The Sting (1973)

The Sting
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $159,616,327Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 29.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 373 $159,616,327
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,198 $159,616,327
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 29 $159,616,327
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $159,616,327

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: December 25th, 1973 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 1st, 1992 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: The Sting
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Godfather
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Keywords: Gambling, Confidence Men, Crime Caper, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 23, 2021156,108 6,108$101,148$101,1481,526

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

Paul Newman    Henry Gondorff/Mr. Shaw
Robert Redford    Johnny Hooker/ Kelly

Supporting Cast

Robert Shaw    Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning    Lieutenant William Snyder
Eileen Brennan    Billie
Harold Gould    Kid Twist
Sally Kirkland    Crystal
Jack Kehoe    Joe Erie
Ray Walston    J.J. Singleton

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Roy Hill    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 29.0 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 373 $159,616,327
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,198 $159,616,327
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 29 $159,616,327
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $159,616,327

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1973 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 1st, 1992 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 129 minutes
Franchise: The Sting
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Godfather
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Gambling, Confidence Men, Crime Caper, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Paul Newman    Henry Gondorff/Mr. Shaw
Robert Redford    Johnny Hooker/ Kelly

Supporting Cast

Robert Shaw    Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning    Lieutenant William Snyder
Eileen Brennan    Billie
Harold Gould    Kid Twist
Sally Kirkland    Crystal
Jack Kehoe    Joe Erie
Ray Walston    J.J. Singleton

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Roy Hill    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 23, 2021156,108 6,108$101,148$101,1481,526

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.