La Bamba
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$5,651,990
1,251 theaters
1,251 theaters
Release DateJul 24, 1987
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresBiography
Drama
Music
In Release161 days/23 weeks
Widest Release1,251 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24-30 | 4 | $9,189,689 | - | 1,251 | - | $7,345 | $9,189,689 | 1 |
| Jul 31-Aug 6 | 3 | $8,309,541 | -9.6% | 1,249 | -2 | $6,652 | $17,499,230 | 2 |
| Aug 7-13 | 4 | $6,994,310 | -15.8% | 1,183 | -66 | $5,912 | $24,493,540 | 3 |
| Aug 14-20 | 5 | $5,542,404 | -20.8% | 1,060 | -123 | $5,228 | $30,035,944 | 4 |
| Aug 21-27 | 7 | $4,930,818 | -11% | 1,105 | +45 | $4,462 | $34,966,762 | 5 |
| Aug 28-Sep 3 | 8 | $3,744,223 | -24.1% | 1,093 | -12 | $3,425 | $38,710,985 | 6 |
| Sep 4-10 | 6 | $4,171,552 | +11.4% | 1,180 | +87 | $3,535 | $42,882,537 | 7 |
| Sep 11-17 | 5 | $2,745,190 | -34.2% | 1,192 | +12 | $2,303 | $45,627,727 | 8 |
| Sep 18-24 | 8 | $2,132,773 | -22.3% | 1,059 | -133 | $2,013 | $47,760,500 | 9 |
| Sep 25-Oct 1 | 7 | $1,758,606 | -17.5% | 1,011 | -48 | $1,739 | $49,519,106 | 10 |
| Oct 2-8 | 10 | $1,226,640 | -30.2% | 887 | -124 | $1,382 | $50,745,746 | 11 |
| Oct 9-15 | 13 | $1,156,615 | -5.7% | 742 | -145 | $1,558 | $51,902,361 | 12 |
| Oct 16-22 | 12 | $947,773 | -18.1% | 710 | -32 | $1,334 | $52,850,134 | 13 |
