Dirty Dancing
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
DistributorVestron Pictures
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Opening$3,900,000
975 theaters
975 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
Release DateAug 21, 1987
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresDrama
Music
Romance
In Release499 days/71 weeks
Widest Release1,012 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21-23 | 4 | $3,900,000 | - | 975 | - | $4,000 | $3,900,000 | 1 |
| Aug 28-30 | 3 | $3,666,750 | -6% | 975 | - | $3,760 | $10,025,438 | 2 |
| Sep 4-7 Labor Day wknd | 2 | $4,889,239 | - | 1,002 | - | $4,879 | $16,465,415 | - |
| Sep 11-13 | 2 | $3,542,221 | - | 1,009 | - | $3,510 | $20,949,272 | 4 |
| Sep 18-20 | 6 | $2,471,555 | -30.2% | 994 | -15 | $2,486 | $24,469,975 | 5 |
| Sep 25-27 | 6 | $2,100,759 | -15% | 1,001 | +7 | $2,098 | $27,376,139 | 6 |
| Oct 2-4 | 5 | $1,878,207 | -10.6% | 990 | -11 | $1,897 | $30,011,849 | 7 |
| Oct 9-12 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 6 | $2,021,673 | - | 978 | - | $2,067 | $32,631,532 | - |
| Oct 16-18 | 5 | $1,839,181 | - | 1,012 | - | $1,817 | $34,837,670 | 9 |
| Oct 23-25 | 6 | $1,785,660 | -2.9% | 991 | -21 | $1,801 | $37,229,977 | 10 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | 9 | $1,304,542 | -26.9% | 994 | +3 | $1,312 | $39,210,484 | 11 |
| Nov 6-8 | 12 | $1,704,920 | +30.7% | 878 | -116 | $1,941 | $41,469,209 | 12 |
| Nov 13-15 | 8 | $1,700,823 | -0.2% | 958 | +80 | $1,775 | $43,871,705 | 13 |
| Nov 20-22 | 9 | $1,467,927 | -13.7% | 951 | -7 | $1,543 | $45,856,700 | 14 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 9 | $1,704,317 | +16.1% | 978 | +27 | $1,742 | $48,431,980 | 15 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 8 | $1,179,534 | -30.8% | 995 | +17 | $1,185 | $50,044,871 | 16 |
| Dec 11-13 | 10 | $844,229 | -28.4% | 986 | -9 | $856 | $51,480,865 | 17 |
| Jan 1-3 | 13 | $1,277,912 | - | 855 | - | $1,494 | - | 20 |
| Jan 8-10 | 12 | $991,137 | -22.4% | 809 | -46 | $1,225 | $57,288,167 | 21 |
