Flashdance (1983)

Flashdance
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,463,574Details
International Box Office $111,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $201,463,574
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,076,124 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:19.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 28.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,140 opening theaters/1,140 max. theaters, 21.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,586,443

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 917 $90,463,574
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 988 $111,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $201,463,574
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 204 $90,463,574
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $111,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $201,463,574
Leggiest Movies 5 19.39

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: April 15th, 1983 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
April 26th, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (40th Anniversary)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Footloose
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Keywords: Performing Arts, Dancing, Sports Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Polygram Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 27 $724,676 Oct 14, 1983 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 27 $854,804 Oct 7, 1983 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 24 $936,451 Sep 30, 1983 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 21 $1,186,594 Sep 23, 1983 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 21 $1,365,163 Sep 16, 1983 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 24 $1,425,850 Sep 9, 1983 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 10 $2,144,957 Sep 2, 1983 143
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $7,694,611 Sep 2, 1983 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 38 $1,569,817 Aug 26, 1983 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 47 $1,516,078 Aug 19, 1983 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 65 $1,327,937 Aug 12, 1983 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 71 $1,468,485 Aug 5, 1983 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 73 $1,573,396 Jul 29, 1983 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 71 $1,964,377 Jul 22, 1983 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 72 $2,175,177 Jul 15, 1983 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 80 $2,279,134 Jul 8, 1983 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 99 $2,256,608 Jul 1, 1983 80
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 316 $8,095,128 Jul 1, 1983 80
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $16,738,102 May 27, 1983 45

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 1983 2 $4,076,124   1,140 $3,576   $4,076,124 1
Apr 22, 1983 1 $4,085,494 n/c 1,140 $3,584   $9,738,547 2
Apr 29, 1983 1 $4,095,000 n/c 1,140 $3,592   $15,352,325 3
May 6, 1983 1 $3,385,578 -17% 1,140 $2,970   $20,325,125 4
May 13, 1983 3 $3,452,991 +2% 1,055 $3,273   $25,276,725 5
May 20, 1983 4 $3,524,875 +2% 970 $3,634   $30,357,538 6
May 27, 1983 3 $4,665,930 +32% 1,015 $4,597   $36,586,380 7
Jun 3, 1983 6 $3,008,173 -36% 1,032 $2,915   $40,809,874 8
Jun 10, 1983 6 $2,105,030 -30% 1,029 $2,046   $44,415,609 9
Jun 17, 1983 7 $2,190,327 +4% 996 $2,199   $47,993,508 10
Jun 24, 1983 9 $1,804,916 -18% 995 $1,814   $51,361,490 11
Jul 1, 1983 10 $2,256,608 +25% 785 $2,875   $54,950,023 12
Jul 8, 1983 9 $2,279,134 +1% 830 $2,746   $58,254,882 13
Jul 15, 1983 9 $2,175,177 -5% 915 $2,377   $62,041,867 14
Jul 22, 1983 10 $1,964,377 -10% 880 $2,232   $65,545,839 15
Jul 29, 1983 12 $1,573,396 -20% 850 $1,851   $68,574,323 16
Aug 5, 1983 12 $1,468,485 -7% 740 $1,984   $71,216,567 17
Aug 12, 1983 14 $1,327,937 -10% 677 $1,962   $73,552,047 18
Aug 19, 1983 11 $1,516,078 +14% 590 $2,570   $76,021,471 19
Aug 26, 1983 10 $1,569,817 +4% 658 $2,386   $78,530,724 20
Sep 2, 1983 7 $2,144,957 +37% 792 $2,708   $81,493,245 21
Sep 9, 1983 7 $1,425,850 -34% 860 $1,658   $83,396,837 22
Sep 16, 1983 7 $1,365,163 -4% 860 $1,587   $85,341,609 23
Sep 23, 1983 6 $1,186,594 -13% 838 $1,416   $87,014,585 24
Sep 30, 1983 10 $936,451 -21% 795 $1,178   $88,347,294 25
Oct 7, 1983 10 $854,804 -9% 624 $1,370   $89,539,024 26
Oct 14, 1983 8 $724,676 -15% 620 $1,169   $90,463,574 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 1983 2 $5,653,053   1,140 $4,959   $5,653,053 1
Apr 22, 1983 1 $5,604,272 -1% 1,140 $4,916   $11,257,325 2
Apr 29, 1983 1 $5,682,222 +1% 1,140 $4,984   $16,939,547 3
May 6, 1983 1 $4,884,187 -14% 1,140 $4,284   $21,823,734 4
May 13, 1983 3 $5,008,929 +3% 1,055 $4,748   $26,832,663 5
May 20, 1983 3 $5,087,787 +2% 970 $5,245   $31,920,450 6
May 27, 1983 3 $5,881,251 +16% 1,015 $5,794   $37,801,701 7
Jun 3, 1983 5 $4,508,878 -23% 1,032 $4,369   $42,310,579 8
Jun 10, 1983 6 $3,492,602 -23% 1,029 $3,394   $45,803,181 9
Jun 17, 1983 7 $3,753,393 +7% 996 $3,768   $49,556,574 10
Jun 24, 1983 9 $3,136,841 -16% 995 $3,153   $52,693,415 11
Jul 1, 1983 10 $3,282,333 +5% 785 $4,181   $55,975,748 12
Jul 8, 1983 9 $3,890,942 +19% 830 $4,688   $59,866,690 13
Jul 15, 1983 9 $3,714,772 -5% 915 $4,060   $63,581,462 14
Jul 22, 1983 9 $3,419,465 -8% 880 $3,886   $67,000,927 15
Jul 29, 1983 12 $2,747,155 -20% 850 $3,232   $69,748,082 16
Aug 5, 1983 12 $2,476,028 -10% 740 $3,346   $72,224,110 17
Aug 12, 1983 13 $2,281,283 -8% 677 $3,370   $74,505,393 18
Aug 19, 1983 10 $2,455,514 +8% 590 $4,162   $76,960,907 19
Aug 26, 1983 9 $2,387,381 -3% 658 $3,628   $79,348,288 20
Sep 2, 1983 7 $2,622,699 +10% 792 $3,311   $81,970,987 21
Sep 9, 1983 7 $2,005,459 -24% 860 $2,332   $83,976,446 22
Sep 16, 1983 7 $1,851,545 -8% 860 $2,153   $85,827,991 23
Sep 23, 1983 6 $1,582,852 -15% 838 $1,889   $87,410,843 24
Sep 30, 1983 9 $1,273,377 -20% 795 $1,602   $88,684,220 25
Oct 7, 1983 9 $1,054,678 -17% 624 $1,690   $89,738,898 26

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 16, 2023106,325 7,531$104,489$124,4121,584

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

Jennifer Beals    Alex Owens

Supporting Cast

Michael Nouri    Nick Hurley
Robert Wuhl    Mawby’s Regular
Belinda Bauer    Katie Hurley
Lilia Skala    Hanna Long
Sunny Johnson    Jeanie Szabo
Kyle T. Heffner    Richie
Lee Ving    Johnny C
Ron Karabatsos    Jake Mawby
Malcolm Danare    Cecil

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

Production and Technical Credits

Adrian Lyne    Director
Don Simpson    Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Tom Hedley    Story by
Tom Hedley    Screenwriter
Joe Eszterhas    Screenwriter
Jon Peters    Executive Producer
Peter Guber    Executive Producer
Phil Ramone    Music Supervisor

  1. Summary
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  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,076,124 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:19.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 28.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,140 opening theaters/1,140 max. theaters, 21.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,586,443

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 917 $90,463,574
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 988 $111,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $201,463,574
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 204 $90,463,574
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $111,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $201,463,574
Leggiest Movies 5 19.39

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: April 15th, 1983 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
April 26th, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (40th Anniversary)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Footloose
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Performing Arts, Dancing, Sports Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Polygram Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 27 $724,676 Oct 14, 1983 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 27 $854,804 Oct 7, 1983 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 24 $936,451 Sep 30, 1983 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 21 $1,186,594 Sep 23, 1983 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 21 $1,365,163 Sep 16, 1983 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 24 $1,425,850 Sep 9, 1983 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 10 $2,144,957 Sep 2, 1983 143
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $7,694,611 Sep 2, 1983 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 38 $1,569,817 Aug 26, 1983 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 47 $1,516,078 Aug 19, 1983 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 65 $1,327,937 Aug 12, 1983 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 71 $1,468,485 Aug 5, 1983 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 73 $1,573,396 Jul 29, 1983 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 71 $1,964,377 Jul 22, 1983 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 72 $2,175,177 Jul 15, 1983 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 80 $2,279,134 Jul 8, 1983 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 99 $2,256,608 Jul 1, 1983 80
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 316 $8,095,128 Jul 1, 1983 80
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $16,738,102 May 27, 1983 45

Leading Cast

Jennifer Beals    Alex Owens

Supporting Cast

Michael Nouri    Nick Hurley
Robert Wuhl    Mawby’s Regular
Belinda Bauer    Katie Hurley
Lilia Skala    Hanna Long
Sunny Johnson    Jeanie Szabo
Kyle T. Heffner    Richie
Lee Ving    Johnny C
Ron Karabatsos    Jake Mawby
Malcolm Danare    Cecil

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

Production and Technical Credits

Adrian Lyne    Director
Don Simpson    Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Tom Hedley    Story by
Tom Hedley    Screenwriter
Joe Eszterhas    Screenwriter
Jon Peters    Executive Producer
Peter Guber    Executive Producer
Phil Ramone    Music Supervisor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 1983 2 $4,076,124   1,140 $3,576   $4,076,124 1
Apr 22, 1983 1 $4,085,494 n/c 1,140 $3,584   $9,738,547 2
Apr 29, 1983 1 $4,095,000 n/c 1,140 $3,592   $15,352,325 3
May 6, 1983 1 $3,385,578 -17% 1,140 $2,970   $20,325,125 4
May 13, 1983 3 $3,452,991 +2% 1,055 $3,273   $25,276,725 5
May 20, 1983 4 $3,524,875 +2% 970 $3,634   $30,357,538 6
May 27, 1983 3 $4,665,930 +32% 1,015 $4,597   $36,586,380 7
Jun 3, 1983 6 $3,008,173 -36% 1,032 $2,915   $40,809,874 8
Jun 10, 1983 6 $2,105,030 -30% 1,029 $2,046   $44,415,609 9
Jun 17, 1983 7 $2,190,327 +4% 996 $2,199   $47,993,508 10
Jun 24, 1983 9 $1,804,916 -18% 995 $1,814   $51,361,490 11
Jul 1, 1983 10 $2,256,608 +25% 785 $2,875   $54,950,023 12
Jul 8, 1983 9 $2,279,134 +1% 830 $2,746   $58,254,882 13
Jul 15, 1983 9 $2,175,177 -5% 915 $2,377   $62,041,867 14
Jul 22, 1983 10 $1,964,377 -10% 880 $2,232   $65,545,839 15
Jul 29, 1983 12 $1,573,396 -20% 850 $1,851   $68,574,323 16
Aug 5, 1983 12 $1,468,485 -7% 740 $1,984   $71,216,567 17
Aug 12, 1983 14 $1,327,937 -10% 677 $1,962   $73,552,047 18
Aug 19, 1983 11 $1,516,078 +14% 590 $2,570   $76,021,471 19
Aug 26, 1983 10 $1,569,817 +4% 658 $2,386   $78,530,724 20
Sep 2, 1983 7 $2,144,957 +37% 792 $2,708   $81,493,245 21
Sep 9, 1983 7 $1,425,850 -34% 860 $1,658   $83,396,837 22
Sep 16, 1983 7 $1,365,163 -4% 860 $1,587   $85,341,609 23
Sep 23, 1983 6 $1,186,594 -13% 838 $1,416   $87,014,585 24
Sep 30, 1983 10 $936,451 -21% 795 $1,178   $88,347,294 25
Oct 7, 1983 10 $854,804 -9% 624 $1,370   $89,539,024 26
Oct 14, 1983 8 $724,676 -15% 620 $1,169   $90,463,574 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 15, 1983 2 $5,653,053   1,140 $4,959   $5,653,053 1
Apr 22, 1983 1 $5,604,272 -1% 1,140 $4,916   $11,257,325 2
Apr 29, 1983 1 $5,682,222 +1% 1,140 $4,984   $16,939,547 3
May 6, 1983 1 $4,884,187 -14% 1,140 $4,284   $21,823,734 4
May 13, 1983 3 $5,008,929 +3% 1,055 $4,748   $26,832,663 5
May 20, 1983 3 $5,087,787 +2% 970 $5,245   $31,920,450 6
May 27, 1983 3 $5,881,251 +16% 1,015 $5,794   $37,801,701 7
Jun 3, 1983 5 $4,508,878 -23% 1,032 $4,369   $42,310,579 8
Jun 10, 1983 6 $3,492,602 -23% 1,029 $3,394   $45,803,181 9
Jun 17, 1983 7 $3,753,393 +7% 996 $3,768   $49,556,574 10
Jun 24, 1983 9 $3,136,841 -16% 995 $3,153   $52,693,415 11
Jul 1, 1983 10 $3,282,333 +5% 785 $4,181   $55,975,748 12
Jul 8, 1983 9 $3,890,942 +19% 830 $4,688   $59,866,690 13
Jul 15, 1983 9 $3,714,772 -5% 915 $4,060   $63,581,462 14
Jul 22, 1983 9 $3,419,465 -8% 880 $3,886   $67,000,927 15
Jul 29, 1983 12 $2,747,155 -20% 850 $3,232   $69,748,082 16
Aug 5, 1983 12 $2,476,028 -10% 740 $3,346   $72,224,110 17
Aug 12, 1983 13 $2,281,283 -8% 677 $3,370   $74,505,393 18
Aug 19, 1983 10 $2,455,514 +8% 590 $4,162   $76,960,907 19
Aug 26, 1983 9 $2,387,381 -3% 658 $3,628   $79,348,288 20
Sep 2, 1983 7 $2,622,699 +10% 792 $3,311   $81,970,987 21
Sep 9, 1983 7 $2,005,459 -24% 860 $2,332   $83,976,446 22
Sep 16, 1983 7 $1,851,545 -8% 860 $2,153   $85,827,991 23
Sep 23, 1983 6 $1,582,852 -15% 838 $1,889   $87,410,843 24
Sep 30, 1983 9 $1,273,377 -20% 795 $1,602   $88,684,220 25
Oct 7, 1983 9 $1,054,678 -17% 624 $1,690   $89,738,898 26

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 16, 2023106,325 7,531$104,489$124,4121,584

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.