Dances with Wolves (1990)

Dances with Wolves
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $184,208,842Details
International Box Office $239,999,963Details
Worldwide Box Office $424,208,805
OpusData ID: 1100100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$598,257 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:15.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 22.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:14 opening theaters/1,636 max. theaters, 24.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $494,359,512

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $184,208,842
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $239,999,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $424,208,805
Leggiest Movies 27 15.48

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: March 31st, 1991 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: August 28th, 1991 by Orion Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 181 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
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Keywords: Culture Clash, Native Americans, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Revisionist Western, 1860s, The Civil War
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tig Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 13 $716,449 Jun 21, 1991 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 14 $784,346 Jun 14, 1991 220
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 16 $806,709 May 31, 1991 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 16 $1,209,017 May 24, 1991 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 14 $1,396,192 May 17, 1991 192
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 10 $1,436,476 May 10, 1991 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 8 $1,838,329 May 3, 1991 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 11 $2,065,096 Apr 26, 1991 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 5 $2,940,860 Apr 19, 1991 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 5 $3,467,181 Apr 12, 1991 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 2 $4,014,945 Apr 5, 1991 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 2 $5,406,366 Mar 29, 1991 143
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 184 $5,406,366 Mar 29, 1991 143
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 138 $15,140,388 Mar 29, 1991 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 4 $3,750,142 Mar 22, 1991 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 11 $2,816,640 Mar 15, 1991 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 12 $3,381,254 Mar 8, 1991 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 11 $3,942,518 Mar 1, 1991 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 12 $4,225,329 Feb 22, 1991 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 6 $6,202,141 Feb 15, 1991 101
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $6,202,141 Feb 15, 1991 101
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $17,368,945 Feb 15, 1991 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 26 $3,905,835 Feb 8, 1991 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 22 $4,787,941 Feb 1, 1991 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 34 $4,307,895 Jan 25, 1991 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $12,064,153 Jan 25, 1991 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 25 $5,759,572 Jan 18, 1991 73
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 253 $5,759,572 Jan 18, 1991 73
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 170 $16,129,534 Jan 18, 1991 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 42 $5,586,412 Jan 11, 1991 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 21 $7,329,451 Jan 4, 1991 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 226 $7,329,451 Jan 4, 1991 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $20,525,942 Jan 4, 1991 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 10 $11,898,621 Dec 28, 1990 52
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 121 $11,898,621 Dec 28, 1990 52
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 68 $33,242,825 Dec 28, 1990 52
Theater Average 8th Weekend 33 $9,376 Dec 28, 1990 52
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 173 $9,491,623 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $26,518,068 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 205 $9,491,623 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $20,602,672 Nov 23, 1990 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 44 $40,363 Nov 16, 1990 10
Never No. 1 Domestic 17 $184,208,842 Nov 9, 1990 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 $494,359,512
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $184,208,842
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 3 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 64 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 19 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies 1 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $184,208,842
Leggiest Movies 27 15.48

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 1990 11 $598,257   14 $42,733   $598,257 1
Nov 16, 1990 11 $565,083 -6% 14 $40,363   $1,532,461 2
Nov 23, 1990 3 $9,491,623 +1,580% 1,048 $9,057   $14,340,791 3
Nov 30, 1990 4 $7,024,913 -26% 1,053 $6,671   $24,411,745 4
Dec 7, 1990 4 $5,385,579 -23% 1,051 $5,124   $32,019,043 5
Dec 14, 1990 4 $4,471,916 -17% 1,196 $3,739   $38,378,883 6
Dec 21, 1990 4 $5,906,935 +32% 1,254 $4,710   $46,269,616 7
Dec 28, 1990 4 $11,898,621 +101% 1,269 $9,376   $61,562,428 8
Jan 4, 1991 4 $7,329,451 -38% 1,282 $5,717   $71,245,992 9
Jan 11, 1991 5 $5,586,412 -24% 1,285 $4,347   $79,408,319 10
Jan 18, 1991 4 $5,759,572 +3% 1,301 $4,427   $86,834,177 11
Jan 25, 1991 5 $4,307,895 -25% 1,302 $3,309   $92,390,440 12
Feb 1, 1991 2 $4,787,941 +11% 1,343 $3,565   $98,652,878 13
Feb 8, 1991 5 $3,905,835 -18% 1,548 $2,523   $103,912,717 14
Feb 15, 1991 5 $6,202,141 +59% 1,554 $3,991   $111,742,261 15
Feb 22, 1991 5 $4,225,329 -32% 1,602 $2,638   $117,287,535 16
Mar 1, 1991 6 $3,942,518 -7% 1,608 $2,452   $122,601,476 17
Mar 8, 1991 6 $3,381,254 -14% 1,572 $2,151   $127,243,233 18
Mar 15, 1991 8 $2,816,640 -17% 1,545 $1,823   $131,271,171 19
Mar 22, 1991 6 $3,750,142 +33% 1,538 $2,438   $136,249,848 20
Mar 29, 1991 3 $5,406,366 +44% 1,621 $3,335   $144,313,302 21
Apr 5, 1991 4 $4,014,945 -26% 1,636 $2,454   $150,666,372 22
Apr 12, 1991 4 $3,467,181 -14% 1,612 $2,151   $155,257,286 23
Apr 19, 1991 5 $2,940,860 -15% 1,625 $1,810   $159,510,493 24
Apr 26, 1991 8 $2,065,096 -30% 1,597 $1,293   $162,453,745 25
May 3, 1991 9 $1,838,329 -11% 1,478 $1,244   $164,961,941 26
May 10, 1991 9 $1,436,476 -22% 1,358 $1,058   $167,075,878 27
May 17, 1991 11 $1,396,192 -3% 1,107 $1,261   $169,370,575 28
May 24, 1991 15 $1,209,017 -13% 743 $1,627   $171,221,399 29
May 31, 1991 15 $806,709 -33% 797 $1,012   $172,548,016 30
Jun 14, 1991 11 $784,346   716 $1,095   $173,995,363 32
Jun 21, 1991 14 $716,449 -9% 586 $1,223   $175,293,948 33

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 1990 8 $967,378   14 $69,098   $967,378 1
Nov 16, 1990 8 $3,881,790 +301% 14 $277,271   $4,849,168 2
Nov 23, 1990 3 $12,537,664 +223% 1,048 $11,963   $17,386,832 3
Nov 30, 1990 4 $9,246,632 -26% 1,053 $8,781   $26,633,464 4
Dec 7, 1990 4 $7,273,503 -21% 1,051 $6,921   $33,906,967 5
Dec 14, 1990 4 $6,455,714 -11% 1,196 $5,398   $40,362,681 6
Dec 21, 1990 4 $9,301,126 +44% 1,254 $7,417   $49,663,807 7
Dec 28, 1990 4 $14,252,734 +53% 1,269 $11,231   $63,916,541 8
Jan 4, 1991 4 $9,905,366 -31% 1,282 $7,726   $73,821,907 9
Jan 11, 1991 5 $7,252,698 -27% 1,285 $5,644   $81,074,605 10
Jan 18, 1991 4 $7,007,940 -3% 1,301 $5,387   $88,082,545 11
Jan 25, 1991 4 $5,782,392 -17% 1,302 $4,441   $93,864,937 12
Feb 1, 1991 2 $6,141,945 +6% 1,343 $4,573   $100,006,882 13
Feb 8, 1991 5 $5,533,238 -10% 1,548 $3,574   $105,540,120 14
Feb 15, 1991 5 $7,522,086 +36% 1,554 $4,840   $113,062,206 15
Feb 22, 1991 5 $5,596,752 -26% 1,602 $3,494   $118,658,958 16
Mar 1, 1991 4 $5,203,021 -7% 1,608 $3,236   $123,861,979 17
Mar 8, 1991 6 $4,592,552 -12% 1,572 $2,921   $128,454,531 18
Mar 15, 1991 8 $4,045,175 -12% 1,545 $2,618   $132,499,706 19
Mar 22, 1991 3 $6,407,230 +58% 1,538 $4,166   $138,906,936 20
Mar 29, 1991 3 $7,744,491 +21% 1,621 $4,778   $146,651,427 21
Apr 5, 1991 5 $5,138,678 -34% 1,636 $3,141   $151,790,105 22
Apr 12, 1991 4 $4,779,528 -7% 1,612 $2,965   $156,569,633 23
Apr 19, 1991 5 $3,819,016 -20% 1,625 $2,350   $160,388,649 24
Apr 26, 1991 8 $2,734,963 -28% 1,597 $1,713   $163,123,612 25
May 3, 1991 9 $2,515,790 -8% 1,478 $1,702   $165,639,402 26
May 10, 1991 8 $2,334,981 -7% 1,358 $1,719   $167,974,383 27
May 17, 1991 11 $2,037,999 -13% 1,107 $1,841   $170,012,382 28
May 24, 1991 13 $1,728,925 -15% 743 $2,327   $171,741,307 29
Jun 14, 1991 10 $1,366,482   716 $1,908   $174,577,499 32

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 3/31/1991 $0 0 201 353 $83,840 3/26/2021
 
Rest of World $239,916,123
 
International Total$239,999,963 3/26/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $239,999,963
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $239,999,963
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 85 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 31 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies 2 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $239,999,963

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $424,208,805
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 74 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 25 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies 2 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $424,208,805

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

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this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 20111522,023 22,023$440,239$440,2391,012

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Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Lieutenant John G. Dunbar

Supporting Cast

Mary McDonnell    Stands With A Fist
Graham Greene    Kicking Bird
Rodney A. Grant    Wind in His Hair
Floyd Red Crow Westerman    Ten Bears
Tantoo Cardinal    Black Shawl
Robert Pastorelli    Timmons
Charles Rocket    Lt. Elgin
Maury Chaykin    Major Fambrough
Jimmy Herman    Stone Calf
Nathan Lee, Chasing His Horse*    Smiles a Lot
Michael Spears    Otter
Jason R. Lone Hill    Worm
Tony Pierce    Spivey
Doris Leader Charge    Pretty Shield
Tom Everett    Sergeant Pepper
Larry Joshua    Sergeant Bauer
Kirk Baltz    Edwards
Wayne Grace    Major
Donald Hotton    General Tide
Annie Costner    Christine
Conor Duffy    Willie
Elisa Daniel    Christine's Mother
Percy White Plume    Big Warrior
John Tail    Escort Warrior
Steve Reevis    Sioux Warrior
Sheldon Wolfchild    Sioux Warrior
Wes Studi    Toughest Pawnee
Buffalo Child    Pawnee
Clayton Big Eagle    Pawnee
Richard Leader Charge    Pawnee
Redwing Ted Nez    Sioux Warrior
Marvin Holy    Sioux Warrior
Raymond Newholy    Sioux Bird's Courier
David J. Fuller    Kicking Bird's Son
Ryan White Bull    Kicking Bird's Eldest Son
Otakuye Conroy    Kicking Bird's Daughter
Maretta Big Crow    Village Mother
Steve Chambers    Guard
William H. Burton    General's Aide
Bill W. Curry    Confederate Cavalryman
Nick Thompson    Confederate Soldier
Carter Hanner    Confederate Soldier
Kent Hays    Wagon Driver
Robert Goldman    Union Soldier
Frank P. Costanza    Trucker
James A. Mitchell    Ray
R.L. Curtin    Ambush Wagon Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Costner    Director
Michael Blake    Screenwriter
Michael Blake    Story Creator
Jim Wilson    Producer
Kevin Costner    Producer
Jake Eberts    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Neil Travis    Editor
William Hoy    Editor
Stephen Potter    Editor
Chip Masamitsu    Editor
John Barry    Composer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Bonnie Arnold    Associate Producer
Derek Kavanagh    Line Producer
Doug Metzger    Assistant Director
Derek Kavanagh    Unit Production Manager
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Lisa Dean    Set Decorator
John Huneck    Second Unit Camera
Philip C. Pfeiffer    Second Unit Camera
Elsa Zamparelli    Costume Designer
Birgitta Bjerke    Costume Supervisor
Russell Williams II    Sound Mixer
Mary Jo Devenney    Sound Mixer
Jeffrey Perkins    Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory H. Watkins    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Napell    Re-recording Mixer
Hari Ryatt    Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Fitzgerald    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stubblefield    Sound Editor
Linda Moss    Sound Editor
Albert Gasser    Sound Editor
Jeffrey Rosen    Sound Editor
Howard Gindoff    Sound Editor
Ed Fassl    Sound Editor
Robert Fitzgerald    Sound Designer
Clif Kohlweck    Music Editor
Frank Carrisosa    Make up
David Atherton    Make up
Elle Elliott    Hairstylist
Tamara Guthrie    Hairstylist
Peter Buffett    Additional Music
John Coinman    Music Supervisor
Elisabeth Leustig    Casting Director
Norman Howell    Stunt Coordinator

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

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  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$598,257 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:15.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 22.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:14 opening theaters/1,636 max. theaters, 24.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $494,359,512

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $184,208,842
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $239,999,963
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $424,208,805
Leggiest Movies 27 15.48

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: March 31st, 1991 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: August 28th, 1991 by Orion Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 181 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
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Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Culture Clash, Native Americans, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Revisionist Western, 1860s, The Civil War
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tig Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 13 $716,449 Jun 21, 1991 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 14 $784,346 Jun 14, 1991 220
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 16 $806,709 May 31, 1991 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 16 $1,209,017 May 24, 1991 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 14 $1,396,192 May 17, 1991 192
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 10 $1,436,476 May 10, 1991 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 8 $1,838,329 May 3, 1991 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 11 $2,065,096 Apr 26, 1991 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 5 $2,940,860 Apr 19, 1991 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 5 $3,467,181 Apr 12, 1991 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 2 $4,014,945 Apr 5, 1991 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 2 $5,406,366 Mar 29, 1991 143
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 184 $5,406,366 Mar 29, 1991 143
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 138 $15,140,388 Mar 29, 1991 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 4 $3,750,142 Mar 22, 1991 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 11 $2,816,640 Mar 15, 1991 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 12 $3,381,254 Mar 8, 1991 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 11 $3,942,518 Mar 1, 1991 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 12 $4,225,329 Feb 22, 1991 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 6 $6,202,141 Feb 15, 1991 101
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $6,202,141 Feb 15, 1991 101
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 158 $17,368,945 Feb 15, 1991 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 26 $3,905,835 Feb 8, 1991 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 22 $4,787,941 Feb 1, 1991 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 34 $4,307,895 Jan 25, 1991 80
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $12,064,153 Jan 25, 1991 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 25 $5,759,572 Jan 18, 1991 73
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 253 $5,759,572 Jan 18, 1991 73
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 170 $16,129,534 Jan 18, 1991 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 42 $5,586,412 Jan 11, 1991 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 21 $7,329,451 Jan 4, 1991 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 226 $7,329,451 Jan 4, 1991 59
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $20,525,942 Jan 4, 1991 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 10 $11,898,621 Dec 28, 1990 52
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 121 $11,898,621 Dec 28, 1990 52
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 68 $33,242,825 Dec 28, 1990 52
Theater Average 8th Weekend 33 $9,376 Dec 28, 1990 52
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 173 $9,491,623 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $26,518,068 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 205 $9,491,623 Nov 23, 1990 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $20,602,672 Nov 23, 1990 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 44 $40,363 Nov 16, 1990 10
Never No. 1 Domestic 17 $184,208,842 Nov 9, 1990 0

Leading Cast

Kevin Costner    Lieutenant John G. Dunbar

Supporting Cast

Mary McDonnell    Stands With A Fist
Graham Greene    Kicking Bird
Rodney A. Grant    Wind in His Hair
Floyd Red Crow Westerman    Ten Bears
Tantoo Cardinal    Black Shawl
Robert Pastorelli    Timmons
Charles Rocket    Lt. Elgin
Maury Chaykin    Major Fambrough
Jimmy Herman    Stone Calf
Nathan Lee, Chasing His Horse*    Smiles a Lot
Michael Spears    Otter
Jason R. Lone Hill    Worm
Tony Pierce    Spivey
Doris Leader Charge    Pretty Shield
Tom Everett    Sergeant Pepper
Larry Joshua    Sergeant Bauer
Kirk Baltz    Edwards
Wayne Grace    Major
Donald Hotton    General Tide
Annie Costner    Christine
Conor Duffy    Willie
Elisa Daniel    Christine's Mother
Percy White Plume    Big Warrior
John Tail    Escort Warrior
Steve Reevis    Sioux Warrior
Sheldon Wolfchild    Sioux Warrior
Wes Studi    Toughest Pawnee
Buffalo Child    Pawnee
Clayton Big Eagle    Pawnee
Richard Leader Charge    Pawnee
Redwing Ted Nez    Sioux Warrior
Marvin Holy    Sioux Warrior
Raymond Newholy    Sioux Bird's Courier
David J. Fuller    Kicking Bird's Son
Ryan White Bull    Kicking Bird's Eldest Son
Otakuye Conroy    Kicking Bird's Daughter
Maretta Big Crow    Village Mother
Steve Chambers    Guard
William H. Burton    General's Aide
Bill W. Curry    Confederate Cavalryman
Nick Thompson    Confederate Soldier
Carter Hanner    Confederate Soldier
Kent Hays    Wagon Driver
Robert Goldman    Union Soldier
Frank P. Costanza    Trucker
James A. Mitchell    Ray
R.L. Curtin    Ambush Wagon Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Costner    Director
Michael Blake    Screenwriter
Michael Blake    Story Creator
Jim Wilson    Producer
Kevin Costner    Producer
Jake Eberts    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Neil Travis    Editor
William Hoy    Editor
Stephen Potter    Editor
Chip Masamitsu    Editor
John Barry    Composer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Bonnie Arnold    Associate Producer
Derek Kavanagh    Line Producer
Doug Metzger    Assistant Director
Derek Kavanagh    Unit Production Manager
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Lisa Dean    Set Decorator
John Huneck    Second Unit Camera
Philip C. Pfeiffer    Second Unit Camera
Elsa Zamparelli    Costume Designer
Birgitta Bjerke    Costume Supervisor
Russell Williams II    Sound Mixer
Mary Jo Devenney    Sound Mixer
Jeffrey Perkins    Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory H. Watkins    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Napell    Re-recording Mixer
Hari Ryatt    Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Fitzgerald    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stubblefield    Sound Editor
Linda Moss    Sound Editor
Albert Gasser    Sound Editor
Jeffrey Rosen    Sound Editor
Howard Gindoff    Sound Editor
Ed Fassl    Sound Editor
Robert Fitzgerald    Sound Designer
Clif Kohlweck    Music Editor
Frank Carrisosa    Make up
David Atherton    Make up
Elle Elliott    Hairstylist
Tamara Guthrie    Hairstylist
Peter Buffett    Additional Music
John Coinman    Music Supervisor
Elisabeth Leustig    Casting Director
Norman Howell    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 22nd, 2011

February 22nd, 2011

It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Dances with Wolves

February 17th, 2011

Dances with Wolves is the third Blu-ray review for an Oscar winning movie I've done in a row, following Raging Bull and Thelma and Louise. This film earned the most Oscars, at seven, and was the biggest hit at the box office of the three. It's a movie I enjoyed the first time I saw it, but has it aged well? And is the special edition Blu-ray worth the upgrade? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 11th, 2011

January 10th, 2011

This week, among the many DVD / Blu-ray releases, is what could be the Best Picture Oscar winner. However, after The Social Network, there's quite a drop-off in quality. There are a few that are worth checking out, as well as a couple that are worth picking up, but there's no competition for The Social Network's Two-Disc DVD or Blu-ray for Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 $494,359,512
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $184,208,842
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1990 3 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 64 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 19 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies 1 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $184,208,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $184,208,842
Leggiest Movies 27 15.48

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 1990 11 $598,257   14 $42,733   $598,257 1
Nov 16, 1990 11 $565,083 -6% 14 $40,363   $1,532,461 2
Nov 23, 1990 3 $9,491,623 +1,580% 1,048 $9,057   $14,340,791 3
Nov 30, 1990 4 $7,024,913 -26% 1,053 $6,671   $24,411,745 4
Dec 7, 1990 4 $5,385,579 -23% 1,051 $5,124   $32,019,043 5
Dec 14, 1990 4 $4,471,916 -17% 1,196 $3,739   $38,378,883 6
Dec 21, 1990 4 $5,906,935 +32% 1,254 $4,710   $46,269,616 7
Dec 28, 1990 4 $11,898,621 +101% 1,269 $9,376   $61,562,428 8
Jan 4, 1991 4 $7,329,451 -38% 1,282 $5,717   $71,245,992 9
Jan 11, 1991 5 $5,586,412 -24% 1,285 $4,347   $79,408,319 10
Jan 18, 1991 4 $5,759,572 +3% 1,301 $4,427   $86,834,177 11
Jan 25, 1991 5 $4,307,895 -25% 1,302 $3,309   $92,390,440 12
Feb 1, 1991 2 $4,787,941 +11% 1,343 $3,565   $98,652,878 13
Feb 8, 1991 5 $3,905,835 -18% 1,548 $2,523   $103,912,717 14
Feb 15, 1991 5 $6,202,141 +59% 1,554 $3,991   $111,742,261 15
Feb 22, 1991 5 $4,225,329 -32% 1,602 $2,638   $117,287,535 16
Mar 1, 1991 6 $3,942,518 -7% 1,608 $2,452   $122,601,476 17
Mar 8, 1991 6 $3,381,254 -14% 1,572 $2,151   $127,243,233 18
Mar 15, 1991 8 $2,816,640 -17% 1,545 $1,823   $131,271,171 19
Mar 22, 1991 6 $3,750,142 +33% 1,538 $2,438   $136,249,848 20
Mar 29, 1991 3 $5,406,366 +44% 1,621 $3,335   $144,313,302 21
Apr 5, 1991 4 $4,014,945 -26% 1,636 $2,454   $150,666,372 22
Apr 12, 1991 4 $3,467,181 -14% 1,612 $2,151   $155,257,286 23
Apr 19, 1991 5 $2,940,860 -15% 1,625 $1,810   $159,510,493 24
Apr 26, 1991 8 $2,065,096 -30% 1,597 $1,293   $162,453,745 25
May 3, 1991 9 $1,838,329 -11% 1,478 $1,244   $164,961,941 26
May 10, 1991 9 $1,436,476 -22% 1,358 $1,058   $167,075,878 27
May 17, 1991 11 $1,396,192 -3% 1,107 $1,261   $169,370,575 28
May 24, 1991 15 $1,209,017 -13% 743 $1,627   $171,221,399 29
May 31, 1991 15 $806,709 -33% 797 $1,012   $172,548,016 30
Jun 14, 1991 11 $784,346   716 $1,095   $173,995,363 32
Jun 21, 1991 14 $716,449 -9% 586 $1,223   $175,293,948 33

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 1990 8 $967,378   14 $69,098   $967,378 1
Nov 16, 1990 8 $3,881,790 +301% 14 $277,271   $4,849,168 2
Nov 23, 1990 3 $12,537,664 +223% 1,048 $11,963   $17,386,832 3
Nov 30, 1990 4 $9,246,632 -26% 1,053 $8,781   $26,633,464 4
Dec 7, 1990 4 $7,273,503 -21% 1,051 $6,921   $33,906,967 5
Dec 14, 1990 4 $6,455,714 -11% 1,196 $5,398   $40,362,681 6
Dec 21, 1990 4 $9,301,126 +44% 1,254 $7,417   $49,663,807 7
Dec 28, 1990 4 $14,252,734 +53% 1,269 $11,231   $63,916,541 8
Jan 4, 1991 4 $9,905,366 -31% 1,282 $7,726   $73,821,907 9
Jan 11, 1991 5 $7,252,698 -27% 1,285 $5,644   $81,074,605 10
Jan 18, 1991 4 $7,007,940 -3% 1,301 $5,387   $88,082,545 11
Jan 25, 1991 4 $5,782,392 -17% 1,302 $4,441   $93,864,937 12
Feb 1, 1991 2 $6,141,945 +6% 1,343 $4,573   $100,006,882 13
Feb 8, 1991 5 $5,533,238 -10% 1,548 $3,574   $105,540,120 14
Feb 15, 1991 5 $7,522,086 +36% 1,554 $4,840   $113,062,206 15
Feb 22, 1991 5 $5,596,752 -26% 1,602 $3,494   $118,658,958 16
Mar 1, 1991 4 $5,203,021 -7% 1,608 $3,236   $123,861,979 17
Mar 8, 1991 6 $4,592,552 -12% 1,572 $2,921   $128,454,531 18
Mar 15, 1991 8 $4,045,175 -12% 1,545 $2,618   $132,499,706 19
Mar 22, 1991 3 $6,407,230 +58% 1,538 $4,166   $138,906,936 20
Mar 29, 1991 3 $7,744,491 +21% 1,621 $4,778   $146,651,427 21
Apr 5, 1991 5 $5,138,678 -34% 1,636 $3,141   $151,790,105 22
Apr 12, 1991 4 $4,779,528 -7% 1,612 $2,965   $156,569,633 23
Apr 19, 1991 5 $3,819,016 -20% 1,625 $2,350   $160,388,649 24
Apr 26, 1991 8 $2,734,963 -28% 1,597 $1,713   $163,123,612 25
May 3, 1991 9 $2,515,790 -8% 1,478 $1,702   $165,639,402 26
May 10, 1991 8 $2,334,981 -7% 1,358 $1,719   $167,974,383 27
May 17, 1991 11 $2,037,999 -13% 1,107 $1,841   $170,012,382 28
May 24, 1991 13 $1,728,925 -15% 743 $2,327   $171,741,307 29
Jun 14, 1991 10 $1,366,482   716 $1,908   $174,577,499 32

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 3/31/1991 $0 0 201 353 $83,840 3/26/2021
 
Rest of World $239,916,123
 
International Total$239,999,963 3/26/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $239,999,963
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $239,999,963
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 85 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 31 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies 2 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $239,999,963
All Time International Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $239,999,963

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $424,208,805
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies 74 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 25 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies 2 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $424,208,805
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 1 $424,208,805

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jan 16, 20111522,023 22,023$440,239$440,2391,012

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