American Ninja (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,499,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $85,291 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $85,291
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,234,837 (30.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:672 opening theaters/672 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,142,096

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,251 $10,499,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,447 $10,499,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,819 $10,499,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,234 $10,499,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 30th, 1985 (Wide) by Cannon
Video Release: August 16th, 2016 by Olive
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: American Ninja
Comparisons: vs. American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Action Adventure, Set in Philippines
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 212 $10,296,809 Aug 30, 1985 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 59 $3,234,837 Aug 30, 1985 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $10,296,809 Aug 30, 1985 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 30, 1985 4 $3,234,837   672 $4,814   $3,234,837 1
Sep 6, 1985 6 $1,530,579 -53% 672 $2,278   $5,503,236 2
Sep 13, 1985 8 $905,242 -41% 504 $1,796   $6,849,529 3
Sep 20, 1985 9 $777,040 -14% 493 $1,576   $7,930,736 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 30, 1985 4 $3,972,657   672 $5,912   $3,972,657 1
Sep 6, 1985 6 $1,971,630 -50% 672 $2,934   $5,944,287 2
Sep 13, 1985 9 $1,209,409 -39% 504 $2,400   $7,153,696 3

Leading Cast

Michael Dudikoff    Joe Armstrong

Uncategorized

Steve James    Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson    Patricia Hickock

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Firstenberg    Director
Paul De Mielche    Screenwriter

Home Market Releases for August 16th, 2016

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,234,837 (30.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.25 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:672 opening theaters/672 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,142,096

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,251 $10,499,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,447 $10,499,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,819 $10,499,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,234 $10,499,000

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 30th, 1985 (Wide) by Cannon
Video Release: August 16th, 2016 by Olive
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: American Ninja
Comparisons: vs. American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Martial Arts, Action Adventure, Set in Philippines
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 212 $10,296,809 Aug 30, 1985 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 59 $3,234,837 Aug 30, 1985 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $10,296,809 Aug 30, 1985 3

Leading Cast

Michael Dudikoff    Joe Armstrong

Uncategorized

Steve James    Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson    Patricia Hickock

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Firstenberg    Director
Paul De Mielche    Screenwriter

Home Market Releases for August 16th, 2016

August 16th, 2016

The Fits

There are a lot of releases on this week’s list, but most of them are like The Angry Birds Movie on DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Combo Pack. They are good, but not good enough to be a Pick of the Week contender. The best new release is The Fits, but it is only coming out on Video on Demand. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 30, 1985 4 $3,234,837   672 $4,814   $3,234,837 1
Sep 6, 1985 6 $1,530,579 -53% 672 $2,278   $5,503,236 2
Sep 13, 1985 8 $905,242 -41% 504 $1,796   $6,849,529 3
Sep 20, 1985 9 $777,040 -14% 493 $1,576   $7,930,736 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 30, 1985 4 $3,972,657   672 $5,912   $3,972,657 1
Sep 6, 1985 6 $1,971,630 -50% 672 $2,934   $5,944,287 2
Sep 13, 1985 9 $1,209,409 -39% 504 $2,400   $7,153,696 3