane Smith    Albert Denby
Danny Glover    Moze
Terry O'Quinn    Buddy Kelsey
Sally Field    Edna Spalding
Ed Harris    Wayne Lomax
Amy Madigan    Viola Kelsey, School teacher/Wayne's Lover
John Malkovich    Mr. Will

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Benton    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$274,279 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:8.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:14 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,100,114

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,651 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,969 $34,900,814

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: October 9th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Killing Fields
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Keywords: Historical Drama, 1930s, Great Depression, Life in a Small Town, Widow/Widower, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Bigotry, Accidental Death, Lynching, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 76 $641,280 Feb 8, 1985 143
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 348 $6,019,674 Nov 23, 1984 66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 331 $5,017,308 Nov 23, 1984 66
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $7,290,238 Nov 9, 1984 52
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $9,120,161 Oct 26, 1984 38
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $13,504,325 Oct 5, 1984 17

Uncategorized

Lindsay Crouse    Margaret Lomax
Lane Smith    Albert Denby
Danny Glover    Moze
Terry O'Quinn    Buddy Kelsey
Sally Field    Edna Spalding
Ed Harris    Wayne Lomax
Amy Madigan    Viola Kelsey, School teacher/Wayne's Lover
John Malkovich    Mr. Will

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Benton    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,651 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,535 $111,100,114
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,108 $34,900,814
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 25 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,276 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,249 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 626 $34,900,814
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 12 $34,900,814

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1984 20 $274,279   14 $19,591   $274,279 1
Sep 28, 1984 22 $254,524 -7% 14 $18,180   $661,632 2
Oct 5, 1984 3 $4,128,711 +1,522% 691 $5,975   $4,868,667 3
Oct 12, 1984 3 $3,440,272 -17% 688 $5,000   $9,278,524 4
Oct 19, 1984 2 $3,133,493 -9% 759 $4,128   $13,391,742 5
Oct 26, 1984 4 $2,788,330 -11% 790 $3,530   $16,811,317 6
Nov 2, 1984 2 $2,532,800 -9% 864 $2,931   $19,679,440 7
Nov 9, 1984 4 $2,228,864 -12% 868 $2,568   $22,386,442 8
Nov 16, 1984 7 $1,479,127 -34% 850 $1,740   $24,179,204 9
Nov 23, 1984 8 $1,840,409 +24% 827 $2,225   $26,260,402 10
Nov 30, 1984 9 $1,090,962 -41% 801 $1,362   $27,700,854 11
Dec 7, 1984 11 $544,285 -50% 685 $795   $28,404,734 12
Dec 14, 1984 16 $279,887 -49% 450 $622   $28,819,304 13
Dec 21, 1984 23 $184,402 -34% 201 $917   $29,103,706 14
Dec 28, 1984 23 $263,325 +43% 285 $924   $29,407,031 15
Jan 4, 1985 18 $342,000 +30% 285 $1,200   $29,814,863 16
Jan 11, 1985 21 $279,450 -18% 230 $1,215   $30,309,688 17
Jan 18, 1985 29 $74,354 -73% 94 $791   $30,484,042 18
Jan 25, 1985 30 $50,325 -32% 61 $825   $30,554,367 19
Feb 1, 1985 30 $41,076 -18% 42 $978   $30,602,443 20
Feb 8, 1985 14 $641,280 +1,461% 501 $1,280   $31,243,723 21
Feb 15, 1985 18 $430,390 -33% 223 $1,930   $31,874,113 22
Feb 22, 1985 23 $232,750 -46% 266 $875   $32,205,203 23
Mar 1, 1985 22 $266,000 +14% 195 $1,364   $32,561,407 24
Mar 8, 1985 25 $163,204 -39% 219 $745   $32,789,050 25
Mar 15, 1985 15 $318,027 +95% 265 $1,200   $33,167,077 26
Mar 22, 1985 21 $236,000 -26% 235 $1,004   $33,523,184 27
Mar 29, 1985 21 $327,630 +39% 201 $1,630   $33,970,814 28
Apr 5, 1985 23 $214,000 -35% 214 $1,000   $34,284,814 29
Apr 12, 1985 25 $160,934 -25% 134 $1,201   $34,577,689 30
Apr 19, 1985 26 $106,502 -34% 106 $1,005   $34,796,698 31
Apr 26, 1985 28 $79,116 -26% 76 $1,041   $34,900,814 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 1984 19 $407,108   14 $29,079   $407,108 1
Sep 28, 1984 20 $332,848 -18% 14 $23,775   $739,956 2
Oct 5, 1984 3 $5,098,296 +1,432% 691 $7,378   $5,838,252 3
Oct 12, 1984 2 $4,419,997 -13% 688 $6,424   $10,258,249 4
Oct 19, 1984 3 $3,764,738 -15% 759 $4,960   $14,022,987 5
Oct 26, 1984 4 $3,123,653 -17% 790 $3,954   $17,146,640 6
Nov 2, 1984 3 $3,010,938 -4% 864 $3,485   $20,157,578 7
Nov 9, 1984 4 $2,542,499 -16% 868 $2,929   $22,700,077 8
Nov 16, 1984 9 $1,719,916 -32% 850 $2,023   $24,419,993 9
Nov 23, 1984 8 $2,189,899 +27% 827 $2,648   $26,609,892 10
Nov 30, 1984 10 $1,250,557 -43% 801 $1,561   $27,860,449 11
Dec 7, 1984 11 $678,968 -46% 685 $991   $28,539,417 12
Dec 14, 1984 16 $379,887 -44% 450 $844   $28,919,304 13
Dec 21, 1984 23 $224,402 -41% 201 $1,116   $29,143,706 14
Dec 28, 1984 21 $329,157 +47% 285 $1,155   $29,472,863 15
Jan 4, 1985 17 $557,375 +69% 285 $1,956   $30,030,238 16
Jan 11, 1985 20 $379,450 -32% 230 $1,650   $30,409,688 17
Jan 18, 1985 28 $94,354 -75% 94 $1,004   $30,504,042 18
Jan 25, 1985 27 $57,325 -39% 61 $940   $30,561,367 19
Feb 1, 1985 27 $41,076 -28% 42 $978   $30,602,443 20
Feb 8, 1985 14 $841,280 +1,948% 501 $1,679   $31,443,723 21
Feb 15, 1985 18 $528,730 -37% 223 $2,371   $31,972,453 22
Feb 22, 1985 22 $322,954 -39% 266 $1,214   $32,295,407 23
Mar 1, 1985 22 $330,439 +2% 195 $1,695   $32,625,846 24
Mar 8, 1985 21 $223,204 -32% 219 $1,019   $32,849,050 25
Mar 15, 1985 15 $438,134 +96% 265 $1,653   $33,287,184 26
Mar 22, 1985 20 $356,000 -19% 235 $1,515   $33,643,184 27
Mar 29, 1985 21 $427,630 +20% 201 $2,128   $34,070,814 28
Apr 5, 1985 21 $345,941 -19% 214 $1,617   $34,416,755 29
Apr 12, 1985 23 $273,441 -21% 134 $2,041   $34,690,196 30
Apr 19, 1985 24 $131,502 -52% 106 $1,241   $34,821,698 31

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,969 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,260 $34,900,814
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,989 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,394 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 774 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $34,900,814
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 12 $34,900,814