King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,057,465Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,005,788 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,122 opening theaters/1,122 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,632,932

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,468 $15,057,465
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,302 $15,057,465

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Cannon
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Allan Quatermain
Comparisons: vs. Once Bitten
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Keywords: Chase Adventure, Treasure Hunters, Cult Movie, Famously Bad, Set in Africa, Nazis
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $12,093,678 Nov 29, 1985 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 242 $9,803,371 Nov 29, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 1 $5,005,788   1,122 $4,461   $5,005,788 1
Nov 29, 1985 4 $3,799,341 -24% 1,122 $3,386   $10,396,510 2
Dec 6, 1985 7 $1,500,882 -60% 1,106 $1,357   $12,359,126 3
Dec 13, 1985 9 $739,964 -51% 854 $866   $13,418,629 4
Dec 20, 1985 15 $327,210 -56% 492 $665   $13,895,639 5
Dec 27, 1985 16 $387,412 +18% 406 $954   $14,383,051 6
Jan 3, 1986 17 $286,187 -26% 396 $723   $14,819,238 7
Jan 10, 1986 19 $214,225 -25% 335 $639   $15,057,465 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 1 $6,597,169   1,122 $5,880   $6,597,169 1
Nov 29, 1985 4 $4,261,075 -35% 1,122 $3,798   $10,858,244 2
Dec 6, 1985 7 $1,820,421 -57% 1,106 $1,646   $12,678,665 3
Dec 13, 1985 10 $889,764 -51% 854 $1,042   $13,568,429 4
Dec 20, 1985 16 $427,210 -52% 492 $868   $13,995,639 5
Dec 27, 1985 16 $537,412 +26% 406 $1,324   $14,533,051 6
Jan 3, 1986 18 $310,189 -42% 396 $783   $14,843,240 7

Leading Cast

Sharon Stone    Jesse Huston

Uncategorized

John Rhys-Davies    Dogati
Richard Chamberlain    Allan Quatermain
Herbert Lom    Colonel Bockner

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Production and Technical Credits

Jack Lee Thompson    Director
Gene Quintano    Screenwriter
James R. Silke    Screenwriter
H. Rider Haggard    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,005,788 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,122 opening theaters/1,122 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,632,932

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,468 $15,057,465
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,302 $15,057,465

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Cannon
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Allan Quatermain
Comparisons: vs. Once Bitten
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Keywords: Chase Adventure, Treasure Hunters, Cult Movie, Famously Bad, Set in Africa, Nazis
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $12,093,678 Nov 29, 1985 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 242 $9,803,371 Nov 29, 1985 10

Leading Cast

Sharon Stone    Jesse Huston

Uncategorized

John Rhys-Davies    Dogati
Richard Chamberlain    Allan Quatermain
Herbert Lom    Colonel Bockner

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jack Lee Thompson    Director
Gene Quintano    Screenwriter
James R. Silke    Screenwriter
H. Rider Haggard    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 1 $5,005,788   1,122 $4,461   $5,005,788 1
Nov 29, 1985 4 $3,799,341 -24% 1,122 $3,386   $10,396,510 2
Dec 6, 1985 7 $1,500,882 -60% 1,106 $1,357   $12,359,126 3
Dec 13, 1985 9 $739,964 -51% 854 $866   $13,418,629 4
Dec 20, 1985 15 $327,210 -56% 492 $665   $13,895,639 5
Dec 27, 1985 16 $387,412 +18% 406 $954   $14,383,051 6
Jan 3, 1986 17 $286,187 -26% 396 $723   $14,819,238 7
Jan 10, 1986 19 $214,225 -25% 335 $639   $15,057,465 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1985 1 $6,597,169   1,122 $5,880   $6,597,169 1
Nov 29, 1985 4 $4,261,075 -35% 1,122 $3,798   $10,858,244 2
Dec 6, 1985 7 $1,820,421 -57% 1,106 $1,646   $12,678,665 3
Dec 13, 1985 10 $889,764 -51% 854 $1,042   $13,568,429 4
Dec 20, 1985 16 $427,210 -52% 492 $868   $13,995,639 5
Dec 27, 1985 16 $537,412 +26% 406 $1,324   $14,533,051 6
Jan 3, 1986 18 $310,189 -42% 396 $783   $14,843,240 7