Dances with Wolves
A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$598,257
14 theaters
14 theaters
Budget$22,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 9, 1990 (Nov 23, 1990)
Running Time3 hr 1 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Western
In Release418 days/59 weeks
Widest Release1,636 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9-11 | 17 | $598,257 | - | 14 | - | $42,732 | $598,257 | 1 |
| Nov 16-18 | 13 | $565,083 | -5.5% | 14 | - | $40,363 | $1,532,461 | 2 |
| Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 3 | $9,491,623 | +1,579.7% | 1,048 | +1,034 | $9,056 | $14,330,642 | 3 |
| Nov 30-Dec 2 Post-Thanksgiving | 4 | $7,024,913 | -26% | 1,053 | +5 | $6,671 | $24,411,745 | 4 |
| Dec 7-9 | 4 | $5,385,579 | -23.3% | 1,051 | -2 | $5,124 | $32,019,043 | 5 |
| Dec 14-16 | 4 | $4,471,916 | -17% | 1,196 | +145 | $3,739 | $38,377,730 | 6 |
| Dec 21-25 Christmas long wknd | 5 | $5,906,935 | - | 1,254 | - | $4,710 | $46,269,616 | - |
| Dec 28-Jan 1, 1991 New Year's long wknd | 4 | $11,898,621 | - | 1,269 | - | $9,376 | $61,562,428 | - |
| Jan 4-6 | 4 | $7,329,451 | - | 1,282 | - | $5,717 | $71,148,162 | 9 |
| Jan 11-13 | 5 | $5,586,412 | -23.8% | 1,285 | +3 | $4,347 | $79,426,084 | 10 |
| Jan 18-21 MLK wknd | 4 | $5,759,572 | - | 1,301 | - | $4,427 | $86,834,177 | - |
| Jan 25-27 | 5 | $4,306,517 | - | 1,302 | - | $3,307 | $92,388,450 | 12 |
| Feb 1-3 | 2 | $4,787,941 | +11.2% | 1,343 | +41 | $3,565 | $98,652,878 | 13 |
| Feb 8-10 | 5 | $3,905,835 | -18.4% | 1,548 | +205 | $2,523 | $103,912,717 | 14 |
| Feb 15-18 Presidents' Day wknd | 5 | $6,202,141 | - | 1,554 | - | $3,991 | $111,742,261 | - |
| Feb 22-24 | 5 | $4,225,329 | - | 1,602 | - | $2,637 | $117,287,535 | 16 |
| Mar 1-3 | 6 | $3,942,518 | -6.7% | 1,608 | +6 | $2,451 | $122,601,476 | 17 |
| Mar 8-10 | 6 | $3,381,254 | -14.2% | 1,572 | -36 | $2,150 | $127,243,233 | 18 |
| Mar 15-17 | 8 | $2,816,640 | -16.7% | 1,545 | -27 | $1,823 | $131,271,171 | 19 |
| Mar 22-24 | 6 | $3,750,142 | +33.1% | 1,538 | -7 | $2,438 | $136,311,785 | 20 |
| Mar 29-31 | 3 | $5,406,366 | +44.2% | 1,621 | +83 | $3,335 | $144,513,302 | 21 |
| Apr 5-7 | 4 | $4,014,945 | -25.7% | 1,636 | +15 | $2,454 | $150,966,372 | 22 |
| Apr 12-14 | 4 | $3,467,181 | -13.6% | 1,612 | -24 | $2,150 | $155,729,101 | 23 |
| Apr 19-21 | 5 | $2,940,860 | -15.2% | 1,625 | +13 | $1,809 | $159,710,493 | 24 |
| Apr 26-28 | 8 | $2,065,096 | -29.8% | 1,597 | -28 | $1,293 | $162,753,745 | 25 |
| May 3-5 | 9 | $1,838,329 | -11% | 1,478 | -119 | $1,243 | $165,361,941 | 26 |
| May 10-12 | 9 | $1,436,476 | -21.9% | 1,358 | -120 | $1,057 | $167,476,026 | 27 |
| May 17-19 | 11 | $1,396,192 | -2.8% | 1,107 | -251 | $1,261 | $168,770,575 | 28 |
| May 24-27 Memorial Day wknd | 15 | $1,209,017 | - | 743 | - | $1,627 | $171,221,399 | - |
| Jun 14-16 | 12 | $784,346 | - | 716 | - | $1,095 | - | 32 |
| Jun 28-30 | 12 | $638,104 | - | 569 | - | $1,121 | - | 34 |
