St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,800,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,128,157 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $114,784,222

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,429 $37,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 756 $37,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,136 $37,800,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 28th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 4th, 1996 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Comparisons: vs. Words on Bathroom Walls
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Keywords: Coming of Age, College, Relationships Gone Wrong, Car Accident, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $12,924,036 Jul 5, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $6,128,157   1,204 $5,090   $6,128,157 1
Jul 5, 1985 6 $4,060,207 -34% 1,207 $3,364   $14,088,021 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $2,915,667 -28% 1,091 $2,672   $19,134,189 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $2,288,553 -22% 920 $2,488   $23,255,788 4
Jul 26, 1985 9 $1,616,020 -29% 754 $2,143   $26,111,818 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $1,346,770 -17% 698 $1,929   $28,549,152 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $963,876 -28% 585 $1,648   $30,276,077 7
Aug 16, 1985 19 $598,625 -38% 453 $1,321   $31,409,141 8
Aug 23, 1985 20 $527,469 -12% 390 $1,352   $32,443,677 9
Aug 30, 1985 23 $603,602 +14% 402 $1,501   $33,355,312 10
Sep 6, 1985 14 $892,644 +48% 710 $1,257   $34,493,638 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $838,886 -6% 727 $1,154   $35,684,706 12
Sep 20, 1985 8 $780,830 -7% 697 $1,120   $36,754,543 13
Sep 27, 1985 13 $468,191 -40% 565 $829   $37,589,817 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $10,027,814   1,204 $8,329   $10,027,814 1
Jul 5, 1985 5 $6,190,708 -38% 1,207 $5,129   $16,218,522 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $4,748,713 -23% 1,091 $4,353   $20,967,235 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $3,528,563 -26% 920 $3,835   $24,495,798 4
Jul 26, 1985 8 $2,706,584 -23% 754 $3,590   $27,202,382 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $2,109,819 -22% 698 $3,023   $29,312,201 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $1,498,315 -29% 585 $2,561   $30,810,516 7
Aug 16, 1985 18 $1,105,692 -26% 453 $2,441   $31,916,208 8
Aug 23, 1985 17 $835,502 -24% 390 $2,142   $32,751,710 9
Aug 30, 1985 22 $849,284 +2% 402 $2,113   $33,600,994 10
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,244,826 +47% 710 $1,753   $34,845,820 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $1,127,893 -9% 727 $1,551   $35,973,713 12
Sep 20, 1985 7 $1,147,913 +2% 697 $1,647   $37,121,626 13

Lead Ensemble Members

Rob Lowe    Billy
Demi Moore    Jules Jacoby
Emilio Estevez    Kirby Keger
Ally Sheedy    Leslie Hunter
Judd Nelson    Alec Newbary
Mare Winningham    Wendy Beamish
Andrew McCarthy    Kevin Dolenz

Supporting Cast

Martin Balsam    Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell    Dale Biberman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,128,157 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $114,784,222

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,429 $37,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,724 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 756 $37,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,136 $37,800,000

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: June 28th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 4th, 1996 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Comparisons: vs. Words on Bathroom Walls
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Coming of Age, College, Relationships Gone Wrong, Car Accident, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $12,924,036 Jul 5, 1985 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Rob Lowe    Billy
Demi Moore    Jules Jacoby
Emilio Estevez    Kirby Keger
Ally Sheedy    Leslie Hunter
Judd Nelson    Alec Newbary
Mare Winningham    Wendy Beamish
Andrew McCarthy    Kevin Dolenz

Supporting Cast

Martin Balsam    Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell    Dale Biberman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 7th, 2010

December 6th, 2010

It's the first Tuesday of December, and the last real week with multiple major releases. After this, the next few weeks are rather shallow in terms of first run releases. This week there are a number of titles that are worth adding to you collection, including the Pick of the Week, Inception on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Restrepo is also worthy of consideration for that honor, as was either of the Criterion Collection releases, Cronos and Videodrome. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $6,128,157   1,204 $5,090   $6,128,157 1
Jul 5, 1985 6 $4,060,207 -34% 1,207 $3,364   $14,088,021 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $2,915,667 -28% 1,091 $2,672   $19,134,189 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $2,288,553 -22% 920 $2,488   $23,255,788 4
Jul 26, 1985 9 $1,616,020 -29% 754 $2,143   $26,111,818 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $1,346,770 -17% 698 $1,929   $28,549,152 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $963,876 -28% 585 $1,648   $30,276,077 7
Aug 16, 1985 19 $598,625 -38% 453 $1,321   $31,409,141 8
Aug 23, 1985 20 $527,469 -12% 390 $1,352   $32,443,677 9
Aug 30, 1985 23 $603,602 +14% 402 $1,501   $33,355,312 10
Sep 6, 1985 14 $892,644 +48% 710 $1,257   $34,493,638 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $838,886 -6% 727 $1,154   $35,684,706 12
Sep 20, 1985 8 $780,830 -7% 697 $1,120   $36,754,543 13
Sep 27, 1985 13 $468,191 -40% 565 $829   $37,589,817 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $10,027,814   1,204 $8,329   $10,027,814 1
Jul 5, 1985 5 $6,190,708 -38% 1,207 $5,129   $16,218,522 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $4,748,713 -23% 1,091 $4,353   $20,967,235 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $3,528,563 -26% 920 $3,835   $24,495,798 4
Jul 26, 1985 8 $2,706,584 -23% 754 $3,590   $27,202,382 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $2,109,819 -22% 698 $3,023   $29,312,201 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $1,498,315 -29% 585 $2,561   $30,810,516 7
Aug 16, 1985 18 $1,105,692 -26% 453 $2,441   $31,916,208 8
Aug 23, 1985 17 $835,502 -24% 390 $2,142   $32,751,710 9
Aug 30, 1985 22 $849,284 +2% 402 $2,113   $33,600,994 10
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,244,826 +47% 710 $1,753   $34,845,820 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $1,127,893 -9% 727 $1,551   $35,973,713 12
Sep 20, 1985 7 $1,147,913 +2% 697 $1,647   $37,121,626 13