1941 (1979)

1941 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,175,000Details
International Box Office $60,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $94,875,000
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $534,905 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $534,905
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,701,898 (7.9% of total gross)
Legs:12.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:325 opening theaters/325 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,775,489

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1979 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: May 5th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Keywords: World War II, War, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Ensemble, Set in Hollywood
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A-Team, Steven Spielberg, Universal-Columbia
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German, Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1979 2 $2,701,898   325 $8,314   $2,701,898 1

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Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Sergeant Frank Tree
John Belushi    Captain Wild Bill Kelso

Supporting Cast

Ned Beatty    Ward Douglas
Lorraine Gary    Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton    Claude Crumn
Christopher Lee    Captain Wolfgang Von Kleinschmidt
Tim Matheson    Captain Loomis Birkhead
Toshiro Mifune    Commander Akiro Mitamura
Warren Oates    Colonel 'Madman' Maddox
Robert Stack    Major General Joseph W. Stillwell
Treat Williams    Corporal Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski
Nancy Allen    Donna Stratton, Gen. Stillwell's Secretary
Lucille Benson    Gas Mama (Eloise)
Jordan Brian    Macey Douglas
John Candy    Private Foley
Elisha Cook    Patron
Eddie Deezen    Herbie
Bobby Di Cicco    Wally
Dianne Kay    Betty
Perry Lang    Dennis
Patti LuPone    Lydia Hedberg
Penny Marshall    Miss Fitzroy
J. Patrick McNamara    DuBois
Frank McRae    Private Ogden Johnson Jones
Steven Mond    Gus
Slim Pickens    Hollis P. Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber    Maxine Dexheimer
Lionel Stander    Scioli
Dub Taylor    Mr. Malcomb
Ignatius Wolfington    Meyer Mishkin
Christian Zika    Stevie
Joe Flaherty    U.S.O. M.C.
Dick Miller    Officer Miller
David L. Lander    Joe
Michael McKean    Willy
Susan Backlinie    Polar Bear Woman
E. Hampton Beagle    Phone Man
Deborah Benson    U.S.O. Girl
Don Calfa    Telephone Operator
Dave Cameron    Reporter
Vito Carenzo    Vito, Shore Patrol
Mark Carlton    Stilwell Aide
Gary Cervantes    Zoot Suiter
Paul Cloud    Stilwell Aide
Luis Contreras    Zoot Suiter
Carol Culver    Anderson Sister
Lucinda Dooling    Lucinda
Gary Frederickson    Lt. Bressler
Brian Frishman    U.S.O. Goon
Sam Fuller    Interceptor Commander
Marjorie Gaines    Anderson Sister
Dian Gallup    Twin
Denise Gallup    Twin
Trish Garland    Anderson Sister
Barbara Gannen    Interceptor Assistant
Brad Gorman    U.S.O. Nerd
Jerry Hardin    Map Man
Diane Hill    Interceptor Assistant
Bob Houston    Maddox's Soldier
Audrey Landers    U.S.O. Girl
John Landis    Cpl. Mizerany
John R. McKee    Reporter
Ronnie McMillan    Winowski
Dan McNally    Reporter
Akio Mitamura    Ashimoto
Antoinette Molinari    Mrs. Scioli
Walter Olkewicz    Hinshaw
Mickey Rourke    Pvt. Reese
Whitney Rydbeck    Daffy
Donovan Scott    Kid Sailor
Kerry Sherman    U.S.O. Girl
Hiroshi Shimizu    Ito
Geno Silva    Martinez
Rita Taggart    Reporter
Maureen Teefy    U.S.O. Girl
Andy Tennant    Babyface
Jack Thibeau    Stilwell Aide
Galen Thompson    Stilwell Aide
Frank Virroca    U.S.O. Nerd
John Voldstad    U.S.O. Nerd
Carol-Ann Williams    U.S.O. Girl
Jenny Williams    U.S.O. Girl

Cameos

Elmer Elmer    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
John Milius    Executive Producer
Buzz Feitshans    Producer
John Williams    Composer
Robert Zemeckis    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Story Creator
John Milius    Story Creator
Robert Zemeckis    Screenwriter
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
William A. Fraker    Director of Photography
Michael Kahn    Associate Producer
Janet Healy    Associate Producer
Jerry Ziesmer    Assistant Director
Steve Perry    Assistant Director
Chuck Myers    Production Manager
Herbert Willis    Production Manager
Dean Edward Mitzner    Production Designer
William F. O'brien    Art Director
John Austin    Set Decorator
Jim Hasinger    Additional Set Decorator
Frank Stanley    Additional Photography
A.D. Flowers    Special Effects (Creator)
Gregory Jein    Visual Effects (Miniature Supervisor)
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Gene S. Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Robert Knudson    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Don MacDougall    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Fred J. Brown    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Michele Sharp    Sound Effects Editor
Alex Bamattre    Sound Effects Editor
Edward L. Sandlin    Sound Effects Editor
Bub Asman    Sound Effects Editor
Freddie Stafford    Sound Effects Editor
Caryl Wickman    Sound Effects Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Bob Westmoreland    Makeup
Susan Germaine    Hairstylist
Sally Dennison    Casting Director
Terry Leonard    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,701,898 (7.9% of total gross)
Legs:12.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:325 opening theaters/325 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,775,489

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1979 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: May 5th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, War, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Ensemble, Set in Hollywood
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A-Team, Steven Spielberg, Universal-Columbia
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German, Japanese

Leading Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Sergeant Frank Tree
John Belushi    Captain Wild Bill Kelso

Supporting Cast

Ned Beatty    Ward Douglas
Lorraine Gary    Joan Douglas
Murray Hamilton    Claude Crumn
Christopher Lee    Captain Wolfgang Von Kleinschmidt
Tim Matheson    Captain Loomis Birkhead
Toshiro Mifune    Commander Akiro Mitamura
Warren Oates    Colonel 'Madman' Maddox
Robert Stack    Major General Joseph W. Stillwell
Treat Williams    Corporal Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski
Nancy Allen    Donna Stratton, Gen. Stillwell's Secretary
Lucille Benson    Gas Mama (Eloise)
Jordan Brian    Macey Douglas
John Candy    Private Foley
Elisha Cook    Patron
Eddie Deezen    Herbie
Bobby Di Cicco    Wally
Dianne Kay    Betty
Perry Lang    Dennis
Patti LuPone    Lydia Hedberg
Penny Marshall    Miss Fitzroy
J. Patrick McNamara    DuBois
Frank McRae    Private Ogden Johnson Jones
Steven Mond    Gus
Slim Pickens    Hollis P. Wood
Wendie Jo Sperber    Maxine Dexheimer
Lionel Stander    Scioli
Dub Taylor    Mr. Malcomb
Ignatius Wolfington    Meyer Mishkin
Christian Zika    Stevie
Joe Flaherty    U.S.O. M.C.
Dick Miller    Officer Miller
David L. Lander    Joe
Michael McKean    Willy
Susan Backlinie    Polar Bear Woman
E. Hampton Beagle    Phone Man
Deborah Benson    U.S.O. Girl
Don Calfa    Telephone Operator
Dave Cameron    Reporter
Vito Carenzo    Vito, Shore Patrol
Mark Carlton    Stilwell Aide
Gary Cervantes    Zoot Suiter
Paul Cloud    Stilwell Aide
Luis Contreras    Zoot Suiter
Carol Culver    Anderson Sister
Lucinda Dooling    Lucinda
Gary Frederickson    Lt. Bressler
Brian Frishman    U.S.O. Goon
Sam Fuller    Interceptor Commander
Marjorie Gaines    Anderson Sister
Dian Gallup    Twin
Denise Gallup    Twin
Trish Garland    Anderson Sister
Barbara Gannen    Interceptor Assistant
Brad Gorman    U.S.O. Nerd
Jerry Hardin    Map Man
Diane Hill    Interceptor Assistant
Bob Houston    Maddox's Soldier
Audrey Landers    U.S.O. Girl
John Landis    Cpl. Mizerany
John R. McKee    Reporter
Ronnie McMillan    Winowski
Dan McNally    Reporter
Akio Mitamura    Ashimoto
Antoinette Molinari    Mrs. Scioli
Walter Olkewicz    Hinshaw
Mickey Rourke    Pvt. Reese
Whitney Rydbeck    Daffy
Donovan Scott    Kid Sailor
Kerry Sherman    U.S.O. Girl
Hiroshi Shimizu    Ito
Geno Silva    Martinez
Rita Taggart    Reporter
Maureen Teefy    U.S.O. Girl
Andy Tennant    Babyface
Jack Thibeau    Stilwell Aide
Galen Thompson    Stilwell Aide
Frank Virroca    U.S.O. Nerd
John Voldstad    U.S.O. Nerd
Carol-Ann Williams    U.S.O. Girl
Jenny Williams    U.S.O. Girl

Cameos

Elmer Elmer    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
John Milius    Executive Producer
Buzz Feitshans    Producer
John Williams    Composer
Robert Zemeckis    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Story Creator
John Milius    Story Creator
Robert Zemeckis    Screenwriter
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
William A. Fraker    Director of Photography
Michael Kahn    Associate Producer
Janet Healy    Associate Producer
Jerry Ziesmer    Assistant Director
Steve Perry    Assistant Director
Chuck Myers    Production Manager
Herbert Willis    Production Manager
Dean Edward Mitzner    Production Designer
William F. O'brien    Art Director
John Austin    Set Decorator
Jim Hasinger    Additional Set Decorator
Frank Stanley    Additional Photography
A.D. Flowers    Special Effects (Creator)
Gregory Jein    Visual Effects (Miniature Supervisor)
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Gene S. Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Robert Knudson    Re-recording Mixer
Robert Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Don MacDougall    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Fred J. Brown    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Michele Sharp    Sound Effects Editor
Alex Bamattre    Sound Effects Editor
Edward L. Sandlin    Sound Effects Editor
Bub Asman    Sound Effects Editor
Freddie Stafford    Sound Effects Editor
Caryl Wickman    Sound Effects Editor
Ken Wannberg    Music Editor
Bob Westmoreland    Makeup
Susan Germaine    Hairstylist
Sally Dennison    Casting Director
Terry Leonard    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1979 2 $2,701,898   325 $8,314   $2,701,898 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance


International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records