Footloose (1984)

Footloose
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $80,000,000Details
International Box Office $8,940Details
Worldwide Box Office $80,008,940
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,556,935 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 9.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,384 opening theaters/1,384 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $256,666,658

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $80,000,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,430 $8,940
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,194 $80,008,940

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 1984 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 30th, 1984 (Wide), released as Footloose (1984) (Australia)
July 15th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 25th, 1996 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG (edited for re-rating)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Keywords: Dancing, Religious, Rock 'n' Roll, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Culture Clash, Romance, New Guy/Girl in School, Death of a Son or Daughter, Coming of Age, Bullies, Coming-of-Age Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 73 $1,924,094 May 25, 1984 101
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $6,470,911 May 25, 1984 101
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $8,218,716 Apr 20, 1984 66
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,556,935 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $28,777,789 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 78 $8,556,935 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $28,777,789 Feb 17, 1984 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1984 1 $8,556,935   1,384 $6,183   $8,556,935 1
Feb 24, 1984 1 $6,617,737 -23% 1,384 $4,782   $16,857,254 2
Mar 2, 1984 1 $6,300,641 -5% 1,384 $4,552   $24,615,584 3
Mar 9, 1984 2 $5,476,656 -13% 1,384 $3,957   $31,591,292 4
Mar 16, 1984 2 $4,745,560 -13% 1,360 $3,489   $37,940,028 5
Mar 23, 1984 3 $4,420,411 -7% 1,360 $3,250   $43,998,844 6
Mar 30, 1984 5 $4,166,896 -6% 1,360 $3,064   $49,528,265 7
Apr 6, 1984 9 $3,052,131 -27% 1,272 $2,399   $53,740,337 8
Apr 13, 1984 10 $2,237,610 -27% 998 $2,242   $56,747,753 9
Apr 20, 1984 7 $2,443,796 +9% 1,045 $2,339   $60,535,312 10
Apr 27, 1984 7 $2,257,778 -8% 1,110 $2,034   $63,767,719 11
May 4, 1984 10 $1,683,727 -25% 922 $1,826   $66,153,124 12
May 11, 1984 11 $1,218,894 -28% 876 $1,391   $67,834,529 13
May 18, 1984 9 $1,279,264 +5% 750 $1,706   $69,599,398 14
May 25, 1984 9 $1,924,094 +50% 912 $2,110   $71,963,803 15
Jun 1, 1984 10 $1,066,786 -45% 702 $1,520   $73,450,748 16
Jun 8, 1984 13 $748,909 -30% 566 $1,323   $74,688,368 17
Jun 15, 1984 10 $743,987 -1% 585 $1,272   $75,846,770 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1984 1 $10,239,517   1,384 $7,398   $10,239,517 1
Feb 24, 1984 1 $8,075,426 -21% 1,384 $5,835   $18,314,943 2
Mar 9, 1984 1 $7,079,832   1,384 $5,115   $33,194,468 4
Mar 16, 1984 2 $6,383,965 -10% 1,360 $4,694   $39,578,433 5
Mar 23, 1984 3 $5,782,936 -9% 1,360 $4,252   $45,361,369 6
Mar 30, 1984 5 $5,326,837 -8% 1,360 $3,917   $50,688,206 7
Apr 6, 1984 9 $3,821,937 -28% 1,272 $3,005   $54,510,143 8
Apr 13, 1984 7 $3,581,373 -6% 998 $3,589   $58,091,516 9
Apr 20, 1984 7 $3,418,425 -5% 1,045 $3,271   $61,509,941 10
Apr 27, 1984 7 $2,959,456 -13% 1,110 $2,666   $64,469,397 11
May 4, 1984 10 $2,146,238 -27% 922 $2,328   $66,615,635 12
May 11, 1984 10 $1,704,499 -21% 876 $1,946   $68,320,134 13
May 18, 1984 9 $1,719,575 +1% 750 $2,293   $70,039,709 14
May 25, 1984 9 $2,344,253 +36% 912 $2,570   $72,383,962 15
Jun 1, 1984 10 $1,555,497 -34% 702 $2,216   $73,939,459 16
Jun 8, 1984 12 $1,163,324 -25% 566 $2,055   $75,102,783 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/30/1984 $0 0 40 49 $7,954 4/2/2021
New Zealand 7/15/2021 $989 1 1 2 $986 8/14/2023
 
International Total$8,940 8/14/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Kevin Bacon    Ren McCormack

Supporting Cast

Lori Singer    Ariel Moore
Dianne Wiest    Vi Moore
John Lithgow    Reverend Shaw Moore
Christopher Penn    Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker    Rusty
John Laughlin    Woody
Frances Lee McCain    Ethel McCormick
Jim Youngs    Chuck
Elizabeth Gorcey    Wendy Jo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director
Lewis J. Rachmil    Producer
Craig Zadan    Producer
Dean Pitchford    Screenwriter
Paul Hirsch    Editor
Daniel Melnick    Executive Producer
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Snow    Composer
Kenny Loggins    Composer
Dean Pitchford    Composer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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September 27th, 2011

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,556,935 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,200,000 (worldwide box office is 9.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,384 opening theaters/1,384 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $256,666,658

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $80,000,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,430 $8,940
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,194 $80,008,940

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 1984 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 30th, 1984 (Wide), released as Footloose (1984) (Australia)
July 15th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 25th, 1996 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG (edited for re-rating)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dancing, Religious, Rock 'n' Roll, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Culture Clash, Romance, New Guy/Girl in School, Death of a Son or Daughter, Coming of Age, Bullies, Coming-of-Age Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 73 $1,924,094 May 25, 1984 101
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $6,470,911 May 25, 1984 101
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $8,218,716 Apr 20, 1984 66
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,556,935 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $28,777,789 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 78 $8,556,935 Feb 17, 1984 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $28,777,789 Feb 17, 1984 3

Leading Cast

Kevin Bacon    Ren McCormack

Supporting Cast

Lori Singer    Ariel Moore
Dianne Wiest    Vi Moore
John Lithgow    Reverend Shaw Moore
Christopher Penn    Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker    Rusty
John Laughlin    Woody
Frances Lee McCain    Ethel McCormick
Jim Youngs    Chuck
Elizabeth Gorcey    Wendy Jo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director
Lewis J. Rachmil    Producer
Craig Zadan    Producer
Dean Pitchford    Screenwriter
Paul Hirsch    Editor
Daniel Melnick    Executive Producer
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Snow    Composer
Kenny Loggins    Composer
Dean Pitchford    Composer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Sales: Immortals and Throne Both Have Claim to Top Spot

March 21st, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart with two DVDs having a legitimate claim to the top spot. Immortals sold the most units 649,000 units, while its revenue was the second best for the week at $11.12 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 18th, 2011

October 18th, 2011

It should be a relatively good week in terms of DVD and Blu-ray sales with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides leading the way. However, it's not a particularly deep week in terms of home market releases. Nor is it really strong when it comes to contenders for Pick of the Week. Degrassi: Season Ten is in competition, but in the end I went with Robotech: The Complete Series. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Footloose

October 12th, 2011

The original Footloose came out on Blu-ray a couple weeks ago. The screener arrived late, but since the new version of Footloose hits theaters this Friday, the timing of the review couldn't be better. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 27th, 2011

September 27th, 2011

It's another incredibly busy week on the home market with over 400 new releases on Amazon.com. However, again there were only a few that were worth mentioning with a whole lot of filler. The biggest release of the week is Transformers: Dark of the Moon on Blu-ray, but it doesn't come out till Friday. Looking at some of the other top selling releases and it's clear how weak the selection is. There's a stand-up comedy DVD, a couple catalog titles being released on Blu-ray, Anime, a couple TV on DVD releases, and the first DVD release of Adventure Time. Adventure Time on DVD? Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1984 1 $8,556,935   1,384 $6,183   $8,556,935 1
Feb 24, 1984 1 $6,617,737 -23% 1,384 $4,782   $16,857,254 2
Mar 2, 1984 1 $6,300,641 -5% 1,384 $4,552   $24,615,584 3
Mar 9, 1984 2 $5,476,656 -13% 1,384 $3,957   $31,591,292 4
Mar 16, 1984 2 $4,745,560 -13% 1,360 $3,489   $37,940,028 5
Mar 23, 1984 3 $4,420,411 -7% 1,360 $3,250   $43,998,844 6
Mar 30, 1984 5 $4,166,896 -6% 1,360 $3,064   $49,528,265 7
Apr 6, 1984 9 $3,052,131 -27% 1,272 $2,399   $53,740,337 8
Apr 13, 1984 10 $2,237,610 -27% 998 $2,242   $56,747,753 9
Apr 20, 1984 7 $2,443,796 +9% 1,045 $2,339   $60,535,312 10
Apr 27, 1984 7 $2,257,778 -8% 1,110 $2,034   $63,767,719 11
May 4, 1984 10 $1,683,727 -25% 922 $1,826   $66,153,124 12
May 11, 1984 11 $1,218,894 -28% 876 $1,391   $67,834,529 13
May 18, 1984 9 $1,279,264 +5% 750 $1,706   $69,599,398 14
May 25, 1984 9 $1,924,094 +50% 912 $2,110   $71,963,803 15
Jun 1, 1984 10 $1,066,786 -45% 702 $1,520   $73,450,748 16
Jun 8, 1984 13 $748,909 -30% 566 $1,323   $74,688,368 17
Jun 15, 1984 10 $743,987 -1% 585 $1,272   $75,846,770 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 1984 1 $10,239,517   1,384 $7,398   $10,239,517 1
Feb 24, 1984 1 $8,075,426 -21% 1,384 $5,835   $18,314,943 2
Mar 9, 1984 1 $7,079,832   1,384 $5,115   $33,194,468 4
Mar 16, 1984 2 $6,383,965 -10% 1,360 $4,694   $39,578,433 5
Mar 23, 1984 3 $5,782,936 -9% 1,360 $4,252   $45,361,369 6
Mar 30, 1984 5 $5,326,837 -8% 1,360 $3,917   $50,688,206 7
Apr 6, 1984 9 $3,821,937 -28% 1,272 $3,005   $54,510,143 8
Apr 13, 1984 7 $3,581,373 -6% 998 $3,589   $58,091,516 9
Apr 20, 1984 7 $3,418,425 -5% 1,045 $3,271   $61,509,941 10
Apr 27, 1984 7 $2,959,456 -13% 1,110 $2,666   $64,469,397 11
May 4, 1984 10 $2,146,238 -27% 922 $2,328   $66,615,635 12
May 11, 1984 10 $1,704,499 -21% 876 $1,946   $68,320,134 13
May 18, 1984 9 $1,719,575 +1% 750 $2,293   $70,039,709 14
May 25, 1984 9 $2,344,253 +36% 912 $2,570   $72,383,962 15
Jun 1, 1984 10 $1,555,497 -34% 702 $2,216   $73,939,459 16
Jun 8, 1984 12 $1,163,324 -25% 566 $2,055   $75,102,783 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/30/1984 $0 0 40 49 $7,954 4/2/2021
New Zealand 7/15/2021 $989 1 1 2 $986 8/14/2023
 
International Total$8,940 8/14/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records