The Ice Pirates (1984)

The Ice Pirates
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,075,390Details
OpusData ID: 32750100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,358,022 (33.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,175 opening theaters/1,175 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,012,695

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,078 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $13,075,390

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 16th, 1984 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon 2
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Outer Space, Royalty, Romance, Pirates, Time Travel, Missing Person
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, JF
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,595 $44,012,695
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,199 $13,075,390
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 67 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,656 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,419 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,067 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 6 $13,075,390

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 1984 3 $4,358,022   1,175 $3,709   $4,358,022 1
Mar 23, 1984 4 $2,904,480 -33% 1,174 $2,474   $8,424,701 2
Mar 30, 1984 8 $1,499,406 -48% 1,012 $1,482   $10,635,359 3
Apr 6, 1984 13 $623,784 -58% 547 $1,140   $11,670,521 4
Apr 13, 1984 17 $304,532 -51% 326 $934   $12,184,634 5
Apr 20, 1984 17 $309,738 +2% 405 $765   $12,655,788 6
Apr 27, 1984 18 $280,739 -9% 260 $1,080   $13,075,390 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 1984 3 $5,520,221   1,175 $4,698   $5,520,221 1
Mar 23, 1984 4 $3,615,732 -35% 1,174 $3,080   $9,135,953 2
Mar 30, 1984 7 $1,910,784 -47% 1,012 $1,888   $11,046,737 3
Apr 6, 1984 13 $833,365 -56% 547 $1,524   $11,880,102 4
Apr 13, 1984 16 $465,948 -44% 326 $1,429   $12,346,050 5
Apr 20, 1984 16 $448,601 -4% 405 $1,108   $12,794,651 6

Leading Cast

Robert Urich    Jason
Mary Crosby    Princess Karina
Michael D. Roberts   

Supporting Cast

Anjelica Huston    Maida
John Carradine    Supreme Commander
Ron Perlman    Zeno
Max von Sydow   

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Production and Technical Credits

Stewart Raffill    Director
John Foreman    Producer
Stewart Raffill    Screenwriter
Stanford Sherman    Screenwriter
Bruce Broughton    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,358,022 (33.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,175 opening theaters/1,175 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $44,012,695

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,078 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $13,075,390

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 16th, 1984 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon 2
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Outer Space, Royalty, Romance, Pirates, Time Travel, Missing Person
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, JF
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Robert Urich    Jason
Mary Crosby    Princess Karina
Michael D. Roberts   

Supporting Cast

Anjelica Huston    Maida
John Carradine    Supreme Commander
Ron Perlman    Zeno
Max von Sydow   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stewart Raffill    Director
John Foreman    Producer
Stewart Raffill    Screenwriter
Stanford Sherman    Screenwriter
Bruce Broughton    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,595 $44,012,695
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,199 $13,075,390
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 67 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,656 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,419 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,067 $13,075,390
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 6 $13,075,390

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 1984 3 $4,358,022   1,175 $3,709   $4,358,022 1
Mar 23, 1984 4 $2,904,480 -33% 1,174 $2,474   $8,424,701 2
Mar 30, 1984 8 $1,499,406 -48% 1,012 $1,482   $10,635,359 3
Apr 6, 1984 13 $623,784 -58% 547 $1,140   $11,670,521 4
Apr 13, 1984 17 $304,532 -51% 326 $934   $12,184,634 5
Apr 20, 1984 17 $309,738 +2% 405 $765   $12,655,788 6
Apr 27, 1984 18 $280,739 -9% 260 $1,080   $13,075,390 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 1984 3 $5,520,221   1,175 $4,698   $5,520,221 1
Mar 23, 1984 4 $3,615,732 -35% 1,174 $3,080   $9,135,953 2
Mar 30, 1984 7 $1,910,784 -47% 1,012 $1,888   $11,046,737 3
Apr 6, 1984 13 $833,365 -56% 547 $1,524   $11,880,102 4
Apr 13, 1984 16 $465,948 -44% 326 $1,429   $12,346,050 5
Apr 20, 1984 16 $448,601 -4% 405 $1,108   $12,794,651 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,078 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,076 $13,075,390
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 67 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,921 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,229 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 543 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,371 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,188 $13,075,390
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 6 $13,075,390