Some Kind of Hero (1982)

Some Kind of Hero
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,400,486Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,631,293 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:975 opening theaters/975 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,801,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,817 $20,400,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,478 $20,400,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $20,400,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,716 $20,400,486

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 2nd, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Vietnam War, Comedy Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, POW, Returning Soldiers, Ex-soldier, Prostitution, Romance, Epilogue, Money Troubles, Medical and Hospitals, Mafia
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $17,482,419 Apr 9, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1982 2 $5,631,293   975 $5,776   $5,631,293 1
Apr 9, 1982 2 $4,676,826 -17% 975 $4,797   $11,739,867 2
Apr 16, 1982 2 $2,971,935 -36% 975 $3,048   $16,085,193 3
Apr 23, 1982 4 $1,927,116 -35% 700 $2,753   $18,500,214 4
Apr 30, 1982 8 $1,262,514 -34% 666 $1,896   $20,400,486 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1982 2 $7,063,041   975 $7,244   $7,063,041 1
Apr 9, 1982 2 $6,050,217 -14% 975 $6,205   $13,113,258 2
Apr 16, 1982 4 $3,459,840 -43% 975 $3,549   $16,573,098 3
Apr 23, 1982 5 $2,564,874 -26% 700 $3,664   $19,137,972 4

Uncategorized

Tim Thomerson    Cal
Ray Sharkey    Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ronny Cox    Col. Powers
Richard Pryor    Corporal Eddie Keller
Margot Kidder    Toni Donovan

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Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,631,293 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:975 opening theaters/975 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,801,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,817 $20,400,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,478 $20,400,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $20,400,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,716 $20,400,486

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 2nd, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 minutes
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Keywords: Vietnam War, Comedy Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, POW, Returning Soldiers, Ex-soldier, Prostitution, Romance, Epilogue, Money Troubles, Medical and Hospitals, Mafia
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $17,482,419 Apr 9, 1982 10

Uncategorized

Tim Thomerson    Cal
Ray Sharkey    Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ronny Cox    Col. Powers
Richard Pryor    Corporal Eddie Keller
Margot Kidder    Toni Donovan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Pressman    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1982 2 $5,631,293   975 $5,776   $5,631,293 1
Apr 9, 1982 2 $4,676,826 -17% 975 $4,797   $11,739,867 2
Apr 16, 1982 2 $2,971,935 -36% 975 $3,048   $16,085,193 3
Apr 23, 1982 4 $1,927,116 -35% 700 $2,753   $18,500,214 4
Apr 30, 1982 8 $1,262,514 -34% 666 $1,896   $20,400,486 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1982 2 $7,063,041   975 $7,244   $7,063,041 1
Apr 9, 1982 2 $6,050,217 -14% 975 $6,205   $13,113,258 2
Apr 16, 1982 4 $3,459,840 -43% 975 $3,549   $16,573,098 3
Apr 23, 1982 5 $2,564,874 -26% 700 $3,664   $19,137,972 4