Young Guns (1988)

Young Guns
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,726,644Details
OpusData ID: 12410100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,011,393 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,387 opening theaters/1,416 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $123,079,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,500 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,067 $44,726,644

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Vestron Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Young Guns
Comparisons: vs. Tombstone
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Revisionist Western, 1870s, Life on a Farm, Revenge, Outlaws, Death of a Mentor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $11,868,639 Sep 2, 1988 24

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,458 $123,079,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $44,726,644
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1988 22 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies 28 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $44,726,644

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 1 $7,011,393   1,387 $5,055   $7,011,393 1
Aug 19, 1988 2 $5,037,716 -28% 1,416 $3,558   $16,377,217 2
Aug 26, 1988 5 $3,626,907 -28% 1,371 $2,645   $22,973,151 3
Sep 2, 1988 7 $4,137,412 +14% 1,399 $2,957   $28,938,977 4
Sep 9, 1988 7 $2,172,952 -47% 1,398 $1,554   $31,937,762 5
Sep 16, 1988 7 $1,958,525 -10% 1,358 $1,442   $34,709,282 6
Sep 23, 1988 7 $1,512,785 -23% 1,263 $1,198   $36,899,798 7
Sep 30, 1988 10 $1,286,722 -15% 1,225 $1,050   $38,688,952 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 1 $11,339,501   1,387 $8,176   $11,339,501 1
Aug 19, 1988 2 $8,006,743 -29% 1,416 $5,654   $19,346,244 2
Aug 26, 1988 4 $5,455,321 -32% 1,371 $3,979   $24,801,565 3
Sep 2, 1988 7 $4,963,245 -9% 1,399 $3,548   $29,764,810 4
Sep 9, 1988 7 $2,985,947 -40% 1,398 $2,136   $32,750,757 5
Sep 16, 1988 7 $2,636,256 -12% 1,358 $1,941   $35,387,013 6
Sep 23, 1988 6 $2,015,217 -24% 1,263 $1,596   $37,402,230 7

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Dec 10, 20231014,286 14,286$387,865$387,8651,259

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

Emilio Estevez    William H. Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland    Doc Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips    Jose Chavez y Chavez
Charlie Sheen    Richard Brewer
Dermot Mulroney    Dirty Steven Stephens
Casey Siemaszko    Charley Bowdre

Supporting Cast

Terry O'Quinn    Alex McSween
Jack Palance    Lawrence G. Murphy
Terence Stamp    John Tunstall
Sharon Thomas    Sharon McSween
Geoffrey Blake    William J. McCloskey
Lisa Banes    Mallory
Alice Carter    Yen Sun
Brian Keith    Buckshot Roberts
Tom Callaway    Texas Joe Grant
Patrick Wayne    Pat Garrett
Sam Gauny    Morton
Cody Palance    Baker
Gadeek    Henry Hill
Victor Izay    Justice Wilson
Allen Robert Keller    John Kinney
Craig M. Erikson    Peppin
Jeremy H. Lepard    Dolan
Daniel Kamin    Sheriff Brady
Richela Renkun    Bar Girl
Pat Lee    Janey
Gary Kanin    Colonel Dudley
Forrest Broadley    Rynerson
Alan Tobin    Bartender
Joey Hanks    Hindman
Loyd Lee Brown    Soldier
Elena Parres    Manuela's Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Christopher Cain    Director
Christopher Cain    Producer
Joe Roth    Producer
John Fusco    Screenwriter
John Fusco    Executive Producer
James G. Robinson    Executive Producer
Irby Smith    Co-Producer
Paul Schiff    Co-Producer
Jane Musky    Production Designer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Jack Hofstra    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Myers*    Assistant Director
Irby Smith    Unit Production Manager
Harold Thrasher    Art Director
Robert Kracik    Set Decorator
Richard Hornung    Costume Designer
Laurie L. Hudson    Costume Supervisor
Carey Lindley    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory Steele    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen    Sound Editor
Lon Bender    Sound Editor
Anna Boorstin    Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Mike Wilhoit    Sound Editor
Randy Kelley    Sound Effects Editor
Chris Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Minkler    Sound Designer
Wylie Stateman    Sound Designer
Nancy Fogarty    Music Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Charles Balazs    Make up
Jeanne Van Phue    Make up
Anthony Marinelli    Song Writer
Brian Banks    Song Writer
Penny Perry    Casting Director
M.L. Tanner    Casting Associate
Everett Creach    Stunt Coordinator

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


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,011,393 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,387 opening theaters/1,416 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $123,079,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,500 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,067 $44,726,644

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 1988 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Vestron Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Young Guns
Comparisons: vs. Tombstone
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Revisionist Western, 1870s, Life on a Farm, Revenge, Outlaws, Death of a Mentor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $11,868,639 Sep 2, 1988 24

Lead Ensemble Members

Emilio Estevez    William H. Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland    Doc Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips    Jose Chavez y Chavez
Charlie Sheen    Richard Brewer
Dermot Mulroney    Dirty Steven Stephens
Casey Siemaszko    Charley Bowdre

Supporting Cast

Terry O'Quinn    Alex McSween
Jack Palance    Lawrence G. Murphy
Terence Stamp    John Tunstall
Sharon Thomas    Sharon McSween
Geoffrey Blake    William J. McCloskey
Lisa Banes    Mallory
Alice Carter    Yen Sun
Brian Keith    Buckshot Roberts
Tom Callaway    Texas Joe Grant
Patrick Wayne    Pat Garrett
Sam Gauny    Morton
Cody Palance    Baker
Gadeek    Henry Hill
Victor Izay    Justice Wilson
Allen Robert Keller    John Kinney
Craig M. Erikson    Peppin
Jeremy H. Lepard    Dolan
Daniel Kamin    Sheriff Brady
Richela Renkun    Bar Girl
Pat Lee    Janey
Gary Kanin    Colonel Dudley
Forrest Broadley    Rynerson
Alan Tobin    Bartender
Joey Hanks    Hindman
Loyd Lee Brown    Soldier
Elena Parres    Manuela's Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Christopher Cain    Director
Christopher Cain    Producer
Joe Roth    Producer
John Fusco    Screenwriter
John Fusco    Executive Producer
James G. Robinson    Executive Producer
Irby Smith    Co-Producer
Paul Schiff    Co-Producer
Jane Musky    Production Designer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Jack Hofstra    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Myers*    Assistant Director
Irby Smith    Unit Production Manager
Harold Thrasher    Art Director
Robert Kracik    Set Decorator
Richard Hornung    Costume Designer
Laurie L. Hudson    Costume Supervisor
Carey Lindley    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory Steele    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen    Sound Editor
Lon Bender    Sound Editor
Anna Boorstin    Sound Editor
Lou Kleinman    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Mike Wilhoit    Sound Editor
Randy Kelley    Sound Effects Editor
Chris Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Minkler    Sound Designer
Wylie Stateman    Sound Designer
Nancy Fogarty    Music Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Charles Balazs    Make up
Jeanne Van Phue    Make up
Anthony Marinelli    Song Writer
Brian Banks    Song Writer
Penny Perry    Casting Director
M.L. Tanner    Casting Associate
Everett Creach    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 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,458 $123,079,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $44,726,644
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1988 22 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies 28 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $44,726,644
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $44,726,644

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 1 $7,011,393   1,387 $5,055   $7,011,393 1
Aug 19, 1988 2 $5,037,716 -28% 1,416 $3,558   $16,377,217 2
Aug 26, 1988 5 $3,626,907 -28% 1,371 $2,645   $22,973,151 3
Sep 2, 1988 7 $4,137,412 +14% 1,399 $2,957   $28,938,977 4
Sep 9, 1988 7 $2,172,952 -47% 1,398 $1,554   $31,937,762 5
Sep 16, 1988 7 $1,958,525 -10% 1,358 $1,442   $34,709,282 6
Sep 23, 1988 7 $1,512,785 -23% 1,263 $1,198   $36,899,798 7
Sep 30, 1988 10 $1,286,722 -15% 1,225 $1,050   $38,688,952 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1988 1 $11,339,501   1,387 $8,176   $11,339,501 1
Aug 19, 1988 2 $8,006,743 -29% 1,416 $5,654   $19,346,244 2
Aug 26, 1988 4 $5,455,321 -32% 1,371 $3,979   $24,801,565 3
Sep 2, 1988 7 $4,963,245 -9% 1,399 $3,548   $29,764,810 4
Sep 9, 1988 7 $2,985,947 -40% 1,398 $2,136   $32,750,757 5
Sep 16, 1988 7 $2,636,256 -12% 1,358 $1,941   $35,387,013 6
Sep 23, 1988 6 $2,015,217 -24% 1,263 $1,596   $37,402,230 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,500 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,798 $44,726,644
Top 1988 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,828 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,964 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 351 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies 29 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,067 $44,726,644
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $44,726,644

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Dec 10, 20231014,286 14,286$387,865$387,8651,259

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.