Tequila Sunrise

Name: Tequila Sunrise
Director: Robert Towne
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1988
Cast: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raúl Juliá, J.T. Walsh

1988 • R • 1h 55m • Crime, Drama, Romance • Warner Bros.

A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.

🍅 52% 41%

3.02

6.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$6.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$39.7M

Final

Domestic Legs6.3x

1988 Rank#27

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Cast & Crew

Mel Gibson Starring

Michelle Pfeiffer Starring

Kurt Russell Starring

Raúl Juliá Starring

ScreenplayRobert Towne Produced byThom Mount CinematographyConrad Hall MusicDave Grusin StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 2-4 3 $6.4M — 1,115 $5,696 $6.4M

2 Dec 9-11 4 $4.0M −37.0% 1,115 $3,591 $12.5M

3 Dec 16-18 6 $3.0M −24.9% 1,394 $2,158 $16.8M

4 Dec 23-25 9 $3.2M +5.0% 1,411 $2,238 $21.5M

5 Dec 30-Jan 1 7 $4.6M +44.2% 1,411 $3,228 $28.5M

6 Jan 6-8 7 $3.0M −34.1% 1,392 $2,157 $32.7M

9 Jan 27-29 13 $951.8K — 958 $994 $38.0M

Weekend grossWk 9 · $951.8K

$6.4M

$4.0M

$3.0M

$3.2M

$4.6M

$3.0M

$951.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W9

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −34.1%

−37.0%

W1→2

−24.9%

W2→3

+5.0%

W3→4

+44.2%

W4→5

−34.1%

W5→6

Steepest −37.0%Biggest gain +44.2%

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