Children of a Lesser God
A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$1,909,084
215 theaters
215 theaters
Release DateOct 3, 1986
Running Time1 hr 59 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release455 days/65 weeks
Widest Release544 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3-5 | 5 | $1,909,084 | - | 215 | - | $8,879 | $1,909,084 | 1 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 8 | $1,928,543 | - | 241 | - | $8,002 | $4,507,215 | 1 |
| Oct 17-19 | 6 | $2,038,900 | - | 480 | - | $4,247 | $6,991,691 | 3 |
| Oct 24-26 | 8 | $1,810,811 | -11.2% | 480 | - | $3,772 | $9,546,141 | 4 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 7 | $1,571,939 | -13.2% | 544 | +64 | $2,889 | $11,714,728 | 5 |
| Nov 7-9 | 9 | $1,581,397 | +0.6% | 544 | - | $2,906 | $13,916,872 | 6 |
| Nov 14-16 | 7 | $1,331,594 | -15.8% | 544 | - | $2,447 | $15,828,763 | 7 |
| Nov 21-23 | 10 | $1,129,214 | -15.2% | 501 | -43 | $2,253 | $17,336,662 | 8 |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 11 | $1,166,301 | +3.3% | 501 | - | $2,327 | $19,113,597 | 9 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 12 | $647,654 | -44.5% | 464 | -37 | $1,395 | $20,024,379 | 10 |
| Feb 6-8 | 15 | $105,911 | - | 93 | - | $1,138 | $22,116,653 | 19 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 14 | $859,590 | - | 463 | - | $1,856 | $23,030,044 | - |
| Mar 27-29 | 16 | $373,583 | - | 274 | - | $1,363 | $27,303,409 | 26 |
