The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,100,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $420,760 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $420,760
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,466,884 (47.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:903 opening theaters/903 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,413,516

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,314 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,505 $3,100,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 19th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: July 22nd, 2014 by Mill Creek Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Keywords: Crime Drama, Unbelieving Police, Bullies, Sex Crimes, Hostage, Fugitive / On the Run
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,314 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,045 $9,413,516
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,500 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,751 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,521 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,846 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,651 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,140 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 55 $3,100,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 1985 12 $1,466,884   903 $1,624   $1,466,884 1
Jul 26, 1985 15 $668,134 -54% 731 $914   $2,525,018 2
Aug 2, 1985 21 $95,000 -86% 190 $500   $3,021,000 3
Aug 9, 1985 25 $63,497 -33% 109 $583   $3,099,497 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 1985 10 $1,856,884   903 $2,056   $1,856,884 1
Jul 26, 1985 14 $1,069,116 -42% 731 $1,463   $2,926,000 2
Aug 2, 1985 24 $110,000 -90% 190 $579   $3,036,000 3

Uncategorized

Helen Slater    Billie Jean Davy
Christian Slater    Binx
Peter Coyote    Ringwald
Dean Stockwell    Muldaur
Yeardley Smith    Putter
Keith Gordon    Lloyd
Richard Bradford    Pyatt

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

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Robbins    Director
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Rob Cohen    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,466,884 (47.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:903 opening theaters/903 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $9,413,516

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,314 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,505 $3,100,000

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: July 19th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: July 22nd, 2014 by Mill Creek Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Keywords: Crime Drama, Unbelieving Police, Bullies, Sex Crimes, Hostage, Fugitive / On the Run
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Helen Slater    Billie Jean Davy
Christian Slater    Binx
Peter Coyote    Ringwald
Dean Stockwell    Muldaur
Yeardley Smith    Putter
Keith Gordon    Lloyd
Richard Bradford    Pyatt

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

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Robbins    Director
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Rob Cohen    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,314 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,045 $9,413,516
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,500 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,751 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,521 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,846 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,651 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,140 $3,100,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 55 $3,100,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 1985 12 $1,466,884   903 $1,624   $1,466,884 1
Jul 26, 1985 15 $668,134 -54% 731 $914   $2,525,018 2
Aug 2, 1985 21 $95,000 -86% 190 $500   $3,021,000 3
Aug 9, 1985 25 $63,497 -33% 109 $583   $3,099,497 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 1985 10 $1,856,884   903 $2,056   $1,856,884 1
Jul 26, 1985 14 $1,069,116 -42% 731 $1,463   $2,926,000 2
Aug 2, 1985 24 $110,000 -90% 190 $579   $3,036,000 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,505 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,354 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,173 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,852 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,117 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,859 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,354 $3,100,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 56 $3,100,000