Norma Rae (1979)

Norma Rae
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,228,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$262,778 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:84.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:48 opening theaters/48 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,465,265

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,623 $22,228,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,202 $22,228,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Strike, Biographical Drama, Biography, 1970s, Unions, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 1979 1 $262,778   48 $5,475   $262,778 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Leading Cast

Sally Field    Norma Rae

Uncategorized

Frank McRae    James Brown
Beau Bridges    Sonny Webster
Noble Willingham    Leroy Mason
Pat Hingle    Vernon Wichard
Martin Ritt    Factory worker
Grace Zabriskie    Linette Odum

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Production and Technical Credits

Martin Ritt    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$262,778 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:84.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:48 opening theaters/48 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $95,465,265

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,623 $22,228,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,202 $22,228,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. North Country
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Keywords: Strike, Biographical Drama, Biography, 1970s, Unions, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sally Field    Norma Rae

Uncategorized

Frank McRae    James Brown
Beau Bridges    Sonny Webster
Noble Willingham    Leroy Mason
Pat Hingle    Vernon Wichard
Martin Ritt    Factory worker
Grace Zabriskie    Linette Odum

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Ritt    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 1979 1 $262,778   48 $5,475   $262,778 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance