Dances with Wolves

Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$184,208,848
Summary Details
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$598,257
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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Nov 9-1517$967,378-14-$69,098$967,3781
Nov 16-229$3,871,641+300.2%14-$276,545$4,839,0192
Nov 23-293$12,547,813+224.1%1,048+1,034$11,973$17,386,8323
Nov 30-Dec 64$9,246,632-26.3%1,053+5$8,781$26,633,4644
Dec 7-134$7,272,350-21.4%1,051-2$6,919$33,905,8145
Dec 14-204$6,456,867-11.2%1,196+145$5,398$40,362,6816
Dec 21-274$9,301,126+44.1%1,254+58$7,417$49,663,8077
Dec 28-Jan 3, 19914$14,154,904+52.2%1,269+15$11,154$63,818,7118
Jan 4-104$10,020,961-29.2%1,282+13$7,816$73,839,6729
Jan 11-175$7,234,933-27.8%1,285+3$5,630$81,074,60510
Jan 18-244$7,007,328-3.1%1,301+16$5,386$88,081,93311
Jan 25-314$5,783,004-17.5%1,302+1$4,441$93,864,93712
Feb 1-72$6,141,945+6.2%1,343+41$4,573$100,006,88213
Feb 8-145$5,533,238-9.9%1,548+205$3,574$105,540,12014
Feb 15-215$7,522,086+35.9%1,554+6$4,840$113,062,20615
Feb 22-285$5,596,752-25.6%1,602+48$3,493$118,658,95816
Mar 1-74$5,203,021-7%1,608+6$3,235$123,861,97917
Mar 8-146$4,592,552-11.7%1,572-36$2,921$128,454,53118
Mar 15-218$4,107,112-10.6%1,545-27$2,658$132,561,64319
Mar 22-283$6,545,293+59.4%1,538-7$4,255$139,106,93620
Mar 29-Apr 43$7,844,491+19.8%1,621+83$4,839$146,951,42721
Apr 5-113$5,310,493-32.3%1,636+15$3,246$152,261,92022
Apr 12-184$4,507,713-15.1%1,612-24$2,796$156,769,63323
Apr 19-255$3,919,016-13.1%1,625+13$2,411$160,688,64924
Apr 26-May 28$2,834,963-27.7%1,597-28$1,775$163,523,61225
May 3-99$2,515,938-11.3%1,478-119$1,702$166,039,55026
May 10-1611$1,334,833-46.9%1,358-120$982$167,374,38327
May 17-237$2,637,999+97.6%1,107-251$2,383$170,012,38228
May 24-3013$1,574,002-40.3%743-364$2,118$171,586,38429