Rain Man

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$172,825,435
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$7,005,719
1,248 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateDec 16, 1988
Running Time2 hr 13 min
GenresDrama
In Release381 days/54 weeks
Widest Release1,590 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 16-182$7,005,719-1,248-$5,613$7,005,7191
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
2$8,727,311-1,254-$6,959$20,167,1431
Dec 30-Jan 2, 1989
New Year's long wknd
1$14,350,610-1,254-$11,443$42,456,753-
Jan 6-81$9,245,626-1,256-$7,361$55,258,9454
Jan 13-151$10,111,504+9.4%1,482+226$6,822$69,089,5105
Jan 20-221$7,003,147-30.7%1,509+27$4,640$79,484,8816
Jan 27-291$6,829,705-2.5%1,563+54$4,369$88,805,6107
Feb 3-52$5,449,961-20.2%1,573+10$3,464$96,278,2108
Feb 10-123$4,540,785-16.7%1,573-$2,886$102,224,0279
Feb 17-20
Presidents' Day wknd
2$6,668,185-1,590-$4,193$110,564,882-
Feb 24-262$4,711,275-1,590-$2,963$116,572,72511
Mar 3-54$3,858,147-18.1%1,580-10$2,441$121,784,07112
Mar 10-126$3,140,587-18.6%1,571-9$1,999$126,080,18713
Mar 17-195$2,878,960-8.3%1,501-70$1,918$130,228,24114
Mar 24-263$3,003,521+4.3%1,542+41$1,947$134,676,21015
Mar 31-Apr 21$5,537,165+84.4%1,581+39$3,502$142,319,20116
Apr 7-93$4,114,304-25.7%1,580-1$2,603$148,150,72917
Apr 14-165$3,070,695-25.4%1,550-30$1,981$152,378,99918
Apr 21-235$2,377,533-22.6%1,391-159$1,709$155,748,22019
Apr 28-307$1,729,486-27.3%1,221-170$1,416$158,225,94820
May 5-79$1,586,090-8.3%1,218-3$1,302$160,400,73721
May 12-146$1,241,578-21.7%1,119-99$1,109$162,186,25022
May 19-217$1,066,269-14.1%1,051-68$1,014$163,734,62123
May 26-29
Memorial Day wknd
9$1,177,597-907-$1,298$165,303,331-
Jun 2-411$745,914-743-$1,003$166,310,32025