The Big Chill

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$56,342,711
Summary Details
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$3,662,152
722 theaters
Release DateSep 30, 1983
Running Time1 hr 45 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release459 days/65 weeks
Widest Release832 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 30-Oct 21$3,662,152-722-$5,072$3,662,1521
Oct 7-10
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
2$4,147,808-723-$5,736$9,246,4291
Oct 14-162$3,253,763-727-$4,475$13,448,8663
Oct 21-233$3,194,164-1.8%725-2$4,405$17,798,0234
Oct 28-304$2,690,391-15.8%808+83$3,329$21,444,6645
Nov 4-64$2,967,617+10.3%829+21$3,579$25,303,9416
Nov 11-131$2,929,243-1.3%830+1$3,529$29,078,3247
Nov 18-202$2,204,754-24.7%826-4$2,669$31,869,3588
Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving 3-Day
3$2,933,954+33.1%825-1$3,556$36,151,0519
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
3$2,037,252-30.6%832+7$2,448$38,587,20110
Dec 9-117$1,102,466-45.9%793-39$1,390$40,118,25511
Dec 30-Jan 2, 1984
New Year's long wknd
16$1,447,625-525-$2,757--
Jan 6-810$1,692,413-710-$2,383$45,607,82115
Jan 13-1510$1,526,370-9.8%734+24$2,079$47,671,59816
Jan 20-2210$1,124,948-26.3%743+9$1,514$49,196,98417
Jan 27-2911$1,092,153-2.9%692-51$1,578$50,298,17018
Feb 3-515$883,473-19.1%612-80$1,443$51,472,63519
Feb 10-1214$735,765-16.7%584-28$1,259$52,434,89320