Awakenings (1990)

Awakenings
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,636,504Details
OpusData ID: 10500100
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Metrics

Legs:6.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $138,717,331

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $51,636,504

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 10th, 2023 (Limited), released as Awakenings (レナードの朝) (Japan)
Video Release: June 21st, 1994 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Baby Boom
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Keywords: Medical and Hospitals, Doctors, Life Drama, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Lasker, Walter Parkes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $7,639,389 Feb 15, 1991 61
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $13,681,847 Jan 25, 1991 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $7,678,279 Jan 18, 1991 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $21,502,826 Jan 18, 1991 33

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,253 $138,717,331
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $51,636,504
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 23 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,517 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $51,636,504

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 1991 2 $8,306,532   1,282 $6,479   $10,087,133 4
Jan 18, 1991 2 $7,678,279 -8% 1,311 $5,857   $20,228,866 5
Jan 25, 1991 2 $4,885,543 -36% 1,325 $3,687   $26,525,139 6
Feb 1, 1991 4 $4,476,785 -8% 1,330 $3,366   $32,551,985 7
Feb 8, 1991 6 $2,830,551 -37% 1,318 $2,148   $36,544,462 8
Feb 15, 1991 10 $2,727,892 -4% 1,219 $2,238   $40,163,707 9
Apr 5, 1991 22 $442,104   465 $951   $49,404,987 16
Apr 12, 1991 18 $424,515 -4% 451 $941   $49,984,597 17
Apr 19, 1991 19 $372,666 -12% 429 $869   $50,502,349 18
Apr 26, 1991 18 $323,989 -13% 375 $864   $50,953,606 19
May 3, 1991 23 $246,383 -24% 318 $775   $51,306,865 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 1991 2 $10,769,986   1,282 $8,401   $12,550,587 5
Jan 18, 1991 2 $9,089,009 -16% 1,311 $6,933   $21,639,596 6
Jan 25, 1991 2 $6,435,604 -29% 1,325 $4,857   $28,075,200 7
Feb 1, 1991 4 $5,638,711 -12% 1,330 $4,240   $33,713,911 8
Feb 8, 1991 6 $3,721,904 -34% 1,318 $2,824   $37,435,815 9
Apr 5, 1991 21 $597,199   465 $1,284   $49,560,082 17
Apr 12, 1991 17 $569,601 -5% 451 $1,263   $50,129,683 18
Apr 19, 1991 20 $499,934 -12% 429 $1,165   $50,629,617 19
Apr 26, 1991 18 $430,865 -14% 375 $1,149   $51,060,482 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 2/10/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,496 $51,636,504
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 664 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,656 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,115 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $51,636,504

Leading Cast

Robert De Niro    Leonard Lowe
Robin Williams    Dr. Malcolm Sayer

Supporting Cast

John Heard    Dr. Kaufman
Julie Kavner    Eleanor Costello
Penelope Ann Miller    Paula
Max von Sydow    Dr. Peter Ingham
Alice Drummond    Lucy
Judith Malina    Rose
Barton Heyman    Bert
George Martin    Frank
Anne Meara    Miriam
Richard Libertini    Sidney
Laura Esterman    Lolly
Dexter Gordon    Rolando
Jayne Haynes    Frances
Le Clanche DuRand    Magda
Yusef Bulos    Joseph
Steven Randazzo    Luis
Gloria Harper    Dottie
Gwyllum Evans    Desmond
Mary Catherine Wright    Nurse Beth
Mary Alice    Nurse Margaret
Keith Diamond    Anthony
Steve Vinovich    Ray
Tiger Haynes    Janitor
John Christopher Jones    Dr. Sullivan
Bradley Whitford    Dr. Tyler
Harvey Miller    Hospital Director
Tanya Berezin    Psychiatrist
Peter Stormare    Neurochemist
Shane Fistell    Man in Hall
Waheedah Ahmad    Hysterical Woman
Charles Keating    Mr. Kean
Christina Huertes    Christina
Linda Burns    Fishsticks
Judy Jacksina    Hospital Receptionist
Gary Tacon    George, Security Guard
Rico Elias    Orderly #1
Mel Gorham    Nurse Sara
Chris Carolan    EEG Technician
Debra Kovner Zaks    Cafeteria Nurse
Max Rabinowitz    Ward #5 Orderly
Gordon Joseph Weiss    Ward #5 Patient
Byron Utley    Ward #5 Patient
Anthony McGowen    Ward #5 Patient
Paul Montgomery    Ward #5 Patient
Leonard Tepper    Ward #5 Patient
Pastore Vinny    Ward #5 Patient
Howard Feller    Ward #5 Patient
Libby Titus    Club Singer
Michael Hyde    Bus Driver
Tomislav Novakovic    Bartender
Adam Bryant    Librarian
Anthony J Nici    Young Leonard
Oliver Block    Leonard's Friend
Buck Smith    Leonard's Friend
Joan E MacIntosh    Teacher

Cameos

Vin Diesel   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Penny Marshall    Director
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Lawrence Lasker    Producer
Steven Zaillian    Screenwriter
Oliver Sacks M.D. *    Based on the Book by
Penny Marshall    Executive Producer
Arne L. Schmidt    Executive Producer
Elliot Abbott    Executive Producer
Randy Newman    Composer
Anton Furst    Production Designer
Jerry Greenberg    Editor
Battle Davis    Editor
Miroslav Ondříček    Director of Photography
Amy Lemisch    Associate Producer
Tony Gittelson    Assistant Director
Timothy M. Bourne    Unit Production Manager
Bill Groom    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Cynthia Flynt    Costume Designer
Jere Huggins    Additional Editor
Les Lazarowitz    Sound Mixer
Gary Bourgeois    Re-recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Jerry Ross    Supervising Sound Editor
John J. Morris    Sound Editor
Bob Newlan    Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Sound Editor
Hugo Weng    Sound Editor
James Flamberg    Music Editor
Laura Perlman    Music Editor
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Todd Thaler    Additional Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Legs:6.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $138,717,331

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $51,636,504

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 10th, 2023 (Limited), released as Awakenings (レナードの朝) (Japan)
Video Release: June 21st, 1994 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Baby Boom
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Medical and Hospitals, Doctors, Life Drama, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Lasker, Walter Parkes
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $7,639,389 Feb 15, 1991 61
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $13,681,847 Jan 25, 1991 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $7,678,279 Jan 18, 1991 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $21,502,826 Jan 18, 1991 33

Leading Cast

Robert De Niro    Leonard Lowe
Robin Williams    Dr. Malcolm Sayer

Supporting Cast

John Heard    Dr. Kaufman
Julie Kavner    Eleanor Costello
Penelope Ann Miller    Paula
Max von Sydow    Dr. Peter Ingham
Alice Drummond    Lucy
Judith Malina    Rose
Barton Heyman    Bert
George Martin    Frank
Anne Meara    Miriam
Richard Libertini    Sidney
Laura Esterman    Lolly
Dexter Gordon    Rolando
Jayne Haynes    Frances
Le Clanche DuRand    Magda
Yusef Bulos    Joseph
Steven Randazzo    Luis
Gloria Harper    Dottie
Gwyllum Evans    Desmond
Mary Catherine Wright    Nurse Beth
Mary Alice    Nurse Margaret
Keith Diamond    Anthony
Steve Vinovich    Ray
Tiger Haynes    Janitor
John Christopher Jones    Dr. Sullivan
Bradley Whitford    Dr. Tyler
Harvey Miller    Hospital Director
Tanya Berezin    Psychiatrist
Peter Stormare    Neurochemist
Shane Fistell    Man in Hall
Waheedah Ahmad    Hysterical Woman
Charles Keating    Mr. Kean
Christina Huertes    Christina
Linda Burns    Fishsticks
Judy Jacksina    Hospital Receptionist
Gary Tacon    George, Security Guard
Rico Elias    Orderly #1
Mel Gorham    Nurse Sara
Chris Carolan    EEG Technician
Debra Kovner Zaks    Cafeteria Nurse
Max Rabinowitz    Ward #5 Orderly
Gordon Joseph Weiss    Ward #5 Patient
Byron Utley    Ward #5 Patient
Anthony McGowen    Ward #5 Patient
Paul Montgomery    Ward #5 Patient
Leonard Tepper    Ward #5 Patient
Pastore Vinny    Ward #5 Patient
Howard Feller    Ward #5 Patient
Libby Titus    Club Singer
Michael Hyde    Bus Driver
Tomislav Novakovic    Bartender
Adam Bryant    Librarian
Anthony J Nici    Young Leonard
Oliver Block    Leonard's Friend
Buck Smith    Leonard's Friend
Joan E MacIntosh    Teacher

Cameos

Vin Diesel   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Penny Marshall    Director
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Lawrence Lasker    Producer
Steven Zaillian    Screenwriter
Oliver Sacks M.D. *    Based on the Book by
Penny Marshall    Executive Producer
Arne L. Schmidt    Executive Producer
Elliot Abbott    Executive Producer
Randy Newman    Composer
Anton Furst    Production Designer
Jerry Greenberg    Editor
Battle Davis    Editor
Miroslav Ondříček    Director of Photography
Amy Lemisch    Associate Producer
Tony Gittelson    Assistant Director
Timothy M. Bourne    Unit Production Manager
Bill Groom    Art Director
George DeTitta Jr.    Set Decorator
Cynthia Flynt    Costume Designer
Jere Huggins    Additional Editor
Les Lazarowitz    Sound Mixer
Gary Bourgeois    Re-recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Jerry Ross    Supervising Sound Editor
John J. Morris    Sound Editor
Bob Newlan    Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Sound Editor
Hugo Weng    Sound Editor
James Flamberg    Music Editor
Laura Perlman    Music Editor
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Todd Thaler    Additional Casting

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,870 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,253 $138,717,331
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $51,636,504
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 23 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 416 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,517 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $51,636,504
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $51,636,504

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 1991 2 $8,306,532   1,282 $6,479   $10,087,133 4
Jan 18, 1991 2 $7,678,279 -8% 1,311 $5,857   $20,228,866 5
Jan 25, 1991 2 $4,885,543 -36% 1,325 $3,687   $26,525,139 6
Feb 1, 1991 4 $4,476,785 -8% 1,330 $3,366   $32,551,985 7
Feb 8, 1991 6 $2,830,551 -37% 1,318 $2,148   $36,544,462 8
Feb 15, 1991 10 $2,727,892 -4% 1,219 $2,238   $40,163,707 9
Apr 5, 1991 22 $442,104   465 $951   $49,404,987 16
Apr 12, 1991 18 $424,515 -4% 451 $941   $49,984,597 17
Apr 19, 1991 19 $372,666 -12% 429 $869   $50,502,349 18
Apr 26, 1991 18 $323,989 -13% 375 $864   $50,953,606 19
May 3, 1991 23 $246,383 -24% 318 $775   $51,306,865 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 1991 2 $10,769,986   1,282 $8,401   $12,550,587 5
Jan 18, 1991 2 $9,089,009 -16% 1,311 $6,933   $21,639,596 6
Jan 25, 1991 2 $6,435,604 -29% 1,325 $4,857   $28,075,200 7
Feb 1, 1991 4 $5,638,711 -12% 1,330 $4,240   $33,713,911 8
Feb 8, 1991 6 $3,721,904 -34% 1,318 $2,824   $37,435,815 9
Apr 5, 1991 21 $597,199   465 $1,284   $49,560,082 17
Apr 12, 1991 17 $569,601 -5% 451 $1,263   $50,129,683 18
Apr 19, 1991 20 $499,934 -12% 429 $1,165   $50,629,617 19
Apr 26, 1991 18 $430,865 -14% 375 $1,149   $51,060,482 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 2/10/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,496 $51,636,504
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 664 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,656 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 219 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,115 $51,636,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $51,636,504