The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,182,353Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:9.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,593 $22,182,353
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,131 $22,182,353
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 401 $22,182,353
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $22,182,353

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1963 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 11th, 1983 (Limited) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 20th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Sword in the Stone, The
MPAA Rating: G 1972 Rating - Re-Issue from 1963
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 101 Dalmatians
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Royalty, Surprise Twist, Set in England, Middle Ages, Coming of Age, Sword & Sorcerer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 306 $6,284,947 Apr 1, 1983 7,040

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 7 $2,230,614   487 $4,580   $2,230,614 1,005
Apr 1, 1983 8 $1,751,997 -21% 487 $3,598   $5,044,210 1,006
Apr 8, 1983 9 $1,360,351 -22% 614 $2,216   $7,805,540 1,007
Apr 15, 1983 13 $1,005,674 -26% 614 $1,638   $9,131,576 1,008

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 7 $3,292,213   487 $6,760   $3,292,213 1,006
Apr 1, 1983 6 $3,152,976 -4% 487 $6,474   $6,445,189 1,007
Apr 8, 1983 10 $1,680,713 -47% 614 $2,737   $8,125,902 1,008

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 20086128,820 128,820$2,858,516$2,858,516379
Jun 29, 20081157,215-56% 186,035$1,143,728$4,002,244380
Jul 6, 20082630,121-47% 216,156$602,119$4,604,363381
Mar 12, 2017298,276 1,498,824$82,677$23,968,945834
May 26, 2019273,152 1,963,443$31,582$28,838,320949

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 11, 2013723,125 23,125$577,204$577,204647
Aug 18, 2013196,117-74% 29,242$152,681$729,885648

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

Karl Swenson    Merlin
Rickie Sorensen    Wart / King Arthur

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Reitherman    Director
Bill Peet    Screenwriter
T. H. White    Story Creator
Walt Disney    Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 6th, 2013

August 7th, 2013

Like it usually is during the summer, this week is rather soft on home market. Granted, there is one wide release that did very well at the box office, Oblivion, plus a couple of limited releases that did well to earn a serious measure of mainstream success, The Place Beyond the Pines and Mud. However, there are also some releases in the top twenty that are definitely filler. Usually, once you reach exercise videos, there's nothing worth talking about. Of course, if I used that rule this week, there would be almost nothing on this week's list. Mud is likely the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, but I'm still waiting for the screener to review and I hate awarding something Pick of the Week if the screener is late. Because of this, I'm going with another late release, Burn Notice: Season Six, as Pick of the Week. It arrived more than a month late, but it was worth the wait. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Disney Triple-Shot

August 4th, 2013

This week three Disney animated movies are coming out on Blu-ray for the first time, one from the 1980s, Oliver and Company; one from the 1970s, Robin Hood; and one from the 1960s, The Sword in the Stone. We will be starting with Robin Hood, because it is the only one of the three that I haven't previously reviewed. Have these three films aged well? And are the Blu-rays worth the upgrade? More...


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Legs:9.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,593 $22,182,353
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,131 $22,182,353
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 401 $22,182,353
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $22,182,353

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1963 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 11th, 1983 (Limited) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 20th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Sword in the Stone, The
MPAA Rating: G 1972 Rating - Re-Issue from 1963
Running Time: 79 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 101 Dalmatians
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Royalty, Surprise Twist, Set in England, Middle Ages, Coming of Age, Sword & Sorcerer
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 306 $6,284,947 Apr 1, 1983 7,040

Leading Cast

Karl Swenson    Merlin
Rickie Sorensen    Wart / King Arthur

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Reitherman    Director
Bill Peet    Screenwriter
T. H. White    Story Creator
Walt Disney    Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 6th, 2013

August 7th, 2013

Like it usually is during the summer, this week is rather soft on home market. Granted, there is one wide release that did very well at the box office, Oblivion, plus a couple of limited releases that did well to earn a serious measure of mainstream success, The Place Beyond the Pines and Mud. However, there are also some releases in the top twenty that are definitely filler. Usually, once you reach exercise videos, there's nothing worth talking about. Of course, if I used that rule this week, there would be almost nothing on this week's list. Mud is likely the best release and the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, but I'm still waiting for the screener to review and I hate awarding something Pick of the Week if the screener is late. Because of this, I'm going with another late release, Burn Notice: Season Six, as Pick of the Week. It arrived more than a month late, but it was worth the wait. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Disney Triple-Shot

August 4th, 2013

This week three Disney animated movies are coming out on Blu-ray for the first time, one from the 1980s, Oliver and Company; one from the 1970s, Robin Hood; and one from the 1960s, The Sword in the Stone. We will be starting with Robin Hood, because it is the only one of the three that I haven't previously reviewed. Have these three films aged well? And are the Blu-rays worth the upgrade? More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 7 $2,230,614   487 $4,580   $2,230,614 1,005
Apr 1, 1983 8 $1,751,997 -21% 487 $3,598   $5,044,210 1,006
Apr 8, 1983 9 $1,360,351 -22% 614 $2,216   $7,805,540 1,007
Apr 15, 1983 13 $1,005,674 -26% 614 $1,638   $9,131,576 1,008

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 7 $3,292,213   487 $6,760   $3,292,213 1,006
Apr 1, 1983 6 $3,152,976 -4% 487 $6,474   $6,445,189 1,007
Apr 8, 1983 10 $1,680,713 -47% 614 $2,737   $8,125,902 1,008

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 22, 20086128,820 128,820$2,858,516$2,858,516379
Jun 29, 20081157,215-56% 186,035$1,143,728$4,002,244380
Jul 6, 20082630,121-47% 216,156$602,119$4,604,363381
Mar 12, 2017298,276 1,498,824$82,677$23,968,945834
May 26, 2019273,152 1,963,443$31,582$28,838,320949

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 11, 2013723,125 23,125$577,204$577,204647
Aug 18, 2013196,117-74% 29,242$152,681$729,885648

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.