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The Color of Money

1986 • R • 1h 59m • Drama, Sport • Touchstone Pictures

The Hustler isn't what he used to be. But he has the next best thing. A kid who is.

🍅 87% 74% MC 77 LB 3.74 IMDb 7.0
CS B-

The Color of Money Box Office

Opening Weekend
$6.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$52.3M
Final
Domestic Legs8.2x
Budget$10M
1986 Rank#12
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Oct 17-19 2 $6.36M — $6.36M 635 $10.0K 1
Oct 24-26 2 $5.26M -17.3% $13.74M 817 $6.4K 2
Oct 31-Nov 2 2 $5.29M +0.7% $20.79M 1,183 $4.5K 3
Nov 7-9 2 $4.40M -16.9% $26.99M 1,205 $3.7K 4
Nov 14-16 2 $3.11M -29.4% $31.46M 1,205 $2.6K 5
Nov 21-23 5 $2.50M -19.4% $34.75M 1,183 $2.1K 6
Nov 28-30 5 $3.20M +27.9% $39.62M 1,170 $2.7K 7
Dec 5-7 6 $1.50M -53.1% $41.68M 1,104 $1.4K 8
Dec 12-14 10 $694K -53.8% $42.72M 906 $766 9
Jan 9-11 20 $561K — $46.06M 591 $949 13
Jan 16-18 23 $379K -32.5% $46.55M 431 $879 14
Jan 23-25 23 $257K -32.0% $46.92M 391 $658 15
Jan 30-Feb 1 27 $181K -29.8% $47.21M 273 $662 16
Apr 3-5 15 $857K — $50.16M 690 $1.2K 25

Cast & Crew

Directed byMartin Scorsese
ScreenplayRichard Price
Produced byIrving Axelrad, Barbara De Fina
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Music byRobbie Robertson
StarringPaul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Forest Whitaker
StudioTouchstone Pictures

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