Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,973,029Details
International Box Office $230,973
Worldwide Box Office $52,204,002
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$505,276 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:25.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:25 opening theaters/802 max. theaters, 16.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $169,167,753

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
April 5th, 2002 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 17th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 14th, 1985 (Limited) (Australia)
December 6th, 2024 (Limited) (Director’s Cut) (Finland)
December 12th, 2024 (Limited), released as Amadeus (Амадей) (Russia (CIS))
March 24th, 2025 (Limited) (Re-release) (Italy)
Video Release: December 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for brief nudity (Director's Cut)
Running Time: 158 minutes
Award nomination: 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Plot point: Biography, Child Prodigy, Musicians, Performing Arts, Professional Rivalry
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1700s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Saul Zaentz Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

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

Weekly Box Office Performance

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$505,276 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:25.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:25 opening theaters/802 max. theaters, 16.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $169,167,753

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
April 5th, 2002 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: January 17th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 14th, 1985 (Limited) (Australia)
December 6th, 2024 (Limited) (Director’s Cut) (Finland)
December 12th, 2024 (Limited), released as Amadeus (Амадей) (Russia (CIS))
March 24th, 2025 (Limited) (Re-release) (Italy)
Video Release: December 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for brief nudity (Director's Cut)
Running Time: 158 minutes
Award nomination: 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Plot point: Biography, Child Prodigy, Musicians, Performing Arts, Professional Rivalry
Subgenre: Biographical Drama
Time period setting: 1700s
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Saul Zaentz Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

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

Weekly Box Office Performance

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