Harlem NightsFollow

Name: Harlem Nights
Director: Eddie Murphy
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1989
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner

1989 • R • 1h 55m • Comedy, Crime, Drama • Paramount Pictures

They're up to something big.

🍅 28% 80%

3.11

6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$16.10M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$60.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$95.90M

$35.00M international

Domestic legs3.8x

Budget$30M

1989 rank#21

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Cast & crew

Full Murphy filmography

Eddie Murphy Director

Richard Pryor Starring

Danny Aiello Starring

ScreenplayEddie Murphy Produced byRobert D. Wachs, Mark Lipsky CinematographyWoody Omens MusicHerbie Hancock StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 17-19 1 $16.1M — 2,180 $7,384 $16.1M

2 Nov 24-26 2 $11.1M −30.8% 2,180 $5,109 $34.9M

3 Dec 1-3 3 $5.2M −53.3% 2,180 $2,387 $42.5M

4 Dec 8-10 6 $2.9M −43.9% 2,180 $1,338 $46.9M

5 Dec 15-17 10 $1.7M −40.9% 1,324 $1,303 $49.5M

6 Dec 22-25 13 $1.4M −21.4% 1,046 $1,295 $51.7M

7 Dec 29-Jan 1 12 $2.1M +56.8% 1,064 $1,996 $55.0M

19 Mar 23-25 29 $198.5K — 214 $928 $60.1M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 7 · $2.1M

$16.1M

$11.1M

$5.2M

$2.9M

$1.7M

$1.4M

$2.1M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · +56.8%

−30.8%

W1→2

−53.3%

W2→3

−43.9%

W3→4

−40.9%

W4→5

−21.4%

W5→6

+56.8%

W6→7

Steepest −53.3%Biggest gain +56.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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