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Patrick Swayze

RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 Ghost Par. $217,631,306 1,766 $12,191,540 1,101 7/13/90
2 Dirty Dancing Vest $63,954,274 1,012 $3,900,000 975 8/21/87
3 Point Break Fox $43,218,387 1,625 $8,514,616 1,615 7/12/91
4 Red Dawn (1984) MGM $38,376,497 1,822 $8,230,381 1,822 8/10/84
5 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Uni. $36,474,193 1,489 $9,019,180 1,294 9/8/95
6 Uncommon Valor Par. $30,503,151 1,076 $3,144,367 989 12/16/83
7 Road House UA $30,050,028 1,935 $5,957,656 1,927 5/19/89
8 The Outsiders WB $25,697,647 1,002 $5,068,165 829 3/25/83
9 Next of Kin WB $15,942,628 1,358 $4,805,516 1,358 10/20/89
10 Youngblood UA $15,448,384 1,354 $4,183,292 1,354 1/31/86
11 City of Joy TriS $14,683,921 919 $3,405,890 842 4/17/92
12 Black Dog Uni. $12,951,088 2,050 $4,809,375 2,025 5/1/98
13 Tall Tale BV $8,247,627 2,065 $3,046,181 2,065 3/24/95
14 Three Wishes Sav. $7,027,517 1,538 $2,601,093 1,535 10/27/95
15 Grandview, USA WB $4,743,119 1,069 $2,194,293 1,069 8/3/84
16 Father Hood BV $3,418,141 643 $1,286,806 643 8/27/93
17 Keeping Mum Think $1,619,466 79 $27,112 2 9/15/06
18 Donnie Darko NM $1,270,522 58 $110,494 58 10/26/01
19 Steel Dawn Vest $562,187 290 $311,892 290 11/6/87
20 Tiger Warsaw Sony $422,667 - n/a - 9/23/88
21 Green Dragon Silv. $281,803 8 $16,007 2 5/3/02
22 Waking Up in Reno Mira. $267,109 197 $108,930 197 10/25/02
23 Christmas in Wonderland YFG $689 2 $689 2 1/25/08
24 Powder Blue ReelD n/a - n/a - 5/8/09
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
(Cameo)		 Lions $14,161,590 2,042 $5,811,325 2,042 2/27/04
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (23): $572,792,351
Average: $24,904,015
Opening Gross Average (16): $5,147,397 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Ghost Par. $408,633,900 $217,631,306 7/13/90
2 Dirty Dancing Vest $128,549,000 $63,954,274 8/21/87
3 Red Dawn (1984) MGM $90,687,300 $38,376,497 8/10/84
4 Point Break Fox $81,509,300 $43,218,387 7/12/91
5 Uncommon Valor Par. $73,613,300 $30,503,151 12/16/83
6 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Uni. $66,575,900 $36,474,193 9/8/95
7 The Outsiders WB $64,774,400 $25,697,647 3/25/83
8 Road House UA $60,100,100 $30,050,028 5/19/89
9 Youngblood UA $33,062,000 $15,448,384 1/31/86
10 Next of Kin WB $31,885,200 $15,942,628 10/20/89
11 City of Joy TriS $28,094,100 $14,683,921 4/17/92
12 Black Dog Uni. $21,925,700 $12,951,088 5/1/98
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Lions $18,106,800 $14,161,590 2/27/04
13 Tall Tale BV $15,054,300 $8,247,627 3/24/95
14 Three Wishes Sav. $12,827,200 $7,027,517 10/27/95
15 Grandview, USA WB $11,208,400 $4,743,119 8/3/84
16 Father Hood BV $6,555,600 $3,418,141 8/27/93
17 Keeping Mum Think $1,962,000 $1,619,466 9/15/06
18 Donnie Darko NM $1,688,800 $1,270,522 10/26/01
19 Steel Dawn Vest $1,141,600 $562,187 11/6/87
20 Tiger Warsaw Sony $816,500 $422,667 9/23/88
21 Green Dragon Silv. $385,100 $281,803 5/3/02
22 Waking Up in Reno Mira. $365,000 $267,109 10/25/02
23 Christmas in Wonderland YFG $800 $689 1/25/08
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,141,415,400
Average: $49,626,800

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Ghost Par. $505.7 $217.6 43% $288.1 57% 1990
Dirty Dancing Vest $213.4 $63.4 29.7% $150.0 70.3% 1987
Point Break Fox $83.5 $43.2 51.7% $40.3 48.3% 1991
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Uni. $47.8 $36.5 76.3% $11.3 23.7% 1995
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Lions $27.7 $14.2 51.2% $13.5 48.8% 2004
Keeping Mum Think $18.6 $1.6 8.7% $17.0 91.3% 2006
Tall Tale BV $11.0 $8.2 74.7% $2.8 25.3% 1995
Christmas in Wonderland YFG $695k $0.7k 0.1% $694k 99.9% 2008
Donnie Darko NM $517k $517k 100% n/a 0% 2001
Waking Up in Reno Mira. $267k $267k 100% n/a 0% 2002
Powder Blue ReelD n/a n/a - n/a - 2009
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $881.6 million



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