One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $108,981,275Details
International Box Office $54,292,840Details
Worldwide Box Office $163,274,115
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$99,761 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:998.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,400,000 (worldwide box office is 37.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $108,981,275
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $54,292,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,158 $163,274,115
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $108,981,275
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $54,292,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 256 $163,274,115

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: November 19th, 1975 (Wide) by MGM
2020 (Canceled) by Fathom Events, released as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
International Releases: April 14th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 27th, 2021 (Wide), released as Пролетая над гнездом кукушки (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: December 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 133 minutes
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Keywords: Life Drama, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 65 $21,810 Dec 5, 1975 19

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1975 1 $99,761   4 $24,940   $127,358 1
Nov 28, 1975 1 $109,164 +9% 4 $27,291   $322,669 2
Dec 5, 1975 1 $87,238 -20% 4 $21,810   $472,596 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1975 1 $185,908   4 $46,477   $213,505 2
Nov 28, 1975 1 $171,853 -8% 4 $42,963   $385,358 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Russia (CIS) 5/27/2021 $53,214 193 193 337 $112,232 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 4/14/2017 $16,354 0 0 0 $16,354 9/18/2018
 
Rest of World $54,164,254
 
International Total$54,292,840 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Randle Patrick McMurphy

Supporting Cast

Louise Fletcher    Nurse Mildred Ratched
Brad Dourif    Billy Bibbit
Christopher Lloyd    Taber
Danny DeVito    Martini
Vincent Schiavelli    Frederickson
Scatman Crothers    Orderly Turkle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Miloš Forman    Director
Saul Zaentz    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$99,761 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:998.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,400,000 (worldwide box office is 37.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 698 $108,981,275
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $54,292,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,158 $163,274,115
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $108,981,275
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $54,292,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 256 $163,274,115

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: November 19th, 1975 (Wide) by MGM
2020 (Canceled) by Fathom Events, released as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
International Releases: April 14th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
May 27th, 2021 (Wide), released as Пролетая над гнездом кукушки (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: December 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Jaws
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Life Drama, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 65 $21,810 Dec 5, 1975 19

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Randle Patrick McMurphy

Supporting Cast

Louise Fletcher    Nurse Mildred Ratched
Brad Dourif    Billy Bibbit
Christopher Lloyd    Taber
Danny DeVito    Martini
Vincent Schiavelli    Frederickson
Scatman Crothers    Orderly Turkle

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

Production and Technical Credits

Miloš Forman    Director
Saul Zaentz    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1975 1 $99,761   4 $24,940   $127,358 1
Nov 28, 1975 1 $109,164 +9% 4 $27,291   $322,669 2
Dec 5, 1975 1 $87,238 -20% 4 $21,810   $472,596 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1975 1 $185,908   4 $46,477   $213,505 2
Nov 28, 1975 1 $171,853 -8% 4 $42,963   $385,358 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Russia (CIS) 5/27/2021 $53,214 193 193 337 $112,232 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 4/14/2017 $16,354 0 0 0 $16,354 9/18/2018
 
Rest of World $54,164,254
 
International Total$54,292,840 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records