RoboCop (1987)

RoboCop
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,424,681Details
International Box Office $700,491Details
Worldwide Box Office $54,125,172
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,008,721 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,580 opening theaters/1,601 max. theaters, 9.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $143,877,719

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1987 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: September 17th, 1987 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 20th, 2022 (Limited) (Director’s Cut (4K Restoration)) (United Kingdom)
July 18th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R Edited for re-rating
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: RoboCop
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
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Keywords: Robot, Film Noir, Dystopia, Gangs, Conspiracy Theory, Action Thriller, Corporate Malfeasance, Police life, Cyborg, Faulty Memory, Remade, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
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) 414 $5,515,711 Sep 4, 1987 52

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1987 1 $8,008,721   1,580 $5,069   $8,008,721 1
Jul 24, 1987 1 $6,332,716 -21% 1,585 $3,995   $18,697,836 2
Jul 31, 1987 4 $4,749,533 -25% 1,601 $2,967   $26,907,302 3
Aug 7, 1987 6 $3,930,235 -17% 1,547 $2,541   $33,553,132 4
Aug 14, 1987 8 $2,701,585 -31% 1,246 $2,168   $38,387,471 5
Aug 21, 1987 9 $2,139,220 -21% 1,148 $1,863   $42,007,338 6
Aug 28, 1987 11 $1,434,833 -33% 896 $1,601   $44,608,684 7
Sep 4, 1987 12 $1,908,532 +33% 826 $2,311   $47,233,470 8
Sep 11, 1987 11 $1,075,909 -44% 791 $1,360   $48,602,772 9
Sep 18, 1987 11 $696,944 -35% 598 $1,165   $49,715,016 10
Sep 25, 1987 13 $640,547 -8% 576 $1,112   $50,616,395 11
Oct 2, 1987 15 $456,266 -29% 471 $969   $51,327,050 12
Oct 9, 1987 12 $391,526 -14% 390 $1,004   $51,905,207 13
Oct 16, 1987 16 $354,826 -9% 417 $851   $52,378,654 14
Oct 23, 1987 12 $227,409 -36% 298 $763   $52,752,101 15
Oct 30, 1987 11 $141,930 -38% 237 $599   $52,994,450 16
Nov 6, 1987 26 $126,607 -11% 165 $767   $53,209,222 17
Nov 13, 1987 13 $104,623 -17% 143 $732   $53,356,612 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1987 2 $12,365,120   1,580 $7,826   $12,365,120 1
Jul 24, 1987 2 $9,792,649 -21% 1,585 $6,178   $22,157,769 2
Jul 31, 1987 5 $7,465,128 -24% 1,601 $4,663   $29,622,897 3
Aug 7, 1987 6 $6,062,989 -19% 1,547 $3,919   $35,685,886 4
Aug 14, 1987 8 $4,182,232 -31% 1,246 $3,357   $39,868,118 5
Aug 21, 1987 7 $3,305,733 -21% 1,148 $2,880   $43,173,851 6
Aug 28, 1987 11 $2,151,087 -35% 896 $2,401   $45,324,938 7
Sep 4, 1987 10 $2,201,925 +2% 826 $2,666   $47,526,863 8
Sep 11, 1987 7 $1,491,209 -32% 791 $1,885   $49,018,072 9
Sep 18, 1987 11 $957,676 -36% 598 $1,601   $49,975,748 10
Sep 25, 1987 13 $894,936 -7% 576 $1,554   $50,870,784 11
Oct 2, 1987 7 $642,897 -28% 471 $1,365   $51,513,681 12
Oct 9, 1987 12 $510,147 -21% 390 $1,308   $52,023,828 13
Oct 16, 1987 7 $500,864 -2% 417 $1,201   $52,524,692 14
Oct 23, 1987 9 $327,828 -35% 298 $1,100   $52,852,520 15
Oct 30, 1987 11 $230,095 -30% 237 $971   $53,082,615 16
Nov 6, 1987 12 $169,374 -26% 165 $1,027   $53,251,989 17
Nov 13, 1987 10 $172,692 +2% 143 $1,208   $53,424,681 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/17/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 7/8/2021 $0 0 2 5 $675,502 6/19/2023
United Kingdom 5/20/2022 $24,989 140 140 140 $24,989 5/25/2022
 
International Total$700,491 6/19/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 26, 2014822,325 413,850$298,930$5,173,9031,103
Feb 2, 2014148,620 422,470$115,416$5,289,3191,104
Apr 17, 2022611,255 473,114$161,847$6,341,8291,532

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Peter Weller    Officer Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop

Supporting Cast

Nancy Allen    Officer Anne Lewis
Daniel O’Herlihy    Old Man
Ronny Cox    Richard 'Dick' Jones
Kurtwood Smith    Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer    Robert 'Bob' Morton
Ray Wise    Leon Nash
Bill Farmer    Justin Ballard-Watkins
Paul McCrane    Emil Antonowsky
Felton Perry    Johnson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Verhoeven    Director
Arne L. Schmidt    Producer
Edward Neumeier    Screenwriter
Michael Miner    Screenwriter
Jon Davison    Executive Producer
Rob Bottin    Robocop Designed by
Frank J. Urioste    Editor
Jost Vacano    Director of Photography
Basil Poledouris    Composer

Contest: Getting Angry

November 12th, 2010

What will likely be the biggest hit of the fall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, is opening next weekend, and it is the obvious choice for target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the RoboCop Trilogy on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Mad Max on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: RoboCop Trilogy

October 21st, 2010

The RoboCop trilogy started in 1987 and while it was never a huge box office player, the first film did win over a number of critics. In the 23 years since then, there have been two sequels, TV show, comics, video games, plus a lot of recent talk about a reboot. But when it comes to this Blu-ray, it is a question of whether or not the franchise has aged well enough to be worth picking up. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,008,721 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,580 opening theaters/1,601 max. theaters, 9.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $143,877,719

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1987 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: September 17th, 1987 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 20th, 2022 (Limited) (Director’s Cut (4K Restoration)) (United Kingdom)
July 18th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R Edited for re-rating
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: RoboCop
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Robot, Film Noir, Dystopia, Gangs, Conspiracy Theory, Action Thriller, Corporate Malfeasance, Police life, Cyborg, Faulty Memory, Remade, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
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) 414 $5,515,711 Sep 4, 1987 52

Leading Cast

Peter Weller    Officer Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop

Supporting Cast

Nancy Allen    Officer Anne Lewis
Daniel O’Herlihy    Old Man
Ronny Cox    Richard 'Dick' Jones
Kurtwood Smith    Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer    Robert 'Bob' Morton
Ray Wise    Leon Nash
Bill Farmer    Justin Ballard-Watkins
Paul McCrane    Emil Antonowsky
Felton Perry    Johnson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Verhoeven    Director
Arne L. Schmidt    Producer
Edward Neumeier    Screenwriter
Michael Miner    Screenwriter
Jon Davison    Executive Producer
Rob Bottin    Robocop Designed by
Frank J. Urioste    Editor
Jost Vacano    Director of Photography
Basil Poledouris    Composer

Contest: Getting Angry

November 12th, 2010

What will likely be the biggest hit of the fall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, is opening next weekend, and it is the obvious choice for target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of the RoboCop Trilogy on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Mad Max on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: RoboCop Trilogy

October 21st, 2010

The RoboCop trilogy started in 1987 and while it was never a huge box office player, the first film did win over a number of critics. In the 23 years since then, there have been two sequels, TV show, comics, video games, plus a lot of recent talk about a reboot. But when it comes to this Blu-ray, it is a question of whether or not the franchise has aged well enough to be worth picking up. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1987 1 $8,008,721   1,580 $5,069   $8,008,721 1
Jul 24, 1987 1 $6,332,716 -21% 1,585 $3,995   $18,697,836 2
Jul 31, 1987 4 $4,749,533 -25% 1,601 $2,967   $26,907,302 3
Aug 7, 1987 6 $3,930,235 -17% 1,547 $2,541   $33,553,132 4
Aug 14, 1987 8 $2,701,585 -31% 1,246 $2,168   $38,387,471 5
Aug 21, 1987 9 $2,139,220 -21% 1,148 $1,863   $42,007,338 6
Aug 28, 1987 11 $1,434,833 -33% 896 $1,601   $44,608,684 7
Sep 4, 1987 12 $1,908,532 +33% 826 $2,311   $47,233,470 8
Sep 11, 1987 11 $1,075,909 -44% 791 $1,360   $48,602,772 9
Sep 18, 1987 11 $696,944 -35% 598 $1,165   $49,715,016 10
Sep 25, 1987 13 $640,547 -8% 576 $1,112   $50,616,395 11
Oct 2, 1987 15 $456,266 -29% 471 $969   $51,327,050 12
Oct 9, 1987 12 $391,526 -14% 390 $1,004   $51,905,207 13
Oct 16, 1987 16 $354,826 -9% 417 $851   $52,378,654 14
Oct 23, 1987 12 $227,409 -36% 298 $763   $52,752,101 15
Oct 30, 1987 11 $141,930 -38% 237 $599   $52,994,450 16
Nov 6, 1987 26 $126,607 -11% 165 $767   $53,209,222 17
Nov 13, 1987 13 $104,623 -17% 143 $732   $53,356,612 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1987 2 $12,365,120   1,580 $7,826   $12,365,120 1
Jul 24, 1987 2 $9,792,649 -21% 1,585 $6,178   $22,157,769 2
Jul 31, 1987 5 $7,465,128 -24% 1,601 $4,663   $29,622,897 3
Aug 7, 1987 6 $6,062,989 -19% 1,547 $3,919   $35,685,886 4
Aug 14, 1987 8 $4,182,232 -31% 1,246 $3,357   $39,868,118 5
Aug 21, 1987 7 $3,305,733 -21% 1,148 $2,880   $43,173,851 6
Aug 28, 1987 11 $2,151,087 -35% 896 $2,401   $45,324,938 7
Sep 4, 1987 10 $2,201,925 +2% 826 $2,666   $47,526,863 8
Sep 11, 1987 7 $1,491,209 -32% 791 $1,885   $49,018,072 9
Sep 18, 1987 11 $957,676 -36% 598 $1,601   $49,975,748 10
Sep 25, 1987 13 $894,936 -7% 576 $1,554   $50,870,784 11
Oct 2, 1987 7 $642,897 -28% 471 $1,365   $51,513,681 12
Oct 9, 1987 12 $510,147 -21% 390 $1,308   $52,023,828 13
Oct 16, 1987 7 $500,864 -2% 417 $1,201   $52,524,692 14
Oct 23, 1987 9 $327,828 -35% 298 $1,100   $52,852,520 15
Oct 30, 1987 11 $230,095 -30% 237 $971   $53,082,615 16
Nov 6, 1987 12 $169,374 -26% 165 $1,027   $53,251,989 17
Nov 13, 1987 10 $172,692 +2% 143 $1,208   $53,424,681 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/17/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 7/8/2021 $0 0 2 5 $675,502 6/19/2023
United Kingdom 5/20/2022 $24,989 140 140 140 $24,989 5/25/2022
 
International Total$700,491 6/19/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 26, 2014822,325 413,850$298,930$5,173,9031,103
Feb 2, 2014148,620 422,470$115,416$5,289,3191,104
Apr 17, 2022611,255 473,114$161,847$6,341,8291,532

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.