An American Tail (1986)

An American Tail
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,483,002Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $706,414 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $706,414
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,234,446 (11.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,246 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,283,192

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,957 $47,483,002
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,188 $47,483,002

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: November 21st, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 4th, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Franchise: American Tail
Comparisons: vs. Mulan
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Immigration, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Bigotry, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Set in Russia, 1880s, Jewish
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 374 $7,799,531 Jan 2, 1987 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 330 $9,162,447 Dec 26, 1986 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 203 $7,412,815 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 125 $22,578,112 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 235 $7,412,815 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $18,302,257 Nov 28, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 2 $5,234,446   1,246 $4,201   $5,234,446 1
Nov 28, 1986 2 $7,412,815 +42% 1,249 $5,935   $14,954,138 2
Dec 5, 1986 3 $4,019,890 -46% 1,249 $3,218   $20,237,639 3
Dec 12, 1986 5 $2,613,420 -35% 1,196 $2,185   $23,672,203 4
Dec 19, 1986 9 $1,932,665 -26% 1,126 $1,716   $26,292,623 5
Dec 26, 1986 9 $3,008,200 +56% 1,157 $2,600   $31,161,522 6
Jan 2, 1987 9 $2,698,775 -10% 1,160 $2,327   $37,195,596 7
Jan 9, 1987 14 $1,167,882 -57% 992 $1,177   $38,661,348 8
Jan 16, 1987 16 $1,010,470 -13% 969 $1,043   $39,895,803 9
Jan 23, 1987 14 $698,275 -31% 913 $765   $41,005,238 10
Jan 30, 1987 17 $666,775 -5% 808 $825   $41,812,993 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 2 $7,541,323   1,246 $6,052   $7,541,323 1
Nov 28, 1986 3 $8,676,426 +15% 1,249 $6,947   $16,217,749 2
Dec 5, 1986 4 $4,841,034 -44% 1,249 $3,876   $21,058,783 3
Dec 12, 1986 5 $3,301,175 -32% 1,196 $2,760   $24,359,958 4
Dec 19, 1986 8 $3,793,364 +15% 1,126 $3,369   $28,153,322 5
Dec 26, 1986 9 $6,343,499 +67% 1,157 $5,483   $34,496,821 6

Supporting Cast

Cathianne Blore    Bridget
Dom DeLuise    Tiger
John Finnegan    Warren T. Rat
Phillip Glasser    Fievel Mousekewitz
Amy Green    Tanya Mousekewitz
Madeline Kahn    Gussie Mausheimer
Pat Musick    Tony Toponi
Nehemiah Persoff    Papa Mousekewitz
Christopher Plummer    Henri
Neil Ross    Honest John
Will Ryan    Digit
Erica Yohn    Mama Mousekewitz
Hal Smith    Moe

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Bluth    Director
Judy Freudberg    Screenwriter
Tony Geiss    Screenwriter
David Kirschner    Story Creator
Judy Freudberg    Story Creator
Tony Geiss    Story Creator
Don Bluth    Producer
John Pomeroy    Producer
Gary Goldman    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
David Kirschner    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Dan Molina    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Kate Barker    Associate Producer
Deborah Jelin*    Associate Producer
G. Sue Shakespeare    Assistant Director
David Steinberg    Assistant Director
Fred Craig    Supervising
Thad Weinlein    Production Manager
John Pomeroy    Animation Director
Dan Kuenster    Animation Director
Linda Miller    Animation Director
Bill Rowe    Re-recording Mixer
Ray Merrin    Re-recording Mixer
Dan Molina    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Ackland    Sound Editor
Michael Clifford    Music Editor
Cynthia Weil    Song Writer
James Horner    Song Writer
Barry Mann    Song Writer
Mike Fenton    Casting Director
Jane Feinberg    Casting Director
Linda Gordon    Casting Director

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 4th, 2014

March 3rd, 2014

This week there are a couple massive releases on the home market. 12 Years a Slave just earned the Best Picture Oscar, so it's the perfect time to release it on DVD or Blu-ray. The biggest release of the week is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but it doesn't come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack till Friday, so I will get the review online in a couple of days. On the flip side, those two releases seem to have scared away most of the competition, because there's almost nothing else worth talking about. (There's an exercise video in the top five new releases on Amazon.com. That almost never happens.) As for the Pick of the Week, it's 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. It's not the only release coming out on Tuesday that's worth buying. I recommend picking up Girl Rising on DVD as well, while Venture Bros.: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray is also worth the money. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,234,446 (11.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,246 opening theaters/1,249 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $137,283,192

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,957 $47,483,002
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,188 $47,483,002

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 4th, 2014 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Franchise: American Tail
Comparisons: vs. Mulan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Immigration, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Bigotry, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Set in Russia, 1880s, Jewish
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 374 $7,799,531 Jan 2, 1987 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 330 $9,162,447 Dec 26, 1986 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 203 $7,412,815 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 125 $22,578,112 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 235 $7,412,815 Nov 28, 1986 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $18,302,257 Nov 28, 1986 10

Supporting Cast

Cathianne Blore    Bridget
Dom DeLuise    Tiger
John Finnegan    Warren T. Rat
Phillip Glasser    Fievel Mousekewitz
Amy Green    Tanya Mousekewitz
Madeline Kahn    Gussie Mausheimer
Pat Musick    Tony Toponi
Nehemiah Persoff    Papa Mousekewitz
Christopher Plummer    Henri
Neil Ross    Honest John
Will Ryan    Digit
Erica Yohn    Mama Mousekewitz
Hal Smith    Moe

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Bluth    Director
Judy Freudberg    Screenwriter
Tony Geiss    Screenwriter
David Kirschner    Story Creator
Judy Freudberg    Story Creator
Tony Geiss    Story Creator
Don Bluth    Producer
John Pomeroy    Producer
Gary Goldman    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
David Kirschner    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Dan Molina    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Kate Barker    Associate Producer
Deborah Jelin*    Associate Producer
G. Sue Shakespeare    Assistant Director
David Steinberg    Assistant Director
Fred Craig    Supervising
Thad Weinlein    Production Manager
John Pomeroy    Animation Director
Dan Kuenster    Animation Director
Linda Miller    Animation Director
Bill Rowe    Re-recording Mixer
Ray Merrin    Re-recording Mixer
Dan Molina    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Ackland    Sound Editor
Michael Clifford    Music Editor
Cynthia Weil    Song Writer
James Horner    Song Writer
Barry Mann    Song Writer
Mike Fenton    Casting Director
Jane Feinberg    Casting Director
Linda Gordon    Casting Director

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 4th, 2014

March 3rd, 2014

This week there are a couple massive releases on the home market. 12 Years a Slave just earned the Best Picture Oscar, so it's the perfect time to release it on DVD or Blu-ray. The biggest release of the week is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but it doesn't come out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack till Friday, so I will get the review online in a couple of days. On the flip side, those two releases seem to have scared away most of the competition, because there's almost nothing else worth talking about. (There's an exercise video in the top five new releases on Amazon.com. That almost never happens.) As for the Pick of the Week, it's 12 Years a Slave on Blu-ray. It's not the only release coming out on Tuesday that's worth buying. I recommend picking up Girl Rising on DVD as well, while Venture Bros.: Season Five on DVD or Blu-ray is also worth the money. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 2 $5,234,446   1,246 $4,201   $5,234,446 1
Nov 28, 1986 2 $7,412,815 +42% 1,249 $5,935   $14,954,138 2
Dec 5, 1986 3 $4,019,890 -46% 1,249 $3,218   $20,237,639 3
Dec 12, 1986 5 $2,613,420 -35% 1,196 $2,185   $23,672,203 4
Dec 19, 1986 9 $1,932,665 -26% 1,126 $1,716   $26,292,623 5
Dec 26, 1986 9 $3,008,200 +56% 1,157 $2,600   $31,161,522 6
Jan 2, 1987 9 $2,698,775 -10% 1,160 $2,327   $37,195,596 7
Jan 9, 1987 14 $1,167,882 -57% 992 $1,177   $38,661,348 8
Jan 16, 1987 16 $1,010,470 -13% 969 $1,043   $39,895,803 9
Jan 23, 1987 14 $698,275 -31% 913 $765   $41,005,238 10
Jan 30, 1987 17 $666,775 -5% 808 $825   $41,812,993 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 1986 2 $7,541,323   1,246 $6,052   $7,541,323 1
Nov 28, 1986 3 $8,676,426 +15% 1,249 $6,947   $16,217,749 2
Dec 5, 1986 4 $4,841,034 -44% 1,249 $3,876   $21,058,783 3
Dec 12, 1986 5 $3,301,175 -32% 1,196 $2,760   $24,359,958 4
Dec 19, 1986 8 $3,793,364 +15% 1,126 $3,369   $28,153,322 5
Dec 26, 1986 9 $6,343,499 +67% 1,157 $5,483   $34,496,821 6