Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Back to the Future Part II poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $118,450,002Details
International Box Office $213,521,866Details
Worldwide Box Office $331,971,868
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,835,125 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,865 opening theaters/2,107 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $310,497,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 619 $118,450,002
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 460 $213,521,866
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $331,971,868

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 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: November 24th, 1989 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 8th, 1989 (Wide), released as Back To The Future 2 (Australia)
January 13th, 1990 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 12th, 2020 (Wide), released as Regreso al futuro 2 (1989) (re) (Spain)
August 6th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Studio Distribution Services
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 108 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Comparisons: vs. Back to the Future
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Keywords: Time Travel, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s, 1950s, 1980s, Chase Adventure, Bullies, Gambling
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $7,360,696 Jan 12, 1990 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $8,143,555 Dec 29, 1989 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 110 $23,063,198 Dec 29, 1989 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $11,519,118 Dec 22, 1989 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 42 $27,835,125 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $78,831,309 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 45 $35,071,325 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $80,514,623 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $27,835,125 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $78,831,309 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 16 $35,071,325 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $99,324,808 Nov 24, 1989 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 1989 1 $27,835,125   1,865 $14,925   $43,016,225 1
Dec 1, 1989 1 $12,110,340 -56% 1,866 $6,490   $60,003,540 2
Dec 8, 1989 3 $7,010,580 -42% 1,986 $3,530   $69,486,570 3
Dec 15, 1989 3 $4,410,140 -37% 2,023 $2,180   $77,537,825 4
Dec 22, 1989 4 $4,067,370 -8% 2,102 $1,935   $84,136,590 5
Dec 29, 1989 4 $8,143,555 +100% 2,107 $3,865   $94,493,105 6
Jan 5, 1990 7 $3,740,036 -54% 1,760 $2,125   $99,923,966 7
Jan 12, 1990 9 $2,748,860 -27% 1,641 $1,675   $103,405,241 8
Jan 19, 1990 10 $2,374,485 -14% 1,527 $1,555   $106,796,506 9
Jan 26, 1990 10 $1,774,965 -25% 1,473 $1,205   $109,116,271 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 1989 1 $7,236,200   1,865 $3,880   $7,236,200 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 1989 1 $32,712,100   1,865 $17,540   $47,893,200 2
Dec 1, 1989 2 $14,582,790 -55% 1,866 $7,815   $62,475,990 3
Dec 8, 1989 3 $10,651,695 -27% 1,986 $5,363   $73,127,685 4
Dec 15, 1989 3 $6,941,535 -35% 2,023 $3,431   $80,069,220 5
Dec 22, 1989 7 $6,280,330 -10% 2,102 $2,988   $86,349,550 6
Dec 29, 1989 4 $9,834,380 +57% 2,107 $4,667   $96,183,930 7
Jan 5, 1990 7 $4,472,451 -55% 1,760 $2,541   $100,656,381 8
Jan 12, 1990 10 $3,765,640 -16% 1,641 $2,295   $104,422,021 9
Jan 19, 1990 10 $2,919,285 -22% 1,527 $1,912   $107,341,306 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/8/1989 $0 0 29 53 $1,580,691 11/13/2020
Mexico 3/20/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 8/6/2020 $2,338 9 9 9 $2,338 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/13/1990 $0 0 52 52 $74,482 10/26/2015
Spain 6/12/2020 $0 0 1 1 $5,430 8/27/2020
United Kingdom 11/24/1989 $0 0 17 28 $1,486,304 7/17/2020
 
Rest of World $210,372,621
 
International Total$213,521,866 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Marty McFly (sr)/Marty McFly jr/Marlene McFly
Christopher Lloyd    Doc Emmett L. Brown

Supporting Cast

Lea Thompson    Lorraine Baines
Thomas F. Wilson    Biff Tannen/Griff Tannen
James Tolkan    Mr. Strickland
Jeffrey Weissman    George McFly
Casey Siemaszko    3-D
Billy Zane    Match
J.J. Cohen    Skinhead
Elisabeth Shue    Jennifer Parker
Charles Fleischer    Terry
E. Casanova Evans    Michael Jackson
Jay Koch    Ronald Reagan
Charles Gherardi    Ayatollah Khomeini
Ricky Dean Logan    Data
Darlene Vogel    Spike
Jason Scott Lee    Whitey
Elijah Wood    Video Game Boy
John Thornton    Video Game Boy
Theo Schwartz    Hoverboard Girl
Lindsey Barry    Hoverboard Girl
Judy Ovitz    Antique Store Saleswoman
Stephanie E. Williams    Officer Foley
Marty Levy    Cab Driver
Flea    Needles
Jim Ishida    Fujitsu
Nikki Birdsong    Loretta
Al White    Dad
Junior Fann    Mom
Shaun Hunter    Harold
Buck Flower    Bum
Neil Ross    Museum Narrator
Tamara Carrera    Jacuzzi Girl
Jennifer Brown    Baseball Kid
Irina Cashen    Baseball Kid
Angela Greenblatt    Baseball Kid
Cameron Moore    Baseball Kid
Justin Mosely Spink    Baseball Kid
Lisa Freeman    Babs
John Erwin    Radio Sportscaster
David Harold Brown    Starlighter
Tommy Thomas    Starlighter
Lloyd L. Tolbert    Starlighter
Granville Danny Young    Starlighter
Wesley Mann    CPR Kid
Joe Flaherty    Western Union Man
Kevin Holloway    Marty Photo Double
Charles F. Fitzsimmons    Biff Photo Doube
Crispin Glover    George McFly

Uncategorized

Harry Waters    Marvin Berry

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis    Director
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Producer
Neil Canton    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Arthur Schmidt    Editor
Harry Keramidas    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Dean Cundey    Director of Photography
Steve Starkey    Associate Producer
David McGiffert    Assistant Director
Max Kleven    Second Unit Director
Joan Bradshaw    Unit Production Manager
Marjorie Stone McShirley    Art Director
Linda Descenna    Set Decorator
Don Burgess    Second Unit Photography
Jack Priestley    Additional Photography
Ken Ralston    Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri    Special Effects Supervisor
John Bell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Gawley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
Chuck Velasco    Costume Supervisor
Nancy McArdle    Costume Supervisor
Peter Lonsdale    Associate Editor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Rick Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Joel Fein    Re-recording Mixer
Jim Bolt    Re-recording Mixer
Charles L. Campbell    Supervising Sound Editor
Louis L. Edemann    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard C. Franklin, Jr.    Sound Editor
Chuck Neely    Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden*    Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Editor
Larry Carow    Sound Editor
Gary Mundheim    Sound Editor
Allan Bromberg    Sound Editor
Gregg Baxter    Sound Editor
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

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June 29th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles was just able to squeak ahead of True Grit on this week's Blu-ray sales chart with 375,000 units sold for opening week sales of $8.71 million. Its opening week Blu-ray sales ratio was 47% in terms of units and 54% in terms of dollars. It won't be long before visual effects laden blockbusters commonly sell more Blu-rays than DVDs. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,835,125 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,865 opening theaters/2,107 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $310,497,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 619 $118,450,002
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 460 $213,521,866
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $331,971,868

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


Watch Now On

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: November 24th, 1989 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 8th, 1989 (Wide), released as Back To The Future 2 (Australia)
January 13th, 1990 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 12th, 2020 (Wide), released as Regreso al futuro 2 (1989) (re) (Spain)
August 6th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Studio Distribution Services
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 108 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Comparisons: vs. Back to the Future
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Time Travel, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s, 1950s, 1980s, Chase Adventure, Bullies, Gambling
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 344 $7,360,696 Jan 12, 1990 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $8,143,555 Dec 29, 1989 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 110 $23,063,198 Dec 29, 1989 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $11,519,118 Dec 22, 1989 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 42 $27,835,125 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $78,831,309 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 45 $35,071,325 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $80,514,623 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $27,835,125 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $78,831,309 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 16 $35,071,325 Nov 24, 1989 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 3 $99,324,808 Nov 24, 1989 5

Leading Cast

Michael J. Fox    Marty McFly (sr)/Marty McFly jr/Marlene McFly
Christopher Lloyd    Doc Emmett L. Brown

Supporting Cast

Lea Thompson    Lorraine Baines
Thomas F. Wilson    Biff Tannen/Griff Tannen
James Tolkan    Mr. Strickland
Jeffrey Weissman    George McFly
Casey Siemaszko    3-D
Billy Zane    Match
J.J. Cohen    Skinhead
Elisabeth Shue    Jennifer Parker
Charles Fleischer    Terry
E. Casanova Evans    Michael Jackson
Jay Koch    Ronald Reagan
Charles Gherardi    Ayatollah Khomeini
Ricky Dean Logan    Data
Darlene Vogel    Spike
Jason Scott Lee    Whitey
Elijah Wood    Video Game Boy
John Thornton    Video Game Boy
Theo Schwartz    Hoverboard Girl
Lindsey Barry    Hoverboard Girl
Judy Ovitz    Antique Store Saleswoman
Stephanie E. Williams    Officer Foley
Marty Levy    Cab Driver
Flea    Needles
Jim Ishida    Fujitsu
Nikki Birdsong    Loretta
Al White    Dad
Junior Fann    Mom
Shaun Hunter    Harold
Buck Flower    Bum
Neil Ross    Museum Narrator
Tamara Carrera    Jacuzzi Girl
Jennifer Brown    Baseball Kid
Irina Cashen    Baseball Kid
Angela Greenblatt    Baseball Kid
Cameron Moore    Baseball Kid
Justin Mosely Spink    Baseball Kid
Lisa Freeman    Babs
John Erwin    Radio Sportscaster
David Harold Brown    Starlighter
Tommy Thomas    Starlighter
Lloyd L. Tolbert    Starlighter
Granville Danny Young    Starlighter
Wesley Mann    CPR Kid
Joe Flaherty    Western Union Man
Kevin Holloway    Marty Photo Double
Charles F. Fitzsimmons    Biff Photo Doube
Crispin Glover    George McFly

Uncategorized

Harry Waters    Marvin Berry

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis    Director
Bob Gale    Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Story Creator
Bob Gale    Producer
Neil Canton    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Rick Carter    Production Designer
Arthur Schmidt    Editor
Harry Keramidas    Editor
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Dean Cundey    Director of Photography
Steve Starkey    Associate Producer
David McGiffert    Assistant Director
Max Kleven    Second Unit Director
Joan Bradshaw    Unit Production Manager
Marjorie Stone McShirley    Art Director
Linda Descenna    Set Decorator
Don Burgess    Second Unit Photography
Jack Priestley    Additional Photography
Ken Ralston    Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri    Special Effects Supervisor
John Bell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Gawley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Joanna Johnston    Costume Designer
Chuck Velasco    Costume Supervisor
Nancy McArdle    Costume Supervisor
Peter Lonsdale    Associate Editor
William B. Kaplan    Sound Mixer
Rick Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Joel Fein    Re-recording Mixer
Jim Bolt    Re-recording Mixer
Charles L. Campbell    Supervising Sound Editor
Louis L. Edemann    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard C. Franklin, Jr.    Sound Editor
Chuck Neely    Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden*    Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf    Sound Editor
Larry Carow    Sound Editor
Gary Mundheim    Sound Editor
Allan Bromberg    Sound Editor
Gregg Baxter    Sound Editor
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battle Earns Victory on High Definition

June 29th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles was just able to squeak ahead of True Grit on this week's Blu-ray sales chart with 375,000 units sold for opening week sales of $8.71 million. Its opening week Blu-ray sales ratio was 47% in terms of units and 54% in terms of dollars. It won't be long before visual effects laden blockbusters commonly sell more Blu-rays than DVDs. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 1989 1 $27,835,125   1,865 $14,925   $43,016,225 1
Dec 1, 1989 1 $12,110,340 -56% 1,866 $6,490   $60,003,540 2
Dec 8, 1989 3 $7,010,580 -42% 1,986 $3,530   $69,486,570 3
Dec 15, 1989 3 $4,410,140 -37% 2,023 $2,180   $77,537,825 4
Dec 22, 1989 4 $4,067,370 -8% 2,102 $1,935   $84,136,590 5
Dec 29, 1989 4 $8,143,555 +100% 2,107 $3,865   $94,493,105 6
Jan 5, 1990 7 $3,740,036 -54% 1,760 $2,125   $99,923,966 7
Jan 12, 1990 9 $2,748,860 -27% 1,641 $1,675   $103,405,241 8
Jan 19, 1990 10 $2,374,485 -14% 1,527 $1,555   $106,796,506 9
Jan 26, 1990 10 $1,774,965 -25% 1,473 $1,205   $109,116,271 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 22, 1989 1 $7,236,200   1,865 $3,880   $7,236,200 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 24, 1989 1 $32,712,100   1,865 $17,540   $47,893,200 2
Dec 1, 1989 2 $14,582,790 -55% 1,866 $7,815   $62,475,990 3
Dec 8, 1989 3 $10,651,695 -27% 1,986 $5,363   $73,127,685 4
Dec 15, 1989 3 $6,941,535 -35% 2,023 $3,431   $80,069,220 5
Dec 22, 1989 7 $6,280,330 -10% 2,102 $2,988   $86,349,550 6
Dec 29, 1989 4 $9,834,380 +57% 2,107 $4,667   $96,183,930 7
Jan 5, 1990 7 $4,472,451 -55% 1,760 $2,541   $100,656,381 8
Jan 12, 1990 10 $3,765,640 -16% 1,641 $2,295   $104,422,021 9
Jan 19, 1990 10 $2,919,285 -22% 1,527 $1,912   $107,341,306 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/8/1989 $0 0 29 53 $1,580,691 11/13/2020
Mexico 3/20/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 8/6/2020 $2,338 9 9 9 $2,338 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/13/1990 $0 0 52 52 $74,482 10/26/2015
Spain 6/12/2020 $0 0 1 1 $5,430 8/27/2020
United Kingdom 11/24/1989 $0 0 17 28 $1,486,304 7/17/2020
 
Rest of World $210,372,621
 
International Total$213,521,866 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records