The Gods Must Be Crazy (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,031,783Details
International Box Office $4,300,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $34,331,783
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,788 (0.0% of total gross)
Legs:51.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/185 max. theaters, 39.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,756,351

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 9th, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 109 minutes
Franchise: Gods Must Be Crazy
Comparisons: vs. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Satire, Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Botswana, South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 86th Weekend 3 $118,058 Feb 28, 1986 602
Biggest Domestic 85th Weekend 3 $119,849 Feb 21, 1986 595
Biggest Domestic 84th Weekend 3 $145,799 Feb 14, 1986 588
Biggest Domestic 82nd Weekend 3 $138,238 Jan 31, 1986 574
Biggest Domestic 81st Weekend 3 $142,249 Jan 24, 1986 567
Biggest Domestic 80th Weekend 3 $164,551 Jan 17, 1986 560
Biggest Domestic 79th Weekend 3 $169,073 Jan 10, 1986 553
Biggest Domestic 78th Weekend 2 $173,783 Jan 3, 1986 546
Biggest Domestic 77th Weekend 3 $166,235 Dec 27, 1985 539
Biggest Domestic 74th Weekend 4 $150,141 Dec 6, 1985 518
Biggest Domestic 73rd Weekend 1 $353,815 Nov 29, 1985 511
Biggest Domestic 72nd Weekend 2 $253,611 Nov 22, 1985 504
Biggest Domestic 71st Weekend 1 $317,253 Nov 15, 1985 497
Biggest Domestic 70th Weekend 2 $299,769 Nov 8, 1985 490
Biggest Domestic 69th Weekend 2 $312,797 Nov 1, 1985 483
Biggest Domestic 68th Weekend 2 $263,679 Oct 25, 1985 476
Biggest Domestic 67th Weekend 1 $291,832 Oct 18, 1985 469
Biggest Domestic 66th Weekend 4 $346,222 Oct 11, 1985 462
Biggest Domestic 65th Weekend 6 $367,809 Oct 4, 1985 455
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 4 $351,346 Sep 27, 1985 448
Biggest Domestic 63rd Weekend 3 $357,811 Sep 20, 1985 441
Biggest Domestic 62nd Weekend 2 $322,571 Sep 13, 1985 434
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 4 $326,366 Sep 6, 1985 427
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 4 $340,506 Aug 30, 1985 420
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 4 $298,737 Aug 23, 1985 413
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 6 $268,620 Aug 16, 1985 406
Biggest Domestic 57th Weekend 5 $284,114 Aug 9, 1985 399
Biggest Domestic 56th Weekend 6 $272,567 Aug 2, 1985 392
Biggest Domestic 55th Weekend 7 $276,571 Jul 26, 1985 385
Biggest Domestic 54th Weekend 5 $291,663 Jul 19, 1985 378
Biggest Domestic 53rd Weekend 4 $303,514 Jul 12, 1985 371
Biggest Domestic 52nd Weekend 6 $307,333 Jul 5, 1985 364
Biggest Domestic 51st Weekend 6 $279,385 Jun 28, 1985 357
Biggest Domestic 50th Weekend 5 $303,819 Jun 21, 1985 350
Biggest Domestic 49th Weekend 3 $344,090 Jun 14, 1985 343
Biggest Domestic 48th Weekend 3 $345,407 Jun 7, 1985 336
Biggest Domestic 47th Weekend 3 $400,015 May 31, 1985 329
Biggest Domestic 46th Weekend 3 $580,283 May 24, 1985 322
Biggest Domestic 45th Weekend 7 $423,731 May 17, 1985 315
Biggest Domestic 44th Weekend 7 $405,544 May 10, 1985 308
Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend 6 $420,411 May 3, 1985 301
Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend 7 $403,839 Apr 26, 1985 294
Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend 7 $363,831 Apr 19, 1985 287
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 13 $322,568 Apr 12, 1985 280
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 15 $308,416 Apr 5, 1985 273
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 18 $323,491 Mar 29, 1985 266
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 21 $356,436 Mar 22, 1985 259
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 18 $400,435 Mar 15, 1985 252
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 21 $326,909 Mar 8, 1985 245
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 24 $316,253 Mar 1, 1985 238
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 26 $308,327 Feb 22, 1985 231
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 27 $362,604 Feb 15, 1985 224
Theater Average 32nd Weekend 9 $6,043 Feb 15, 1985 224
Theater Average 31st Weekend 17 $5,548 Feb 8, 1985 217
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 32 $341,226 Feb 1, 1985 210
Theater Average 30th Weekend 24 $5,018 Feb 1, 1985 210
Theater Average 27th Weekend 22 $5,621 Jan 11, 1985 189
Theater Average 26th Weekend 26 $5,941 Jan 4, 1985 182
Theater Average 25th Weekend 11 $8,798 Dec 28, 1984 175
Theater Average 20th Weekend 26 $6,084 Nov 23, 1984 140
Theater Average 19th Weekend 40 $5,085 Nov 16, 1984 133
Theater Average 18th Weekend 27 $6,716 Nov 9, 1984 126
Theater Average 17th Weekend 26 $6,495 Nov 2, 1984 119
Theater Average 16th Weekend 37 $6,057 Oct 26, 1984 112

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1984 22 $8,788   1 $8,788   $14,796 1
Oct 26, 1984 24 $157,474   26 $6,057   $178,632 16
Nov 2, 1984 24 $194,857 +24% 30 $6,495   $433,547 17
Nov 9, 1984 25 $214,916 +10% 32 $6,716   $713,256 18
Nov 16, 1984 25 $208,493 -3% 41 $5,085   $1,001,828 19
Nov 23, 1984 20 $285,950 +37% 47 $6,084   $1,409,951 20
Nov 30, 1984 19 $224,817 -21% 49 $4,588   $1,708,911 21
Dec 7, 1984 20 $162,536 -28% 46 $3,533   $1,942,953 22
Dec 14, 1984 20 $132,992 -18% 39 $3,410   $2,137,763 23
Dec 21, 1984 21 $189,161 +42% 38 $4,978   $2,387,738 24
Dec 28, 1984 20 $343,134 +81% 39 $8,798   $2,817,055 25
Jan 4, 1985 21 $231,693 -32% 39 $5,941   $3,120,040 26
Jan 11, 1985 22 $247,345 +7% 44 $5,621   $3,464,143 27
Jan 18, 1985 22 $214,475 -13% 47 $4,563   $3,772,525 28
Jan 25, 1985 21 $296,292 +38% 65 $4,558   $4,159,994 29
Feb 1, 1985 20 $341,226 +15% 68 $5,018   $4,611,302 30
Feb 8, 1985 21 $305,146 -11% 55 $5,548   $5,023,200 31
Feb 15, 1985 21 $362,604 +19% 60 $6,043   $5,483,663 32
Feb 22, 1985 21 $308,327 -15% 70 $4,405   $5,867,853 33
Mar 1, 1985 21 $316,253 +3% 74 $4,274   $6,277,523 34
Mar 8, 1985 16 $326,909 +3% 77 $4,246   $6,709,373 35
Mar 15, 1985 14 $400,435 +22% 90 $4,449   $7,232,203 36
Mar 22, 1985 19 $356,436 -11% 83 $4,294   $7,756,461 37
Mar 29, 1985 22 $323,491 -9% 76 $4,256   $8,239,437 38
Apr 5, 1985 20 $308,416 -5% 77 $4,005   $8,700,015 39
Apr 12, 1985 23 $322,568 +5% 95 $3,395   $9,157,225 40
Apr 19, 1985 22 $363,831 +13% 113 $3,220   $9,649,621 41
Apr 26, 1985 21 $403,839 +11% 117 $3,452   $10,196,907 42
May 3, 1985 19 $420,411 +4% 121 $3,474   $10,777,604 43
May 10, 1985 22 $405,544 -4% 129 $3,144   $11,337,755 44
May 17, 1985 21 $423,731 +4% 134 $3,162   $11,922,323 45
May 24, 1985 14 $580,283 +37% 145 $4,002   $12,683,519 46
May 31, 1985 12 $400,015 -31% 147 $2,721   $13,215,301 47
Jun 7, 1985 13 $345,407 -14% 141 $2,450   $13,752,216 48
Jun 14, 1985 15 $344,090 n/c 134 $2,568   $14,298,431 49
Jun 21, 1985 17 $303,819 -12% 120 $2,532   $14,805,505 50
Jun 28, 1985 18 $279,385 -8% 113 $2,472   $15,274,772 51
Jul 5, 1985 16 $307,333 +10% 107 $2,872   $15,768,951 52
Jul 12, 1985 18 $303,514 -1% 116 $2,617   $16,241,696 53
Jul 19, 1985 18 $291,663 -4% 104 $2,804   $16,726,555 54
Jul 26, 1985 18 $276,571 -5% 108 $2,561   $17,179,754 55
Aug 2, 1985 19 $272,567 -1% 107 $2,547   $17,642,136 56
Aug 9, 1985 20 $284,114 +4% 107 $2,655   $18,121,758 57
Aug 16, 1985 24 $268,620 -5% 104 $2,583   $18,578,033 58
Aug 23, 1985 27 $298,737 +11% 107 $2,792   $19,058,166 59
Aug 30, 1985 27 $340,506 +14% 123 $2,768   $19,659,315 60
Sep 6, 1985 23 $326,366 -4% 136 $2,400   $20,089,949 61
Sep 13, 1985 20 $322,571 -1% 163 $1,979   $20,524,406 62
Sep 20, 1985 21 $357,811 +11% 171 $2,092   $21,026,234 63
Sep 27, 1985 15 $351,346 -2% 184 $1,909   $21,498,994 64
Oct 4, 1985 15 $367,809 +5% 185 $1,988   $21,995,323 65
Oct 11, 1985 16 $346,222 -6% 171 $2,025   $22,464,001 66
Oct 18, 1985 18 $291,832 -16% 165 $1,769   $22,834,443 67
Oct 25, 1985 19 $263,679 -10% 169 $1,560   $23,200,064 68
Nov 1, 1985 19 $312,797 +19% 170 $1,840   $23,616,688 69
Nov 8, 1985 20 $299,769 -4% 170 $1,763   $24,024,462 70
Nov 15, 1985 20 $317,253 +6% 181 $1,753   $24,457,216 71
Nov 22, 1985 25 $253,611 -20% 164 $1,546   $24,812,340 72
Nov 29, 1985 21 $353,815 +40% 170 $2,081   $25,291,731 73
Dec 6, 1985 18 $150,141 -58% 157 $956   $25,516,989 74
Dec 13, 1985 17 $99,360 -34% 125 $795   $25,668,659 75
Dec 20, 1985 20 $68,082 -31% 88 $774   $25,789,765 76
Dec 27, 1985 19 $166,235 +144% 85 $1,956   $26,048,439 77
Jan 3, 1986 20 $173,783 +5% 110 $1,580   $26,385,407 78
Jan 10, 1986 20 $169,073 -3% 128 $1,321   $26,624,847 79
Jan 17, 1986 28 $164,551 -3% 113 $1,456   $26,855,982 80
Jan 24, 1986 26 $142,249 -14% 114 $1,248   $27,073,435 81
Jan 31, 1986 27 $138,238 -3% 95 $1,455   $27,277,632 82
Feb 7, 1986 24 $97,108 -30% 93 $1,044   $27,416,937 83
Feb 14, 1986 29 $145,799 +50% 91 $1,602   $27,619,218 84
Feb 21, 1986 26 $119,849 -18% 92 $1,303   $27,780,106 85
Feb 28, 1986 24 $118,058 -1% 92 $1,283   $27,937,111 86

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 23 $217,532   26 $8,367   $238,690 17
Nov 2, 1984 22 $259,650 +19% 30 $8,655   $498,340 18
Nov 9, 1984 24 $294,995 +14% 32 $9,219   $793,335 19
Nov 16, 1984 21 $330,666 +12% 41 $8,065   $1,124,001 20
Nov 23, 1984 19 $360,093 +9% 47 $7,662   $1,484,094 21
Nov 30, 1984 18 $296,323 -18% 49 $6,047   $1,780,417 22
Dec 7, 1984 18 $224,354 -24% 46 $4,877   $2,004,771 23
Dec 14, 1984 18 $193,806 -14% 39 $4,969   $2,198,577 24
Dec 21, 1984 21 $275,344 +42% 38 $7,246   $2,473,921 25
Dec 28, 1984 18 $414,426 +51% 39 $10,626   $2,888,347 26
Jan 4, 1985 20 $328,451 -21% 39 $8,422   $3,216,798 27
Jan 11, 1985 21 $341,252 +4% 44 $7,756   $3,558,050 28
Jan 18, 1985 21 $305,652 -10% 47 $6,503   $3,863,702 29
Jan 25, 1985 19 $406,374 +33% 65 $6,252   $4,270,076 30
Feb 1, 1985 18 $447,978 +10% 68 $6,588   $4,718,054 31
Feb 8, 1985 21 $403,005 -10% 55 $7,327   $5,121,059 32
Feb 15, 1985 21 $438,467 +9% 60 $7,308   $5,559,526 33
Feb 22, 1985 20 $401,744 -8% 70 $5,739   $5,961,270 34
Mar 1, 1985 20 $421,194 +5% 74 $5,692   $6,382,464 35
Mar 8, 1985 15 $449,304 +7% 77 $5,835   $6,831,768 36
Mar 15, 1985 14 $568,257 +26% 90 $6,314   $7,400,025 37
Mar 22, 1985 18 $515,921 -9% 83 $6,216   $7,915,946 38
Mar 29, 1985 20 $475,653 -8% 76 $6,259   $8,391,599 39
Apr 5, 1985 20 $443,058 -7% 77 $5,754   $8,834,657 40
Apr 12, 1985 21 $451,133 +2% 95 $4,749   $9,285,790 41
Apr 19, 1985 21 $507,278 +12% 113 $4,489   $9,793,068 42
Apr 26, 1985 20 $564,125 +11% 117 $4,822   $10,357,193 43
May 3, 1985 19 $575,018 +2% 121 $4,752   $10,932,211 44
May 10, 1985 19 $566,381 -2% 129 $4,391   $11,498,592 45
May 17, 1985 16 $604,644 +7% 134 $4,512   $12,103,236 46
May 24, 1985 13 $712,050 +18% 145 $4,911   $12,815,286 47
May 31, 1985 11 $591,523 -17% 147 $4,024   $13,406,809 48
Jun 7, 1985 13 $547,532 -7% 141 $3,883   $13,954,341 49
Jun 14, 1985 15 $547,345 n/c 134 $4,085   $14,501,686 50
Jun 21, 1985 15 $493,701 -10% 120 $4,114   $14,995,387 51
Jun 28, 1985 15 $466,231 -6% 113 $4,126   $15,461,618 52
Jul 5, 1985 15 $476,564 +2% 107 $4,454   $15,938,182 53
Jul 12, 1985 17 $496,710 +4% 116 $4,282   $16,434,892 54
Jul 19, 1985 14 $468,291 -6% 104 $4,503   $16,903,183 55
Jul 26, 1985 17 $466,386 n/c 108 $4,318   $17,369,569 56
Aug 2, 1985 19 $468,075 n/c 107 $4,375   $17,837,644 57
Aug 9, 1985 20 $471,769 +1% 107 $4,409   $18,309,413 58
Aug 16, 1985 23 $450,016 -5% 104 $4,327   $18,759,429 59
Aug 23, 1985 21 $559,380 +24% 107 $5,228   $19,318,809 60
Aug 30, 1985 25 $444,774 -20% 123 $3,616   $19,763,583 61
Sep 6, 1985 20 $438,252 -1% 136 $3,222   $20,201,835 62
Sep 13, 1985 19 $466,588 +6% 163 $2,863   $20,668,423 63
Sep 20, 1985 17 $479,225 +3% 171 $2,802   $21,147,648 64
Sep 27, 1985 13 $479,866 n/c 184 $2,608   $21,627,514 65
Oct 4, 1985 13 $490,265 +2% 185 $2,650   $22,117,779 66
Oct 11, 1985 16 $424,832 -13% 171 $2,484   $22,542,611 67
Oct 18, 1985 18 $393,774 -7% 165 $2,387   $22,936,385 68
Oct 25, 1985 18 $367,506 -7% 169 $2,175   $23,303,891 69
Nov 1, 1985 18 $420,802 +15% 170 $2,475   $23,724,693 70
Nov 8, 1985 18 $415,270 -1% 170 $2,443   $24,139,963 71
Nov 15, 1985 20 $418,766 +1% 181 $2,314   $24,558,729 72
Nov 22, 1985 21 $379,187 -9% 164 $2,312   $24,937,916 73
Nov 29, 1985 17 $428,932 +13% 170 $2,523   $25,366,848 74
Dec 6, 1985 14 $202,451 -53% 157 $1,289   $25,569,299 75
Dec 13, 1985 16 $152,384 -25% 125 $1,219   $25,721,683 76
Dec 20, 1985 18 $160,521 +5% 88 $1,824   $25,882,204 77
Dec 27, 1985 18 $329,420 +105% 85 $3,876   $26,211,624 78
Jan 3, 1986 20 $244,150 -26% 110 $2,220   $26,455,774 79
Jan 10, 1986 18 $235,657 -3% 128 $1,841   $26,691,431 80
Jan 17, 1986 25 $239,755 +2% 113 $2,122   $26,931,186 81
Jan 24, 1986 21 $208,208 -13% 114 $1,826   $27,139,394 82
Jan 31, 1986 22 $180,435 -13% 95 $1,899   $27,319,829 83
Feb 7, 1986 21 $153,590 -15% 93 $1,652   $27,473,419 84
Feb 14, 1986 24 $186,838 +22% 91 $2,053   $27,660,257 85
Feb 21, 1986 24 $158,796 -15% 92 $1,726   $27,819,053 86

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Marius Weyers    Andrew Steyn

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Production and Technical Credits

Jamie Uys    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,788 (0.0% of total gross)
Legs:51.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/185 max. theaters, 39.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,756,351

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 9th, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 109 minutes
Franchise: Gods Must Be Crazy
Comparisons: vs. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Satire, Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Botswana, South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 86th Weekend 3 $118,058 Feb 28, 1986 602
Biggest Domestic 85th Weekend 3 $119,849 Feb 21, 1986 595
Biggest Domestic 84th Weekend 3 $145,799 Feb 14, 1986 588
Biggest Domestic 82nd Weekend 3 $138,238 Jan 31, 1986 574
Biggest Domestic 81st Weekend 3 $142,249 Jan 24, 1986 567
Biggest Domestic 80th Weekend 3 $164,551 Jan 17, 1986 560
Biggest Domestic 79th Weekend 3 $169,073 Jan 10, 1986 553
Biggest Domestic 78th Weekend 2 $173,783 Jan 3, 1986 546
Biggest Domestic 77th Weekend 3 $166,235 Dec 27, 1985 539
Biggest Domestic 74th Weekend 4 $150,141 Dec 6, 1985 518
Biggest Domestic 73rd Weekend 1 $353,815 Nov 29, 1985 511
Biggest Domestic 72nd Weekend 2 $253,611 Nov 22, 1985 504
Biggest Domestic 71st Weekend 1 $317,253 Nov 15, 1985 497
Biggest Domestic 70th Weekend 2 $299,769 Nov 8, 1985 490
Biggest Domestic 69th Weekend 2 $312,797 Nov 1, 1985 483
Biggest Domestic 68th Weekend 2 $263,679 Oct 25, 1985 476
Biggest Domestic 67th Weekend 1 $291,832 Oct 18, 1985 469
Biggest Domestic 66th Weekend 4 $346,222 Oct 11, 1985 462
Biggest Domestic 65th Weekend 6 $367,809 Oct 4, 1985 455
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 4 $351,346 Sep 27, 1985 448
Biggest Domestic 63rd Weekend 3 $357,811 Sep 20, 1985 441
Biggest Domestic 62nd Weekend 2 $322,571 Sep 13, 1985 434
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 4 $326,366 Sep 6, 1985 427
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 4 $340,506 Aug 30, 1985 420
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 4 $298,737 Aug 23, 1985 413
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 6 $268,620 Aug 16, 1985 406
Biggest Domestic 57th Weekend 5 $284,114 Aug 9, 1985 399
Biggest Domestic 56th Weekend 6 $272,567 Aug 2, 1985 392
Biggest Domestic 55th Weekend 7 $276,571 Jul 26, 1985 385
Biggest Domestic 54th Weekend 5 $291,663 Jul 19, 1985 378
Biggest Domestic 53rd Weekend 4 $303,514 Jul 12, 1985 371
Biggest Domestic 52nd Weekend 6 $307,333 Jul 5, 1985 364
Biggest Domestic 51st Weekend 6 $279,385 Jun 28, 1985 357
Biggest Domestic 50th Weekend 5 $303,819 Jun 21, 1985 350
Biggest Domestic 49th Weekend 3 $344,090 Jun 14, 1985 343
Biggest Domestic 48th Weekend 3 $345,407 Jun 7, 1985 336
Biggest Domestic 47th Weekend 3 $400,015 May 31, 1985 329
Biggest Domestic 46th Weekend 3 $580,283 May 24, 1985 322
Biggest Domestic 45th Weekend 7 $423,731 May 17, 1985 315
Biggest Domestic 44th Weekend 7 $405,544 May 10, 1985 308
Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend 6 $420,411 May 3, 1985 301
Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend 7 $403,839 Apr 26, 1985 294
Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend 7 $363,831 Apr 19, 1985 287
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 13 $322,568 Apr 12, 1985 280
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 15 $308,416 Apr 5, 1985 273
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 18 $323,491 Mar 29, 1985 266
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 21 $356,436 Mar 22, 1985 259
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 18 $400,435 Mar 15, 1985 252
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 21 $326,909 Mar 8, 1985 245
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 24 $316,253 Mar 1, 1985 238
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 26 $308,327 Feb 22, 1985 231
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 27 $362,604 Feb 15, 1985 224
Theater Average 32nd Weekend 9 $6,043 Feb 15, 1985 224
Theater Average 31st Weekend 17 $5,548 Feb 8, 1985 217
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 32 $341,226 Feb 1, 1985 210
Theater Average 30th Weekend 24 $5,018 Feb 1, 1985 210
Theater Average 27th Weekend 22 $5,621 Jan 11, 1985 189
Theater Average 26th Weekend 26 $5,941 Jan 4, 1985 182
Theater Average 25th Weekend 11 $8,798 Dec 28, 1984 175
Theater Average 20th Weekend 26 $6,084 Nov 23, 1984 140
Theater Average 19th Weekend 40 $5,085 Nov 16, 1984 133
Theater Average 18th Weekend 27 $6,716 Nov 9, 1984 126
Theater Average 17th Weekend 26 $6,495 Nov 2, 1984 119
Theater Average 16th Weekend 37 $6,057 Oct 26, 1984 112

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Marius Weyers    Andrew Steyn

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jamie Uys    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 1984 22 $8,788   1 $8,788   $14,796 1
Oct 26, 1984 24 $157,474   26 $6,057   $178,632 16
Nov 2, 1984 24 $194,857 +24% 30 $6,495   $433,547 17
Nov 9, 1984 25 $214,916 +10% 32 $6,716   $713,256 18
Nov 16, 1984 25 $208,493 -3% 41 $5,085   $1,001,828 19
Nov 23, 1984 20 $285,950 +37% 47 $6,084   $1,409,951 20
Nov 30, 1984 19 $224,817 -21% 49 $4,588   $1,708,911 21
Dec 7, 1984 20 $162,536 -28% 46 $3,533   $1,942,953 22
Dec 14, 1984 20 $132,992 -18% 39 $3,410   $2,137,763 23
Dec 21, 1984 21 $189,161 +42% 38 $4,978   $2,387,738 24
Dec 28, 1984 20 $343,134 +81% 39 $8,798   $2,817,055 25
Jan 4, 1985 21 $231,693 -32% 39 $5,941   $3,120,040 26
Jan 11, 1985 22 $247,345 +7% 44 $5,621   $3,464,143 27
Jan 18, 1985 22 $214,475 -13% 47 $4,563   $3,772,525 28
Jan 25, 1985 21 $296,292 +38% 65 $4,558   $4,159,994 29
Feb 1, 1985 20 $341,226 +15% 68 $5,018   $4,611,302 30
Feb 8, 1985 21 $305,146 -11% 55 $5,548   $5,023,200 31
Feb 15, 1985 21 $362,604 +19% 60 $6,043   $5,483,663 32
Feb 22, 1985 21 $308,327 -15% 70 $4,405   $5,867,853 33
Mar 1, 1985 21 $316,253 +3% 74 $4,274   $6,277,523 34
Mar 8, 1985 16 $326,909 +3% 77 $4,246   $6,709,373 35
Mar 15, 1985 14 $400,435 +22% 90 $4,449   $7,232,203 36
Mar 22, 1985 19 $356,436 -11% 83 $4,294   $7,756,461 37
Mar 29, 1985 22 $323,491 -9% 76 $4,256   $8,239,437 38
Apr 5, 1985 20 $308,416 -5% 77 $4,005   $8,700,015 39
Apr 12, 1985 23 $322,568 +5% 95 $3,395   $9,157,225 40
Apr 19, 1985 22 $363,831 +13% 113 $3,220   $9,649,621 41
Apr 26, 1985 21 $403,839 +11% 117 $3,452   $10,196,907 42
May 3, 1985 19 $420,411 +4% 121 $3,474   $10,777,604 43
May 10, 1985 22 $405,544 -4% 129 $3,144   $11,337,755 44
May 17, 1985 21 $423,731 +4% 134 $3,162   $11,922,323 45
May 24, 1985 14 $580,283 +37% 145 $4,002   $12,683,519 46
May 31, 1985 12 $400,015 -31% 147 $2,721   $13,215,301 47
Jun 7, 1985 13 $345,407 -14% 141 $2,450   $13,752,216 48
Jun 14, 1985 15 $344,090 n/c 134 $2,568   $14,298,431 49
Jun 21, 1985 17 $303,819 -12% 120 $2,532   $14,805,505 50
Jun 28, 1985 18 $279,385 -8% 113 $2,472   $15,274,772 51
Jul 5, 1985 16 $307,333 +10% 107 $2,872   $15,768,951 52
Jul 12, 1985 18 $303,514 -1% 116 $2,617   $16,241,696 53
Jul 19, 1985 18 $291,663 -4% 104 $2,804   $16,726,555 54
Jul 26, 1985 18 $276,571 -5% 108 $2,561   $17,179,754 55
Aug 2, 1985 19 $272,567 -1% 107 $2,547   $17,642,136 56
Aug 9, 1985 20 $284,114 +4% 107 $2,655   $18,121,758 57
Aug 16, 1985 24 $268,620 -5% 104 $2,583   $18,578,033 58
Aug 23, 1985 27 $298,737 +11% 107 $2,792   $19,058,166 59
Aug 30, 1985 27 $340,506 +14% 123 $2,768   $19,659,315 60
Sep 6, 1985 23 $326,366 -4% 136 $2,400   $20,089,949 61
Sep 13, 1985 20 $322,571 -1% 163 $1,979   $20,524,406 62
Sep 20, 1985 21 $357,811 +11% 171 $2,092   $21,026,234 63
Sep 27, 1985 15 $351,346 -2% 184 $1,909   $21,498,994 64
Oct 4, 1985 15 $367,809 +5% 185 $1,988   $21,995,323 65
Oct 11, 1985 16 $346,222 -6% 171 $2,025   $22,464,001 66
Oct 18, 1985 18 $291,832 -16% 165 $1,769   $22,834,443 67
Oct 25, 1985 19 $263,679 -10% 169 $1,560   $23,200,064 68
Nov 1, 1985 19 $312,797 +19% 170 $1,840   $23,616,688 69
Nov 8, 1985 20 $299,769 -4% 170 $1,763   $24,024,462 70
Nov 15, 1985 20 $317,253 +6% 181 $1,753   $24,457,216 71
Nov 22, 1985 25 $253,611 -20% 164 $1,546   $24,812,340 72
Nov 29, 1985 21 $353,815 +40% 170 $2,081   $25,291,731 73
Dec 6, 1985 18 $150,141 -58% 157 $956   $25,516,989 74
Dec 13, 1985 17 $99,360 -34% 125 $795   $25,668,659 75
Dec 20, 1985 20 $68,082 -31% 88 $774   $25,789,765 76
Dec 27, 1985 19 $166,235 +144% 85 $1,956   $26,048,439 77
Jan 3, 1986 20 $173,783 +5% 110 $1,580   $26,385,407 78
Jan 10, 1986 20 $169,073 -3% 128 $1,321   $26,624,847 79
Jan 17, 1986 28 $164,551 -3% 113 $1,456   $26,855,982 80
Jan 24, 1986 26 $142,249 -14% 114 $1,248   $27,073,435 81
Jan 31, 1986 27 $138,238 -3% 95 $1,455   $27,277,632 82
Feb 7, 1986 24 $97,108 -30% 93 $1,044   $27,416,937 83
Feb 14, 1986 29 $145,799 +50% 91 $1,602   $27,619,218 84
Feb 21, 1986 26 $119,849 -18% 92 $1,303   $27,780,106 85
Feb 28, 1986 24 $118,058 -1% 92 $1,283   $27,937,111 86

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 1984 23 $217,532   26 $8,367   $238,690 17
Nov 2, 1984 22 $259,650 +19% 30 $8,655   $498,340 18
Nov 9, 1984 24 $294,995 +14% 32 $9,219   $793,335 19
Nov 16, 1984 21 $330,666 +12% 41 $8,065   $1,124,001 20
Nov 23, 1984 19 $360,093 +9% 47 $7,662   $1,484,094 21
Nov 30, 1984 18 $296,323 -18% 49 $6,047   $1,780,417 22
Dec 7, 1984 18 $224,354 -24% 46 $4,877   $2,004,771 23
Dec 14, 1984 18 $193,806 -14% 39 $4,969   $2,198,577 24
Dec 21, 1984 21 $275,344 +42% 38 $7,246   $2,473,921 25
Dec 28, 1984 18 $414,426 +51% 39 $10,626   $2,888,347 26
Jan 4, 1985 20 $328,451 -21% 39 $8,422   $3,216,798 27
Jan 11, 1985 21 $341,252 +4% 44 $7,756   $3,558,050 28
Jan 18, 1985 21 $305,652 -10% 47 $6,503   $3,863,702 29
Jan 25, 1985 19 $406,374 +33% 65 $6,252   $4,270,076 30
Feb 1, 1985 18 $447,978 +10% 68 $6,588   $4,718,054 31
Feb 8, 1985 21 $403,005 -10% 55 $7,327   $5,121,059 32
Feb 15, 1985 21 $438,467 +9% 60 $7,308   $5,559,526 33
Feb 22, 1985 20 $401,744 -8% 70 $5,739   $5,961,270 34
Mar 1, 1985 20 $421,194 +5% 74 $5,692   $6,382,464 35
Mar 8, 1985 15 $449,304 +7% 77 $5,835   $6,831,768 36
Mar 15, 1985 14 $568,257 +26% 90 $6,314   $7,400,025 37
Mar 22, 1985 18 $515,921 -9% 83 $6,216   $7,915,946 38
Mar 29, 1985 20 $475,653 -8% 76 $6,259   $8,391,599 39
Apr 5, 1985 20 $443,058 -7% 77 $5,754   $8,834,657 40
Apr 12, 1985 21 $451,133 +2% 95 $4,749   $9,285,790 41
Apr 19, 1985 21 $507,278 +12% 113 $4,489   $9,793,068 42
Apr 26, 1985 20 $564,125 +11% 117 $4,822   $10,357,193 43
May 3, 1985 19 $575,018 +2% 121 $4,752   $10,932,211 44
May 10, 1985 19 $566,381 -2% 129 $4,391   $11,498,592 45
May 17, 1985 16 $604,644 +7% 134 $4,512   $12,103,236 46
May 24, 1985 13 $712,050 +18% 145 $4,911   $12,815,286 47
May 31, 1985 11 $591,523 -17% 147 $4,024   $13,406,809 48
Jun 7, 1985 13 $547,532 -7% 141 $3,883   $13,954,341 49
Jun 14, 1985 15 $547,345 n/c 134 $4,085   $14,501,686 50
Jun 21, 1985 15 $493,701 -10% 120 $4,114   $14,995,387 51
Jun 28, 1985 15 $466,231 -6% 113 $4,126   $15,461,618 52
Jul 5, 1985 15 $476,564 +2% 107 $4,454   $15,938,182 53
Jul 12, 1985 17 $496,710 +4% 116 $4,282   $16,434,892 54
Jul 19, 1985 14 $468,291 -6% 104 $4,503   $16,903,183 55
Jul 26, 1985 17 $466,386 n/c 108 $4,318   $17,369,569 56
Aug 2, 1985 19 $468,075 n/c 107 $4,375   $17,837,644 57
Aug 9, 1985 20 $471,769 +1% 107 $4,409   $18,309,413 58
Aug 16, 1985 23 $450,016 -5% 104 $4,327   $18,759,429 59
Aug 23, 1985 21 $559,380 +24% 107 $5,228   $19,318,809 60
Aug 30, 1985 25 $444,774 -20% 123 $3,616   $19,763,583 61
Sep 6, 1985 20 $438,252 -1% 136 $3,222   $20,201,835 62
Sep 13, 1985 19 $466,588 +6% 163 $2,863   $20,668,423 63
Sep 20, 1985 17 $479,225 +3% 171 $2,802   $21,147,648 64
Sep 27, 1985 13 $479,866 n/c 184 $2,608   $21,627,514 65
Oct 4, 1985 13 $490,265 +2% 185 $2,650   $22,117,779 66
Oct 11, 1985 16 $424,832 -13% 171 $2,484   $22,542,611 67
Oct 18, 1985 18 $393,774 -7% 165 $2,387   $22,936,385 68
Oct 25, 1985 18 $367,506 -7% 169 $2,175   $23,303,891 69
Nov 1, 1985 18 $420,802 +15% 170 $2,475   $23,724,693 70
Nov 8, 1985 18 $415,270 -1% 170 $2,443   $24,139,963 71
Nov 15, 1985 20 $418,766 +1% 181 $2,314   $24,558,729 72
Nov 22, 1985 21 $379,187 -9% 164 $2,312   $24,937,916 73
Nov 29, 1985 17 $428,932 +13% 170 $2,523   $25,366,848 74
Dec 6, 1985 14 $202,451 -53% 157 $1,289   $25,569,299 75
Dec 13, 1985 16 $152,384 -25% 125 $1,219   $25,721,683 76
Dec 20, 1985 18 $160,521 +5% 88 $1,824   $25,882,204 77
Dec 27, 1985 18 $329,420 +105% 85 $3,876   $26,211,624 78
Jan 3, 1986 20 $244,150 -26% 110 $2,220   $26,455,774 79
Jan 10, 1986 18 $235,657 -3% 128 $1,841   $26,691,431 80
Jan 17, 1986 25 $239,755 +2% 113 $2,122   $26,931,186 81
Jan 24, 1986 21 $208,208 -13% 114 $1,826   $27,139,394 82
Jan 31, 1986 22 $180,435 -13% 95 $1,899   $27,319,829 83
Feb 7, 1986 21 $153,590 -15% 93 $1,652   $27,473,419 84
Feb 14, 1986 24 $186,838 +22% 91 $2,053   $27,660,257 85
Feb 21, 1986 24 $158,796 -15% 92 $1,726   $27,819,053 86

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records