The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,300,000Details
International Box Office $21,094Details
Worldwide Box Office $33,321,094
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Metrics

Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,728 $33,300,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,001-22,100) 22,083 $21,094
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,034 $33,321,094

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1957 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 3rd, 1962 (Limited) (South Korea)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: July 8th, 1994 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild war violence. Rating is for 1991 Re-Issue of film from Columbia Pictures
Running Time: 161 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The English Patient
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Keywords: World War II, War, War Drama, POW, Escape, War Crimes
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

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Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/12/2020 $101 2 2 2 $0 11/20/2020
South Korea 11/3/1962 $0 0 1 1 $21,094 1/11/2024
 
International Total$21,094 1/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 7, 20101411,450 11,450$228,881$228,881853
Jun 12, 2022154,843 183,525$104,803$3,666,7311,458

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Jack Hawkins    Maj. Warden
Alec Guinness    Colonel Nicholson
William Holden    Commander/Major Shears

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,728 $33,300,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,001-22,100) 22,083 $21,094
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,034 $33,321,094

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1957 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 3rd, 1962 (Limited) (South Korea)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: July 8th, 1994 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild war violence. Rating is for 1991 Re-Issue of film from Columbia Pictures
Running Time: 161 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The English Patient
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, War, War Drama, POW, Escape, War Crimes
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Jack Hawkins    Maj. Warden
Alec Guinness    Colonel Nicholson
William Holden    Commander/Major Shears

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 7th, 2011

June 7th, 2011

The summer is usually a really weak time for home market releases, but this week is amazing. Not only are there two $100 million hits coming out on DVD / Blu-ray this week, but there are also half-a-dozen TV on DVD releases, a few limited releases, direct-to-DVD releases, and catalog titles, many of which are worth picking up, or even contenders for Pick of the Week. I tried to narrow the list of contenders down to one, but I couldn't do it. In the end I went with Leverage: Season Three on DVD and True Grit on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack as co-winners of the Pick of the Week. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/12/2020 $101 2 2 2 $0 11/20/2020
South Korea 11/3/1962 $0 0 1 1 $21,094 1/11/2024
 
International Total$21,094 1/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 7, 20101411,450 11,450$228,881$228,881853
Jun 12, 2022154,843 183,525$104,803$3,666,7311,458

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.