The Black Cauldron (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,288,692Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,180,110 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,276 opening theaters/1,276 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,146,451

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $21,288,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,263 $21,288,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 411 $21,288,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 435 $21,288,692

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1985 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 10th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images. Rating for 1998 film released from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Mouse Detective
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Development Hell, Cult Movie, Royalty, Good vs. Evil, Self-sacrifice, Animal Lead, Missing Pet, Rescue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $4,180,110   1,276 $3,276   $5,404,342 1
Aug 2, 1985 5 $3,072,085 -27% 1,252 $2,454   $11,513,298 2
Aug 9, 1985 11 $1,686,201 -45% 706 $2,388   $15,377,546 3
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,077,688 -36% 672 $1,604   $17,715,547 4
Aug 23, 1985 15 $919,505 -15% 609 $1,510   $19,466,359 5
Aug 30, 1985 21 $621,320 -32% 574 $1,082   $20,656,497 6
Sep 6, 1985 25 $214,695 -65% 263 $816   $20,974,258 7
Sep 13, 1985 26 $96,400 -55% 172 $560   $21,114,946 8
Sep 20, 1985 25 $87,582 -9% 162 $541   $21,236,919 9
Sep 27, 1985 30 $29,708 -66% 57 $521   $21,288,692 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $7,216,981   1,276 $5,656   $8,441,213 2
Aug 2, 1985 5 $5,250,132 -27% 1,252 $4,193   $13,691,345 3
Aug 9, 1985 10 $2,946,514 -44% 706 $4,174   $16,637,859 4
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,908,995 -35% 672 $2,841   $18,546,854 5
Aug 23, 1985 15 $1,488,323 -22% 609 $2,444   $20,035,177 6
Aug 30, 1985 23 $724,386 -51% 574 $1,262   $20,759,563 7
Sep 6, 1985 23 $258,983 -64% 263 $985   $21,018,546 8
Sep 13, 1985 24 $130,791 -49% 172 $760   $21,149,337 9
Sep 20, 1985 21 $109,647 -16% 162 $677   $21,258,984 10

Uncategorized

Freddie Jones    Dallben
John Huston    Narrator
Nigel Hawthorne    Fflewddur Fflam
John Hurt    The Horned King

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman    Director
Richard Rich    Director
Ted Berman    Screenwriter
Vance Gerry    Screenwriter
Joe Hale    Screenwriter
David Jonas    Screenwriter
Roy Morita    Screenwriter
Richard Rich    Screenwriter
Art Stevens    Screenwriter
Al Wilson    Screenwriter
Peter Young    Screenwriter
Lloyd Alexander    Story Creator
Joe Hale    Producer
Don Hahn    Production Manager

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:$4,180,110 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,276 opening theaters/1,276 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,146,451

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $21,288,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,263 $21,288,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 411 $21,288,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 435 $21,288,692

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1985 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 10th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images. Rating for 1998 film released from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Mouse Detective
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Development Hell, Cult Movie, Royalty, Good vs. Evil, Self-sacrifice, Animal Lead, Missing Pet, Rescue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Freddie Jones    Dallben
John Huston    Narrator
Nigel Hawthorne    Fflewddur Fflam
John Hurt    The Horned King

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman    Director
Richard Rich    Director
Ted Berman    Screenwriter
Vance Gerry    Screenwriter
Joe Hale    Screenwriter
David Jonas    Screenwriter
Roy Morita    Screenwriter
Richard Rich    Screenwriter
Art Stevens    Screenwriter
Al Wilson    Screenwriter
Peter Young    Screenwriter
Lloyd Alexander    Story Creator
Joe Hale    Producer
Don Hahn    Production Manager

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $4,180,110   1,276 $3,276   $5,404,342 1
Aug 2, 1985 5 $3,072,085 -27% 1,252 $2,454   $11,513,298 2
Aug 9, 1985 11 $1,686,201 -45% 706 $2,388   $15,377,546 3
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,077,688 -36% 672 $1,604   $17,715,547 4
Aug 23, 1985 15 $919,505 -15% 609 $1,510   $19,466,359 5
Aug 30, 1985 21 $621,320 -32% 574 $1,082   $20,656,497 6
Sep 6, 1985 25 $214,695 -65% 263 $816   $20,974,258 7
Sep 13, 1985 26 $96,400 -55% 172 $560   $21,114,946 8
Sep 20, 1985 25 $87,582 -9% 162 $541   $21,236,919 9
Sep 27, 1985 30 $29,708 -66% 57 $521   $21,288,692 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $7,216,981   1,276 $5,656   $8,441,213 2
Aug 2, 1985 5 $5,250,132 -27% 1,252 $4,193   $13,691,345 3
Aug 9, 1985 10 $2,946,514 -44% 706 $4,174   $16,637,859 4
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,908,995 -35% 672 $2,841   $18,546,854 5
Aug 23, 1985 15 $1,488,323 -22% 609 $2,444   $20,035,177 6
Aug 30, 1985 23 $724,386 -51% 574 $1,262   $20,759,563 7
Sep 6, 1985 23 $258,983 -64% 263 $985   $21,018,546 8
Sep 13, 1985 24 $130,791 -49% 172 $760   $21,149,337 9
Sep 20, 1985 21 $109,647 -16% 162 $677   $21,258,984 10