The Fly (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,585,000Details
International Box Office $694Details
Worldwide Box Office $37,585,694
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000,423 (18.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,195 opening theaters/1,201 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,209,237

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 22nd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Fly
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Body Horror, Monster
Source:Remake
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 145 $12,787,905 Aug 29, 1986 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $7,000,423   1,195 $5,858   $7,000,423 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $4,725,970 -32% 1,201 $3,935   $15,681,173 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $4,198,506 -11% 1,171 $3,585   $22,290,553 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $2,501,186 -40% 1,171 $2,136   $26,138,982 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $1,905,248 -24% 1,100 $1,732   $28,865,407 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $1,578,462 -17% 1,052 $1,500   $31,066,416 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,089,025 -31% 967 $1,126   $32,637,940 7
Oct 3, 1986 10 $812,422 -25% 815 $997   $33,815,680 8
Oct 10, 1986 13 $418,618 -48% 588 $712   $34,479,301 9
Oct 17, 1986 16 $274,966 -34% 472 $583   $34,861,294 10
Oct 24, 1986 20 $110,035 -60% 206 $534   $35,075,617 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $10,955,203   1,195 $9,168   $10,955,203 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $7,136,844 -35% 1,201 $5,942   $18,092,047 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $5,545,749 -22% 1,171 $4,736   $23,637,796 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $3,322,363 -40% 1,171 $2,837   $26,960,159 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $2,527,795 -24% 1,100 $2,298   $29,487,954 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $2,060,961 -18% 1,052 $1,959   $31,548,915 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,454,343 -29% 967 $1,504   $33,003,258 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 10/22/2020 $0 0 4 7 $694 7/3/2023
 
International Total$694 7/3/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Jeff Goldblum    Seth Brundle
David Cronenberg    Gynecologist
Geena Davis    Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg    Director
Howard Shore    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000,423 (18.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,195 opening theaters/1,201 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,209,237

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 22nd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Fly
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Body Horror, Monster
Source:Remake
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 145 $12,787,905 Aug 29, 1986 17

Uncategorized

Jeff Goldblum    Seth Brundle
David Cronenberg    Gynecologist
Geena Davis    Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg    Director
Howard Shore    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $7,000,423   1,195 $5,858   $7,000,423 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $4,725,970 -32% 1,201 $3,935   $15,681,173 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $4,198,506 -11% 1,171 $3,585   $22,290,553 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $2,501,186 -40% 1,171 $2,136   $26,138,982 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $1,905,248 -24% 1,100 $1,732   $28,865,407 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $1,578,462 -17% 1,052 $1,500   $31,066,416 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,089,025 -31% 967 $1,126   $32,637,940 7
Oct 3, 1986 10 $812,422 -25% 815 $997   $33,815,680 8
Oct 10, 1986 13 $418,618 -48% 588 $712   $34,479,301 9
Oct 17, 1986 16 $274,966 -34% 472 $583   $34,861,294 10
Oct 24, 1986 20 $110,035 -60% 206 $534   $35,075,617 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $10,955,203   1,195 $9,168   $10,955,203 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $7,136,844 -35% 1,201 $5,942   $18,092,047 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $5,545,749 -22% 1,171 $4,736   $23,637,796 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $3,322,363 -40% 1,171 $2,837   $26,960,159 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $2,527,795 -24% 1,100 $2,298   $29,487,954 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $2,060,961 -18% 1,052 $1,959   $31,548,915 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,454,343 -29% 967 $1,504   $33,003,258 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 10/22/2020 $0 0 4 7 $694 7/3/2023
 
International Total$694 7/3/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records