La Bamba
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$5,651,990
1,251 theaters
1,251 theaters
Release DateJul 24, 1987
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresBiography
Drama
Music
In Release161 days/23 weeks
Widest Release1,251 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24-26 | 5 | $5,651,990 | - | 1,251 | - | $4,517 | $5,651,990 | 1 |
| Jul 31-Aug 2 | 3 | $5,187,778 | -8.2% | 1,249 | -2 | $4,153 | $14,377,467 | 2 |
| Aug 7-9 | 4 | $4,481,433 | -13.6% | 1,183 | -66 | $3,788 | $21,980,663 | 3 |
| Aug 14-16 | 5 | $3,633,080 | -18.9% | 1,060 | -123 | $3,427 | $28,126,620 | 4 |
| Aug 21-23 | 7 | $3,315,634 | -8.7% | 1,105 | +45 | $3,000 | $33,351,578 | 5 |
| Aug 28-30 | 8 | $2,637,528 | -20.5% | 1,093 | -12 | $2,413 | $37,604,290 | 6 |
| Sep 4-7 Labor Day wknd | 5 | $3,722,785 | - | 1,180 | - | $3,154 | $42,433,770 | - |
| Sep 11-13 | 5 | $2,194,731 | - | 1,192 | - | $1,841 | $45,077,268 | 8 |
| Sep 18-20 | 8 | $1,788,161 | -18.5% | 1,059 | -133 | $1,688 | $47,415,888 | 9 |
| Sep 25-27 | 7 | $1,480,319 | -17.2% | 1,011 | -48 | $1,464 | $49,240,819 | 10 |
| Oct 2-4 | 9 | $1,080,736 | -27% | 887 | -124 | $1,218 | $50,599,842 | 11 |
| Oct 9-12 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 11 | $1,029,281 | - | 742 | - | $1,387 | $51,775,027 | - |
| Oct 16-18 | 12 | $776,459 | - | 710 | - | $1,093 | $52,678,820 | 13 |
