The Running Man
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
DistributorTriStar Pictures
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Opening$8,117,465
1,692 theaters
1,692 theaters
Budget$27,000,000
Release DateNov 13, 1987
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresAction
Sci-Fi
Thriller
In Release415 days/59 weeks
Widest Release1,694 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Friday | 1 | $2,651,965 | - | - | 1,692 | $1,567 | $2,651,965 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | 1 | $3,292,529 | +24.2% | - | 1,692 | $1,945 | $5,944,494 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | 1 | $2,172,971 | -34% | - | 1,692 | $1,284 | $8,117,465 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | Monday | 1 | $505,570 | -76.7% | - | 1,692 | $298 | $8,623,035 | 4 |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | 1 | $670,026 | +32.5% | - | 1,692 | $395 | $9,293,061 | 5 |
| Nov 18 | Wednesday | 1 | $515,658 | -23% | - | 1,692 | $304 | $9,808,719 | 6 |
| Nov 19 | Thursday | 1 | $444,746 | -13.8% | - | 1,692 | $262 | $10,253,465 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | Friday | 1 | $1,683,333 | +278.5% | -36.5% | 1,692 | $994 | $11,936,798 | 8 |
| Nov 21 | Saturday | 1 | $2,396,315 | +42.4% | -27.2% | 1,692 | $1,416 | $14,333,113 | 9 |
| Nov 22 | Sunday | 1 | $1,591,607 | -33.6% | -26.8% | 1,692 | $940 | $15,924,720 | 10 |
| Nov 23 | Monday | 1 | $496,386 | -68.8% | -1.8% | 1,692 | $293 | $16,421,106 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | 1 | $693,321 | +39.7% | +3.5% | 1,692 | $409 | $17,114,427 | 12 |
| Nov 25 | Wednesday | 1 | $1,064,733 | +53.6% | +106.5% | 1,692 | $629 | $18,179,160 | 13 |
| Nov 26 Thanksgiving | Thursday | 1 | $1,541,789 | +44.8% | +246.7% | 1,692 | $911 | $19,720,949 | 14 |
| Nov 27 | Friday | 1 | $2,150,084 | +39.5% | +27.7% | 1,694 | $1,269 | $21,871,033 | 15 |
| Nov 28 | Saturday | 1 | $2,121,868 | -1.3% | -11.5% | 1,694 | $1,252 | $23,992,901 | 16 |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | 1 | $1,092,225 | -48.5% | -31.4% | 1,694 | $644 | $25,085,126 | 17 |
| Nov 30 | Monday | 1 | $265,826 | -75.7% | -46.4% | 1,694 | $156 | $25,350,952 | 18 |
| Dec 1 | Tuesday | 1 | $333,996 | +25.6% | -51.8% | 1,694 | $197 | $25,684,948 | 19 |
| Dec 2 | Wednesday | 1 | $272,294 | -18.5% | -74.4% | 1,694 | $160 | $25,957,242 | 20 |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | 1 | $241,526 | -11.3% | -84.3% | 1,694 | $142 | $26,198,768 | 21 |
| Dec 4 | Friday | 1 | $823,250 | +240.9% | -61.7% | 1,689 | $487 | $27,022,018 | 22 |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | 1 | $1,285,972 | +56.2% | -39.4% | 1,689 | $761 | $28,307,990 | 23 |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | 1 | $776,705 | -39.6% | -28.9% | 1,689 | $459 | $29,084,695 | 24 |
| Dec 7 | Monday | 1 | $179,905 | -76.8% | -32.3% | 1,689 | $106 | $29,264,600 | 25 |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | 1 | $226,559 | +25.9% | -32.2% | 1,689 | $134 | $29,491,159 | 26 |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | 1 | $195,336 | -13.8% | -28.3% | 1,689 | $115 | $29,686,495 | 27 |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | 1 | $88,200 | -54.8% | -63.5% | 1,689 | $52 | $29,774,695 | 28 |
| Dec 11 | Friday | 1 | $527,275 | +497.8% | -36% | 1,595 | $330 | $30,301,970 | 29 |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | 1 | $831,537 | +57.7% | -35.3% | 1,595 | $521 | $31,133,508 | 30 |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | 1 | $540,127 | -35% | -30.5% | 1,595 | $338 | $31,673,635 | 31 |
| Dec 14 | Monday | 1 | $45,896 | -91.5% | -74.5% | 1,595 | $28 | $31,719,531 | 32 |
| Dec 15 | Tuesday | 1 | $54,624 | +19% | -75.9% | 1,595 | $34 | $31,774,155 | 33 |
| Dec 16 | Wednesday | 1 | $51,612 | -5.5% | -73.6% | 1,595 | $32 | $31,825,767 | 34 |
| Dec 17 | Thursday | 1 | $47,868 | -7.3% | -45.7% | 1,595 | $30 | $31,873,635 | 35 |
| Dec 18 | Friday | 1 | $279,122 | +483.1% | -47.1% | 954 | $292 | $32,152,757 | 36 |
| Dec 19 | Saturday | 1 | $362,798 | +30% | -56.4% | 954 | $380 | $32,515,555 | 37 |
| Dec 20 | Sunday | 1 | $212,603 | -41.4% | -60.6% | 954 | $222 | $32,728,158 | 38 |
