Cinderella (1950)

Cinderella poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,000,000Details
International Box Office $178,591,415Details
Worldwide Box Office $263,591,415
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:11.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 90.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 15th, 1950 (Wide) by Walt Disney
December 18th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney
November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney
February 16th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Walt Disney
International Releases: January 17th, 1951 (Wide), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
February 23rd, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia)
October 12th, 2023 (Limited), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
Video Release: October 4th, 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Franchise: Cinderella
Comparisons: vs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Prince/Princess, Step-Family, Animal Lead, Royalty, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Orphan, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Talking Animals, Dream Sequence, Spoiled Child, Family Musical
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 207 $7,243,653 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $20,934,346 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 238 $7,243,653 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 160 $16,969,789 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $18,033,840 Jan 1, 1982 11,646

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1981 6 $1,300,000   560 $2,321   $1,300,000 1,662
Jan 1, 1982 3 $4,691,990   1,073 $4,373   $17,223,729 1,664
Jan 8, 1982 8 $1,774,588 -62% 1,050 $1,690   $19,966,217 1,665
Jan 15, 1982 9 $1,235,249 -30% 940 $1,314   $4,846,893 1,666
Nov 20, 1987 2 $5,165,881   1,646 $3,138   $5,165,881 1,971
Nov 27, 1987 2 $7,243,653 +40% 1,657 $4,372   $14,652,555 1,972
Dec 4, 1987 4 $3,024,737 -58% 1,657 $1,825   $18,790,781 1,973
Dec 11, 1987 7 $1,690,152 -44% 1,532 $1,103   $21,186,597 1,974
Dec 18, 1987 11 $1,093,603 -35% 1,303 $839   $22,716,888 1,975
Dec 25, 1987 12 $1,623,023 +48% 1,545 $1,051   $25,559,696 1,976
Jan 1, 1988 11 $2,308,384 +42% 1,359 $1,699   $30,420,491 1,977
Jan 22, 1988 20 $341,567   718 $476   $32,596,406 1,980

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 1, 1982 5 $5,659,890   1,073 $5,275   $18,191,629 1,665
Jan 8, 1982 9 $1,878,310 -67% 1,050 $1,789   $3,611,644 1,666
Nov 20, 1987 3 $7,408,902   1,646 $4,501   $7,408,902 1,972
Nov 27, 1987 3 $8,357,142 +13% 1,657 $5,044   $15,766,044 1,973
Dec 4, 1987 4 $3,730,401 -55% 1,657 $2,251   $19,496,445 1,974
Dec 11, 1987 6 $2,126,840 -43% 1,532 $1,388   $21,623,285 1,975
Dec 18, 1987 9 $2,313,388 +9% 1,303 $1,775   $23,936,673 1,976
Dec 25, 1987 11 $4,175,434 +80% 1,545 $2,703   $28,112,107 1,977

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $274 2 2 2 $39,188 10/19/2022
Mexico 1/17/1951 $0000$0
New Zealand 2/23/2013 $0 0 3 3 $187 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $178,552,040
 
International Total$178,591,415 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 3, 20081554,840 54,840$1,096,252$1,096,252122
Nov 25, 201223120,241 311,582$5,890,607$11,535,114373
Dec 2, 201217138,174+15% 449,756$6,738,746$18,273,860374
Dec 9, 201221116,565-16% 566,321$5,548,494$23,822,354375
Dec 16, 20122196,687-17% 663,008$4,382,822$28,205,176376
Dec 23, 201218136,070+41% 799,078$5,249,581$33,454,757377
Dec 30, 20122092,091-32% 891,169$3,853,087$37,307,844378

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 7, 20122608,044 608,044$14,658,839$14,658,839366
Oct 14, 20122177,193-71% 785,237$4,566,704$19,225,543367
Oct 21, 2012586,538-51% 871,775$2,183,937$21,409,480368
Oct 28, 2012752,299-40% 924,074$1,093,932$22,503,412369
Nov 4, 2012742,001-20% 966,075$1,070,408$23,573,820370
Nov 11, 2012624,630-41% 990,705$615,603$24,189,423371
Nov 18, 2012823,015-7% 1,013,720$555,854$24,745,277372
Nov 25, 20125177,749+672% 1,191,469$2,937,589$27,682,866373
Dec 2, 2012943,757-75% 1,235,226$1,069,389$28,752,255374
Dec 9, 20121145,623+4% 1,280,849$1,125,333$29,877,588375
Dec 16, 20121847,113+3% 1,327,962$950,891$30,828,479376
Dec 23, 201212102,846+118% 1,430,808$1,897,236$32,725,715377
Dec 30, 20121440,894-60% 1,471,702$840,375$33,566,090378
Jun 30, 2019347,354 1,879,669$1,088,670$41,959,240717
Jul 7, 2019435,617-25% 1,915,286$818,838$42,778,078718
Jul 14, 2019733,665-5% 1,948,951$0$42,778,078719
Jul 21, 20191412,332-63% 1,961,283$0$42,778,078720
Jul 28, 20191614,601+18% 1,975,884$0$42,778,078721
Aug 4, 2019199,677-34% 1,985,561$221,983$43,000,061722

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

Ilene Woods    Cinderella

Supporting Cast

June Foray    Lucifer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clyde Geronimi    Director
Wilfred Jackson    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Prometheus Proves Powerful on Blu-ray

October 27th, 2012

Prometheus was surprisingly strong on the Blu-ray sales chart opening with 875,000 units / $17.49 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was an outstanding 72%. Usually you only see that level with catalogue titles. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Avengers Continues Cinderella Story

October 21st, 2012

The Avengers remained in top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart with 824,000 units / $20.61 million for the week giving it totals of 4.21 million / $88.30 million after two. The number of Blu-rays that have sold more units can be counted on the fingers of one hand. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 2nd, 2012

October 2nd, 2012

It's the first week of the month and there is a wide variety of releases worth checking out, but not exactly a strong selection of best sellers. The biggest first-run release is Dark Shadows and while I'm looking forward to possibly reviewing the Blu-ray Combo Pack, I don't think it will be a huge hit. New Girl: Season One and The Princess Bride: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray look great, but I'm waiting for the screeners to make final decisions. I won't get a chance to review Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection, but it is a contender for Pick of the Week. The winner of that honor is Cinderella Blu-ray, which is a classic, even if it is a little old-fashioned. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Cinderella

October 1st, 2012

Cinderella first came out in 1950 at a time when Disney was in danger of going under. Had the film failed, so would the company. However, the film was an instant classic and a huge hit at the box office and not only saved the company, but allowed it to become the entertainment juggernaut it is today. Does the film live up to its reputation? And is its Blu-ray debut worth upgrading to? More...


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Metrics

Legs:11.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 90.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 15th, 1950 (Wide) by Walt Disney
December 18th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney
November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney
February 16th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Walt Disney
International Releases: January 17th, 1951 (Wide), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
February 23rd, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia)
October 12th, 2023 (Limited), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
Video Release: October 4th, 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Franchise: Cinderella
Comparisons: vs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Prince/Princess, Step-Family, Animal Lead, Royalty, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Orphan, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Talking Animals, Dream Sequence, Spoiled Child, Family Musical
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 207 $7,243,653 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $20,934,346 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 238 $7,243,653 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 160 $16,969,789 Nov 27, 1987 13,802
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $18,033,840 Jan 1, 1982 11,646

Leading Cast

Ilene Woods    Cinderella

Supporting Cast

June Foray    Lucifer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Clyde Geronimi    Director
Wilfred Jackson    Director

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

New releases did better on the Blu-ray sales chart than it did on the DVD sales chart, relatively speaking. Brave sold an additional 756,000 units generating $15.59 million more revenue for the week giving it a total of 1.80 million units / $37.33 million after just two weeks of release. This is a very strong start for a kids movie. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Prometheus Proves Powerful on Blu-ray

October 27th, 2012

Prometheus was surprisingly strong on the Blu-ray sales chart opening with 875,000 units / $17.49 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was an outstanding 72%. Usually you only see that level with catalogue titles. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Avengers Continues Cinderella Story

October 21st, 2012

The Avengers remained in top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart with 824,000 units / $20.61 million for the week giving it totals of 4.21 million / $88.30 million after two. The number of Blu-rays that have sold more units can be counted on the fingers of one hand. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 2nd, 2012

October 2nd, 2012

It's the first week of the month and there is a wide variety of releases worth checking out, but not exactly a strong selection of best sellers. The biggest first-run release is Dark Shadows and while I'm looking forward to possibly reviewing the Blu-ray Combo Pack, I don't think it will be a huge hit. New Girl: Season One and The Princess Bride: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray look great, but I'm waiting for the screeners to make final decisions. I won't get a chance to review Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection, but it is a contender for Pick of the Week. The winner of that honor is Cinderella Blu-ray, which is a classic, even if it is a little old-fashioned. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Cinderella

October 1st, 2012

Cinderella first came out in 1950 at a time when Disney was in danger of going under. Had the film failed, so would the company. However, the film was an instant classic and a huge hit at the box office and not only saved the company, but allowed it to become the entertainment juggernaut it is today. Does the film live up to its reputation? And is its Blu-ray debut worth upgrading to? More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1981 6 $1,300,000   560 $2,321   $1,300,000 1,662
Jan 1, 1982 3 $4,691,990   1,073 $4,373   $17,223,729 1,664
Jan 8, 1982 8 $1,774,588 -62% 1,050 $1,690   $19,966,217 1,665
Jan 15, 1982 9 $1,235,249 -30% 940 $1,314   $4,846,893 1,666
Nov 20, 1987 2 $5,165,881   1,646 $3,138   $5,165,881 1,971
Nov 27, 1987 2 $7,243,653 +40% 1,657 $4,372   $14,652,555 1,972
Dec 4, 1987 4 $3,024,737 -58% 1,657 $1,825   $18,790,781 1,973
Dec 11, 1987 7 $1,690,152 -44% 1,532 $1,103   $21,186,597 1,974
Dec 18, 1987 11 $1,093,603 -35% 1,303 $839   $22,716,888 1,975
Dec 25, 1987 12 $1,623,023 +48% 1,545 $1,051   $25,559,696 1,976
Jan 1, 1988 11 $2,308,384 +42% 1,359 $1,699   $30,420,491 1,977
Jan 22, 1988 20 $341,567   718 $476   $32,596,406 1,980

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 1, 1982 5 $5,659,890   1,073 $5,275   $18,191,629 1,665
Jan 8, 1982 9 $1,878,310 -67% 1,050 $1,789   $3,611,644 1,666
Nov 20, 1987 3 $7,408,902   1,646 $4,501   $7,408,902 1,972
Nov 27, 1987 3 $8,357,142 +13% 1,657 $5,044   $15,766,044 1,973
Dec 4, 1987 4 $3,730,401 -55% 1,657 $2,251   $19,496,445 1,974
Dec 11, 1987 6 $2,126,840 -43% 1,532 $1,388   $21,623,285 1,975
Dec 18, 1987 9 $2,313,388 +9% 1,303 $1,775   $23,936,673 1,976
Dec 25, 1987 11 $4,175,434 +80% 1,545 $2,703   $28,112,107 1,977

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $274 2 2 2 $39,188 10/19/2022
Mexico 1/17/1951 $0000$0
New Zealand 2/23/2013 $0 0 3 3 $187 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $178,552,040
 
International Total$178,591,415 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 3, 20081554,840 54,840$1,096,252$1,096,252122
Nov 25, 201223120,241 311,582$5,890,607$11,535,114373
Dec 2, 201217138,174+15% 449,756$6,738,746$18,273,860374
Dec 9, 201221116,565-16% 566,321$5,548,494$23,822,354375
Dec 16, 20122196,687-17% 663,008$4,382,822$28,205,176376
Dec 23, 201218136,070+41% 799,078$5,249,581$33,454,757377
Dec 30, 20122092,091-32% 891,169$3,853,087$37,307,844378

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 7, 20122608,044 608,044$14,658,839$14,658,839366
Oct 14, 20122177,193-71% 785,237$4,566,704$19,225,543367
Oct 21, 2012586,538-51% 871,775$2,183,937$21,409,480368
Oct 28, 2012752,299-40% 924,074$1,093,932$22,503,412369
Nov 4, 2012742,001-20% 966,075$1,070,408$23,573,820370
Nov 11, 2012624,630-41% 990,705$615,603$24,189,423371
Nov 18, 2012823,015-7% 1,013,720$555,854$24,745,277372
Nov 25, 20125177,749+672% 1,191,469$2,937,589$27,682,866373
Dec 2, 2012943,757-75% 1,235,226$1,069,389$28,752,255374
Dec 9, 20121145,623+4% 1,280,849$1,125,333$29,877,588375
Dec 16, 20121847,113+3% 1,327,962$950,891$30,828,479376
Dec 23, 201212102,846+118% 1,430,808$1,897,236$32,725,715377
Dec 30, 20121440,894-60% 1,471,702$840,375$33,566,090378
Jun 30, 2019347,354 1,879,669$1,088,670$41,959,240717
Jul 7, 2019435,617-25% 1,915,286$818,838$42,778,078718
Jul 14, 2019733,665-5% 1,948,951$0$42,778,078719
Jul 21, 20191412,332-63% 1,961,283$0$42,778,078720
Jul 28, 20191614,601+18% 1,975,884$0$42,778,078721
Aug 4, 2019199,677-34% 1,985,561$221,983$43,000,061722

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.