Platoon
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$241,080
6 theaters
6 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 19, 1986 (Feb 6, 1987)
Running Time2 hr
GenresDrama
War
In Release378 days/54 weeks
Widest Release1,564 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19-25 | 14 | $448,686 | - | 6 | - | $74,781 | $448,686 | 1 |
| Dec 26-Jan 1, 1987 | 15 | $1,527,183 | +240.4% | 19 | +13 | $80,378 | $1,975,869 | 2 |
| Jan 2-8 | 12 | $2,733,086 | +79% | 59 | +40 | $46,323 | $4,708,955 | 3 |
| Jan 9-15 | 9 | $2,670,565 | -2.3% | 73 | +14 | $36,583 | $7,379,520 | 4 |
| Jan 16-22 | 2 | $5,550,457 | +107.8% | 174 | +101 | $31,899 | $12,929,977 | 5 |
| Jan 23-29 | 1 | $5,278,138 | -4.9% | 214 | +40 | $24,664 | $18,208,115 | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 5 | 1 | $11,954,809 | +126.5% | 590 | +376 | $20,262 | $30,162,924 | 7 |
| Feb 6-12 | 1 | $11,735,758 | -1.8% | 856 | +266 | $13,709 | $41,898,682 | 8 |
| Feb 13-19 | 1 | $15,759,082 | +34.3% | 1,194 | +338 | $13,198 | $57,657,764 | 9 |
| Feb 20-26 | 1 | $11,107,214 | -29.5% | 1,291 | +97 | $8,603 | $68,764,978 | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 5 | 2 | $9,710,291 | -12.6% | 1,466 | +175 | $6,623 | $78,475,269 | 11 |
| Mar 6-12 | 2 | $8,502,112 | -12.4% | 1,554 | +88 | $5,471 | $86,977,381 | 12 |
| Mar 13-19 | 2 | $6,458,531 | -24% | 1,556 | +2 | $4,150 | $93,435,912 | 13 |
| Mar 20-26 | 3 | $5,509,433 | -14.7% | 1,554 | -2 | $3,545 | $98,945,345 | 14 |
| Mar 27-Apr 2 | 3 | $6,250,349 | +13.4% | 1,560 | +6 | $4,006 | $105,195,694 | 15 |
| Apr 3-9 | 3 | $6,265,680 | +0.2% | 1,564 | +4 | $4,006 | $111,461,374 | 16 |
| Apr 10-16 | 6 | $4,396,265 | -29.8% | 1,536 | -28 | $2,862 | $115,857,639 | 17 |
| Apr 17-23 | 7 | $3,691,716 | -16% | 1,509 | -27 | $2,446 | $119,549,355 | 18 |
| Apr 24-30 | 6 | $2,744,346 | -25.7% | 1,452 | -57 | $1,890 | $122,293,701 | 19 |
| May 1-7 | 7 | $2,243,788 | -18.2% | 1,306 | -146 | $1,718 | $124,537,489 | 20 |
| May 8-14 | 7 | $1,828,333 | -18.5% | 1,203 | -103 | $1,519 | $126,365,822 | 21 |
| May 15-21 | 7 | $1,721,572 | -5.8% | 1,099 | -104 | $1,566 | $128,087,394 | 22 |
| May 22-28 | 7 | $1,662,606 | -3.4% | 978 | -121 | $1,700 | $129,750,000 | 23 |
| May 29-Jun 4 | 8 | $1,221,159 | -26.6% | 883 | -95 | $1,382 | $130,971,159 | 24 |
| Jun 5-11 | 7 | $1,249,938 | +2.4% | 782 | -101 | $1,598 | $132,221,097 | 25 |
| Jun 12-18 | 10 | $781,634 | -37.5% | 609 | -173 | $1,283 | $133,002,731 | 26 |
| Jun 19-25 | 10 | $837,611 | +7.2% | 615 | +6 | $1,361 | $133,840,342 | 27 |
