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The OutsidersFollow

1983 • PG • 1h 31m • Crime, Drama • Warner Bros.

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.

🍅 71% 82% MC 45 LB 3.72 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$25.70M
Final
Domestic legs5.1x
Budget$10M
1983 rank#27
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Cast & crew

Full Coppola filmography
Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director C. Thomas Howell C. Thomas Howell Starring Matt Dillon Matt Dillon Starring Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio Starring Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Starring Rob Lowe Rob Lowe Starring
ScreenplayKathleen Rowell Produced byFred Roos, Gray Frederickson CinematographyStephen H. Burum Music byCarmine Coppola StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 25-27 2 $5.1M — 829 $6,114 $5.1M
2 Apr 1-3 2 $3.8M −25.0% 994 $3,823 $11.1M
3 Apr 8-10 3 $3.1M −17.3% 1,002 $3,136 $15.9M
4 Apr 15-17 5 $2.2M −30.3% 922 $2,374 $18.8M
5 Apr 22-24 7 $1.6M −24.8% 803 $2,050 $21.0M
6 Apr 29-May 1 9 $1.1M −32.8% 706 $1,567 $22.6M
7 May 6-8 9 $701.7K −36.6% 604 $1,162 $23.6M
8 May 13-15 11 $526.2K −25.0% 502 $1,048 $24.3M
9 May 20-22 12 $470.6K −10.6% 482 $976 $25.0M
10 May 27-29 16 $428.5K −8.9% 352 $1,217 $25.6M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $428.5K
$5.1M
$3.8M
$3.1M
$2.2M
$1.6M
$1.1M
$701.7K
$526.2K
$470.6K
$428.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −8.9%
−25.0%
W1→2
−17.3%
W2→3
−30.3%
W3→4
−24.8%
W4→5
−32.8%
W5→6
−36.6%
W6→7
−25.0%
W7→8
−10.6%
W8→9
−8.9%
W9→10
Steepest −36.6%Best hold −8.9%

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