Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,230,219Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,283,714 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,475 opening theaters/1,475 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,017,392

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,537 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,826 $36,230,219

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1985 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Mad Max
Comparisons: vs. A.X.L.
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Action Adventure, Down Syndrome, Australia, Near Future, Dystopia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Australia, United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,537 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $110,017,392
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 521 $36,230,219
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,214 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,145 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 999 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $36,230,219

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 2 $7,283,714   1,475 $4,938   $10,339,831 1
Jul 19, 1985 2 $5,371,490 -26% 1,475 $3,642   $19,509,609 2
Jul 26, 1985 4 $3,594,652 -33% 1,412 $2,546   $25,779,955 3
Aug 2, 1985 9 $2,274,280 -37% 1,139 $1,997   $29,952,130 4
Aug 9, 1985 14 $1,363,633 -40% 840 $1,623   $32,568,072 5
Aug 16, 1985 17 $831,232 -39% 652 $1,275   $34,157,762 6
Aug 23, 1985 19 $638,411 -23% 580 $1,101   $35,270,615 7
Aug 30, 1985 20 $786,318 +23% 442 $1,779   $36,230,219 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 2 $11,082,002   1,475 $7,513   $14,138,119 2
Jul 19, 1985 2 $8,047,184 -27% 1,475 $5,456   $22,185,303 3
Jul 26, 1985 4 $5,492,547 -32% 1,412 $3,890   $27,677,850 4
Aug 2, 1985 9 $3,526,589 -36% 1,139 $3,096   $31,204,439 5
Aug 9, 1985 14 $2,122,091 -40% 840 $2,526   $33,326,530 6
Aug 16, 1985 17 $1,305,674 -38% 652 $2,003   $34,632,204 7
Aug 23, 1985 18 $811,697 -38% 580 $1,399   $35,443,901 8

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Mad Max

Uncategorized

Tina Turner    Aunty Entity

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
Tim Chau    Sound Effects Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,283,714 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,475 opening theaters/1,475 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,017,392

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,537 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,826 $36,230,219

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1985 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Mad Max
Comparisons: vs. A.X.L.
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Action Adventure, Down Syndrome, Australia, Near Future, Dystopia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Australia, United States

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Mad Max

Uncategorized

Tina Turner    Aunty Entity

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
Tim Chau    Sound Effects Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,537 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $110,017,392
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 521 $36,230,219
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,214 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,145 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 999 $36,230,219
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $36,230,219

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 2 $7,283,714   1,475 $4,938   $10,339,831 1
Jul 19, 1985 2 $5,371,490 -26% 1,475 $3,642   $19,509,609 2
Jul 26, 1985 4 $3,594,652 -33% 1,412 $2,546   $25,779,955 3
Aug 2, 1985 9 $2,274,280 -37% 1,139 $1,997   $29,952,130 4
Aug 9, 1985 14 $1,363,633 -40% 840 $1,623   $32,568,072 5
Aug 16, 1985 17 $831,232 -39% 652 $1,275   $34,157,762 6
Aug 23, 1985 19 $638,411 -23% 580 $1,101   $35,270,615 7
Aug 30, 1985 20 $786,318 +23% 442 $1,779   $36,230,219 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 2 $11,082,002   1,475 $7,513   $14,138,119 2
Jul 19, 1985 2 $8,047,184 -27% 1,475 $5,456   $22,185,303 3
Jul 26, 1985 4 $5,492,547 -32% 1,412 $3,890   $27,677,850 4
Aug 2, 1985 9 $3,526,589 -36% 1,139 $3,096   $31,204,439 5
Aug 9, 1985 14 $2,122,091 -40% 840 $2,526   $33,326,530 6
Aug 16, 1985 17 $1,305,674 -38% 652 $2,003   $34,632,204 7
Aug 23, 1985 18 $811,697 -38% 580 $1,399   $35,443,901 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,826 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 684 $36,230,219
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 24 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,905 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,264 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 362 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 720 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,293 $36,230,219
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $36,230,219