Flash Gordon (1980)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,107,960Details
International Box Office $68,865Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,176,825
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,239,630 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,239,630
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,934,030 (14.5% of total gross)
Legs:6.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:823 opening theaters/823 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $106,114,053

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,162 $27,107,960
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,647 $68,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,569 $27,176,825

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 5th, 1980 (Wide) by Universal
November 18th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: December 11th, 1980 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 20th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
May 2nd, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: August 7th, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 114 minutes
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Keywords: Action Adventure, Space Opera
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 1980 1 $3,934,030   823 $4,780   $3,934,030 1

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 $922 4 6 20 $3,995 5/29/2021
Germany 5/2/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 8/20/2020 $78 1 2 13 $5,949 6/28/2023
United Kingdom 12/11/1980 $0 0 97 313 $58,921 5/11/2022
 
International Total$68,865 6/28/2023

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
Aug 23, 2020525,526 25,526$1,435,838$1,435,838681

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.

Leading Cast

Sam J. Jones    Flash Gordon

Uncategorized

Kenny Baker    Dwarf
Robbie Coltrane    Man at Airfield
Topol    Dr. Hans Zarkov
Melody Anderson    Dale Arden
Timothy Dalton    Prince Barin
Max von Sydow    The emperor Ming

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Hodges    Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr.    Screenwriter
Howard Blake    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,934,030 (14.5% of total gross)
Legs:6.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:823 opening theaters/823 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $106,114,053

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,162 $27,107,960
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,647 $68,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,569 $27,176,825

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 5th, 1980 (Wide) by Universal
November 18th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: December 11th, 1980 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 20th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
May 2nd, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: August 7th, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Firefox
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Keywords: Action Adventure, Space Opera
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sam J. Jones    Flash Gordon

Uncategorized

Kenny Baker    Dwarf
Robbie Coltrane    Man at Airfield
Topol    Dr. Hans Zarkov
Melody Anderson    Dale Arden
Timothy Dalton    Prince Barin
Max von Sydow    The emperor Ming

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Hodges    Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr.    Screenwriter
Howard Blake    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 1980 1 $3,934,030   823 $4,780   $3,934,030 1

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 $922 4 6 20 $3,995 5/29/2021
Germany 5/2/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 8/20/2020 $78 1 2 13 $5,949 6/28/2023
United Kingdom 12/11/1980 $0 0 97 313 $58,921 5/11/2022
 
International Total$68,865 6/28/2023

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
Aug 23, 2020525,526 25,526$1,435,838$1,435,838681

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.