Purple Rain
Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music.While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia.
- Director
- Albert Magnoli
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $68M
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Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Purple Rain returned 9.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $68M
- Release date
- Jul 27, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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