Awakenings

Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$52,096,475
Summary Details
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$417,076
12 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Dec 22, 1990 (Jan 11, 1991)
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release375 days/53 weeks
Widest Release1,330 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 21-25
Christmas long wknd
17$417,076-12-$34,756$417,0761
Dec 28-Jan 1, 1991
New Year's long wknd
17$503,370-12-$41,947$1,111,3031
Jan 4-615$342,490-12-$28,540$1,583,5283
Jan 11-132$8,306,532+2,325.3%1,282+1,270$6,479$10,087,1334
Jan 18-21
MLK wknd
2$7,678,279-1,311-$5,856$20,228,866-
Jan 25-272$4,885,543-1,325-$3,687$26,525,1396
Feb 1-34$4,476,785-8.4%1,330+5$3,366$32,551,9857
Feb 8-106$2,830,551-36.8%1,318-12$2,147$36,544,4628
Feb 15-18
Presidents' Day wknd
10$2,727,892-1,219-$2,237$40,163,707-
Feb 22-2412$1,683,902-1,169-$1,440$42,430,44610
Mar 1-312$1,352,249-19.7%925-244$1,461$44,323,86011
Mar 8-1012$986,300-27.1%725-200$1,360$45,719,98212
Mar 22-2414$669,726-496-$1,350$47,710,96414