Sudden Impact backdrop
Sudden Impact movie poster

Sudden ImpactFollow

1983 • R • 1h 57m • Action, Crime, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Dirty Harry is at it again

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$67.60M
Final
Domestic legs7.0x
1983 rank#7

Cast & crew

Full Eastwood filmography
Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Sondra Locke Sondra Locke Starring Pat Hingle Pat Hingle Starring Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman Starring
ScreenplayJoseph Stinson Produced byClint Eastwood CinematographyBruce Surtees Music byLalo Schifrin StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 9-11 1 $9.7M — 1,530 $6,332 $9.7M
2 Dec 16-18 1 $7.1M −26.3% 1,577 $4,530 $20.9M
3 Dec 23-25 1 $6.0M −16.6% 1,602 $3,719 $30.1M
4 Dec 30-Jan 1 2 $7.7M +30.0% 1,602 $4,836 $41.9M
5 Jan 6-8 2 $5.3M −31.2% 1,582 $3,369 $49.0M
6 Jan 13-15 3 $3.7M −29.8% 1,545 $2,420 $54.3M
7 Jan 20-22 4 $2.2M −40.5% 1,357 $1,639 $57.6M
8 Jan 27-29 7 $1.7M −21.6% 1,003 $1,739 $60.1M
9 Feb 3-5 8 $1.4M −17.6% 919 $1,564 $62.1M
10 Feb 10-12 7 $1.1M −22.7% 773 $1,438 $63.7M
11 Feb 17-19 15 $882.0K −20.7% 568 $1,553 $64.9M
12 Feb 24-26 13 $656.6K −25.6% 626 $1,049 $65.8M
13 Mar 2-4 17 $498.5K −24.1% 516 $966 $66.5M
14 Mar 9-11 19 $461.5K −7.4% 445 $1,037 $67.1M
15 Mar 16-18 19 $337.5K −26.9% 340 $993 $67.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.1M
$9.7M
$7.1M
$6.0M
$7.7M
$5.3M
$3.7M
$2.2M
$1.7M
$1.4M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −22.7%
−26.3%
W1→2
−16.6%
W2→3
+30.0%
W3→4
−31.2%
W4→5
−29.8%
W5→6
−40.5%
W6→7
−21.6%
W7→8
−17.6%
W8→9
−22.7%
W9→10
Steepest −40.5%Biggest gain +30.0%

Similar movies

The Gauntlet 1977 · Eastwood $35.4M The Enforcer 1976 · Fargo $46.2M The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 · Eastwood $27M Lethal Weapon 1987 · Donner $65.2M Cobra 1986 · Cosmatos $49M Black Rain 1989 · Scott $45.9M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Sudden Impact yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →