The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $13,400,000 | Details |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $135,611 | |
| Total | $135,611 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,700,000 (20.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 980 opening theaters/980 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $54,515,817 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal |
| Video Release: | July 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory |
| MPA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Plot point: | Ambush, Origin Story, Outlaws, Sole Survivor, Texas Ranger |
| Subgenre: | Classical Western |
| Time period setting: | 1850s |
| Source: | Based on TV |
| Genre: | Western |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1981 | 3 | $2,700,000 | 980 | $2,755 | $2,700,000 | 1 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1981 | - | $1,157,031 | 980 | $1,181 | $0 | 2 | |
| May 25, 1981 | - | $700,000 | 980 | $714 | $3,417,616 | 4 |
| Christopher Lloyd | Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavandish | |
| Jason Robards, Jr. | President Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Richard Farnsworth | Wild Bill Hickok |
Production and Technical Credits
| William A. Fraker | Director | |
| Ivan Goff | Screenwriter | |
| Ben Roberts | Screenwriter | |
| William Roberts | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Kane | Screenwriter | |
| Jerry Derloshon | Screenwriter | |
| George W. Trendle | Story Creator | |
| Fran Striker | Story Creator | |
| Gordon Ecker Jr.* | Supervising Sound Editor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,700,000 (20.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 980 opening theaters/980 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $54,515,817 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal |
| Video Release: | July 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory |
| MPA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Plot point: | Ambush, Origin Story, Outlaws, Sole Survivor, Texas Ranger |
| Subgenre: | Classical Western |
| Time period setting: | 1850s |
| Source: | Based on TV |
| Genre: | Western |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1981 | 3 | $2,700,000 | 980 | $2,755 | $2,700,000 | 1 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1981 | - | $1,157,031 | 980 | $1,181 | $0 | 2 | |
| May 25, 1981 | - | $700,000 | 980 | $714 | $3,417,616 | 4 |
| Christopher Lloyd | Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavandish | |
| Jason Robards, Jr. | President Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Richard Farnsworth | Wild Bill Hickok |
Production and Technical Credits
| William A. Fraker | Director | |
| Ivan Goff | Screenwriter | |
| Ben Roberts | Screenwriter | |
| William Roberts | Screenwriter | |
| Michael Kane | Screenwriter | |
| Jerry Derloshon | Screenwriter | |
| George W. Trendle | Story Creator | |
| Fran Striker | Story Creator | |
| Gordon Ecker Jr.* | Supervising Sound Editor |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.