Cry Freedom (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,899,797Details
International Box Office $20,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,899,797
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$318,723 (5.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:27 opening theaters/479 max. theaters, 1.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,046,008

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,375 $5,899,797
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,570 $20,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,780 $25,899,797

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: February 23rd, 1999 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 157 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, House Arrest, Biographical Drama, Set in South Africa, Apartheid, Political Activist, Political Prisoner, Police Brutality
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 1987 19 $318,723   27 $11,805   $318,723 1
Dec 11, 1987 25 $98,272   19 $5,172   $1,848,422 6
Feb 19, 1988 11 $802,235   479 $1,675   $3,487,583 16

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Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Steve Biko

Uncategorized

Julian Glover    Don Card
Ian McNeice   
Kevin McNally    Ken
Kevin Kline    Donald Woods

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
John Briley    Screenwriter
Richard Attenborough    Producer
George Fenton    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$318,723 (5.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:27 opening theaters/479 max. theaters, 1.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,046,008

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,375 $5,899,797
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,570 $20,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,780 $25,899,797

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon EST, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 1987 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: February 23rd, 1999 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 157 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hidden Figures
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Keywords: Biography, House Arrest, Biographical Drama, Set in South Africa, Apartheid, Political Activist, Political Prisoner, Police Brutality
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Steve Biko

Uncategorized

Julian Glover    Don Card
Ian McNeice   
Kevin McNally    Ken
Kevin Kline    Donald Woods

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
John Briley    Screenwriter
Richard Attenborough    Producer
George Fenton    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 1987 19 $318,723   27 $11,805   $318,723 1
Dec 11, 1987 25 $98,272   19 $5,172   $1,848,422 6
Feb 19, 1988 11 $802,235   479 $1,675   $3,487,583 16

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International Cumulative Box Office Records


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