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Released
1987 · FILM

Sign 'o' the Times

“If you go to only one concert this year... the Prince movie is the one!”

Directed by
Prince, David Hogan
Runtime
84 min
DocumentaryMusic
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

In 1987, to capitalize on his growing success in Europe, Prince toured extensively to promote the album of the same name and sales increased accordingly. However, the United States remained resistant to his latest album, and sales began to drop; it was at this point that Prince decided to film a live concert promoting the new material, for eventual distribution to theaters in America. Featuring the band that accompanied Prince on his 1987 Sign o' the Times Tour, including dancer Cat Glover, keyboardist Boni Boyer, bassist Levi Seacer, Jr., guitarist Miko Weaver, drummer Sheila E. and former member of The Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink, the film sees the group perform live on stage (although "U Got the Look" is represented by its promotional music video).

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Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Steve PurcellShot by Peter SinclairScored by PrinceDesigned by Leroy Bennett

Box Office

1987 · Box office

Grossed $3.0M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$3.0M

Worldwide gross$3.0M

US & Canada: $3.0M — 98% of worldwide · International: $48K (2%)

Opening weekend: $950K — 32% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $1.3M — 44% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 234 theaters

Also known as

  • Prince – Sign O’ the Timesde
  • Sign o' the Timesen

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