Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $224,965,832Details
International Box Office $173,244,376
Worldwide Box Office $398,210,208
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,332,134 (5.0% of total gross)
Legs:19.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 21.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,419 opening theaters/2,290 max. theaters, 17.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $653,571,852

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 3rd, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
October 21st, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
October 31st, 2025 (Wide) by Universal (40th Anniversary)
International Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back To The Future (Australia)
October 3rd, 1985 (Wide), released as Zurück in die Zukunft (Germany)
December 4th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 7th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back to the Future (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー) (Japan)
December 13th, 1985 (Wide) (Netherlands)
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Plot point: Bullies, Cliffhanger Ending, Death of a Mentor, Dysfunctional Family, Inventor, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Surprise Twist, Terrorism, Time Travel, Voyeurism
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $11,332,134   1,419 $7,986   $14,950,134 1
Jul 12, 1985 1 $10,555,133 -7% 1,435 $7,355   $32,580,763 2
Jul 19, 1985 1 $10,320,610 -2% 1,436 $7,187   $50,237,618 3
Jul 26, 1985 2 $9,489,297 -8% 1,508 $6,293   $66,662,305 4
Aug 2, 1985 1 $8,687,291 -8% 1,516 $5,730   $81,939,179 5
Aug 9, 1985 1 $8,241,309 -5% 1,520 $5,422   $95,961,602 6
Aug 16, 1985 1 $7,332,083 -11% 1,506 $4,869   $109,409,078 7
Aug 23, 1985 1 $6,754,583 -8% 1,523 $4,435   $119,819,868 8
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,049,668 +34% 1,550 $5,838   $132,754,418 9
Sep 6, 1985 1 $5,214,465 -42% 1,519 $3,433   $138,482,268 10
Sep 13, 1985 1 $4,134,287 -21% 1,472 $2,809   $145,018,950 11
Sep 20, 1985 1 $3,924,150 -5% 1,448 $2,710   $150,200,665 12
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,109,134 +5% 1,439 $2,856   $155,386,500 13
Oct 4, 1985 5 $3,382,658 -18% 1,350 $2,506   $159,616,579 14
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,288,038 -3% 1,265 $2,599   $163,697,727 15
Oct 18, 1985 3 $2,881,120 -12% 1,280 $2,251   $167,098,722 16
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,244,311 -22% 1,288 $1,742   $170,026,643 17
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,402,312 +7% 1,142 $2,104   $173,052,725 18
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,260,878 -6% 1,038 $2,178   $175,869,057 19
Nov 15, 1985 5 $1,947,661 -14% 1,048 $1,858   $178,466,175 20
Nov 22, 1985 5 $1,719,525 -12% 1,025 $1,678   $180,639,509 21
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,214,345 +29% 1,126 $1,967   $183,758,098 22
Dec 6, 1985 8 $985,468 -55% 898 $1,097   $185,091,551 23
Dec 13, 1985 10 $700,232 -29% 717 $977   $186,030,955 24
Dec 20, 1985 13 $905,454 +29% 801 $1,130   $187,167,149 25
Dec 27, 1985 12 $1,859,848 +105% 911 $2,042   $189,933,741 26
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,487,514 -20% 722 $2,060   $193,144,445 27
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,250,795 -16% 691 $1,810   $194,844,665 28
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,279,134 +2% 578 $2,213   $196,481,974 29
Jan 24, 1986 13 $885,194 -31% 601 $1,473   $197,902,294 30
Jan 31, 1986 17 $610,500 -31% 444 $1,375   $198,629,194 31
Feb 7, 1986 16 $594,510 -3% 399 $1,490   $199,386,704 32
Feb 14, 1986 17 $613,870 +3% 355 $1,729   $200,132,594 33
Oct 31, 2025 6 $4,900,667   2,290 $2,140   $221,942,667 2,105
Nov 7, 2025 - $948,700 -81% 1,356 $700   $224,377,892 2,106
Nov 14, 2025 - $134,490 -86% 275 $489   $224,932,487 2,107

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 1 $1,700,000     1,341 $1,268   $1,700,000 1
Jul 4, 1985 1 $1,900,000 +12%   1,341 $1,417   $3,618,000 2
Jul 5, 1985 1 $3,700,000 +95%   1,420 $2,606   $7,300,000 3
Jul 6, 1985 1 $4,300,000 +16%   1,420 $3,028   $11,600,000 4
Jul 7, 1985 1 $3,200,000 -26%   1,420 $2,254   $14,950,134 5
Oct 21, 2015 1 $1,650,000     1,815 $909   $212,259,762 11,068
Oct 31, 2025 3 $1,542,495     2,290 $674   $218,584,782 14,731
Nov 1, 2025 4 $1,900,220 +23%   2,290 $830   $220,485,002 14,732
Nov 2, 2025 4 $1,457,665 -23%   2,290 $637   $221,942,667 14,733
Nov 3, 2025 6 $395,130 -73%   2,290 $173   $222,337,797 14,734
Nov 4, 2025 6 $531,775 +35%   2,290 $232   $222,869,572 14,735
Nov 5, 2025 6 $371,680 -30%   2,290 $162   $223,241,252 14,736
Nov 6, 2025 7 $187,940 -49%   2,290 $82   $223,429,192 14,737
Nov 7, 2025 - $252,615 +34% -84% 1,356 $186   $223,681,807 14,738
Nov 8, 2025 11 $428,890 +70% -77% 1,356 $316   $224,110,697 14,739
Nov 9, 2025 11 $267,195 -38% -82% 1,356 $197   $224,377,892 14,740
Nov 10, 2025 - $104,575 -61% -74% 1,356 $77   $224,482,467 14,741
Nov 11, 2025 - $202,130 +93% -62% 1,356 $149   $224,684,597 14,742
Nov 12, 2025 - $75,630 -63% -80% 1,356 $56   $224,760,227 14,743
Nov 13, 2025 - $37,770 -50% -80% 1,356 $28   $224,797,997 14,744
Nov 14, 2025 - $35,925 -5% -86% 275 $131   $224,833,922 14,745
Nov 15, 2025 - $59,405 +65% -86% 275 $216   $224,893,327 14,746
Nov 16, 2025 - $39,160 -34% -85% 275 $142   $224,932,487 14,747
Nov 17, 2025 - $7,975 -80% -92% 275 $29   $224,940,462 14,748
Nov 18, 2025 - $11,155 +40% -94% 275 $41   $224,951,617 14,749
Nov 19, 2025 - $9,350 -16% -88% 275 $34   $224,960,967 14,750
Nov 20, 2025 - $4,865 -48% -87% 275 $18   $224,965,832 14,751

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $18,407,630   1,419 $12,972   $22,025,630 2
Jul 12, 1985 1 $17,891,378 -3% 1,435 $12,468   $39,917,008 3
Jul 19, 1985 1 $17,256,000 -4% 1,436 $12,017   $57,173,008 4
Jul 26, 1985 2 $16,078,880 -7% 1,508 $10,662   $73,251,888 5
Aug 2, 1985 1 $14,468,405 -10% 1,516 $9,544   $87,720,293 6
Aug 9, 1985 1 $14,356,702 -1% 1,520 $9,445   $102,076,995 7
Aug 16, 1985 1 $10,988,290 -23% 1,506 $7,296   $113,065,285 8
Aug 23, 1985 1 $10,639,465 -3% 1,523 $6,986   $123,704,750 9
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,563,053 -10% 1,550 $6,170   $133,267,803 10
Sep 6, 1985 1 $7,616,860 -20% 1,519 $5,014   $140,884,663 11
Sep 13, 1985 1 $5,391,852 -29% 1,472 $3,663   $146,276,515 12
Sep 20, 1985 1 $5,000,851 -7% 1,448 $3,454   $151,277,366 13
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,956,555 -1% 1,439 $3,444   $156,233,921 14
Oct 4, 1985 4 $4,175,768 -16% 1,350 $3,093   $160,409,689 15
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,807,913 -9% 1,265 $3,010   $164,217,602 16
Oct 18, 1985 3 $3,564,730 -6% 1,280 $2,785   $167,782,332 17
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,868,081 -20% 1,288 $2,227   $170,650,413 18
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,957,766 +3% 1,142 $2,590   $173,608,179 19
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,910,335 -2% 1,038 $2,804   $176,518,514 20
Nov 15, 1985 6 $2,401,470 -17% 1,048 $2,291   $178,919,984 21
Nov 22, 1985 4 $2,623,769 +9% 1,025 $2,560   $181,543,753 22
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,562,330 -2% 1,126 $2,276   $184,106,083 23
Dec 6, 1985 8 $1,224,640 -52% 898 $1,364   $185,330,723 24
Dec 13, 1985 9 $930,972 -24% 717 $1,298   $186,261,695 25
Dec 20, 1985 13 $1,812,198 +95% 801 $2,262   $188,073,893 26
Dec 27, 1985 12 $3,583,038 +98% 911 $3,933   $191,656,931 27
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,936,939 -46% 722 $2,683   $193,593,870 28
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,608,970 -17% 691 $2,328   $195,202,840 29
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,814,260 +13% 578 $3,139   $197,017,100 30
Jan 24, 1986 12 $1,001,594 -45% 601 $1,667   $198,018,694 31
Jan 31, 1986 15 $773,500 -23% 444 $1,742   $198,792,194 32
Feb 7, 1986 16 $726,530 -6% 399 $1,821   $199,518,724 33
Oct 16, 2015 14 $1,650,000   1,815 $909   $212,259,762 1,582
Oct 31, 2025 5 $6,386,905   2,290 $2,789   $223,429,192 2,106
Nov 7, 2025 12 $1,368,805 -79% 1,356 $1,009   $224,797,997 2,107
Nov 14, 2025 23 $167,835 -88% 275 $610   $224,965,832 2,108

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,332,134 (5.0% of total gross)
Legs:19.85 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 21.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,419 opening theaters/2,290 max. theaters, 17.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $653,571,852

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 3rd, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
October 21st, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
October 31st, 2025 (Wide) by Universal (40th Anniversary)
International Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back To The Future (Australia)
October 3rd, 1985 (Wide), released as Zurück in die Zukunft (Germany)
December 4th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
December 7th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back to the Future (バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー) (Japan)
December 13th, 1985 (Wide) (Netherlands)
Video Release: February 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 116 minutes
Franchise: Back to the Future
Plot point: Bullies, Cliffhanger Ending, Death of a Mentor, Dysfunctional Family, Inventor, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Surprise Twist, Terrorism, Time Travel, Voyeurism
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1950s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $11,332,134   1,419 $7,986   $14,950,134 1
Jul 12, 1985 1 $10,555,133 -7% 1,435 $7,355   $32,580,763 2
Jul 19, 1985 1 $10,320,610 -2% 1,436 $7,187   $50,237,618 3
Jul 26, 1985 2 $9,489,297 -8% 1,508 $6,293   $66,662,305 4
Aug 2, 1985 1 $8,687,291 -8% 1,516 $5,730   $81,939,179 5
Aug 9, 1985 1 $8,241,309 -5% 1,520 $5,422   $95,961,602 6
Aug 16, 1985 1 $7,332,083 -11% 1,506 $4,869   $109,409,078 7
Aug 23, 1985 1 $6,754,583 -8% 1,523 $4,435   $119,819,868 8
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,049,668 +34% 1,550 $5,838   $132,754,418 9
Sep 6, 1985 1 $5,214,465 -42% 1,519 $3,433   $138,482,268 10
Sep 13, 1985 1 $4,134,287 -21% 1,472 $2,809   $145,018,950 11
Sep 20, 1985 1 $3,924,150 -5% 1,448 $2,710   $150,200,665 12
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,109,134 +5% 1,439 $2,856   $155,386,500 13
Oct 4, 1985 5 $3,382,658 -18% 1,350 $2,506   $159,616,579 14
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,288,038 -3% 1,265 $2,599   $163,697,727 15
Oct 18, 1985 3 $2,881,120 -12% 1,280 $2,251   $167,098,722 16
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,244,311 -22% 1,288 $1,742   $170,026,643 17
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,402,312 +7% 1,142 $2,104   $173,052,725 18
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,260,878 -6% 1,038 $2,178   $175,869,057 19
Nov 15, 1985 5 $1,947,661 -14% 1,048 $1,858   $178,466,175 20
Nov 22, 1985 5 $1,719,525 -12% 1,025 $1,678   $180,639,509 21
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,214,345 +29% 1,126 $1,967   $183,758,098 22
Dec 6, 1985 8 $985,468 -55% 898 $1,097   $185,091,551 23
Dec 13, 1985 10 $700,232 -29% 717 $977   $186,030,955 24
Dec 20, 1985 13 $905,454 +29% 801 $1,130   $187,167,149 25
Dec 27, 1985 12 $1,859,848 +105% 911 $2,042   $189,933,741 26
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,487,514 -20% 722 $2,060   $193,144,445 27
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,250,795 -16% 691 $1,810   $194,844,665 28
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,279,134 +2% 578 $2,213   $196,481,974 29
Jan 24, 1986 13 $885,194 -31% 601 $1,473   $197,902,294 30
Jan 31, 1986 17 $610,500 -31% 444 $1,375   $198,629,194 31
Feb 7, 1986 16 $594,510 -3% 399 $1,490   $199,386,704 32
Feb 14, 1986 17 $613,870 +3% 355 $1,729   $200,132,594 33
Oct 31, 2025 6 $4,900,667   2,290 $2,140   $221,942,667 2,105
Nov 7, 2025 - $948,700 -81% 1,356 $700   $224,377,892 2,106
Nov 14, 2025 - $134,490 -86% 275 $489   $224,932,487 2,107

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 3, 1985 1 $1,700,000     1,341 $1,268   $1,700,000 1
Jul 4, 1985 1 $1,900,000 +12%   1,341 $1,417   $3,618,000 2
Jul 5, 1985 1 $3,700,000 +95%   1,420 $2,606   $7,300,000 3
Jul 6, 1985 1 $4,300,000 +16%   1,420 $3,028   $11,600,000 4
Jul 7, 1985 1 $3,200,000 -26%   1,420 $2,254   $14,950,134 5
Oct 21, 2015 1 $1,650,000     1,815 $909   $212,259,762 11,068
Oct 31, 2025 3 $1,542,495     2,290 $674   $218,584,782 14,731
Nov 1, 2025 4 $1,900,220 +23%   2,290 $830   $220,485,002 14,732
Nov 2, 2025 4 $1,457,665 -23%   2,290 $637   $221,942,667 14,733
Nov 3, 2025 6 $395,130 -73%   2,290 $173   $222,337,797 14,734
Nov 4, 2025 6 $531,775 +35%   2,290 $232   $222,869,572 14,735
Nov 5, 2025 6 $371,680 -30%   2,290 $162   $223,241,252 14,736
Nov 6, 2025 7 $187,940 -49%   2,290 $82   $223,429,192 14,737
Nov 7, 2025 - $252,615 +34% -84% 1,356 $186   $223,681,807 14,738
Nov 8, 2025 11 $428,890 +70% -77% 1,356 $316   $224,110,697 14,739
Nov 9, 2025 11 $267,195 -38% -82% 1,356 $197   $224,377,892 14,740
Nov 10, 2025 - $104,575 -61% -74% 1,356 $77   $224,482,467 14,741
Nov 11, 2025 - $202,130 +93% -62% 1,356 $149   $224,684,597 14,742
Nov 12, 2025 - $75,630 -63% -80% 1,356 $56   $224,760,227 14,743
Nov 13, 2025 - $37,770 -50% -80% 1,356 $28   $224,797,997 14,744
Nov 14, 2025 - $35,925 -5% -86% 275 $131   $224,833,922 14,745
Nov 15, 2025 - $59,405 +65% -86% 275 $216   $224,893,327 14,746
Nov 16, 2025 - $39,160 -34% -85% 275 $142   $224,932,487 14,747
Nov 17, 2025 - $7,975 -80% -92% 275 $29   $224,940,462 14,748
Nov 18, 2025 - $11,155 +40% -94% 275 $41   $224,951,617 14,749
Nov 19, 2025 - $9,350 -16% -88% 275 $34   $224,960,967 14,750
Nov 20, 2025 - $4,865 -48% -87% 275 $18   $224,965,832 14,751

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 1985 1 $18,407,630   1,419 $12,972   $22,025,630 2
Jul 12, 1985 1 $17,891,378 -3% 1,435 $12,468   $39,917,008 3
Jul 19, 1985 1 $17,256,000 -4% 1,436 $12,017   $57,173,008 4
Jul 26, 1985 2 $16,078,880 -7% 1,508 $10,662   $73,251,888 5
Aug 2, 1985 1 $14,468,405 -10% 1,516 $9,544   $87,720,293 6
Aug 9, 1985 1 $14,356,702 -1% 1,520 $9,445   $102,076,995 7
Aug 16, 1985 1 $10,988,290 -23% 1,506 $7,296   $113,065,285 8
Aug 23, 1985 1 $10,639,465 -3% 1,523 $6,986   $123,704,750 9
Aug 30, 1985 1 $9,563,053 -10% 1,550 $6,170   $133,267,803 10
Sep 6, 1985 1 $7,616,860 -20% 1,519 $5,014   $140,884,663 11
Sep 13, 1985 1 $5,391,852 -29% 1,472 $3,663   $146,276,515 12
Sep 20, 1985 1 $5,000,851 -7% 1,448 $3,454   $151,277,366 13
Sep 27, 1985 3 $4,956,555 -1% 1,439 $3,444   $156,233,921 14
Oct 4, 1985 4 $4,175,768 -16% 1,350 $3,093   $160,409,689 15
Oct 11, 1985 5 $3,807,913 -9% 1,265 $3,010   $164,217,602 16
Oct 18, 1985 3 $3,564,730 -6% 1,280 $2,785   $167,782,332 17
Oct 25, 1985 4 $2,868,081 -20% 1,288 $2,227   $170,650,413 18
Nov 1, 1985 5 $2,957,766 +3% 1,142 $2,590   $173,608,179 19
Nov 8, 1985 7 $2,910,335 -2% 1,038 $2,804   $176,518,514 20
Nov 15, 1985 6 $2,401,470 -17% 1,048 $2,291   $178,919,984 21
Nov 22, 1985 4 $2,623,769 +9% 1,025 $2,560   $181,543,753 22
Nov 29, 1985 5 $2,562,330 -2% 1,126 $2,276   $184,106,083 23
Dec 6, 1985 8 $1,224,640 -52% 898 $1,364   $185,330,723 24
Dec 13, 1985 9 $930,972 -24% 717 $1,298   $186,261,695 25
Dec 20, 1985 13 $1,812,198 +95% 801 $2,262   $188,073,893 26
Dec 27, 1985 12 $3,583,038 +98% 911 $3,933   $191,656,931 27
Jan 3, 1986 13 $1,936,939 -46% 722 $2,683   $193,593,870 28
Jan 10, 1986 10 $1,608,970 -17% 691 $2,328   $195,202,840 29
Jan 17, 1986 12 $1,814,260 +13% 578 $3,139   $197,017,100 30
Jan 24, 1986 12 $1,001,594 -45% 601 $1,667   $198,018,694 31
Jan 31, 1986 15 $773,500 -23% 444 $1,742   $198,792,194 32
Feb 7, 1986 16 $726,530 -6% 399 $1,821   $199,518,724 33
Oct 16, 2015 14 $1,650,000   1,815 $909   $212,259,762 1,582
Oct 31, 2025 5 $6,386,905   2,290 $2,789   $223,429,192 2,106
Nov 7, 2025 12 $1,368,805 -79% 1,356 $1,009   $224,797,997 2,107
Nov 14, 2025 23 $167,835 -88% 275 $610   $224,965,832 2,108