Silkwood

A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$35,615,609
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$1,218,322
257 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Dec 16, 1983 (Jan 27, 1984)
Running Time2 hr 11 min
GenresBiography Drama History Thriller
In Release382 days/54 weeks
Widest Release843 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 16-2210$2,267,806-257-$8,824$2,267,8061
Dec 23-2912$2,674,088+17.9%257-$10,405$4,941,8942
Dec 30-Jan 5, 19848$3,766,380+40.8%287+30$13,123$8,708,2743
Jan 6-126$2,875,884-23.6%287-$10,020$11,584,1584
Jan 13-196$3,009,516+4.6%350+63$8,598$14,593,6745
Jan 20-263$3,361,130+11.7%556+206$6,045$17,954,8046
Jan 27-Feb 21$4,544,058+35.2%816+260$5,568$22,498,8627
Feb 3-92$3,350,850-26.3%839+23$3,993$25,849,7128
Feb 10-163$2,432,773-27.4%843+4$2,885$28,282,4859
Feb 17-237$2,089,810-14.1%791-52$2,641$30,372,29510
Feb 24-Mar 110$1,392,443-33.4%687-104$2,026$31,764,73811