The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,177,431Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$204,461 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:39 opening theaters/664 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,855,171

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,962 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,735 $7,177,431

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dennis the Menace
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Keywords: Family Drama, New Guy/Girl in School, Autism, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Cancer, Dream Sequence
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,962 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,891 $20,855,171
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,199 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,036 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,300 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,219 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $7,177,431

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 27 $204,461   39 $5,243   $204,461 1
Aug 22, 1986 27 $175,057 -14% 40 $4,376   $519,711 2
Aug 29, 1986 21 $384,849 +120% 73 $5,272   $1,002,625 3
Sep 5, 1986 22 $202,962 -47% 74 $2,743   $1,259,461 4
Sep 12, 1986 17 $143,754 -29% 75 $1,917   $1,445,016 5
Sep 26, 1986 4 $1,606,156   661 $2,430   $3,228,407 7
Oct 3, 1986 8 $1,117,389 -30% 664 $1,683   $4,730,080 8
Oct 17, 1986 14 $340,428   516 $660   $6,003,557 10
Oct 24, 1986 18 $214,929 -37% 413 $520   $6,310,207 11
Oct 31, 1986 20 $108,319 -50% 240 $451   $6,481,855 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 26 $344,654   39 $8,837   $344,654 1
Aug 22, 1986 10 $273,122 -21% 40 $6,828   $617,776 2
Aug 29, 1986 10 $438,723 +61% 73 $6,010   $1,056,499 3
Sep 5, 1986 11 $244,763 -44% 74 $3,308   $1,301,262 4
Sep 12, 1986 12 $177,830 -27% 75 $2,371   $1,479,092 5
Sep 19, 1986 12 $143,159 -19% 70 $2,045   $1,622,251 6
Sep 26, 1986 4 $1,990,440 +1,290% 661 $3,011   $3,612,691 7
Oct 3, 1986 7 $1,344,386 -32% 664 $2,025   $4,957,077 8
Oct 10, 1986 10 $706,046 -47% 601 $1,175   $5,663,123 9
Oct 17, 1986 9 $432,155 -39% 516 $838   $6,095,278 10
Oct 24, 1986 12 $278,258 -36% 413 $674   $6,373,536 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,735 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,720 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,614 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,571 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,056 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $7,177,431

Uncategorized

Colleen Dewhurst    Mrs. Sherman
Fred Savage    Louis Michaelson
Louise Fletcher    Psychiatrist
Jason Priestley    Gary
John Carpenter    The Coupe De Villes
Bonnie Bedelia    Charlene Michaelson
Jay Underwood    Eric Gibb
Fred Gwynne    Uncle Hugo Gibb

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nick Castle    Director
Nick Castle    Screenwriter
Bruce Broughton    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$204,461 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:39 opening theaters/664 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,855,171

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,962 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,735 $7,177,431

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dennis the Menace
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Keywords: Family Drama, New Guy/Girl in School, Autism, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Cancer, Dream Sequence
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Colleen Dewhurst    Mrs. Sherman
Fred Savage    Louis Michaelson
Louise Fletcher    Psychiatrist
Jason Priestley    Gary
John Carpenter    The Coupe De Villes
Bonnie Bedelia    Charlene Michaelson
Jay Underwood    Eric Gibb
Fred Gwynne    Uncle Hugo Gibb

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nick Castle    Director
Nick Castle    Screenwriter
Bruce Broughton    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,962 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,891 $20,855,171
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,199 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,036 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,300 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,219 $7,177,431
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $7,177,431

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 27 $204,461   39 $5,243   $204,461 1
Aug 22, 1986 27 $175,057 -14% 40 $4,376   $519,711 2
Aug 29, 1986 21 $384,849 +120% 73 $5,272   $1,002,625 3
Sep 5, 1986 22 $202,962 -47% 74 $2,743   $1,259,461 4
Sep 12, 1986 17 $143,754 -29% 75 $1,917   $1,445,016 5
Sep 26, 1986 4 $1,606,156   661 $2,430   $3,228,407 7
Oct 3, 1986 8 $1,117,389 -30% 664 $1,683   $4,730,080 8
Oct 17, 1986 14 $340,428   516 $660   $6,003,557 10
Oct 24, 1986 18 $214,929 -37% 413 $520   $6,310,207 11
Oct 31, 1986 20 $108,319 -50% 240 $451   $6,481,855 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 26 $344,654   39 $8,837   $344,654 1
Aug 22, 1986 10 $273,122 -21% 40 $6,828   $617,776 2
Aug 29, 1986 10 $438,723 +61% 73 $6,010   $1,056,499 3
Sep 5, 1986 11 $244,763 -44% 74 $3,308   $1,301,262 4
Sep 12, 1986 12 $177,830 -27% 75 $2,371   $1,479,092 5
Sep 19, 1986 12 $143,159 -19% 70 $2,045   $1,622,251 6
Sep 26, 1986 4 $1,990,440 +1,290% 661 $3,011   $3,612,691 7
Oct 3, 1986 7 $1,344,386 -32% 664 $2,025   $4,957,077 8
Oct 10, 1986 10 $706,046 -47% 601 $1,175   $5,663,123 9
Oct 17, 1986 9 $432,155 -39% 516 $838   $6,095,278 10
Oct 24, 1986 12 $278,258 -36% 413 $674   $6,373,536 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,735 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,720 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,614 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,571 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 595 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,056 $7,177,431
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $7,177,431