Rambo III (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,715,611Details
International Box Office $135,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $188,715,611
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,745,418 (31.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$58,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,562 opening theaters/2,562 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,621,740

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,716 $53,715,611
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 781 $135,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 980 $188,715,611
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $53,715,611
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 124 $135,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $188,715,611

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: October 21st, 1998 by Live / Artisan
MPAA Rating: R
Franchise: Rambo
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Keywords: War, Set in Afghanistan, Action Adventure, C.I.A., Mercenaries, Set in Thailand, Rescue, Special Ops
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 89 $16,745,418 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $46,039,714 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 51 $16,745,418 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $46,039,714 May 27, 1988 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 1988 2 $16,745,418   2,562 $6,536   $21,207,353 1
Jun 3, 1988 3 $7,694,474 -54% 2,478 $3,105   $32,328,865 2
Jun 10, 1988 6 $4,275,269 -44% 2,382 $1,795   $39,491,869 3
Jun 17, 1988 9 $2,745,356 -36% 1,921 $1,429   $44,043,695 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 1988 2 $20,172,456   2,562 $7,874   $24,634,391 2
Jun 3, 1988 3 $10,582,209 -48% 2,478 $4,270   $35,216,600 3
Jun 10, 1988 5 $6,081,739 -43% 2,382 $2,553   $41,298,339 4

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    John J. Rambo

Uncategorized

Kurtwood Smith    Robert Griggs, Embassy Field Officer
Richard Crenna    Colonel Samuel Trautman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Sound Editor

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

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November 22nd, 2010

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,745,418 (31.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$58,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,562 opening theaters/2,562 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,621,740

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,716 $53,715,611
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 781 $135,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 980 $188,715,611
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $53,715,611
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 124 $135,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $188,715,611

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: May 25th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: October 21st, 1998 by Live / Artisan
MPAA Rating: R
Franchise: Rambo
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: War, Set in Afghanistan, Action Adventure, C.I.A., Mercenaries, Set in Thailand, Rescue, Special Ops
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 89 $16,745,418 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 64 $46,039,714 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 51 $16,745,418 May 27, 1988 5
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $46,039,714 May 27, 1988 5

Leading Cast

Sylvester Stallone    John J. Rambo

Uncategorized

Kurtwood Smith    Robert Griggs, Embassy Field Officer
Richard Crenna    Colonel Samuel Trautman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Sound Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 23rd, 2010

November 22nd, 2010

This Friday is Black Friday, but there's a lull on the home market with not a whole lot of great releases. (This is the usual pattern for Thanksgiving.) The biggest hit coming out is The Expendables, which should top the chart, while there are a number of smaller releases that are in contention for Pick of the Week. The best of these is Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis, which comes out on Blu-ray this week after being released on DVD last week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 1988 2 $16,745,418   2,562 $6,536   $21,207,353 1
Jun 3, 1988 3 $7,694,474 -54% 2,478 $3,105   $32,328,865 2
Jun 10, 1988 6 $4,275,269 -44% 2,382 $1,795   $39,491,869 3
Jun 17, 1988 9 $2,745,356 -36% 1,921 $1,429   $44,043,695 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 1988 2 $20,172,456   2,562 $7,874   $24,634,391 2
Jun 3, 1988 3 $10,582,209 -48% 2,478 $4,270   $35,216,600 3
Jun 10, 1988 5 $6,081,739 -43% 2,382 $2,553   $41,298,339 4

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records