The Color Purple
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$1,710,333
192 theaters
192 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 20, 1985 (Feb 7, 1986)
Running Time2 hr 34 min
GenresDrama
In Release377 days/53 weeks
Widest Release1,109 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20-22 | 8 | $1,710,333 | - | 192 | - | $8,907 | $1,710,333 | 1 |
| Dec 27-29 | 7 | $3,162,958 | +84.9% | 202 | +10 | $15,658 | $7,108,801 | 2 |
| Jan 3-5 | 7 | $3,438,463 | +8.7% | 209 | +7 | $16,451 | $13,917,322 | 3 |
| Jan 10-12 | 5 | $3,126,757 | -9.1% | 209 | - | $14,960 | $18,810,736 | 4 |
| Jan 17-19 | 2 | $5,742,903 | +83.7% | 561 | +352 | $10,236 | $26,148,105 | 5 |
| Jan 24-26 | 1 | $4,412,456 | -23.2% | 561 | - | $7,865 | $33,332,839 | 6 |
| Jan 31-Feb 2 | 2 | $4,219,418 | -4.4% | 561 | - | $7,521 | $39,203,192 | 7 |
| Feb 7-9 | 2 | $5,330,126 | +26.3% | 1,109 | +548 | $4,806 | $45,889,128 | 8 |
| Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day wknd | 2 | $6,165,314 | - | 1,109 | - | $5,559 | $54,125,302 | - |
| Feb 21-23 | 3 | $4,091,653 | - | 1,109 | - | $3,689 | $59,533,665 | 10 |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | 4 | $3,557,053 | -13.1% | 1,109 | - | $3,207 | $64,382,796 | 11 |
| Mar 7-9 | 4 | $3,636,677 | +2.2% | 1,096 | -13 | $3,318 | $69,259,825 | 12 |
| Mar 14-16 | 3 | $3,006,827 | -17.3% | 1,107 | +11 | $2,716 | $73,631,931 | 13 |
| Mar 21-23 | 4 | $2,865,833 | -4.7% | 1,082 | -25 | $2,648 | $77,591,415 | 14 |
| Mar 28-30 | 6 | $2,004,556 | -30.1% | 1,046 | -36 | $1,916 | $80,961,290 | 15 |
| Apr 4-6 | 5 | $2,158,733 | +7.7% | 1,014 | -32 | $2,128 | $84,158,913 | 16 |
| Apr 11-13 | 8 | $1,527,233 | -29.3% | 956 | -58 | $1,597 | $86,407,017 | 17 |
| Apr 18-20 | 8 | $1,200,069 | -21.4% | 890 | -66 | $1,348 | $88,219,316 | 18 |
| Apr 25-27 | 10 | $1,011,530 | -15.7% | 871 | -19 | $1,161 | $89,783,434 | 19 |
| May 2-4 | 12 | $728,794 | -28% | 745 | -126 | $978 | $90,962,021 | 20 |
| May 23-26 Memorial Day wknd | 12 | $439,528 | - | 442 | - | $994 | - | - |
