Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	259	$174,803,506
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600)	531	$153,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	383	$328,203,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	14	$174,803,506
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies	35	$153,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies	16	$328,203,506
Leggiest Movies	20	16.55

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

Movie Details

Production Budget:	$8,800,000
Domestic Releases:	September 26th, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating:	PG-13
Running Time:	97 minutes
Franchise:	Crocodile Dundee
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Keywords:	Country Mouse, City Mouse, Romance, Culture Clash, Writing and Writers, Suicide Attempt, LGBT, Relationships Gone Wrong, New York
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries:	Australia, United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend	7	$1,099,578	May 22, 1987	241
Theater Average 35th Weekend	78	$1,639	May 22, 1987	241
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend	10	$1,069,852	Apr 17, 1987	206
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend	15	$1,143,850	Apr 3, 1987	192
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend	15	$1,151,751	Mar 27, 1987	185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend	16	$1,239,185	Mar 20, 1987	178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend	16	$1,266,366	Mar 13, 1987	171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend	18	$1,454,603	Mar 6, 1987	164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend	13	$1,747,675	Feb 27, 1987	157
Fastest to $150m	329	$150,007,335	Feb 20, 1987	154
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend	11	$2,115,716	Feb 20, 1987	150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend	5	$2,689,887	Feb 13, 1987	143
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	297	$6,170,917	Feb 13, 1987	143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend	8	$2,589,206	Feb 6, 1987	136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend	11	$2,812,319	Jan 30, 1987	129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend	23	$2,567,070	Jan 23, 1987	122
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	240	$5,889,161	Jan 23, 1987	122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend	14	$3,580,010	Jan 16, 1987	115
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	246	$8,212,964	Jan 16, 1987	115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend	24	$3,258,312	Jan 9, 1987	108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend	13	$4,676,392	Jan 2, 1987	101
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	226	$10,728,193	Jan 2, 1987	101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend	8	$5,860,797	Dec 26, 1986	94
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day)	234	$5,860,797	Dec 26, 1986	94
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	168	$14,170,175	Dec 26, 1986	94
Theater Average 14th Weekend	84	$4,119	Dec 26, 1986	94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend	73	$2,282,721	Dec 19, 1986	87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend	92	$2,273,536	Dec 12, 1986	80
Fastest to $100m	617	$100,582,188	Dec 5, 1986	77
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend	56	$3,803,625	Dec 5, 1986	73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend	17	$7,266,867	Nov 28, 1986	66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day)	181	$7,266,867	Nov 28, 1986	66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	121	$17,569,757	Nov 28, 1986	66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day)	205	$7,266,867	Nov 28, 1986	66
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	174	$17,569,757	Nov 28, 1986	66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend	50	$5,537,875	Nov 21, 1986	59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend	71	$5,521,551	Nov 14, 1986	52
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	136	$5,521,551	Nov 14, 1986	52
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	93	$13,349,949	Nov 14, 1986	52
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day)	49	$5,716,215	Oct 31, 1986	38
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	22	$13,820,606	Oct 31, 1986	38
Fastest to $50m	1,227	$51,846,699	Oct 24, 1986	31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	67	$10,560,827	Oct 10, 1986	17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	24	$25,533,859	Oct 10, 1986	17

Leading Cast

Paul Hogan

Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee

Supporting Cast

Linda Kozlowski		Sue Charlton
John Meillon		Walter Reilly
Mark Blum		Richard Mason
Michael Lombard		Sam Charlton
David Gulpilil		Neville Bell

Uncategorized

Reginald VelJohnson

Gus

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Faiman		Director
Ken Shadie		Screenwriter
Tim Chau		Sound Effects Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 13th, 2014

May 13th, 2014

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Featured Blu-ray review: Crocodile Dundee / Crocodile Dundee II

May 12th, 2014

Before I say anything about this Blu-ray... Crocodile Dundee is a trilogy. It is a trilogy, but they are releasing just the first two films. That's a big slight. The first Crocodile Dundee cost less than $10 million, but it made more than $300 million worldwide in 1986. Just two years later, Crocodile Dundee 2 came out, and while it made nearly $100 million less worldwide, it was still a huge hit. Nearly 30 years later, these two films are coming out on a two-disc Blu-ray set. Has it aged well? Will fans of the films want to pick it up? More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	259	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office	77	$417,046,363
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	151	$174,803,506
Top 1986 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	2	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	95	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	153	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	49	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	14	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	146	$174,803,506
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	38	$174,803,506
Leggiest Movies	20	16.55

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1986/09/26	1	$8,038,855		879	$9,145	$8,038,855	1
1986/10/03	1	$8,207,503	+2%	971	$8,453	$19,544,717	2
1986/10/10	1	$10,560,827	+29%	1,378	$7,664	$32,840,242	3
1986/10/17	1	$7,434,202	-30%	1,378	$5,395	$42,667,910	4
1986/10/24	1	$6,745,249	-9%	1,495	$4,512	$51,846,699	5
1986/10/31	1	$5,716,215	-15%	1,495	$3,824	$59,675,856	6
1986/11/07	1	$6,392,661	+12%	1,485	$4,305	$68,229,726	7
1986/11/14	1	$5,521,551	-14%	1,485	$3,718	$76,016,041	8
1986/11/21	1	$5,537,875	n/c	1,495	$3,704	$83,119,455	9
1986/11/28	3	$7,266,867	+31%	1,495	$4,861	$94,267,407	10
1986/12/05	4	$3,803,625	-48%	1,487	$2,558	$99,480,811	11
1986/12/12	6	$2,273,536	-40%	1,435	$1,584	$102,855,724	12
1986/12/19	7	$2,282,721	n/c	1,256	$1,817	$106,024,183	13
1986/12/26	3	$5,860,797	+157%	1,423	$4,119	$114,343,128	14
1987/01/02	3	$4,676,392	-20%	1,375	$3,401	$122,920,198	15
1987/01/09	3	$3,258,312	-30%	1,359	$2,398	$127,546,612	16
1987/01/16	5	$3,580,010	+10%	1,315	$2,722	$132,345,012	17
1987/01/23	4	$2,567,070	-28%	1,347	$1,906	$135,990,541	18
1987/01/30	3	$2,812,319	+10%	1,297	$2,168	$139,790,205	19
1987/02/06	6	$2,589,206	-8%	1,256	$2,061	$143,241,200	20
1987/02/13	6	$2,689,887	+4%	1,200	$2,242	$146,645,972	21
1987/02/20	6	$2,115,716	-21%	1,186	$1,784	$149,363,133	22
1987/02/27	9	$1,747,675	-17%	1,050	$1,664	$151,755,010	23
1987/03/06	10	$1,454,603	-17%	1,012	$1,437	$153,720,911	24
1987/03/13	12	$1,266,366	-13%	876	$1,446	$155,490,613	25
1987/03/20	12	$1,239,185	-2%	857	$1,446	$157,309,340	26
1987/03/27	11	$1,151,751	-7%	830	$1,388	$158,939,371	27
1987/04/03	12	$1,143,850	-1%	773	$1,480	$160,542,223	28
1987/04/17	10	$1,069,852		820	$1,305	$163,073,198	30
1987/05/22	10	$1,099,578		671	$1,639	$168,134,511	35

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1986/09/26	1	$11,337,214		879	$12,898	$11,337,214	1
1986/10/03	1	$10,942,201	-3%	971	$11,269	$22,279,415	2
1986/10/10	1	$12,954,293	+18%	1,378	$9,401	$35,233,708	3
1986/10/17	1	$9,867,742	-24%	1,378	$7,161	$45,101,450	4
1986/10/24	1	$8,858,191	-10%	1,495	$5,925	$53,959,641	5
1986/10/31	1	$7,877,424	-11%	1,495	$5,269	$61,837,065	6
1986/11/07	1	$8,657,425	+10%	1,485	$5,830	$70,494,490	7
1986/11/14	1	$7,087,090	-18%	1,485	$4,772	$77,581,580	8
1986/11/21	1	$9,418,960	+33%	1,495	$6,300	$87,000,540	9
1986/11/28	2	$8,676,646	-8%	1,495	$5,804	$95,677,186	10
1986/12/05	3	$4,905,002	-43%	1,487	$3,299	$100,582,188	11
1986/12/12	6	$3,159,274	-36%	1,435	$2,202	$103,741,462	12
1986/12/19	7	$4,740,869	+50%	1,256	$3,775	$108,482,331	13
1986/12/26	5	$9,761,475	+106%	1,423	$6,860	$118,243,806	14
1987/01/02	3	$6,044,494	-38%	1,375	$4,396	$124,288,300	15
1987/01/09	3	$4,476,702	-26%	1,359	$3,294	$128,765,002	16
1987/01/16	6	$4,658,469	+4%	1,315	$3,543	$133,423,471	17
1987/01/23	3	$3,554,415	-24%	1,347	$2,639	$136,977,886	18
1987/01/30	3	$3,674,108	+3%	1,297	$2,833	$140,651,994	19
1987/02/06	5	$3,304,091	-10%	1,256	$2,631	$143,956,085	20
1987/02/13	6	$3,291,332	n/c	1,200	$2,743	$147,247,417	21
1987/02/20	6	$2,759,918	-16%	1,186	$2,327	$150,007,335	22
1987/02/27	9	$2,258,973	-18%	1,050	$2,151	$152,266,308	23
1987/03/06	10	$1,957,939	-13%	1,012	$1,935	$154,224,247	24
1987/03/13	11	$1,845,908	-6%	876	$2,107	$156,070,155	25
1987/03/20	12	$1,717,465	-7%	857	$2,004	$157,787,620	26
1987/03/27	11	$1,610,753	-6%	830	$1,941	$159,398,373	27

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600)	531	$153,400,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	335	$153,400,000
Top 1986 Movies at the International Box Office	2	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	216	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	359	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	142	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies	35	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	249	$153,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	59	$153,400,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	383	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	227	$328,203,506
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	2	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	149	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	243	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	87	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies	16	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	201	$328,203,506
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	50	$328,203,506

Crocodile Dundee (1986)