Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $215,136,452Details
International Box Office $173,250,370Details
Worldwide Box Office $388,386,822
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,332,134 (5.3% of total gross)
Legs:18.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,419 opening theaters/1,815 max. theaters, 20.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $612,739,594

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 202 $215,136,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 608 $173,250,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 369 $388,386,822
Leggiest Movies 9 18.98

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: July 3rd, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
October 21st, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back To The Future (Australia)
December 4th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 13th, 1985 (Wide) (Netherlands)
July 17th, 1987 (Wide) (South Korea)
February 21st, 1992 (Wide), released as Návrat do budoucnosti (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Time Travel, Action Adventure, Death of a Mentor, Dysfunctional Family, Bullies, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Voyeurism, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 17 $613,870 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $100m 232 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $150m 230 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $200m 230 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $50m 250 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 20 $594,510 Feb 7, 1986 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 23 $610,500 Jan 31, 1986 215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 14 $885,194 Jan 24, 1986 208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 13 $1,279,134 Jan 17, 1986 201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 14 $1,250,795 Jan 10, 1986 194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 9 $1,487,514 Jan 3, 1986 187
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 7 $1,859,848 Dec 27, 1985 180
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 420 $5,920,081 Dec 27, 1985 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 25 $905,454 Dec 20, 1985 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 40 $700,232 Dec 13, 1985 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 38 $985,468 Dec 6, 1985 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 9 $2,214,345 Nov 29, 1985 152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 323 $7,048,477 Nov 29, 1985 152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $5,713,632 Nov 29, 1985 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 23 $1,719,525 Nov 22, 1985 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 22 $1,947,661 Nov 15, 1985 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 24 $2,260,878 Nov 8, 1985 131
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $7,196,597 Nov 8, 1985 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 26 $2,402,312 Nov 1, 1985 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 39 $2,244,311 Oct 25, 1985 117
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $7,143,860 Oct 25, 1985 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 34 $2,881,120 Oct 18, 1985 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 30 $3,288,038 Oct 11, 1985 103
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 181 $10,466,150 Oct 11, 1985 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 34 $3,382,658 Oct 4, 1985 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 29 $4,109,134 Sep 27, 1985 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 40 $3,924,150 Sep 20, 1985 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 53 $4,134,287 Sep 13, 1985 75
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 48 $5,214,465 Sep 6, 1985 68
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 10 $9,049,668 Aug 30, 1985 61
Theater Average 9th Weekend 96 $5,838 Aug 30, 1985 61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 62 $9,049,668 Aug 30, 1985 61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $28,805,983 Aug 30, 1985 61
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 57 $6,754,583 Aug 23, 1985 54
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 80 $7,332,083 Aug 16, 1985 47
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $11,332,134 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $36,071,295 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 54 $11,332,134 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $36,071,295 Jul 5, 1985 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $11,332,134   1,419 $7,986   $14,950,134 1
Jul 12, 1985 1 $10,555,133 -7% 1,435 $7,355   $32,580,763 2
Jul 19, 1985 1 $10,320,610 -2% 1,436 $7,187   $50,237,618 3
Jul 26, 1985 2 $9,489,297 -8% 1,508 $6,293   $66,662,305 4
Aug 2, 1985 1 $8,687,291 -8% 1,516 $5,730   $81,939,179 5
Aug 9, 1985 1 $8,241,309 -5% 1,520 $5,422   $95,961,602 6
Aug 16, 1985 1 $7,332,083 -11% 1,506 $4,869   $109,409,078 7
Aug 23, 1985 1 $6,754,583 -8% 1,523 $4,435   $119,819,868 8
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,049,668 +34% 1,550 $5,838   $132,754,418 9
Sep 6, 1985 1 $5,214,465 -42% 1,519 $3,433   $138,482,268 10
Sep 13, 1985 1 $4,134,287 -21% 1,472 $2,809   $145,018,950 11
Sep 20, 1985 1 $3,924,150 -5% 1,448 $2,710   $150,200,665 12
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,109,134 +5% 1,439 $2,856   $155,386,500 13
Oct 4, 1985 5 $3,382,658 -18% 1,350 $2,506   $159,616,579 14
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,288,038 -3% 1,265 $2,599   $163,697,727 15
Oct 18, 1985 3 $2,881,120 -12% 1,280 $2,251   $167,098,722 16
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,244,311 -22% 1,288 $1,742   $170,026,643 17
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,402,312 +7% 1,142 $2,104   $173,052,725 18
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,260,878 -6% 1,038 $2,178   $175,869,057 19
Nov 15, 1985 5 $1,947,661 -14% 1,048 $1,858   $178,466,175 20
Nov 22, 1985 5 $1,719,525 -12% 1,025 $1,678   $180,639,509 21
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,214,345 +29% 1,126 $1,967   $183,758,098 22
Dec 6, 1985 8 $985,468 -55% 898 $1,097   $185,091,551 23
Dec 13, 1985 10 $700,232 -29% 717 $977   $186,030,955 24
Dec 20, 1985 13 $905,454 +29% 801 $1,130   $187,167,149 25
Dec 27, 1985 12 $1,859,848 +105% 911 $2,042   $189,933,741 26
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,487,514 -20% 722 $2,060   $193,144,445 27
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,250,795 -16% 691 $1,810   $194,844,665 28
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,279,134 +2% 578 $2,213   $196,481,974 29
Jan 24, 1986 13 $885,194 -31% 601 $1,473   $197,902,294 30
Jan 31, 1986 17 $610,500 -31% 444 $1,375   $198,629,194 31
Feb 7, 1986 16 $594,510 -3% 399 $1,490   $199,386,704 32
Feb 14, 1986 17 $613,870 +3% 355 $1,729   $200,132,594 33

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 1 $1,700,000     1,341 $1,268   $1,700,000 1
Jul 4, 1985 1 $1,900,000 +12%   1,341 $1,417   $3,618,000 2
Jul 5, 1985 1 $3,700,000 +95%   1,420 $2,606   $7,300,000 3
Jul 6, 1985 1 $4,300,000 +16%   1,420 $3,028   $11,600,000 4
Jul 7, 1985 1 $3,200,000 -26%   1,420 $2,254   $14,950,134 5
Oct 21, 2015 1 $1,650,000     1,815 $909   $212,259,762 11,068

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $18,407,630   1,419 $12,972   $22,025,630 2
Jul 12, 1985 1 $17,891,378 -3% 1,435 $12,468   $39,917,008 3
Jul 19, 1985 1 $17,256,000 -4% 1,436 $12,017   $57,173,008 4
Jul 26, 1985 2 $16,078,880 -7% 1,508 $10,662   $73,251,888 5
Aug 2, 1985 1 $14,468,405 -10% 1,516 $9,544   $87,720,293 6
Aug 9, 1985 1 $14,356,702 -1% 1,520 $9,445   $102,076,995 7
Aug 16, 1985 1 $10,988,290 -23% 1,506 $7,296   $113,065,285 8
Aug 23, 1985 1 $10,639,465 -3% 1,523 $6,986   $123,704,750 9
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,563,053 -10% 1,550 $6,170   $133,267,803 10
Sep 6, 1985 1 $7,616,860 -20% 1,519 $5,014   $140,884,663 11
Sep 13, 1985 1 $5,391,852 -29% 1,472 $3,663   $146,276,515 12
Sep 20, 1985 1 $5,000,851 -7% 1,448 $3,454   $151,277,366 13
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,956,555 -1% 1,439 $3,444   $156,233,921 14
Oct 4, 1985 4 $4,175,768 -16% 1,350 $3,093   $160,409,689 15
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,807,913 -9% 1,265 $3,010   $164,217,602 16
Oct 18, 1985 3 $3,564,730 -6% 1,280 $2,785   $167,782,332 17
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,868,081 -20% 1,288 $2,227   $170,650,413 18
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,957,766 +3% 1,142 $2,590   $173,608,179 19
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,910,335 -2% 1,038 $2,804   $176,518,514 20
Nov 15, 1985 6 $2,401,470 -17% 1,048 $2,291   $178,919,984 21
Nov 22, 1985 4 $2,623,769 +9% 1,025 $2,560   $181,543,753 22
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,562,330 -2% 1,126 $2,276   $184,106,083 23
Dec 6, 1985 8 $1,224,640 -52% 898 $1,364   $185,330,723 24
Dec 13, 1985 9 $930,972 -24% 717 $1,298   $186,261,695 25
Dec 20, 1985 13 $1,812,198 +95% 801 $2,262   $188,073,893 26
Dec 27, 1985 12 $3,583,038 +98% 911 $3,933   $191,656,931 27
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,936,939 -46% 722 $2,683   $193,593,870 28
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,608,970 -17% 691 $2,328   $195,202,840 29
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,814,260 +13% 578 $3,139   $197,017,100 30
Jan 24, 1986 12 $1,001,594 -45% 601 $1,667   $198,018,694 31
Jan 31, 1986 15 $773,500 -23% 444 $1,742   $198,792,194 32
Feb 7, 1986 16 $726,530 -6% 399 $1,821   $199,518,724 33
Oct 16, 2015 14 $1,650,000   1,815 $909   $212,259,762 1,582

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/16/1985 $0 0 32 94 $76,057 7/9/2021
Czech Republic 2/21/1992 $0 0 1 1 $15,024 10/20/2022
Italy 10/21/2023 $472,510 0 0 0 $472,510 10/23/2023
Mexico 10/21/2015 $281,369 0 0 0 $485,098 10/28/2015
Netherlands 12/13/1985 $0 0 47 47 $12,985 10/19/2022
New Zealand 8/14/2020 $4,207 9 11 29 $8,502 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 12/10/2020 $70,423 269 269 482 $140,267 10/19/2022
South Korea 7/17/1987 $0 0 49 49 $55,746 10/26/2015
Spain 8/24/2018 $0 0 19 19 $31,649 3/18/2021
United Kingdom 12/4/1985 $0 0 118 204 $283,415 12/2/2020
 
Rest of World $171,669,117
 
International Total$173,250,370 10/23/2023

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
Oct 25, 2015302,746 465,643$27,954$4,132,743350

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Marty McFly

Supporting Cast

Christopher Lloyd    Doc Emmett L. Brown
Crispin Glover    George Douglas McFly
Lea Thompson    Lorraine Baines
Claudia Wells    Jennifer Parker
Thomas F. Wilson    Biff Tannen
Casey Siemaszko    3-D
Marc McClure    Dave McFly
James Tolkan    Mr. Strickland
Wendie Jo Sperber    Linda McFly
Billy Zane    Match

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis    Director
Bob Gale    Producer
Neil Canton    Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Robert Zemeckis    Screenwriter
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Arthur Schmidt    Editor
Harry Keramidas    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Lawrence G. Paull    Art Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battle Earns Victory on High Definition

June 29th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles was just able to squeak ahead of True Grit on this week's Blu-ray sales chart with 375,000 units sold for opening week sales of $8.71 million. Its opening week Blu-ray sales ratio was 47% in terms of units and 54% in terms of dollars. It won't be long before visual effects laden blockbusters commonly sell more Blu-rays than DVDs. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,332,134 (5.3% of total gross)
Legs:18.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,419 opening theaters/1,815 max. theaters, 20.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $612,739,594

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 202 $215,136,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 608 $173,250,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 369 $388,386,822
Leggiest Movies 9 18.98

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: July 3rd, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
October 21st, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back To The Future (Australia)
December 4th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 13th, 1985 (Wide) (Netherlands)
July 17th, 1987 (Wide) (South Korea)
February 21st, 1992 (Wide), released as Návrat do budoucnosti (Czech Republic)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Time Travel, Action Adventure, Death of a Mentor, Dysfunctional Family, Bullies, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Voyeurism, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 17 $613,870 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $100m 232 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $150m 230 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $200m 230 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Fastest to $50m 250 $200,132,594 Feb 14, 1986 229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 20 $594,510 Feb 7, 1986 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 23 $610,500 Jan 31, 1986 215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 14 $885,194 Jan 24, 1986 208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 13 $1,279,134 Jan 17, 1986 201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 14 $1,250,795 Jan 10, 1986 194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 9 $1,487,514 Jan 3, 1986 187
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 7 $1,859,848 Dec 27, 1985 180
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 420 $5,920,081 Dec 27, 1985 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 25 $905,454 Dec 20, 1985 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 40 $700,232 Dec 13, 1985 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 38 $985,468 Dec 6, 1985 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 9 $2,214,345 Nov 29, 1985 152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 323 $7,048,477 Nov 29, 1985 152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $5,713,632 Nov 29, 1985 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 23 $1,719,525 Nov 22, 1985 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 22 $1,947,661 Nov 15, 1985 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 24 $2,260,878 Nov 8, 1985 131
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $7,196,597 Nov 8, 1985 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 26 $2,402,312 Nov 1, 1985 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 39 $2,244,311 Oct 25, 1985 117
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $7,143,860 Oct 25, 1985 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 34 $2,881,120 Oct 18, 1985 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 30 $3,288,038 Oct 11, 1985 103
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 181 $10,466,150 Oct 11, 1985 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 34 $3,382,658 Oct 4, 1985 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 29 $4,109,134 Sep 27, 1985 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 40 $3,924,150 Sep 20, 1985 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 53 $4,134,287 Sep 13, 1985 75
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 48 $5,214,465 Sep 6, 1985 68
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 10 $9,049,668 Aug 30, 1985 61
Theater Average 9th Weekend 96 $5,838 Aug 30, 1985 61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 62 $9,049,668 Aug 30, 1985 61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $28,805,983 Aug 30, 1985 61
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 57 $6,754,583 Aug 23, 1985 54
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 80 $7,332,083 Aug 16, 1985 47
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $11,332,134 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 71 $36,071,295 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 54 $11,332,134 Jul 5, 1985 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $36,071,295 Jul 5, 1985 5

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Marty McFly

Supporting Cast

Christopher Lloyd    Doc Emmett L. Brown
Crispin Glover    George Douglas McFly
Lea Thompson    Lorraine Baines
Claudia Wells    Jennifer Parker
Thomas F. Wilson    Biff Tannen
Casey Siemaszko    3-D
Marc McClure    Dave McFly
James Tolkan    Mr. Strickland
Wendie Jo Sperber    Linda McFly
Billy Zane    Match

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis    Director
Bob Gale    Producer
Neil Canton    Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Robert Zemeckis    Screenwriter
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
Dean Cundey    Cinematographer
Arthur Schmidt    Editor
Harry Keramidas    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Lawrence G. Paull    Art Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battle Earns Victory on High Definition

June 29th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles was just able to squeak ahead of True Grit on this week's Blu-ray sales chart with 375,000 units sold for opening week sales of $8.71 million. Its opening week Blu-ray sales ratio was 47% in terms of units and 54% in terms of dollars. It won't be long before visual effects laden blockbusters commonly sell more Blu-rays than DVDs. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $11,332,134   1,419 $7,986   $14,950,134 1
Jul 12, 1985 1 $10,555,133 -7% 1,435 $7,355   $32,580,763 2
Jul 19, 1985 1 $10,320,610 -2% 1,436 $7,187   $50,237,618 3
Jul 26, 1985 2 $9,489,297 -8% 1,508 $6,293   $66,662,305 4
Aug 2, 1985 1 $8,687,291 -8% 1,516 $5,730   $81,939,179 5
Aug 9, 1985 1 $8,241,309 -5% 1,520 $5,422   $95,961,602 6
Aug 16, 1985 1 $7,332,083 -11% 1,506 $4,869   $109,409,078 7
Aug 23, 1985 1 $6,754,583 -8% 1,523 $4,435   $119,819,868 8
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,049,668 +34% 1,550 $5,838   $132,754,418 9
Sep 6, 1985 1 $5,214,465 -42% 1,519 $3,433   $138,482,268 10
Sep 13, 1985 1 $4,134,287 -21% 1,472 $2,809   $145,018,950 11
Sep 20, 1985 1 $3,924,150 -5% 1,448 $2,710   $150,200,665 12
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,109,134 +5% 1,439 $2,856   $155,386,500 13
Oct 4, 1985 5 $3,382,658 -18% 1,350 $2,506   $159,616,579 14
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,288,038 -3% 1,265 $2,599   $163,697,727 15
Oct 18, 1985 3 $2,881,120 -12% 1,280 $2,251   $167,098,722 16
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,244,311 -22% 1,288 $1,742   $170,026,643 17
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,402,312 +7% 1,142 $2,104   $173,052,725 18
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,260,878 -6% 1,038 $2,178   $175,869,057 19
Nov 15, 1985 5 $1,947,661 -14% 1,048 $1,858   $178,466,175 20
Nov 22, 1985 5 $1,719,525 -12% 1,025 $1,678   $180,639,509 21
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,214,345 +29% 1,126 $1,967   $183,758,098 22
Dec 6, 1985 8 $985,468 -55% 898 $1,097   $185,091,551 23
Dec 13, 1985 10 $700,232 -29% 717 $977   $186,030,955 24
Dec 20, 1985 13 $905,454 +29% 801 $1,130   $187,167,149 25
Dec 27, 1985 12 $1,859,848 +105% 911 $2,042   $189,933,741 26
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,487,514 -20% 722 $2,060   $193,144,445 27
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,250,795 -16% 691 $1,810   $194,844,665 28
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,279,134 +2% 578 $2,213   $196,481,974 29
Jan 24, 1986 13 $885,194 -31% 601 $1,473   $197,902,294 30
Jan 31, 1986 17 $610,500 -31% 444 $1,375   $198,629,194 31
Feb 7, 1986 16 $594,510 -3% 399 $1,490   $199,386,704 32
Feb 14, 1986 17 $613,870 +3% 355 $1,729   $200,132,594 33

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 1 $1,700,000     1,341 $1,268   $1,700,000 1
Jul 4, 1985 1 $1,900,000 +12%   1,341 $1,417   $3,618,000 2
Jul 5, 1985 1 $3,700,000 +95%   1,420 $2,606   $7,300,000 3
Jul 6, 1985 1 $4,300,000 +16%   1,420 $3,028   $11,600,000 4
Jul 7, 1985 1 $3,200,000 -26%   1,420 $2,254   $14,950,134 5
Oct 21, 2015 1 $1,650,000     1,815 $909   $212,259,762 11,068

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $18,407,630   1,419 $12,972   $22,025,630 2
Jul 12, 1985 1 $17,891,378 -3% 1,435 $12,468   $39,917,008 3
Jul 19, 1985 1 $17,256,000 -4% 1,436 $12,017   $57,173,008 4
Jul 26, 1985 2 $16,078,880 -7% 1,508 $10,662   $73,251,888 5
Aug 2, 1985 1 $14,468,405 -10% 1,516 $9,544   $87,720,293 6
Aug 9, 1985 1 $14,356,702 -1% 1,520 $9,445   $102,076,995 7
Aug 16, 1985 1 $10,988,290 -23% 1,506 $7,296   $113,065,285 8
Aug 23, 1985 1 $10,639,465 -3% 1,523 $6,986   $123,704,750 9
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,563,053 -10% 1,550 $6,170   $133,267,803 10
Sep 6, 1985 1 $7,616,860 -20% 1,519 $5,014   $140,884,663 11
Sep 13, 1985 1 $5,391,852 -29% 1,472 $3,663   $146,276,515 12
Sep 20, 1985 1 $5,000,851 -7% 1,448 $3,454   $151,277,366 13
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,956,555 -1% 1,439 $3,444   $156,233,921 14
Oct 4, 1985 4 $4,175,768 -16% 1,350 $3,093   $160,409,689 15
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,807,913 -9% 1,265 $3,010   $164,217,602 16
Oct 18, 1985 3 $3,564,730 -6% 1,280 $2,785   $167,782,332 17
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,868,081 -20% 1,288 $2,227   $170,650,413 18
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,957,766 +3% 1,142 $2,590   $173,608,179 19
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,910,335 -2% 1,038 $2,804   $176,518,514 20
Nov 15, 1985 6 $2,401,470 -17% 1,048 $2,291   $178,919,984 21
Nov 22, 1985 4 $2,623,769 +9% 1,025 $2,560   $181,543,753 22
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,562,330 -2% 1,126 $2,276   $184,106,083 23
Dec 6, 1985 8 $1,224,640 -52% 898 $1,364   $185,330,723 24
Dec 13, 1985 9 $930,972 -24% 717 $1,298   $186,261,695 25
Dec 20, 1985 13 $1,812,198 +95% 801 $2,262   $188,073,893 26
Dec 27, 1985 12 $3,583,038 +98% 911 $3,933   $191,656,931 27
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,936,939 -46% 722 $2,683   $193,593,870 28
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,608,970 -17% 691 $2,328   $195,202,840 29
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,814,260 +13% 578 $3,139   $197,017,100 30
Jan 24, 1986 12 $1,001,594 -45% 601 $1,667   $198,018,694 31
Jan 31, 1986 15 $773,500 -23% 444 $1,742   $198,792,194 32
Feb 7, 1986 16 $726,530 -6% 399 $1,821   $199,518,724 33
Oct 16, 2015 14 $1,650,000   1,815 $909   $212,259,762 1,582

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/16/1985 $0 0 32 94 $76,057 7/9/2021
Czech Republic 2/21/1992 $0 0 1 1 $15,024 10/20/2022
Italy 10/21/2023 $472,510 0 0 0 $472,510 10/23/2023
Mexico 10/21/2015 $281,369 0 0 0 $485,098 10/28/2015
Netherlands 12/13/1985 $0 0 47 47 $12,985 10/19/2022
New Zealand 8/14/2020 $4,207 9 11 29 $8,502 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 12/10/2020 $70,423 269 269 482 $140,267 10/19/2022
South Korea 7/17/1987 $0 0 49 49 $55,746 10/26/2015
Spain 8/24/2018 $0 0 19 19 $31,649 3/18/2021
United Kingdom 12/4/1985 $0 0 118 204 $283,415 12/2/2020
 
Rest of World $171,669,117
 
International Total$173,250,370 10/23/2023

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
Oct 25, 2015302,746 465,643$27,954$4,132,743350