A Shock to the System (1990)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,417,056Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $58,749 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $58,749
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,002,158 (29.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:345 opening theaters/345 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,728,868

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,251 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,364 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,611 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $3,417,056

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 23rd, 1990 (Wide) by Corsair
Video Release: July 4th, 2017 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content, nudity, language and a violent image
Running Time: 89 minutes
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Keywords: Black Comedy, Accidental Death, Revenge, Corporate Life, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fired, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
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 7,201-7,300) 7,251 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,187 $8,728,868
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,427 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,481 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,818 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,611 $3,417,056

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 1990 11 $1,002,158   345 $2,905   $1,002,158 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,364 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,205 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,763 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,059 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $3,417,056

Leading Cast

Michael Caine    Graham Marshall

Supporting Cast

Will Patton    Lieutenant Laker
Samuel L. Jackson    Ulysses
Swoosie Kurtz    Leslie Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern    Stella Anderson

Uncategorized

Mike Starr    Bum #3

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jan Egleson    Director
Andrew Klavan    Screenwriter
Simon Brett    Story Creator
Patrick McCormick    Producer

Home Market Releases for July 4th, 2017

July 3rd, 2017

HYOUKA: Part One

This is one of the worst weeks on the home market that I’ve seen. The summer is usually a bad time on the home market, but this year July 4th lands on Tuesday, which further hurts the quality of releases coming out this week. The biggest non-VOD release of the week is The Zookeeper’s Wife, which would be a secondary Blu-ray release on an average week. The second biggest release, Song to Song, did so poorly on the box office that it would be filler if it weren’t for its pedigree. As for the best new release of the week... Free Fire is coming out on Video on Demand. The reviews are good, but not really Pick of the Week material. I guess the best new release on this week’s list is HYOUKA: Part One. I think this is the first time an Anime TV series has been named Pick of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,002,158 (29.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:345 opening theaters/345 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,728,868

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,251 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,364 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,611 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $3,417,056

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 23rd, 1990 (Wide) by Corsair
Video Release: July 4th, 2017 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content, nudity, language and a violent image
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Black Comedy, Accidental Death, Revenge, Corporate Life, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fired, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Michael Caine    Graham Marshall

Supporting Cast

Will Patton    Lieutenant Laker
Samuel L. Jackson    Ulysses
Swoosie Kurtz    Leslie Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern    Stella Anderson

Uncategorized

Mike Starr    Bum #3

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jan Egleson    Director
Andrew Klavan    Screenwriter
Simon Brett    Story Creator
Patrick McCormick    Producer

Home Market Releases for July 4th, 2017

July 3rd, 2017

HYOUKA: Part One

This is one of the worst weeks on the home market that I’ve seen. The summer is usually a bad time on the home market, but this year July 4th lands on Tuesday, which further hurts the quality of releases coming out this week. The biggest non-VOD release of the week is The Zookeeper’s Wife, which would be a secondary Blu-ray release on an average week. The second biggest release, Song to Song, did so poorly on the box office that it would be filler if it weren’t for its pedigree. As for the best new release of the week... Free Fire is coming out on Video on Demand. The reviews are good, but not really Pick of the Week material. I guess the best new release on this week’s list is HYOUKA: Part One. I think this is the first time an Anime TV series has been named Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,251 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,187 $8,728,868
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,427 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,481 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,818 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $3,417,056
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,611 $3,417,056

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 23, 1990 11 $1,002,158   345 $2,905   $1,002,158 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,364 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,205 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,763 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,059 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $3,417,056
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,145 $3,417,056