Commando (1985)

Commando
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,073,978Details
International Box Office $4,935Details
Worldwide Box Office $35,078,913
OpusData ID: 16210100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,700,015 (22.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,495 opening theaters/1,504 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,742,721

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,690 $35,073,978
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $35,078,913
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 856 $35,073,978
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,094 $4,935
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $35,078,913

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 4th, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 10th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: April 6th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Rescue, Action Adventure, Death of a Mentor, Kidnap, Blackmail, Coup d’Etat, Military Coup, Set in South America
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $9,093,541 Oct 25, 1985 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 146 $6,540,130 Oct 11, 1985 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $21,573,216 Oct 11, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,690 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,632 $111,742,721
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $35,073,978
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 25 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,363 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,285 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 856 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $35,073,978

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1985 1 $7,700,015   1,495 $5,151   $7,700,015 1
Oct 11, 1985 1 $6,540,130 -15% 1,503 $4,351   $16,939,579 2
Oct 18, 1985 1 $4,171,033 -36% 1,504 $2,773   $22,381,921 3
Oct 25, 1985 3 $2,756,795 -34% 1,481 $1,861   $26,392,936 4
Nov 1, 1985 6 $1,941,093 -30% 1,237 $1,569   $29,224,523 5
Nov 8, 1985 10 $1,302,673 -33% 975 $1,336   $31,158,395 6
Nov 15, 1985 12 $972,010 -25% 824 $1,180   $32,615,695 7
Nov 22, 1985 14 $867,262 -11% 924 $939   $33,814,199 8
Nov 29, 1985 15 $668,330 -23% 546 $1,224   $34,896,317 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1985 1 $10,399,449   1,495 $6,956   $10,399,449 1
Oct 11, 1985 1 $7,811,439 -25% 1,503 $5,197   $18,210,888 2
Oct 18, 1985 1 $5,425,253 -31% 1,504 $3,607   $23,636,141 3
Oct 25, 1985 2 $3,647,289 -33% 1,481 $2,463   $27,283,430 4
Nov 1, 1985 6 $2,572,292 -29% 1,237 $2,079   $29,855,722 5
Nov 8, 1985 10 $1,787,963 -30% 975 $1,834   $31,643,685 6
Nov 15, 1985 11 $1,303,252 -27% 824 $1,582   $32,946,937 7
Nov 22, 1985 13 $1,281,050 -2% 924 $1,386   $34,227,987 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $123 1 1 1 $3,089 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/10/2020 $536 5 5 6 $1,846 10/19/2022
 
International Total$4,935 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,201-28,300) 28,299 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,201-18,300) 18,208 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,901-26,000) 25,993 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,926 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,396 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,094 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 385 $4,935

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,329 $35,078,913
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,186 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,523 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,112 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 772 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $35,078,913

Leading Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger    Col. John Matrix

Supporting Cast

Bill Paxton    Intercept Officer
Chelsea Field    Western Flight Attendant
Bill Duke    Cooke
Alyssa Milano    Jenny
David Patrick Kelly    Sully
James Olson    General Kirby
Vernon Wells    Bennett
Rae Dawn Chong    Cindy
Dan Hedaya    Arius

Uncategorized

Branscombe Richmond    Vega

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark L. Lester    Director
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza    Story Creator
Joseph Loeb III    Story Creator
Matthew Weisman    Story Creator
James Horner    Composer
K.C. Colwell    Second Assistant Director

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


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,700,015 (22.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,495 opening theaters/1,504 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,742,721

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,690 $35,073,978
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $35,078,913
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 856 $35,073,978
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,094 $4,935
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $35,078,913

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 4th, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 10th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: April 6th, 2010 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Rescue, Action Adventure, Death of a Mentor, Kidnap, Blackmail, Coup d’Etat, Military Coup, Set in South America
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $9,093,541 Oct 25, 1985 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 146 $6,540,130 Oct 11, 1985 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $21,573,216 Oct 11, 1985 10

Leading Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger    Col. John Matrix

Supporting Cast

Bill Paxton    Intercept Officer
Chelsea Field    Western Flight Attendant
Bill Duke    Cooke
Alyssa Milano    Jenny
David Patrick Kelly    Sully
James Olson    General Kirby
Vernon Wells    Bennett
Rae Dawn Chong    Cindy
Dan Hedaya    Arius

Uncategorized

Branscombe Richmond    Vega

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark L. Lester    Director
Steven E. de Souza    Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza    Story Creator
Joseph Loeb III    Story Creator
Matthew Weisman    Story Creator
James Horner    Composer
K.C. Colwell    Second Assistant Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,690 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,632 $111,742,721
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $35,073,978
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 25 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,363 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,285 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 856 $35,073,978
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $35,073,978

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1985 1 $7,700,015   1,495 $5,151   $7,700,015 1
Oct 11, 1985 1 $6,540,130 -15% 1,503 $4,351   $16,939,579 2
Oct 18, 1985 1 $4,171,033 -36% 1,504 $2,773   $22,381,921 3
Oct 25, 1985 3 $2,756,795 -34% 1,481 $1,861   $26,392,936 4
Nov 1, 1985 6 $1,941,093 -30% 1,237 $1,569   $29,224,523 5
Nov 8, 1985 10 $1,302,673 -33% 975 $1,336   $31,158,395 6
Nov 15, 1985 12 $972,010 -25% 824 $1,180   $32,615,695 7
Nov 22, 1985 14 $867,262 -11% 924 $939   $33,814,199 8
Nov 29, 1985 15 $668,330 -23% 546 $1,224   $34,896,317 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 4, 1985 1 $10,399,449   1,495 $6,956   $10,399,449 1
Oct 11, 1985 1 $7,811,439 -25% 1,503 $5,197   $18,210,888 2
Oct 18, 1985 1 $5,425,253 -31% 1,504 $3,607   $23,636,141 3
Oct 25, 1985 2 $3,647,289 -33% 1,481 $2,463   $27,283,430 4
Nov 1, 1985 6 $2,572,292 -29% 1,237 $2,079   $29,855,722 5
Nov 8, 1985 10 $1,787,963 -30% 975 $1,834   $31,643,685 6
Nov 15, 1985 11 $1,303,252 -27% 824 $1,582   $32,946,937 7
Nov 22, 1985 13 $1,281,050 -2% 924 $1,386   $34,227,987 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $123 1 1 1 $3,089 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/10/2020 $536 5 5 6 $1,846 10/19/2022
 
International Total$4,935 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,201-28,300) 28,299 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,201-18,300) 18,208 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,901-26,000) 25,993 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,926 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,396 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,094 $4,935
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 385 $4,935

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,092 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,329 $35,078,913
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 25 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,186 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,523 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,112 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 772 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $35,078,913
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $35,078,913