True Romance (1993)

True Romance poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,281,000Details
International Box Office $362,293Details
Worldwide Box Office $12,643,293
OpusData ID: 33880100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,023,420 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,254 opening theaters/1,254 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,550,267

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $12,281,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,194 $362,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,191 $12,643,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,905 $12,281,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,963 $362,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,273 $12,643,293

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 10th, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 11th, 1994 (Wide) (Australia)
June 3rd, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 20th, 2015 (Limited), released as True Romance (Re: 2015) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: May 31st, 1995 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Body Double
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Keywords: Mafia, Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Romance, Prostitution, Narcotics, Ensemble, Hallucinations, Police Shooting
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,180 $33,550,267
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,329 $12,281,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1993 96 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,729 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,552 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,713 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,905 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $12,281,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 10, 1993 3 $4,023,420   1,254 $3,208   $4,023,420 1
Sep 17, 1993 4 $2,630,183 -35% 1,254 $2,097   $8,187,361 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 10, 1993 3 $5,557,178   1,254 $4,432   $5,557,178 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/11/1994 $0 0 28 28 $329,874 7/14/2020
New Zealand 6/3/1994 $0 0 1 7 $3,439 11/10/2025
United Kingdom 11/20/2015 $28,980 5 5 5 $28,980 11/30/2015
 
International Total$362,293 11/10/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,194 $362,293
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,902 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,001 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,813 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,107 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,963 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 542 $362,293

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,191 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,179 $12,643,293
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 97 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,989 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,325 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,872 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 601-700) 655 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,273 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $12,643,293

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 3, 2022613,536 13,536$213,327$213,3271,414

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Lead Ensemble Members

Christian Slater    Clarence Worley
Patricia Arquette    Alabama Whitman
Dennis Hopper    Clifford Worley
Val Kilmer    Mentor
Gary Oldman    Drexl Spivey
Brad Pitt    Floyd / Dick's Roomate
Christopher Walken    Vincenzo Coccotti

Supporting Cast

Bronson Pinchot    Elliott Blitzer
Samuel L. Jackson    Big Don
Michael Rapaport    Dick Ritchie
Saul Rubinek    Lee Donowitz
Conchata Ferrell    Mary Louise Ravencroft
James Gandolfini    Virgil
Anna Thomson    Lucy
Victor Argo    Lenny
Paul Bates    Marty
Chris Penn*    Nicky Dimes
Tom Sizemore    Cody Nicholson
Said Faraj    Burger Man
Gregory Sporleder    Burger Stand Customer
Maria Pitillo    Kandi
Frank Adonis    Frankie
Kevin Corrigan    Marvin
Paul Ben-Victor    Luca
Michael Beach    Wurlitzer
Joe d'Angerio    Police Radio Operator
John Bower    Detective
John Cenatiempo    Squad Cop #1
Eric Allan Kramer    Boris
Patrick John Hurley    Monty
Dennis Garber    Lobby Cop
Scott Evers    Lobby Cop
Hilary Klym    Running Cop
Steve Gonzales    I.A. Officer
Laurence Mason    Floyd "D"

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tony Scott    Director
Samuel Hadida    Producer
Steve Perry    Producer
Bill Unger    Producer
Quentin Tarantino    Screenwriter
James G. Robinson    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Jeffrey L. Kimball    Director of Photography
Benjamin Fernandez    Production Designer
Michael Tronick    Editor
Christian Wagner    Editor
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Stanley Margolis    Executive Producer
Don Edmonds    Co-Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Co-Producer
Lisa Cogswell    Associate Producer
Spencer Franklin    Associate Producer
Gregory S. Manson    Associate Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Assistant Director
S.H. Perry    Unit Production Manager
James J. Murakami    Art Director
Thomas L. Roysden    Set Decorator
Susan Becker    Costume Designer
Hugo Pena    Costume Supervisor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman    Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan    Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher    Sound Editor
Greg Dillon    Sound Editor
David M. Horton    Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker    Sound Editor
Thomas Milano    Music Editor
Maureen Crowe    Music Supervisor
Risa Bramon Garcia    Casting Director
Billy Hopkins    Casting Director
Charles Picerni Jr    Stunt Coordinator

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,023,420 (32.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,254 opening theaters/1,254 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,550,267

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $12,281,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,194 $362,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,191 $12,643,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,905 $12,281,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,963 $362,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,273 $12,643,293

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 10th, 1993 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 11th, 1994 (Wide) (Australia)
June 3rd, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 20th, 2015 (Limited), released as True Romance (Re: 2015) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: May 31st, 1995 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Body Double
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Romance, Prostitution, Narcotics, Ensemble, Hallucinations, Police Shooting
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Christian Slater    Clarence Worley
Patricia Arquette    Alabama Whitman
Dennis Hopper    Clifford Worley
Val Kilmer    Mentor
Gary Oldman    Drexl Spivey
Brad Pitt    Floyd / Dick's Roomate
Christopher Walken    Vincenzo Coccotti

Supporting Cast

Bronson Pinchot    Elliott Blitzer
Samuel L. Jackson    Big Don
Michael Rapaport    Dick Ritchie
Saul Rubinek    Lee Donowitz
Conchata Ferrell    Mary Louise Ravencroft
James Gandolfini    Virgil
Anna Thomson    Lucy
Victor Argo    Lenny
Paul Bates    Marty
Chris Penn*    Nicky Dimes
Tom Sizemore    Cody Nicholson
Said Faraj    Burger Man
Gregory Sporleder    Burger Stand Customer
Maria Pitillo    Kandi
Frank Adonis    Frankie
Kevin Corrigan    Marvin
Paul Ben-Victor    Luca
Michael Beach    Wurlitzer
Joe d'Angerio    Police Radio Operator
John Bower    Detective
John Cenatiempo    Squad Cop #1
Eric Allan Kramer    Boris
Patrick John Hurley    Monty
Dennis Garber    Lobby Cop
Scott Evers    Lobby Cop
Hilary Klym    Running Cop
Steve Gonzales    I.A. Officer
Laurence Mason    Floyd "D"

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tony Scott    Director
Samuel Hadida    Producer
Steve Perry    Producer
Bill Unger    Producer
Quentin Tarantino    Screenwriter
James G. Robinson    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Jeffrey L. Kimball    Director of Photography
Benjamin Fernandez    Production Designer
Michael Tronick    Editor
Christian Wagner    Editor
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Stanley Margolis    Executive Producer
Don Edmonds    Co-Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Co-Producer
Lisa Cogswell    Associate Producer
Spencer Franklin    Associate Producer
Gregory S. Manson    Associate Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Assistant Director
S.H. Perry    Unit Production Manager
James J. Murakami    Art Director
Thomas L. Roysden    Set Decorator
Susan Becker    Costume Designer
Hugo Pena    Costume Supervisor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Rick Kline    Re-recording Mixer
Robert G. Henderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman    Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan    Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher    Sound Editor
Greg Dillon    Sound Editor
David M. Horton    Sound Editor
Jayme S. Parker    Sound Editor
Thomas Milano    Music Editor
Maureen Crowe    Music Supervisor
Risa Bramon Garcia    Casting Director
Billy Hopkins    Casting Director
Charles Picerni Jr    Stunt Coordinator

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,180 $33,550,267
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,329 $12,281,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1993 96 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,729 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,552 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,713 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,905 $12,281,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $12,281,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 10, 1993 3 $4,023,420   1,254 $3,208   $4,023,420 1
Sep 17, 1993 4 $2,630,183 -35% 1,254 $2,097   $8,187,361 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 10, 1993 3 $5,557,178   1,254 $4,432   $5,557,178 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/11/1994 $0 0 28 28 $329,874 7/14/2020
New Zealand 6/3/1994 $0 0 1 7 $3,439 11/10/2025
United Kingdom 11/20/2015 $28,980 5 5 5 $28,980 11/30/2015
 
International Total$362,293 11/10/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,194 $362,293
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,902 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,001 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,813 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,107 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,963 $362,293
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 542 $362,293

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,191 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,179 $12,643,293
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 97 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,989 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,325 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,872 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 601-700) 655 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,273 $12,643,293
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $12,643,293

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jul 3, 2022613,536 13,536$213,327$213,3271,414

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.