Hercules (1983)

Hercules
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,466,655Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $80,236 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $80,236
OpusData ID: 38140100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,473,635 (36.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,001 opening theaters/1,014 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,989,796

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,623 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,189 $9,466,655

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 26th, 1983 (Wide) by Cannon
Video Release: August 22nd, 2017 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Hercules
Comparisons: vs. 300: Rise of an Empire
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greece, Cult Movie, Sword & Sorcerer, Robot
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 244 $9,320,645 Sep 2, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,623 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,151 $33,989,796
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,840 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Religious Text Movies 31 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,041 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 601 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,189 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cannon Movies 19 $9,466,655

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 1983 4 $3,473,635   1,001 $3,470   $3,473,635 1
Sep 2, 1983 6 $2,507,262 -28% 1,014 $2,473   $7,082,398 2
Sep 9, 1983 11 $880,253 -65% 667 $1,320   $8,327,015 3
Sep 16, 1983 15 $506,996 -42% 426 $1,190   $9,086,244 4
Sep 23, 1983 23 $246,264 -51% 336 $733   $9,466,655 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 1983 5 $4,575,136   1,001 $4,571   $4,575,136 1
Sep 2, 1983 6 $2,871,626 -37% 1,014 $2,832   $7,446,762 2
Sep 9, 1983 11 $1,132,486 -61% 667 $1,698   $8,579,248 3
Sep 16, 1983 16 $641,143 -43% 426 $1,505   $9,220,391 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,189 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,126 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Religious Text Movies 33 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 992 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,311 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cannon Movies 19 $9,466,655

Leading Cast

Lou Ferrigno    Hercules
Sybil Danning    Ariadne
William Berger    King Minos

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luigi Cozzi    Director
Luigi Cozzi    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,473,635 (36.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,001 opening theaters/1,014 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,989,796

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,623 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,189 $9,466,655

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 26th, 1983 (Wide) by Cannon
Video Release: August 22nd, 2017 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Hercules
Comparisons: vs. 300: Rise of an Empire
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greece, Cult Movie, Sword & Sorcerer, Robot
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 244 $9,320,645 Sep 2, 1983 10

Leading Cast

Lou Ferrigno    Hercules
Sybil Danning    Ariadne
William Berger    King Minos

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luigi Cozzi    Director
Luigi Cozzi    Screenwriter

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 comes out this week and it is such a big release that is scared away nearly all of the competition. Fortunately, it is also a great film and a serious contender for Pick of the Week. The main competition are Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 2 and Supergirl: Season 2. In the end. I went with Ash vs Evil Dead, but it was a close race. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,623 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,151 $33,989,796
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,840 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Religious Text Movies 31 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,041 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 601 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,189 $9,466,655
All Time Domestic Box Office for Cannon Movies 19 $9,466,655

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 1983 4 $3,473,635   1,001 $3,470   $3,473,635 1
Sep 2, 1983 6 $2,507,262 -28% 1,014 $2,473   $7,082,398 2
Sep 9, 1983 11 $880,253 -65% 667 $1,320   $8,327,015 3
Sep 16, 1983 15 $506,996 -42% 426 $1,190   $9,086,244 4
Sep 23, 1983 23 $246,264 -51% 336 $733   $9,466,655 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 1983 5 $4,575,136   1,001 $4,571   $4,575,136 1
Sep 2, 1983 6 $2,871,626 -37% 1,014 $2,832   $7,446,762 2
Sep 9, 1983 11 $1,132,486 -61% 667 $1,698   $8,579,248 3
Sep 16, 1983 16 $641,143 -43% 426 $1,505   $9,220,391 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,189 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,126 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Religious Text Movies 33 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 877 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 992 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,311 $9,466,655
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Cannon Movies 19 $9,466,655