Bright Leaves

McElwee family legend has it that the Hollywood melodrama "Bright Leaf" starring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, is based on filmmaker Ross McElwee's great-grandfather, who created the Bull Durham brand.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$77,888
Summary Details
DistributorFirst Run
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Opening$4,485
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresBiography Comedy Documentary Drama
In Release494 days/70 weeks
Widest Release4 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 27-29
Athens Olympics
99$4,485-1-$4,485$8,13510
Sep 3-584$5,165+15.2%1-$5,165$17,1902
Sep 3-6
Labor Day wknd
102$6,795-1-$6,795$18,820-
Sep 24-26125$1,987-1-$1,987$22,2375
Oct 1-3122$2,497+25.7%2+1$1,248$28,2966
Oct 8-10118$1,791-28.3%1-1$1,791$30,0877
Oct 15-17136$1,138-36.5%2+1$569$32,1168
Oct 22-24126$1,452+27.6%1-1$1,452$34,3799
Oct 29-31134$287-80.2%1-$287$35,28410
Nov 5-7110$1,271+342.9%3+2$423$36,76211
Nov 12-14107$1,696+33.4%1-2$1,696$39,54412
Nov 19-2193$4,554+168.5%4+3$1,138$45,12113
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
93$1,669-63.4%3-1$556$53,87214
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
88$2,871+72%2-1$1,435$57,03415
Dec 10-12117$644-77.6%3+1$214$59,51216
Dec 17-19102$1,013+57.3%2-1$506$62,01817
Dec 24-26101$222-78.1%1-1$222$62,47418
Jan 7-9104$375-1-$375$62,84920
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
92$262-1-$262$63,511-
Jan 28-30104$837-1-$837$64,82623
Feb 11-13106$1,314-1-$1,314$66,94725
Feb 25-27114$190-1-$190$68,11227
Mar 18-20120$792-1-$792$70,87530
Apr 8-10123$699-1-$699$15,32633
Apr 15-17123$1,094+56.5%1-$1,094$76,38434
Apr 29-May 1135$629-2-$314$77,26536
Jun 3-5125$253-1-$253$77,88841