The Land Before Time (1988)

The Land Before Time
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $48,436,211Details
International Box Office $33,880,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $82,316,211
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,526,025 (15.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,300,000 (worldwide box office is 6.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,395 opening theaters/1,414 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,092,312

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,918 $48,436,211
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,572 $33,880,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $82,316,211

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 18th, 1988 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: September 21st, 1989 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 1996 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 69 minutes
Franchise: The Land Before Time
Comparisons: vs. Pocahontas
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Dinosaurs, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Road Trip
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Historical 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) 313 $10,243,936 Dec 30, 1988 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 428 $5,618,869 Dec 23, 1988 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 189 $8,114,550 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $22,310,076 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 215 $8,114,550 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $18,084,982 Nov 25, 1988 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 1 $7,526,025   1,395 $5,395   $7,526,025 1
Nov 25, 1988 2 $8,114,550 +8% 1,410 $5,755   $18,478,800 2
Dec 2, 1988 4 $3,535,560 -56% 1,403 $2,520   $23,099,025 3
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,145,200 -39% 1,384 $1,550   $25,967,170 4
Dec 16, 1988 8 $1,511,640 -30% 1,326 $1,140   $27,931,305 5
Dec 23, 1988 10 $2,043,675 +35% 1,395 $1,465   $31,332,260 6
Dec 30, 1988 8 $3,725,890 +82% 1,414 $2,635   $38,001,650 7
Jan 6, 1989 11 $1,329,235 -64% 1,303 $1,020   $39,741,720 8
Jan 13, 1989 12 $994,390 -25% 1,111 $895   $40,996,825 9
Jan 20, 1989 11 $777,660 -22% 1,144 $680   $42,174,285 10
Jan 27, 1989 16 $655,700 -16% 1,041 $630   $42,977,575 11
Feb 3, 1989 11 $485,760 -26% 917 $530   $43,557,105 12
Feb 10, 1989 11 $307,200 -37% 768 $400   $43,938,675 13
Feb 17, 1989 11 $432,000 +41% 640 $675   $44,442,200 14
Feb 24, 1989 11 $246,960 -43% 588 $420   $44,727,560 15
Mar 3, 1989 11 $159,250 -36% 490 $325   $44,957,370 16
Mar 10, 1989 11 $129,000 -19% 430 $300   $45,105,970 17
Mar 17, 1989 11 $117,300 -9% 460 $255   $45,240,470 18
Mar 24, 1989 11 $282,285 +141% 459 $615   $45,541,155 19
Mar 31, 1989 12 $119,795 -58% 247 $485   $45,679,310 20
Apr 7, 1989 18 $108,680 -9% 209 $520   $45,797,870 21
Apr 14, 1989 11 $127,500 +17% 170 $750   $45,933,730 22
Apr 21, 1989 20 $78,780 -38% 101 $780   $46,052,460 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 1 $10,364,250   1,395 $7,430   $10,364,250 1
Nov 25, 1988 2 $9,199,215 -11% 1,410 $6,524   $19,563,465 2
Dec 2, 1988 4 $4,258,505 -54% 1,403 $3,035   $23,821,970 3
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,597,695 -39% 1,384 $1,877   $26,419,665 4
Dec 16, 1988 8 $2,868,920 +10% 1,326 $2,164   $29,288,585 5
Dec 23, 1988 9 $4,987,175 +74% 1,395 $3,575   $34,275,760 6
Dec 30, 1988 8 $4,136,725 -17% 1,414 $2,926   $38,412,485 7
Jan 6, 1989 8 $1,329,235 -68% 1,303 $1,020   $40,002,435 8
Jan 13, 1989 11 $1,394,190 +5% 1,111 $1,255   $41,396,625 9
Jan 20, 1989 11 $925,250 -34% 1,144 $809   $42,321,875 10
Jan 27, 1989 9 $749,470 -19% 1,041 $720   $43,071,345 11
Feb 3, 1989 8 $560,130 -25% 917 $611   $43,631,475 12
Feb 10, 1989 7 $378,725 -32% 768 $493   $44,010,200 13
Feb 17, 1989 11 $470,400 +24% 640 $735   $44,480,600 14
Feb 24, 1989 8 $317,520 -33% 588 $540   $44,798,120 15
Mar 3, 1989 8 $178,850 -44% 490 $365   $44,976,970 16
Mar 10, 1989 8 $146,200 -18% 430 $340   $45,123,170 17
Mar 17, 1989 9 $135,700 -7% 460 $295   $45,258,870 18
Mar 24, 1989 10 $300,645 +122% 459 $655   $45,559,515 19
Mar 31, 1989 11 $129,675 -57% 247 $525   $45,689,190 20
Apr 7, 1989 8 $117,040 -10% 209 $560   $45,806,230 21
Apr 14, 1989 11 $167,450 +43% 170 $985   $45,973,680 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/21/1989 $0000$0
 
International Total$33,880,000

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 20131440,596 40,596$240,734$240,734906
Jul 28, 20133026,021 116,514$144,417$661,852910
Oct 20, 20132714,393 207,446$77,146$1,188,978922
Oct 27, 20132615,430+7% 222,876$76,996$1,265,974923
Mar 30, 20142116,598 481,562$82,824$2,560,127945
Apr 13, 20143015,898 505,234$79,331$2,678,250947
Jun 8, 20142614,099 603,186$70,072$3,165,765955
Aug 3, 20142614,419 680,915$72,095$3,552,798963
Aug 24, 20142913,499 710,103$67,495$3,698,738966
Sep 28, 20142515,298 768,999$76,490$3,993,218971
Dec 7, 20143046,975 945,374$234,875$4,875,093981
Jan 11, 20151826,817 1,080,923$134,085$5,554,312986
Feb 8, 20152019,665 1,139,856$98,325$5,848,977990
Feb 15, 20152823,454+19% 1,163,310$117,270$5,966,247991
Feb 22, 20152821,298-9% 1,184,608$105,425$6,071,672992
Mar 1, 20152118,739-12% 1,203,347$85,450$6,157,122993
Mar 8, 20152216,619-11% 1,219,966$83,095$6,240,217994
Mar 15, 20152221,450+29% 1,241,416$104,676$6,344,893995
Mar 22, 20152016,101-25% 1,257,517$65,370$6,410,263996
Mar 29, 20152212,853-20% 1,270,370$61,052$6,471,315997
Apr 12, 20152624,465 1,319,955$122,325$6,713,714999
Apr 19, 20152518,715 1,338,670$93,014$6,806,7281,000
Apr 26, 20152315,322 1,353,992$73,239$6,879,9671,001
May 3, 20152414,745 1,368,737$73,283$6,953,2501,002
May 10, 20152613,767 1,382,504$65,393$7,018,6431,003
May 17, 20152914,986 1,397,490$71,633$7,090,2761,004
May 24, 2015189,578 1,407,068$47,603$7,137,8791,005
May 31, 20152313,812 1,420,880$66,159$7,204,0381,006
Jun 7, 20152114,411 1,435,291$71,190$7,275,2281,007
Jun 14, 20152415,095 1,450,386$74,267$7,349,4951,008
Jun 21, 20152517,706 1,468,092$95,435$7,444,9301,009
Jun 28, 20152325,064 1,493,156$143,617$7,588,5471,010
Jul 5, 20152619,131 1,512,287$109,429$7,697,9761,011
Jul 12, 20152919,164 1,531,451$114,409$7,812,3851,012
Jul 19, 20152610,074 1,541,525$60,545$7,872,9301,013
Mar 20, 20161334,876 1,772,362$1,021,169$11,205,7311,048
May 29, 20161520,552 1,799,966$410,012$11,766,5371,058

Supporting Cast

Helen Shaver    Littlefoot's Mother
Gabriel Damon    Littlefoot
Candace Hutson    Cera
Burke Byrnes    Daddy Topps
Pat Hingle    Rooter
Judith Barsi    Ducky
Will Ryan    Petrie
Bill Erwin    Grandfather

Narrator(s)

Fred Gwynne    Narrator

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
Don Bluth    Producer
Gary Oldman    Producer
John Pomeroy    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
James Horner    Composer
Judy Freudberg    Story Creator
Tony Geiss    Story Creator
Stu Krieger    Screenwriter
Deborah Jelin Newmyer    Associate Producer
Russell Boland    Assistant Director
G. Sue Shakespeare    Assistant Director
David Steinberg    Assistant Director
Thad Weinlein    Production Manager
Cathy J. Carr    Production Supervisor
John Pomeroy    Animation Director
Linda Miller    Animation Director
Ralph Zondag    Animation Director
Dan Kuenster    Animation Director
Lorna Pomeroy    Animation Director
Dick Zondag    Animation Director
Don Bluth    Production Designer
Dan Molina    Editor
John K. Carr    Editor
Bill Rowe    Supervising
Ray Merrin    Re-recording Mixer
Dan Molina    Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Brazier    Sound Editor
Ian Fuller    Sound Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Will Jennings    Composer
Nancy Nayor    Casting Director

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,526,025 (15.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,300,000 (worldwide box office is 6.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,395 opening theaters/1,414 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $124,092,312

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,918 $48,436,211
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,572 $33,880,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $82,316,211

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1988 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: September 21st, 1989 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 1996 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 69 minutes
Franchise: The Land Before Time
Comparisons: vs. Pocahontas
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Dinosaurs, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Road Trip
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Historical 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) 313 $10,243,936 Dec 30, 1988 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 428 $5,618,869 Dec 23, 1988 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 189 $8,114,550 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $22,310,076 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 215 $8,114,550 Nov 25, 1988 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $18,084,982 Nov 25, 1988 10

Supporting Cast

Helen Shaver    Littlefoot's Mother
Gabriel Damon    Littlefoot
Candace Hutson    Cera
Burke Byrnes    Daddy Topps
Pat Hingle    Rooter
Judith Barsi    Ducky
Will Ryan    Petrie
Bill Erwin    Grandfather

Narrator(s)

Fred Gwynne    Narrator

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
Don Bluth    Producer
Gary Oldman    Producer
John Pomeroy    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
James Horner    Composer
Judy Freudberg    Story Creator
Tony Geiss    Story Creator
Stu Krieger    Screenwriter
Deborah Jelin Newmyer    Associate Producer
Russell Boland    Assistant Director
G. Sue Shakespeare    Assistant Director
David Steinberg    Assistant Director
Thad Weinlein    Production Manager
Cathy J. Carr    Production Supervisor
John Pomeroy    Animation Director
Linda Miller    Animation Director
Ralph Zondag    Animation Director
Dan Kuenster    Animation Director
Lorna Pomeroy    Animation Director
Dick Zondag    Animation Director
Don Bluth    Production Designer
Dan Molina    Editor
John K. Carr    Editor
Bill Rowe    Supervising
Ray Merrin    Re-recording Mixer
Dan Molina    Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Brazier    Sound Editor
Ian Fuller    Sound Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Will Jennings    Composer
Nancy Nayor    Casting Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 1 $7,526,025   1,395 $5,395   $7,526,025 1
Nov 25, 1988 2 $8,114,550 +8% 1,410 $5,755   $18,478,800 2
Dec 2, 1988 4 $3,535,560 -56% 1,403 $2,520   $23,099,025 3
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,145,200 -39% 1,384 $1,550   $25,967,170 4
Dec 16, 1988 8 $1,511,640 -30% 1,326 $1,140   $27,931,305 5
Dec 23, 1988 10 $2,043,675 +35% 1,395 $1,465   $31,332,260 6
Dec 30, 1988 8 $3,725,890 +82% 1,414 $2,635   $38,001,650 7
Jan 6, 1989 11 $1,329,235 -64% 1,303 $1,020   $39,741,720 8
Jan 13, 1989 12 $994,390 -25% 1,111 $895   $40,996,825 9
Jan 20, 1989 11 $777,660 -22% 1,144 $680   $42,174,285 10
Jan 27, 1989 16 $655,700 -16% 1,041 $630   $42,977,575 11
Feb 3, 1989 11 $485,760 -26% 917 $530   $43,557,105 12
Feb 10, 1989 11 $307,200 -37% 768 $400   $43,938,675 13
Feb 17, 1989 11 $432,000 +41% 640 $675   $44,442,200 14
Feb 24, 1989 11 $246,960 -43% 588 $420   $44,727,560 15
Mar 3, 1989 11 $159,250 -36% 490 $325   $44,957,370 16
Mar 10, 1989 11 $129,000 -19% 430 $300   $45,105,970 17
Mar 17, 1989 11 $117,300 -9% 460 $255   $45,240,470 18
Mar 24, 1989 11 $282,285 +141% 459 $615   $45,541,155 19
Mar 31, 1989 12 $119,795 -58% 247 $485   $45,679,310 20
Apr 7, 1989 18 $108,680 -9% 209 $520   $45,797,870 21
Apr 14, 1989 11 $127,500 +17% 170 $750   $45,933,730 22
Apr 21, 1989 20 $78,780 -38% 101 $780   $46,052,460 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1988 1 $10,364,250   1,395 $7,430   $10,364,250 1
Nov 25, 1988 2 $9,199,215 -11% 1,410 $6,524   $19,563,465 2
Dec 2, 1988 4 $4,258,505 -54% 1,403 $3,035   $23,821,970 3
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,597,695 -39% 1,384 $1,877   $26,419,665 4
Dec 16, 1988 8 $2,868,920 +10% 1,326 $2,164   $29,288,585 5
Dec 23, 1988 9 $4,987,175 +74% 1,395 $3,575   $34,275,760 6
Dec 30, 1988 8 $4,136,725 -17% 1,414 $2,926   $38,412,485 7
Jan 6, 1989 8 $1,329,235 -68% 1,303 $1,020   $40,002,435 8
Jan 13, 1989 11 $1,394,190 +5% 1,111 $1,255   $41,396,625 9
Jan 20, 1989 11 $925,250 -34% 1,144 $809   $42,321,875 10
Jan 27, 1989 9 $749,470 -19% 1,041 $720   $43,071,345 11
Feb 3, 1989 8 $560,130 -25% 917 $611   $43,631,475 12
Feb 10, 1989 7 $378,725 -32% 768 $493   $44,010,200 13
Feb 17, 1989 11 $470,400 +24% 640 $735   $44,480,600 14
Feb 24, 1989 8 $317,520 -33% 588 $540   $44,798,120 15
Mar 3, 1989 8 $178,850 -44% 490 $365   $44,976,970 16
Mar 10, 1989 8 $146,200 -18% 430 $340   $45,123,170 17
Mar 17, 1989 9 $135,700 -7% 460 $295   $45,258,870 18
Mar 24, 1989 10 $300,645 +122% 459 $655   $45,559,515 19
Mar 31, 1989 11 $129,675 -57% 247 $525   $45,689,190 20
Apr 7, 1989 8 $117,040 -10% 209 $560   $45,806,230 21
Apr 14, 1989 11 $167,450 +43% 170 $985   $45,973,680 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/21/1989 $0000$0
 
International Total$33,880,000

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 20131440,596 40,596$240,734$240,734906
Jul 28, 20133026,021 116,514$144,417$661,852910
Oct 20, 20132714,393 207,446$77,146$1,188,978922
Oct 27, 20132615,430+7% 222,876$76,996$1,265,974923
Mar 30, 20142116,598 481,562$82,824$2,560,127945
Apr 13, 20143015,898 505,234$79,331$2,678,250947
Jun 8, 20142614,099 603,186$70,072$3,165,765955
Aug 3, 20142614,419 680,915$72,095$3,552,798963
Aug 24, 20142913,499 710,103$67,495$3,698,738966
Sep 28, 20142515,298 768,999$76,490$3,993,218971
Dec 7, 20143046,975 945,374$234,875$4,875,093981
Jan 11, 20151826,817 1,080,923$134,085$5,554,312986
Feb 8, 20152019,665 1,139,856$98,325$5,848,977990
Feb 15, 20152823,454+19% 1,163,310$117,270$5,966,247991
Feb 22, 20152821,298-9% 1,184,608$105,425$6,071,672992
Mar 1, 20152118,739-12% 1,203,347$85,450$6,157,122993
Mar 8, 20152216,619-11% 1,219,966$83,095$6,240,217994
Mar 15, 20152221,450+29% 1,241,416$104,676$6,344,893995
Mar 22, 20152016,101-25% 1,257,517$65,370$6,410,263996
Mar 29, 20152212,853-20% 1,270,370$61,052$6,471,315997
Apr 12, 20152624,465 1,319,955$122,325$6,713,714999
Apr 19, 20152518,715 1,338,670$93,014$6,806,7281,000
Apr 26, 20152315,322 1,353,992$73,239$6,879,9671,001
May 3, 20152414,745 1,368,737$73,283$6,953,2501,002
May 10, 20152613,767 1,382,504$65,393$7,018,6431,003
May 17, 20152914,986 1,397,490$71,633$7,090,2761,004
May 24, 2015189,578 1,407,068$47,603$7,137,8791,005
May 31, 20152313,812 1,420,880$66,159$7,204,0381,006
Jun 7, 20152114,411 1,435,291$71,190$7,275,2281,007
Jun 14, 20152415,095 1,450,386$74,267$7,349,4951,008
Jun 21, 20152517,706 1,468,092$95,435$7,444,9301,009
Jun 28, 20152325,064 1,493,156$143,617$7,588,5471,010
Jul 5, 20152619,131 1,512,287$109,429$7,697,9761,011
Jul 12, 20152919,164 1,531,451$114,409$7,812,3851,012
Jul 19, 20152610,074 1,541,525$60,545$7,872,9301,013
Mar 20, 20161334,876 1,772,362$1,021,169$11,205,7311,048
May 29, 20161520,552 1,799,966$410,012$11,766,5371,058