Summer Rental (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,671,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,754,289 (23.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,584 opening theaters/1,595 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,916,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,383 $24,671,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,859 $24,671,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 689 $24,671,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $24,671,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 17th, 2001 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Outdoors
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Keywords: Family Vacations, Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Slobs vs. Snobs, On a Boat, Miscellaneous Racing, Underdog
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 387 $6,131,188 Aug 30, 1985 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 2 $5,754,289   1,584 $3,633   $5,754,289 1
Aug 16, 1985 6 $3,708,812 -36% 1,595 $2,325   $12,787,296 2
Aug 23, 1985 7 $2,348,032 -37% 1,231 $1,907   $17,159,965 3
Aug 30, 1985 10 $1,926,171 -18% 953 $2,021   $20,198,229 4
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,034,697 -46% 781 $1,325   $21,577,838 5
Sep 13, 1985 12 $750,362 -27% 695 $1,080   $22,626,309 6
Sep 20, 1985 14 $556,090 -26% 541 $1,028   $23,396,077 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 2 $9,078,484   1,584 $5,731   $9,078,484 1
Aug 16, 1985 6 $5,733,449 -37% 1,595 $3,595   $14,811,933 2
Aug 23, 1985 7 $3,460,125 -40% 1,231 $2,811   $18,272,058 3
Aug 30, 1985 9 $2,271,083 -34% 953 $2,383   $20,543,141 4
Sep 6, 1985 10 $1,332,806 -41% 781 $1,707   $21,875,947 5
Sep 13, 1985 13 $964,040 -28% 695 $1,387   $22,839,987 6

Leading Cast

John Candy    Jack Chester

Uncategorized

John Larroquette    Don Moore
Reni Santoni    Announce
Richard Crenna    Al Pellet
Karen Austin    Sandy Chester
Lois Hamilton    Vicki Sanders
Rip Torn    Scully
Francis X. McCarthy    Hal

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carl Reiner    Director
Mark Reisman    Screenwriter
Jeremy Stevens    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,754,289 (23.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,584 opening theaters/1,595 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $74,916,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,383 $24,671,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,859 $24,671,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 689 $24,671,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $24,671,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 17th, 2001 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Outdoors
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Vacations, Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Slobs vs. Snobs, On a Boat, Miscellaneous Racing, Underdog
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 387 $6,131,188 Aug 30, 1985 24

Leading Cast

John Candy    Jack Chester

Uncategorized

John Larroquette    Don Moore
Reni Santoni    Announce
Richard Crenna    Al Pellet
Karen Austin    Sandy Chester
Lois Hamilton    Vicki Sanders
Rip Torn    Scully
Francis X. McCarthy    Hal

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carl Reiner    Director
Mark Reisman    Screenwriter
Jeremy Stevens    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 2 $5,754,289   1,584 $3,633   $5,754,289 1
Aug 16, 1985 6 $3,708,812 -36% 1,595 $2,325   $12,787,296 2
Aug 23, 1985 7 $2,348,032 -37% 1,231 $1,907   $17,159,965 3
Aug 30, 1985 10 $1,926,171 -18% 953 $2,021   $20,198,229 4
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,034,697 -46% 781 $1,325   $21,577,838 5
Sep 13, 1985 12 $750,362 -27% 695 $1,080   $22,626,309 6
Sep 20, 1985 14 $556,090 -26% 541 $1,028   $23,396,077 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 2 $9,078,484   1,584 $5,731   $9,078,484 1
Aug 16, 1985 6 $5,733,449 -37% 1,595 $3,595   $14,811,933 2
Aug 23, 1985 7 $3,460,125 -40% 1,231 $2,811   $18,272,058 3
Aug 30, 1985 9 $2,271,083 -34% 953 $2,383   $20,543,141 4
Sep 6, 1985 10 $1,332,806 -41% 781 $1,707   $21,875,947 5
Sep 13, 1985 13 $964,040 -28% 695 $1,387   $22,839,987 6