Forrest Gump

The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$329,694,499
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$24,450,602
1,595 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateJul 6, 1994
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 22 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release544 days/77 weeks
Widest Release2,365 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 8-141$47,992,337-1,595-$30,089$47,992,33711
Jul 15-212$39,209,205-18.3%2,014+419$19,468$87,201,54220
Jul 22-281$35,259,621-10.1%2,095+81$16,830$122,461,1634
Jul 29-Aug 42$28,065,540-20.4%2,117+22$13,257$150,526,7035
Aug 5-113$22,870,031-18.5%2,158+41$10,597$173,396,7346
Aug 12-182$22,068,187-3.5%2,204+46$10,012$195,464,9217
Aug 19-251$16,946,899-23.2%2,230+26$7,599$212,411,8208
Aug 26-Sep 12$14,138,128-16.6%2,237+7$6,320$226,549,9489
Sep 2-81$14,467,775+2.3%2,246+9$6,441$241,017,72310
Sep 9-151$9,176,879-36.6%2,298+52$3,993$250,194,60211
Sep 16-222$7,994,382-12.9%2,356+58$3,393$258,188,98412
Sep 23-293$7,113,765-11%2,365+9$3,007$265,302,74913
Sep 30-Oct 64$6,752,085-5.1%2,360-5$2,861$272,054,83414
Oct 7-135$4,372,908-35.2%2,324-36$1,881$276,427,74215
Oct 14-207$4,357,783-0.3%2,070-254$2,105$280,785,52516
Oct 21-278$3,615,403-17%1,873-197$1,930$284,400,92817
Oct 28-Nov 39$2,543,051-29.7%1,580-293$1,609$286,943,97918
Nov 4-109$2,598,407+2.2%1,343-237$1,934$289,542,38619
Nov 11-178$1,935,180-25.5%1,167-176$1,658$291,477,56620
Nov 18-2412$1,530,226-20.9%---$293,007,79221
Nov 25-Dec 113$1,532,666+0.2%684-$2,240$294,540,45822
Jan 13-1919$874,226-343-$2,548$300,565,28629
Feb 17-238$3,769,746-1,100-$3,427$304,335,03234
Feb 24-Mar 28$3,113,850-17.4%1,105+5$2,817$307,448,88235
Mar 3-97$2,765,184-11.2%1,105-$2,502$310,214,06636
Mar 10-168$2,510,885-9.2%1,103-2$2,276$312,724,95137
Mar 17-239$2,397,690-4.5%1,119+16$2,142$315,122,64138
Mar 24-309$3,311,584+38.1%1,119-$2,959$318,434,22539
Mar 31-Apr 65$3,463,769+4.6%1,135+16$3,051$321,897,99440
Apr 7-1311$2,372,965-31.5%1,125-10$2,109$324,270,95941
Apr 14-2012$1,884,907-20.6%1,047-78$1,800$326,155,86642
Apr 21-2712$1,682,842-10.7%1,020-27$1,649$327,838,70843