Cinderella (1950)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $93,141,149 | Details |
| International Box Office | $178,591,415 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $271,732,564 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $47,339,174 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $43,248,935 | |
| Total | $90,588,109 | |
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Metrics
| Legs: | 12.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 93.7 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 15th, 1950 (Wide) by Walt Disney December 18th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney February 16th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Walt Disney |
| International Releases: | January 17th, 1951 (Wide), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
February 23rd, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand) October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia) October 12th, 2023 (Limited), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | October 4th, 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 74 minutes |
| Franchise: | Cinderella |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Dream Sequence, Dysfunctional Family, Orphan, Prince/Princess, Romance, Royalty, Spoiled Child, Step-Family, Talking Animals |
| Subgenre: | Family Musical |
| Source: | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1981 | 6 | $1,300,000 | 560 | $2,321 | $43,387,000 | 1,662 | |
| Jan 1, 1982 | 3 | $4,691,990 | 1,073 | $4,373 | $46,778,990 | 1,664 | |
| Jan 8, 1982 | 8 | $1,774,588 | -62% | 1,050 | $1,690 | $49,521,478 | 1,665 |
| Jan 15, 1982 | 9 | $1,235,249 | -30% | 940 | $1,314 | $50,860,449 | 1,666 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 2 | $5,165,881 | 1,646 | $3,138 | $56,026,330 | 1,971 | |
| Nov 27, 1987 | 2 | $7,243,653 | +40% | 1,657 | $4,372 | $65,513,004 | 1,972 |
| Dec 4, 1987 | 4 | $3,024,737 | -58% | 1,657 | $1,825 | $69,651,230 | 1,973 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 7 | $1,690,152 | -44% | 1,532 | $1,103 | $72,047,046 | 1,974 |
| Dec 18, 1987 | 11 | $1,093,603 | -35% | 1,303 | $839 | $73,577,337 | 1,975 |
| Dec 25, 1987 | 12 | $1,623,023 | +48% | 1,545 | $1,051 | $76,420,145 | 1,976 |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 11 | $2,308,384 | +42% | 1,359 | $1,699 | $81,280,940 | 1,977 |
| Jan 22, 1988 | 20 | $341,567 | 718 | $476 | $83,456,855 | 1,980 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1982 | 5 | $5,659,890 | 1,073 | $5,275 | $47,746,890 | 1,665 | |
| Jan 8, 1982 | 9 | $1,878,310 | -67% | 1,050 | $1,789 | $49,625,200 | 1,666 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 3 | $7,408,902 | 1,646 | $4,501 | $58,269,351 | 1,972 | |
| Nov 27, 1987 | 3 | $8,357,142 | +13% | 1,657 | $5,044 | $66,626,493 | 1,973 |
| Dec 4, 1987 | 4 | $3,730,401 | -55% | 1,657 | $2,251 | $70,356,894 | 1,974 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 6 | $2,126,840 | -43% | 1,532 | $1,388 | $72,483,734 | 1,975 |
| Dec 18, 1987 | 9 | $2,313,388 | +9% | 1,303 | $1,775 | $74,797,122 | 1,976 |
| Dec 25, 1987 | 11 | $4,175,434 | +80% | 1,545 | $2,703 | $78,972,556 | 1,977 |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 11 | $2,521,519 | -40% | 1,359 | $1,855 | $81,494,075 | 1,978 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10/8/2020 | $274 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $39,188 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| New Zealand | 2/23/2013 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $350 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $178,551,877 | |||||||||
| International Total | $178,591,415 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Ilene Woods | Cinderella |
Supporting
| June Foray | Lucifer |
Production and Technical Credits
| Clyde Geronimi | Director | |
| Wilfred Jackson | Director |
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
| Legs: | 12.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 34.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 93.7 times production budget) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 15th, 1950 (Wide) by Walt Disney December 18th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney November 20th, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney February 16th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Walt Disney |
| International Releases: | January 17th, 1951 (Wide), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico)
February 23rd, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand) October 8th, 2020 (Special Engagement) (Australia) October 12th, 2023 (Limited), released as La Cenicienta (Mexico) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | October 4th, 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 74 minutes |
| Franchise: | Cinderella |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Dream Sequence, Dysfunctional Family, Orphan, Prince/Princess, Romance, Royalty, Spoiled Child, Step-Family, Talking Animals |
| Subgenre: | Family Musical |
| Source: | Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1981 | 6 | $1,300,000 | 560 | $2,321 | $43,387,000 | 1,662 | |
| Jan 1, 1982 | 3 | $4,691,990 | 1,073 | $4,373 | $46,778,990 | 1,664 | |
| Jan 8, 1982 | 8 | $1,774,588 | -62% | 1,050 | $1,690 | $49,521,478 | 1,665 |
| Jan 15, 1982 | 9 | $1,235,249 | -30% | 940 | $1,314 | $50,860,449 | 1,666 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 2 | $5,165,881 | 1,646 | $3,138 | $56,026,330 | 1,971 | |
| Nov 27, 1987 | 2 | $7,243,653 | +40% | 1,657 | $4,372 | $65,513,004 | 1,972 |
| Dec 4, 1987 | 4 | $3,024,737 | -58% | 1,657 | $1,825 | $69,651,230 | 1,973 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 7 | $1,690,152 | -44% | 1,532 | $1,103 | $72,047,046 | 1,974 |
| Dec 18, 1987 | 11 | $1,093,603 | -35% | 1,303 | $839 | $73,577,337 | 1,975 |
| Dec 25, 1987 | 12 | $1,623,023 | +48% | 1,545 | $1,051 | $76,420,145 | 1,976 |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 11 | $2,308,384 | +42% | 1,359 | $1,699 | $81,280,940 | 1,977 |
| Jan 22, 1988 | 20 | $341,567 | 718 | $476 | $83,456,855 | 1,980 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1982 | 5 | $5,659,890 | 1,073 | $5,275 | $47,746,890 | 1,665 | |
| Jan 8, 1982 | 9 | $1,878,310 | -67% | 1,050 | $1,789 | $49,625,200 | 1,666 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 3 | $7,408,902 | 1,646 | $4,501 | $58,269,351 | 1,972 | |
| Nov 27, 1987 | 3 | $8,357,142 | +13% | 1,657 | $5,044 | $66,626,493 | 1,973 |
| Dec 4, 1987 | 4 | $3,730,401 | -55% | 1,657 | $2,251 | $70,356,894 | 1,974 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 6 | $2,126,840 | -43% | 1,532 | $1,388 | $72,483,734 | 1,975 |
| Dec 18, 1987 | 9 | $2,313,388 | +9% | 1,303 | $1,775 | $74,797,122 | 1,976 |
| Dec 25, 1987 | 11 | $4,175,434 | +80% | 1,545 | $2,703 | $78,972,556 | 1,977 |
| Jan 1, 1988 | 11 | $2,521,519 | -40% | 1,359 | $1,855 | $81,494,075 | 1,978 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10/8/2020 | $274 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $39,188 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| New Zealand | 2/23/2013 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $350 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $178,551,877 | |||||||||
| International Total | $178,591,415 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Ilene Woods | Cinderella |
Supporting
| June Foray | Lucifer |
Production and Technical Credits
| Clyde Geronimi | Director | |
| Wilfred Jackson | Director |
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.