The Right Stuff

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$21,192,102
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$1,601,167
229 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Oct 21, 1983 (Feb 17, 1984) - Mar 15, 1984
Running Time3 hr 13 min
GenresAdventure Biography Drama History
In Release438 days/62 weeks
Widest Release627 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 21-276$2,207,953-229-$9,641$2,207,9531
Oct 28-Nov 36$2,074,849-6%229-$9,060$4,282,8022
Nov 4-107$1,916,312-7.6%229-$8,368$6,199,1143
Nov 11-177$1,667,058-13%229-$7,279$7,866,1724
Nov 18-2410$1,437,225-13.8%229-$6,276$9,303,3975
Nov 25-Dec 19$1,392,799-3.1%233+4$5,977$10,696,1966
Dec 2-88$858,566-38.4%235+2$3,653$11,554,7627
Dec 9-1511$485,415-43.5%184-51$2,638$12,040,1778
Jan 27-Feb 214$352,123-92-$3,827$15,258,09215
Feb 17-239$2,029,673-627+540$3,237$17,835,26618
Feb 24-Mar 16$1,628,577-19.8%624-3$2,609$19,463,84319
Mar 2-811$1,149,643-29.4%566-58$2,031$20,613,48620
Mar 9-1514$578,616-49.7%454-112$1,274$21,192,10221