Places in the Heart

In north Texas in the 1930s, a widow with two small children tries to save her small 40-acre farm with the help of a blind boarder and an itinerant black handyman.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$34,901,614
Summary Details
DistributorTriStar Pictures
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Opening$274,279
14 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Sep 21, 1984 (Oct 5, 1984)
Running Time1 hr 51 min
GenresDrama
In Release467 days/66 weeks
Widest Release868 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Sep 21-2715$407,108-14-$29,079$407,1081
Sep 28-Oct 417$332,848-18.2%14-$23,774$739,9562
Oct 5-113$5,098,296+1,431.7%691+677$7,378$5,838,2523
Oct 12-182$4,419,997-13.3%688-3$6,424$10,258,2494
Oct 19-253$3,764,738-14.8%759+71$4,960$14,022,9875
Oct 26-Nov 14$3,123,653-17%790+31$3,953$17,146,6406
Nov 2-83$3,010,938-3.6%864+74$3,484$20,157,5787
Nov 9-154$2,542,499-15.6%868+4$2,929$22,700,0778
Nov 16-2210$1,719,916-32.4%850-18$2,023$24,419,9939
Nov 23-298$2,189,899+27.3%827-23$2,648$26,609,89210
Nov 30-Dec 610$1,250,557-42.9%801-26$1,561$27,860,44911
Dec 7-1312$678,968-45.7%685-116$991$28,539,41712
Jan 11-1719$379,450-230-55$1,649$30,410,48817
Jan 18-2427$94,354-75.1%94-136$1,003$30,504,84218