Stop Making Sense (1984)

Considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.

All Releases

Domestic (82.6%)
$10,306,902
International (17.3%)
$2,152,368
Worldwide
$12,471,520
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorCinecom Pictures
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Domestic Opening$41,666
Earliest Release DateOctober 19, 1984 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 28 min
GenresDocumentary Music

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseOctober 19, 1984-October 20, 20233 markets$4,949,438$434,723$5,384,161
1999 Re-releaseMay 28, 1999Domestic$146,154$146,154
2017 Re-releaseAugust 31, 2017Portugal$6,813$6,813
2023 Re-releaseSeptember 22-January 11, 20245 markets$5,211,310$1,704,365$6,915,675
2022 Re-releaseAustralia$1,977
2020 Re-releaseAustralia$6,467$16,740

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic3$10,306,9025,051
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia4$847,0732,613
New Zealand1$150,3452,515
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$641,3943,496
Netherlands1$502,3242,207
Portugal1$6,8134,542
Iceland1$4,4192,793