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Amadeus (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,973,029Details
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Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,575 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,501 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 251 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 355 $51,973,029

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


Movie Details

Production Budget:$18,000,000
Domestic Releases: September 19th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
April 5th, 2002 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: December 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for brief nudity (Director's Cut)
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Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 47th Weekend 32 $55,195 Aug 9, 1985 327
Theater Average 47th Weekend 66 $1,492 Aug 9, 1985 327
Biggest Domestic 46th Weekend 40 $49,551 Aug 2, 1985 320
Theater Average 46th Weekend 74 $1,152 Aug 2, 1985 320
Biggest Domestic 45th Weekend 39 $61,351 Jul 26, 1985 313
Theater Average 45th Weekend 74 $1,427 Jul 26, 1985 313
Biggest Domestic 44th Weekend 35 $77,987 Jul 19, 1985 306
Theater Average 44th Weekend 77 $1,219 Jul 19, 1985 306
Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend 30 $90,322 Jul 12, 1985 299
Theater Average 43rd Weekend 73 $1,221 Jul 12, 1985 299
Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend 21 $108,720 Jul 5, 1985 292
Theater Average 42nd Weekend 68 $1,394 Jul 5, 1985 292
Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend 23 $107,797 Jun 28, 1985 285
Theater Average 41st Weekend 86 $1,057 Jun 28, 1985 285
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 23 $115,084 Jun 21, 1985 278
Theater Average 40th Weekend 94 $1,117 Jun 21, 1985 278
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 16 $209,800 Jun 14, 1985 271
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 18 $277,872 Jun 7, 1985 264
Fastest to $50m 1,538 $50,138,356 Jun 7, 1985 264
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 17 $389,056 May 31, 1985 257
Theater Average 37th Weekend 98 $1,175 May 31, 1985 257
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 11 $626,770 May 24, 1985 250
Theater Average 36th Weekend 61 $1,953 May 24, 1985 250
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 15 $587,663 May 17, 1985 243
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 15 $538,636 May 10, 1985 236
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 14 $650,283 May 3, 1985 229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 12 $790,154 Apr 26, 1985 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 12 $991,391 Apr 19, 1985 215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 8 $1,446,212 Apr 12, 1985 208
Theater Average 30th Weekend 80 $2,111 Apr 12, 1985 208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 9 $1,976,987 Apr 5, 1985 201
Theater Average 29th Weekend 78 $2,465 Apr 5, 1985 201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 8 $2,013,210 Mar 29, 1985 194
Theater Average 28th Weekend 41 $3,687 Mar 29, 1985 194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 12 $1,405,027 Mar 22, 1985 187
Theater Average 27th Weekend 68 $2,873 Mar 22, 1985 187
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 21 $916,131 Mar 15, 1985 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 28 $831,126 Mar 8, 1985 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 26 $1,000,472 Mar 1, 1985 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 32 $1,093,433 Feb 22, 1985 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 28 $1,214,634 Feb 15, 1985 152
Theater Average 22nd Weekend 69 $3,248 Feb 15, 1985 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 30 $1,509,004 Feb 8, 1985 145
Theater Average 21st Weekend 84 $3,012 Feb 8, 1985 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 47 $1,296,953 Feb 1, 1985 138
Theater Average 19th Weekend 63 $3,693 Jan 25, 1985 131
Theater Average 18th Weekend 93 $3,211 Jan 18, 1985 124
Theater Average 17th Weekend 45 $4,728 Jan 11, 1985 117
Theater Average 16th Weekend 56 $4,691 Jan 4, 1985 110
Theater Average 15th Weekend 32 $6,911 Dec 28, 1984 103
Theater Average 7th Weekend 81 $7,995 Nov 2, 1984 47

Uncategorized

Kenny Baker    Parody Commendatore
Elizabeth Berridge    Constanze Mozart
Cynthia Nixon    Lorl
Simon Callow    Emanuel Schikaneder
Vincent Schiavelli    Salieri's Valet
Roy Dotrice    Leopold Mozart
Christine Ebersole    Katerina Cavalieri
Jeffrey Jones    Emperor Joseph II
F. Murray Abraham    Antonio Salieri
Charles Kay    Count Orsini-Rosenberg
Tom Hulce    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

Production and Technical Credits

   Director
Saul Zaentz    Producer
Neil Corbould    Special Effects

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

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,575 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 849 $134,167,528
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,242 $51,973,029
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 13 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies 19 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,323 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies 89 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 260 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $51,973,029
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 251 $51,973,029

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1984/09/21 14 $505,276   25 $20,211   $655,411 1
1984/09/28 17 $500,910 -1% 25 $20,036   $1,404,057 2
1984/10/05 14 $781,958 +56% 66 $11,848   $2,541,918 3
1984/10/12 12 $1,016,836 +30% 118 $8,617   $3,627,088 4
1984/10/19 14 $936,675 -8% 124 $7,554   $4,976,735 5
1984/10/26 14 $866,722 -7% 110 $7,879   $6,224,690 6
1984/11/02 13 $887,477 +2% 111 $7,995   $7,519,419 7
1984/11/09 6 $1,560,260 +76% 419 $3,724   $9,287,154 8
1984/11/16 8 $1,358,236 -13% 407 $3,337   $11,215,329 9
1984/11/23 9 $1,652,737 +22% 372 $4,443   $13,557,200 10
1984/11/30 8 $1,104,448 -33% 382 $2,891   $15,061,352 11
1984/12/07 10 $634,773 -43% 337 $1,884   $16,015,463 12
1984/12/14 12 $399,321 -37% 244 $1,637   $16,691,352 13
1984/12/21 16 $438,959 +10% 124 $3,540   $17,374,467 14
1984/12/28 15 $960,607 +119% 139 $6,911   $18,612,824 15
1985/01/04 15 $656,786 -32% 140 $4,691   $19,496,703 16
1985/01/11 16 $680,899 +4% 144 $4,728   $20,539,902 17
1985/01/18 19 $494,534 -27% 154 $3,211   $21,298,243 18
1985/01/25 18 $572,484 +16% 155 $3,693   $22,075,492 19
1985/02/01 7 $1,296,953 +127% 514 $2,523   $23,638,710 20
1985/02/08 9 $1,509,004 +16% 501 $3,012   $25,595,644 21
1985/02/15 13 $1,214,634 -20% 374 $3,248   $27,267,335 22
1985/02/22 8 $1,093,433 -10% 478 $2,288   $28,746,160 23
1985/03/01 11 $1,000,472 -9% 435 $2,300   $30,133,694 24
1985/03/08 11 $831,126 -17% 387 $2,148   $31,329,290 25
1985/03/15 11 $916,131 +10% 390 $2,349   $32,660,123 26
1985/03/22 11 $1,405,027 +53% 489 $2,873   $34,518,639 27
1985/03/29 12 $2,013,210 +43% 546 $3,687   $37,532,120 28
1985/04/05 10 $1,976,987 -2% 802 $2,465   $40,457,689 29
1985/04/12 11 $1,446,212 -27% 685 $2,111   $42,850,568 30
1985/04/19 14 $991,391 -31% 564 $1,758   $44,389,371 31
1985/04/26 15 $790,154 -20% 521 $1,517   $45,567,753 32
1985/05/03 17 $650,283 -18% 461 $1,411   $46,595,340 33
1985/05/10 17 $538,636 -17% 406 $1,327   $47,434,743 34
1985/05/17 14 $587,663 +9% 456 $1,289   $48,249,702 35
1985/05/24 12 $626,770 +7% 321 $1,953   $49,146,743 36
1985/05/31 13 $389,056 -38% 331 $1,175   $49,658,280 37
1985/06/07 15 $277,872 -29% 256 $1,085   $50,138,356 38
1985/06/14 16 $209,800 -24% 179 $1,172   $50,459,166 39
1985/06/21 19 $115,084 -45% 103 $1,117   $50,706,016 40
1985/06/28 20 $107,797 -6% 102 $1,057   $50,888,548 41
1985/07/05 19 $108,720 +1% 78 $1,394   $51,049,369 42
1985/07/12 21 $90,322 -17% 74 $1,221   $51,222,849 43
1985/07/19 22 $77,987 -14% 64 $1,219   $51,359,142 44
1985/07/26 24 $61,351 -21% 43 $1,427   $51,427,420 45
1985/08/02 26 $49,551 -19% 43 $1,152   $51,493,548 46
1985/08/09 27 $55,195 +11% 37 $1,492   $51,564,280 47
2002/04/05 43 $86,764   18 $4,820   $86,764 916
2002/04/12 52 $57,571 -34% 14 $4,112   $181,016 917
2002/04/19 52 $51,887 -10% 17 $3,052   $258,650 918
2002/04/26 68 $29,444 -43% 14 $2,103   $311,626 919
2002/05/03 71 $14,173 -52% 9 $1,575   $339,531 920
2002/05/10 77 $9,595 -32% 9 $1,066   $356,369 921
2002/05/17 84 $4,458 -54% 6 $743   $366,401 922

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1984/09/21 14 $753,012   25 $30,120   $903,147 2
1984/09/28 16 $856,813 +14% 25 $34,273   $1,759,960 3
1984/10/05 15 $850,292 -1% 66 $12,883   $2,610,252 4
1984/10/12 11 $1,429,808 +68% 118 $12,117   $4,040,060 5
1984/10/19 13 $1,317,908 -8% 124 $10,628   $5,357,968 6
1984/10/26 14 $1,273,974 -3% 110 $11,582   $6,631,942 7
1984/11/02 14 $1,094,952 -14% 111 $9,864   $7,726,894 8
1984/11/09 6 $2,130,199 +95% 419 $5,084   $9,857,093 9
1984/11/16 7 $2,047,370 -4% 407 $5,030   $11,904,463 10
1984/11/23 9 $2,052,441 n/c 372 $5,517   $13,956,904 11
1984/11/30 7 $1,423,786 -31% 382 $3,727   $15,380,690 12
1984/12/07 9 $911,341 -36% 337 $2,704   $16,292,031 13
1984/12/14 11 $643,477 -29% 244 $2,637   $16,935,508 14
1984/12/21 15 $716,709 +11% 124 $5,780   $17,652,217 15
1984/12/28 14 $1,187,700 +66% 139 $8,545   $18,839,917 16
1985/01/04 13 $1,019,086 -14% 140 $7,279   $19,859,003 17
1985/01/11 16 $944,706 -7% 144 $6,560   $20,803,709 18
1985/01/18 18 $699,299 -26% 154 $4,541   $21,503,008 19
1985/01/25 16 $838,749 +20% 155 $5,411   $22,341,757 20
1985/02/01 6 $1,744,883 +108% 514 $3,395   $24,086,640 21
1985/02/08 9 $1,966,061 +13% 501 $3,924   $26,052,701 22
1985/02/15 13 $1,600,026 -19% 374 $4,278   $27,652,727 23
1985/02/22 9 $1,480,495 -7% 478 $3,097   $29,133,222 24
1985/03/01 11 $1,364,942 -8% 435 $3,138   $30,498,164 25
1985/03/08 11 $1,245,828 -9% 387 $3,219   $31,743,992 26
1985/03/15 10 $1,369,620 +10% 390 $3,512   $33,113,612 27
1985/03/22 9 $2,405,298 +76% 489 $4,919   $35,518,910 28
1985/03/29 11 $2,961,792 +23% 546 $5,425   $38,480,702 29
1985/04/05 10 $2,923,654 -1% 802 $3,645   $41,404,356 30
1985/04/12 11 $1,993,624 -32% 685 $2,910   $43,397,980 31
1985/04/19 13 $1,379,619 -31% 564 $2,446   $44,777,599 32
1985/04/26 14 $1,167,458 -15% 521 $2,241   $45,945,057 33
1985/05/03 17 $951,050 -19% 461 $2,063   $46,896,107 34
1985/05/10 16 $765,932 -19% 406 $1,887   $47,662,039 35
1985/05/17 10 $857,934 +12% 456 $1,881   $48,519,973 36
1985/05/24 11 $749,251 -13% 321 $2,334   $49,269,224 37
1985/05/31 12 $591,260 -21% 331 $1,786   $49,860,484 38
1985/06/07 14 $388,882 -34% 256 $1,519   $50,249,366 39
1985/06/14 16 $341,566 -12% 179 $1,908   $50,590,932 40
1985/06/21 17 $189,819 -44% 103 $1,843   $50,780,751 41
1985/06/28 18 $159,898 -16% 102 $1,568   $50,940,649 42
1985/07/05 18 $191,878 +20% 78 $2,460   $51,132,527 43
1985/07/12 20 $148,628 -23% 74 $2,008   $51,281,155 44
1985/07/19 19 $84,914 -43% 64 $1,327   $51,366,069 45
1985/07/26 23 $77,928 -8% 43 $1,812   $51,443,997 46
1985/08/02 26 $65,088 -16% 43 $1,514   $51,509,085 47
2002/04/05 41 $123,445   18 $6,858   $123,445 917
2002/04/12 51 $83,318 -33% 14 $5,951   $206,763 918
2002/04/19 52 $75,419 -9% 17 $4,436   $282,182 919
2002/04/26 63 $43,176 -43% 14 $3,084   $325,358 920
2002/05/03 70 $21,416 -50% 9 $2,380   $346,774 921
2002/05/10 72 $15,169 -29% 9 $1,685   $361,943 922

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,501 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,039 $51,973,029
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 14 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies 32 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,159 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 159 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 472 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $51,973,029
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 355 $51,973,029


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