The Blues Brothers (1980)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $57,229,890 | Details |
| International Box Office | $16,570 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $57,246,460 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,858,152 (8.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 594 opening theaters/594 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $240,620,838 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 20th, 1980 (Wide) by Universal November 29th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as The Blues Brothers (1980) |
| International Releases: | September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia) April 11th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | September 8th, 1998 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 133 minutes |
| Franchise: | Blues Brothers |
| Plot point: | Car Chase, Fugitive / On the Run, Life on the Outside, Monks and Nuns, Musicians, Neo Nazis |
| Source material: | Saturday Night Live |
| Subgenre: | Action Comedy |
| Source: | Based on TV |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1980 | 2 | $4,858,152 | 594 | $8,179 | $4,858,152 | 1 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9/24/2020 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $687 | 4/13/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $15,883 | |||||||||
| International Total | $16,570 | 4/13/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| John Belushi | Joliet Jake | |
| Dan Aykroyd | Elwood |
Supporting
| James Brown | Reverend Cleophus James | |
| Cab Calloway | Curtis | |
| Ray Charles | Ray | |
| Carrie Fisher | Mystery Woman | |
| Aretha Franklin | Soul Food Cafe Owner | |
| Henry Gibson | Head Nazi | |
| Steve Cropper | Steve "The Colonel" Cropper | |
| Donald Dunn | Donald "Duck" Dunn | |
| Murphy Dunne | Murph | |
| Willie Hall | Willie "Too Big" Hall | |
| Tom Malone | "Bones" Malone | |
| Lou Marini | "Blue" Lou Marini | |
| Matt Murphy | Matt "Guitar" Murphy | |
| Alan Rubin | Mr. Fabulous | |
| John Candy | Burton Mercer | |
| John Lee Hooker | Street Slim | |
| Kathleen Freeman | Sister Mary Stigmata | |
| Steve Lawrence | Maury Sline | |
| Twiggy | Chic Lady | |
| Frank Oz | Corrections Officer | |
| Jeff Morris | Bob | |
| Charles Napier | Tucker McElroy | |
| Steve Williams | Trooper Mount | |
| Armand Cerami | Trooper Daniel | |
| Tom Erhart | Prison Guard | |
| Gerald Walling | Prison Guard | |
| Walter Levine | Prison Guard | |
| Alonzo Atkins | Choirmaster |
Cameo
| Chaka Khan | Choir Soloist |
Supporting
| Stephen Bishop | Charming Trooper | |
| John Landis | Trooper La Fong | |
| Kristi Oleson | Sales Girl | |
| Gary McLarty | Man in Toy Store | |
| Joe Cuttone | Lloyd | |
| Shotgun Britton | The Cheese Whiz | |
| Toni Fleming | Mrs. Tarantino | |
| Judy Jacklin | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Rosie Schuster | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Paul Reubens | Waiter | |
| Ben Piazza | Father | |
| Gwen Banta | Mother | |
| Lari Taylor | Daughter | |
| Cindy Fisher | Daughter | |
| Elizabeth Hoy | Daughter | |
| Tony M. Conde | Sommelier | |
| Eugene J. Anthony | Gruppenfuhrer | |
| Dean Hill | Nazi | |
| Gary Houston | Nazi | |
| Jack Orend | Nazi | |
| Gene Schuldt | Nazi | |
| Charles Mountain | Cop | |
| Walter Horton | Tampa Pete | |
| Pinetop Perkins | Luther Jackson | |
| Willie Smith | Drums | |
| Luther Johnson | Guitar | |
| Calvin Jones | Bass | |
| Carolyn Franklin | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Brenda Bryant Corbett | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Margaret Branch | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Devoreaux White | Young Guitar Thief | |
| Sheila Wells | Claire | |
| Lou Perry | Man at Bar | |
| Stan Mazin | Drunk Dancer | |
| Russ Bruzek | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Blair Burrows | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Jack Callahan | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Gene Janson | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Gil Pearson | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Aaron Jais | Orphan | |
| Lemetrius Daniels | Orphan | |
| Jeff Cahill | Orphan | |
| Curt Clendenin | Orphan | |
| Steve Cruz | Orphan | |
| Leonard Daniels | Orphan | |
| Sean Hayden | Orphan | |
| Babtunde Myers | Orphan | |
| Gary Patzik | Orphan | |
| J. Bernard Walton | Orphan | |
| Butch Williams | Orphan | |
| Wally Engelhardt | Gas Station Owner | |
| Michael Klenfner | Clarion Records' President | |
| Ralph Foody | Police Dispatcher | |
| Lenny Garner | Lobby Guard | |
| Andrew Goodman | Lobby Guard | |
| Eddy Donno | SWAT Team Commander |
Cameo
| Steven Spielberg | Cook County Clerk | |
| Joe Walsh | Prisoner |
Supporting
| Shirley Levine | Woman on Cutting Room Floor |
Production and Technical Credits
| John Landis | Director | |
| Robert K. Weiss | Producer | |
| Bernie Brillstein | Executive Producer | |
| Dan Aykroyd | Screenwriter | |
| John Landis | Screenwriter | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Assistant Director | |
| Jerram A. Swartz | Assistant Director | |
| Robert Latham Brown | Unit Production Manager | |
| Tom Joyner | Unit Production Manager | |
| Fran Roy | Production Supervisor | |
| John J. Lloyd | Production Designer | |
| Henry Larrecq | Art Director | |
| Hal Gausman | Set Decorator | |
| Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | Set Decorator | |
| Stephen M. Katz | Director of Photography | |
| Deborah Nadoolman | Costume Designer | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Editor | |
| Malcolm Campbell | Associate Editor | |
| David Ramirez | Associate Editor | |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer | |
| Robert Knudson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don MacDougall | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Robert Glass | Re-recording Mixer | |
| John Stacy | Sound Effects Editor | |
| John Strauss | Music Editor | |
| Elmer Bernstein | Composer | |
| Ira Newborn | Music Supervisor | |
| Michael Chinich | Casting Director | |
| Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $4,858,152 (8.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 594 opening theaters/594 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $240,620,838 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 20th, 1980 (Wide) by Universal November 29th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as The Blues Brothers (1980) |
| International Releases: | September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia) April 11th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | September 8th, 1998 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 133 minutes |
| Franchise: | Blues Brothers |
| Plot point: | Car Chase, Fugitive / On the Run, Life on the Outside, Monks and Nuns, Musicians, Neo Nazis |
| Source material: | Saturday Night Live |
| Subgenre: | Action Comedy |
| Source: | Based on TV |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1980 | 2 | $4,858,152 | 594 | $8,179 | $4,858,152 | 1 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9/24/2020 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $687 | 4/13/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $15,883 | |||||||||
| International Total | $16,570 | 4/13/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| John Belushi | Joliet Jake | |
| Dan Aykroyd | Elwood |
Supporting
| James Brown | Reverend Cleophus James | |
| Cab Calloway | Curtis | |
| Ray Charles | Ray | |
| Carrie Fisher | Mystery Woman | |
| Aretha Franklin | Soul Food Cafe Owner | |
| Henry Gibson | Head Nazi | |
| Steve Cropper | Steve "The Colonel" Cropper | |
| Donald Dunn | Donald "Duck" Dunn | |
| Murphy Dunne | Murph | |
| Willie Hall | Willie "Too Big" Hall | |
| Tom Malone | "Bones" Malone | |
| Lou Marini | "Blue" Lou Marini | |
| Matt Murphy | Matt "Guitar" Murphy | |
| Alan Rubin | Mr. Fabulous | |
| John Candy | Burton Mercer | |
| John Lee Hooker | Street Slim | |
| Kathleen Freeman | Sister Mary Stigmata | |
| Steve Lawrence | Maury Sline | |
| Twiggy | Chic Lady | |
| Frank Oz | Corrections Officer | |
| Jeff Morris | Bob | |
| Charles Napier | Tucker McElroy | |
| Steve Williams | Trooper Mount | |
| Armand Cerami | Trooper Daniel | |
| Tom Erhart | Prison Guard | |
| Gerald Walling | Prison Guard | |
| Walter Levine | Prison Guard | |
| Alonzo Atkins | Choirmaster |
Cameo
| Chaka Khan | Choir Soloist |
Supporting
| Stephen Bishop | Charming Trooper | |
| John Landis | Trooper La Fong | |
| Kristi Oleson | Sales Girl | |
| Gary McLarty | Man in Toy Store | |
| Joe Cuttone | Lloyd | |
| Shotgun Britton | The Cheese Whiz | |
| Toni Fleming | Mrs. Tarantino | |
| Judy Jacklin | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Rosie Schuster | Cocktail Waitress | |
| Paul Reubens | Waiter | |
| Ben Piazza | Father | |
| Gwen Banta | Mother | |
| Lari Taylor | Daughter | |
| Cindy Fisher | Daughter | |
| Elizabeth Hoy | Daughter | |
| Tony M. Conde | Sommelier | |
| Eugene J. Anthony | Gruppenfuhrer | |
| Dean Hill | Nazi | |
| Gary Houston | Nazi | |
| Jack Orend | Nazi | |
| Gene Schuldt | Nazi | |
| Charles Mountain | Cop | |
| Walter Horton | Tampa Pete | |
| Pinetop Perkins | Luther Jackson | |
| Willie Smith | Drums | |
| Luther Johnson | Guitar | |
| Calvin Jones | Bass | |
| Carolyn Franklin | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Brenda Bryant Corbett | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Margaret Branch | Soul Food Chorus Member | |
| Devoreaux White | Young Guitar Thief | |
| Sheila Wells | Claire | |
| Lou Perry | Man at Bar | |
| Stan Mazin | Drunk Dancer | |
| Russ Bruzek | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Blair Burrows | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Jack Callahan | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Gene Janson | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Gil Pearson | One of the Good Ole Boys | |
| Aaron Jais | Orphan | |
| Lemetrius Daniels | Orphan | |
| Jeff Cahill | Orphan | |
| Curt Clendenin | Orphan | |
| Steve Cruz | Orphan | |
| Leonard Daniels | Orphan | |
| Sean Hayden | Orphan | |
| Babtunde Myers | Orphan | |
| Gary Patzik | Orphan | |
| J. Bernard Walton | Orphan | |
| Butch Williams | Orphan | |
| Wally Engelhardt | Gas Station Owner | |
| Michael Klenfner | Clarion Records' President | |
| Ralph Foody | Police Dispatcher | |
| Lenny Garner | Lobby Guard | |
| Andrew Goodman | Lobby Guard | |
| Eddy Donno | SWAT Team Commander |
Cameo
| Steven Spielberg | Cook County Clerk | |
| Joe Walsh | Prisoner |
Supporting
| Shirley Levine | Woman on Cutting Room Floor |
Production and Technical Credits
| John Landis | Director | |
| Robert K. Weiss | Producer | |
| Bernie Brillstein | Executive Producer | |
| Dan Aykroyd | Screenwriter | |
| John Landis | Screenwriter | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer | |
| David Sosna | Assistant Director | |
| Jerram A. Swartz | Assistant Director | |
| Robert Latham Brown | Unit Production Manager | |
| Tom Joyner | Unit Production Manager | |
| Fran Roy | Production Supervisor | |
| John J. Lloyd | Production Designer | |
| Henry Larrecq | Art Director | |
| Hal Gausman | Set Decorator | |
| Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | Set Decorator | |
| Stephen M. Katz | Director of Photography | |
| Deborah Nadoolman | Costume Designer | |
| George Folsey, Jr. | Editor | |
| Malcolm Campbell | Associate Editor | |
| David Ramirez | Associate Editor | |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer | |
| Robert Knudson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don MacDougall | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Robert Glass | Re-recording Mixer | |
| John Stacy | Sound Effects Editor | |
| John Strauss | Music Editor | |
| Elmer Bernstein | Composer | |
| Ira Newborn | Music Supervisor | |
| Michael Chinich | Casting Director | |
| Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.