Dragonslayer (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,000,000Details
OpusData ID: 44400100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,407,939 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:868 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,410,068

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,472 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,815 $6,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 16th, 1996 by Paramount Home Video
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Keywords: Dragon, Action Adventure, Cult Movie, Sword & Sorcerer, Royalty, Prince/Princess, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 303 $8,989,804 Jul 3, 1981 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,472 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,800 $24,410,068
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,650 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,483 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,819 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 430 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $6,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1981 8 $2,407,939   868 $2,774   $2,407,939 1
Jul 3, 1981 7 $2,119,732 -12% 800 $2,650   $5,939,000 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1981 7 $3,819,268   868 $4,400   $3,819,268 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,815 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,654 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,579 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $6,000,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023203,599 3,599$35,954$35,9541,392
Mar 26, 2023202,481 6,080$24,785$60,7391,393

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 26, 2023519,718 19,718$354,727$354,7271,393
Apr 2, 2023205,218 24,936$93,872$448,5991,394

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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Peter MacNicol    Galen
Ian McDiarmid    Brother Jacobus

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

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Robbins    Director
Hal Barwood    Screenwriter
Matthew Robbins    Screenwriter
Hal Barwood    Producer
Howard W. Koch    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,407,939 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:868 opening theaters/868 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,410,068

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,472 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,815 $6,000,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 26th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 16th, 1996 by Paramount Home Video
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wristcutters: A Love Story
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Keywords: Dragon, Action Adventure, Cult Movie, Sword & Sorcerer, Royalty, Prince/Princess, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 303 $8,989,804 Jul 3, 1981 10

Uncategorized

Peter MacNicol    Galen
Ian McDiarmid    Brother Jacobus

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

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Robbins    Director
Hal Barwood    Screenwriter
Matthew Robbins    Screenwriter
Hal Barwood    Producer
Howard W. Koch    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,472 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,800 $24,410,068
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,650 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,483 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,819 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 430 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 893 $6,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $6,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1981 8 $2,407,939   868 $2,774   $2,407,939 1
Jul 3, 1981 7 $2,119,732 -12% 800 $2,650   $5,939,000 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 26, 1981 7 $3,819,268   868 $4,400   $3,819,268 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,815 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,654 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,579 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $6,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $6,000,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 19, 2023203,599 3,599$35,954$35,9541,392
Mar 26, 2023202,481 6,080$24,785$60,7391,393

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 26, 2023519,718 19,718$354,727$354,7271,393
Apr 2, 2023205,218 24,936$93,872$448,5991,394

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.