Platoon
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$241,080
6 theaters
6 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 19, 1986 (Feb 6, 1987)
Running Time2 hr
GenresDrama
War
In Release378 days/54 weeks
Widest Release1,564 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19-21 | 14 | $241,080 | - | 6 | - | $40,180 | $241,080 | 1 |
| Dec 26-28 | 15 | $352,464 | +46.2% | 19 | +13 | $18,550 | $801,150 | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | 15 | $1,645,169 | +366.8% | 59 | +40 | $27,884 | $3,621,038 | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | 11 | $1,668,713 | +1.4% | 73 | +14 | $22,859 | $6,377,668 | 4 |
| Jan 16-18 | 4 | $3,730,715 | +123.6% | 174 | +101 | $21,440 | $11,110,235 | 5 |
| Jan 23-25 | 2 | $3,290,933 | -11.8% | 214 | +40 | $15,378 | $16,220,910 | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 1 | $8,352,394 | +153.8% | 590 | +376 | $14,156 | $26,560,509 | 7 |
| Feb 6-8 | 1 | $8,179,149 | -2.1% | 856 | +266 | $9,555 | $38,342,073 | 8 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 1 | $12,875,690 | - | 1,194 | - | $10,783 | $54,774,372 | - |
| Feb 20-22 | 1 | $8,216,207 | - | 1,291 | - | $6,364 | $65,873,971 | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 2 | $7,153,244 | -12.9% | 1,466 | +175 | $4,879 | $75,918,222 | 11 |
| Mar 6-8 | 3 | $6,109,812 | -14.6% | 1,554 | +88 | $3,931 | $84,585,081 | 12 |
| Mar 13-15 | 3 | $4,664,176 | -23.7% | 1,556 | +2 | $2,997 | $91,641,557 | 13 |
| Mar 20-22 | 3 | $3,828,038 | -17.9% | 1,554 | -2 | $2,463 | $97,263,950 | 14 |
| Mar 27-29 | 3 | $3,944,114 | +3% | 1,560 | +6 | $2,528 | $102,889,459 | 15 |
| Apr 3-5 | 3 | $4,737,808 | +20.1% | 1,564 | +4 | $3,029 | $109,933,502 | 16 |
| Apr 10-12 | 6 | $2,937,411 | -38% | 1,536 | -28 | $1,912 | $114,398,785 | 17 |
| Apr 17-19 | 7 | $2,582,868 | -12.1% | 1,509 | -27 | $1,711 | $118,440,507 | 18 |
| Apr 24-26 | 7 | $1,977,665 | -23.4% | 1,452 | -57 | $1,362 | $121,527,020 | 19 |
| May 1-3 | 7 | $1,577,689 | -20.2% | 1,306 | -146 | $1,208 | $123,871,390 | 20 |
| May 8-10 | 8 | $1,289,247 | -18.3% | 1,203 | -103 | $1,071 | $125,826,736 | 21 |
| May 15-17 | 7 | $1,185,238 | -8.1% | 1,099 | -104 | $1,078 | $127,551,060 | 22 |
| May 22-25 Memorial Day wknd | 7 | $1,310,511 | - | 978 | - | $1,339 | $129,397,905 | - |
| May 29-31 | 8 | $850,043 | - | 883 | - | $962 | $130,600,043 | 24 |
| Jun 5-7 | 9 | $784,403 | -7.7% | 782 | -101 | $1,003 | $131,755,562 | 25 |
| Jun 12-14 | 9 | $540,865 | -31% | 609 | -173 | $888 | $132,761,962 | 26 |
| Jun 19-21 | 12 | $489,258 | -9.5% | 615 | +6 | $795 | $133,491,989 | 27 |
