Major League (1989)

Major League
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $49,793,054Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $272,048 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $272,048
OpusData ID: 11150100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,836,265 (17.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,541 opening theaters/1,615 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,142,715

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,245 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 968 $49,793,054

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Major League
Comparisons: vs. Retfærdighedens Ryttere
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Keywords: Baseball, Underdog, Boss From Hell, Sports Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions, Mirage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,229 $141,142,715
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $49,793,054
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 27 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $49,793,054

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 1 $8,836,265   1,541 $5,734   $8,836,265 1
Apr 14, 1989 1 $7,070,809 -20% 1,615 $4,378   $18,456,883 2
Apr 21, 1989 2 $5,231,854 -26% 1,615 $3,240   $25,743,833 3
Apr 28, 1989 3 $4,125,768 -21% 1,615 $2,555   $31,246,706 4
May 5, 1989 4 $3,593,058 -13% 1,557 $2,308   $35,968,457 5
May 12, 1989 5 $2,310,940 -36% 1,557 $1,484   $39,248,651 6
May 19, 1989 6 $1,802,253 -22% 1,443 $1,249   $41,807,304 7
May 26, 1989 8 $1,436,066 -20% 1,175 $1,222   $43,768,999 8
Jun 2, 1989 10 $963,636 -33% 906 $1,064   $45,042,551 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 1 $11,386,074   1,541 $7,389   $11,386,074 1
Apr 14, 1989 1 $9,125,905 -20% 1,615 $5,651   $20,511,979 2
Apr 21, 1989 2 $6,608,959 -28% 1,615 $4,092   $27,120,938 3
Apr 28, 1989 3 $5,254,461 -20% 1,615 $3,254   $32,375,399 4
May 5, 1989 4 $4,562,312 -13% 1,557 $2,930   $36,937,711 5
May 12, 1989 5 $3,067,340 -33% 1,557 $1,970   $40,005,051 6
May 19, 1989 6 $2,327,882 -24% 1,443 $1,613   $42,332,933 7
May 26, 1989 8 $1,745,982 -25% 1,175 $1,486   $44,078,915 8

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 7, 2024311,220 11,220$115,342$115,342363

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen    Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
Corbin Bernsen    Roger Dorn

Supporting Cast

Margaret Whitton   
James Gammon    Lou Brown
Rene Russo    Lynn Wells
Bob Uecker   
Harry Doyle   
Wesley Snipes    Willie Mays Hayes
Dennis Haysbert    Pedro Cerrano
Neil Flynn    Longshoreman

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David S. Ward    Director
David S. Ward    Screenwriter
Chris Chesser    Producer
Irby Smith    Producer
Julie Bergman    Co-Producer
Mark Rosenberg    Executive Producer
James Newton Howard    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,836,265 (17.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,541 opening theaters/1,615 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,142,715

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,245 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 968 $49,793,054

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 1989 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Major League
Comparisons: vs. Retfærdighedens Ryttere
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Keywords: Baseball, Underdog, Boss From Hell, Sports Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions, Mirage
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Jake Taylor
Charlie Sheen    Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
Corbin Bernsen    Roger Dorn

Supporting Cast

Margaret Whitton   
James Gammon    Lou Brown
Rene Russo    Lynn Wells
Bob Uecker   
Harry Doyle   
Wesley Snipes    Willie Mays Hayes
Dennis Haysbert    Pedro Cerrano
Neil Flynn    Longshoreman

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David S. Ward    Director
David S. Ward    Screenwriter
Chris Chesser    Producer
Irby Smith    Producer
Julie Bergman    Co-Producer
Mark Rosenberg    Executive Producer
James Newton Howard    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,229 $141,142,715
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $49,793,054
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1989 27 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 354 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $49,793,054
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $49,793,054

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 1 $8,836,265   1,541 $5,734   $8,836,265 1
Apr 14, 1989 1 $7,070,809 -20% 1,615 $4,378   $18,456,883 2
Apr 21, 1989 2 $5,231,854 -26% 1,615 $3,240   $25,743,833 3
Apr 28, 1989 3 $4,125,768 -21% 1,615 $2,555   $31,246,706 4
May 5, 1989 4 $3,593,058 -13% 1,557 $2,308   $35,968,457 5
May 12, 1989 5 $2,310,940 -36% 1,557 $1,484   $39,248,651 6
May 19, 1989 6 $1,802,253 -22% 1,443 $1,249   $41,807,304 7
May 26, 1989 8 $1,436,066 -20% 1,175 $1,222   $43,768,999 8
Jun 2, 1989 10 $963,636 -33% 906 $1,064   $45,042,551 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 1989 1 $11,386,074   1,541 $7,389   $11,386,074 1
Apr 14, 1989 1 $9,125,905 -20% 1,615 $5,651   $20,511,979 2
Apr 21, 1989 2 $6,608,959 -28% 1,615 $4,092   $27,120,938 3
Apr 28, 1989 3 $5,254,461 -20% 1,615 $3,254   $32,375,399 4
May 5, 1989 4 $4,562,312 -13% 1,557 $2,930   $36,937,711 5
May 12, 1989 5 $3,067,340 -33% 1,557 $1,970   $40,005,051 6
May 19, 1989 6 $2,327,882 -24% 1,443 $1,613   $42,332,933 7
May 26, 1989 8 $1,745,982 -25% 1,175 $1,486   $44,078,915 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,245 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,576 $49,793,054
Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,679 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,736 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,597 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 968 $49,793,054
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $49,793,054

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 7, 2024311,220 11,220$115,342$115,342363

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.