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FlashdanceFollow

1983 • R • 1h 35m • Drama, Music, Romance • Paramount Pictures

Something happens when she hears the music... it's her freedom. It's her fire. It's her life.

🍅 37% 60% MC 39 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.08M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$90.46M
Partial tracking
Domestic legs22.2x
Budget$7M
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Cast & crew

Directed byAdrian Lyne ScreenplayJoe Eszterhas, Thomas Hedley Jr. Produced byDon Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer CinematographyDonald Peterman MusicGiorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey Prod. DesignCharles Rosen StarringJennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Cynthia Rhodes, Lee Ving StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 15-17 2 $4.1M — 1,140 $3,576 $4.1M
2 Apr 22-24 1 $4.1M +0.2% 1,140 $3,584 $9.7M
3 Apr 29-May 1 1 $4.1M +0.2% 1,140 $3,592 $15.4M
4 May 6-8 1 $3.4M −17.3% 1,140 $2,970 $20.3M
5 May 13-15 3 $3.5M +2.0% 1,055 $3,273 $25.3M
6 May 20-22 4 $3.5M +2.1% 970 $3,634 $30.4M
7 May 27-29 3 $4.7M +32.4% 1,015 $4,597 $36.6M
8 Jun 3-5 6 $3.0M −35.5% 1,032 $2,915 $40.8M
9 Jun 10-12 6 $2.1M −30.0% 1,029 $2,046 $44.4M
10 Jun 17-19 7 $2.2M +4.1% 996 $2,199 $48.0M
11 Jun 24-26 9 $1.8M −17.6% 995 $1,814 $51.4M
12 Jul 1-3 10 $2.3M +25.0% 785 $2,875 $55.0M
13 Jul 8-10 9 $2.3M +1.0% 830 $2,746 $58.3M
14 Jul 15-17 9 $2.2M −4.6% 915 $2,377 $62.0M
15 Jul 22-24 10 $2.0M −9.7% 880 $2,232 $65.5M
16 Jul 29-31 12 $1.6M −19.9% 850 $1,851 $68.6M
17 Aug 5-7 12 $1.5M −6.7% 740 $1,984 $71.2M
18 Aug 12-14 14 $1.3M −9.6% 677 $1,962 $73.6M
19 Aug 19-21 11 $1.5M +14.2% 590 $2,570 $76.0M
20 Aug 26-28 10 $1.6M +3.5% 658 $2,386 $78.5M
21 Sep 2-4 7 $2.1M +36.6% 792 $2,708 $81.5M
22 Sep 9-11 7 $1.4M −33.5% 860 $1,658 $83.4M
23 Sep 16-18 7 $1.4M −4.3% 860 $1,587 $85.3M
24 Sep 23-25 6 $1.2M −13.1% 838 $1,416 $87.0M
25 Sep 30-Oct 2 10 $936.5K −21.1% 795 $1,178 $88.3M
26 Oct 7-9 10 $854.8K −8.7% 624 $1,370 $89.5M
27 Oct 14-16 8 $724.7K −15.2% 620 $1,169 $90.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.2M
$4.1M
$4.1M
$4.1M
$3.4M
$3.5M
$3.5M
$4.7M
$3.0M
$2.1M
$2.2M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +4.1%
+0.2%
W1→2
+0.2%
W2→3
−17.3%
W3→4
+2.0%
W4→5
+2.1%
W5→6
+32.4%
W6→7
−35.5%
W7→8
−30.0%
W8→9
+4.1%
W9→10
Steepest −35.5%Biggest gain +32.4%

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