The Color Purple
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$1,710,333
192 theaters
192 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 20, 1985 (Feb 7, 1986)
Running Time2 hr 34 min
GenresDrama
In Release377 days/53 weeks
Widest Release1,109 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20-26 | 8 | $3,945,843 | - | 192 | - | $20,551 | $3,945,843 | 1 |
| Dec 27-Jan 2, 1986 | 7 | $6,533,016 | +65.6% | 202 | +10 | $32,341 | $10,478,859 | 2 |
| Jan 3-9 | 6 | $5,205,120 | -20.3% | 209 | +7 | $24,904 | $15,683,979 | 3 |
| Jan 10-16 | 4 | $4,721,223 | -9.3% | 209 | - | $22,589 | $20,405,202 | 4 |
| Jan 17-23 | 1 | $8,515,181 | +80.4% | 561 | +352 | $15,178 | $28,920,383 | 5 |
| Jan 24-30 | 1 | $6,063,391 | -28.8% | 561 | - | $10,808 | $34,983,774 | 6 |
| Jan 31-Feb 6 | 2 | $5,575,228 | -8.1% | 561 | - | $9,938 | $40,559,002 | 7 |
| Feb 7-13 | 2 | $7,400,986 | +32.7% | 1,109 | +548 | $6,673 | $47,959,988 | 8 |
| Feb 14-20 | 2 | $7,482,024 | +1.1% | 1,109 | - | $6,746 | $55,442,012 | 9 |
| Feb 21-27 | 2 | $5,383,731 | -28% | 1,109 | - | $4,854 | $60,825,743 | 10 |
| Feb 28-Mar 6 | 4 | $4,797,405 | -10.9% | 1,109 | - | $4,325 | $65,623,148 | 11 |
| Mar 7-13 | 2 | $5,001,956 | +4.3% | 1,096 | -13 | $4,563 | $70,625,104 | 12 |
| Mar 14-20 | 3 | $4,100,478 | -18% | 1,107 | +11 | $3,704 | $74,725,582 | 13 |
| Mar 21-27 | 4 | $4,231,152 | +3.2% | 1,082 | -25 | $3,910 | $78,956,734 | 14 |
| Mar 28-Apr 3 | 6 | $3,043,446 | -28.1% | 1,046 | -36 | $2,909 | $82,000,180 | 15 |
| Apr 4-10 | 5 | $2,879,604 | -5.4% | 1,014 | -32 | $2,839 | $84,879,784 | 16 |
| Apr 11-17 | 7 | $2,139,463 | -25.7% | 956 | -58 | $2,237 | $87,019,247 | 17 |
| Apr 18-24 | 7 | $1,752,657 | -18.1% | 890 | -66 | $1,969 | $88,771,904 | 18 |
| Apr 25-May 1 | 10 | $1,461,323 | -16.6% | 871 | -19 | $1,677 | $90,233,227 | 19 |
| May 2-8 | 11 | $1,029,834 | -29.5% | 745 | -126 | $1,382 | $91,263,061 | 20 |
