The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

The Transformers: The Movie
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,849,647Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,316,035 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,316,035
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,779,559 (30.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:990 opening theaters/990 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,602,904

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,319 $5,849,647
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,415 $5,849,647

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1986 (Wide) by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Video Release: November 7th, 2006 by Sony Wonder
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: Transformers
Comparisons: vs. Jetsons: The Movie
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Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Posthumous Release, Action Adventure, War, Good vs. Evil, End of the World, Reincarnation, Cult Movie
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sunbow, Marvel Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 14 $1,779,559   990 $1,798   $1,779,559 1
Aug 15, 1986 18 $925,247 -48% 990 $935   $3,742,365 2
Aug 22, 1986 21 $505,229 -45% 846 $597   $4,837,143 3
Aug 29, 1986 22 $367,574 -27% 613 $600   $5,531,219 4
Sep 5, 1986 23 $128,254 -65% 39 $3,289   $5,706,456 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 14 $2,817,118   990 $2,846   $2,817,118 1
Aug 15, 1986 17 $1,514,796 -46% 990 $1,530   $4,331,914 2

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 12, 200611137,519 137,519$2,273,189$2,273,1891
Jul 1, 20072838,322 716,354$612,769$11,669,55834
Jul 8, 20072527,298-29% 743,652$436,495$12,106,05335
Jul 15, 20072046,283+70% 789,935$740,065$12,846,11836

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 2016818,388 18,388$481,591$481,591515
Aug 8, 2021417,755 297,870$335,570$7,559,927770
Aug 15, 2021610,511-41% 308,381$198,658$7,758,585771
Aug 22, 2021174,611-56% 312,992$87,148$7,845,733772
Oct 3, 202196,306 324,044$119,183$8,052,170778

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.

Supporting Cast

Judd Nelson    Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime

Uncategorized

Eric Idle    Wreck-Gar
Leonard Nimoy    Galvatron
Orson Welles    Unicron
Scatman Crothers    Jazz
Frank Welker    Various
Jack Angel    Astrotrain
Peter Cullen    Optimus Prime

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nelson Shin    Director
Ron Friedman    Screenwriter

2016 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 14th, 2016

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

After dealing with first-run releases and TV on DVD releases, we come to the instalment of our Holiday Gift Guide that deals with limited releases, classics, and foreign imports. This list should be longer than last week, but hopefully I won’t go overboard. More...


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  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,779,559 (30.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:990 opening theaters/990 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,602,904

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,319 $5,849,647
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,415 $5,849,647

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1986 (Wide) by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Video Release: November 7th, 2006 by Sony Wonder
Running Time: 86 minutes
Franchise: Transformers
Comparisons: vs. Jetsons: The Movie
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Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Posthumous Release, Action Adventure, War, Good vs. Evil, End of the World, Reincarnation, Cult Movie
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sunbow, Marvel Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Judd Nelson    Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime

Uncategorized

Eric Idle    Wreck-Gar
Leonard Nimoy    Galvatron
Orson Welles    Unicron
Scatman Crothers    Jazz
Frank Welker    Various
Jack Angel    Astrotrain
Peter Cullen    Optimus Prime

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nelson Shin    Director
Ron Friedman    Screenwriter

2016 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 14th, 2016

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

After dealing with first-run releases and TV on DVD releases, we come to the instalment of our Holiday Gift Guide that deals with limited releases, classics, and foreign imports. This list should be longer than last week, but hopefully I won’t go overboard. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 14 $1,779,559   990 $1,798   $1,779,559 1
Aug 15, 1986 18 $925,247 -48% 990 $935   $3,742,365 2
Aug 22, 1986 21 $505,229 -45% 846 $597   $4,837,143 3
Aug 29, 1986 22 $367,574 -27% 613 $600   $5,531,219 4
Sep 5, 1986 23 $128,254 -65% 39 $3,289   $5,706,456 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 14 $2,817,118   990 $2,846   $2,817,118 1
Aug 15, 1986 17 $1,514,796 -46% 990 $1,530   $4,331,914 2

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 12, 200611137,519 137,519$2,273,189$2,273,1891
Jul 1, 20072838,322 716,354$612,769$11,669,55834
Jul 8, 20072527,298-29% 743,652$436,495$12,106,05335
Jul 15, 20072046,283+70% 789,935$740,065$12,846,11836

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 2016818,388 18,388$481,591$481,591515
Aug 8, 2021417,755 297,870$335,570$7,559,927770
Aug 15, 2021610,511-41% 308,381$198,658$7,758,585771
Aug 22, 2021174,611-56% 312,992$87,148$7,845,733772
Oct 3, 202196,306 324,044$119,183$8,052,170778

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.