The Living Daylights (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,185,000Details
International Box Office $140,014,996Details
Worldwide Box Office $191,199,996
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,051,284 (21.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,728 opening theaters/1,728 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,118,738

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,816 $51,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $140,014,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 968 $191,199,996

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 12th, 1987 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
October 29th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 22nd, 2022 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Octopussy
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Secret Agent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 368 $6,392,094 Sep 4, 1987 38

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $11,051,284   1,728 $6,395   $11,051,284 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $7,706,230 -30% 1,727 $4,462   $24,789,876 2
Aug 14, 1987 2 $5,004,732 -35% 1,680 $2,979   $33,671,807 3
Aug 21, 1987 6 $3,605,304 -28% 1,599 $2,255   $39,820,817 4
Sep 4, 1987 9 $2,211,779   1,054 $2,098   $46,896,844 6
Sep 25, 1987 17 $362,940   527 $689   $49,697,117 9
Oct 2, 1987 21 $262,131 -28% 404 $649   $50,096,813 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $17,083,646   1,728 $9,886   $17,083,646 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $11,583,429 -32% 1,727 $6,707   $28,667,075 2
Aug 14, 1987 3 $7,548,438 -35% 1,680 $4,493   $36,215,513 3
Sep 25, 1987 17 $500,505   527 $950   $49,834,682 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Japan 12/12/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $362 10 10 10 $362 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/22/2022 $12,869 100 100 102 $34,064 10/5/2022
 
Rest of World $139,980,570
 
International Total$140,014,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting Cast

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

Uncategorized

Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Robert Brown    M
Maryam d'Abo    Kara Milovy
Jeroen Krabbe    General Georgi Koskov
Joe Don Baker    Brad Whitaker
Art Malik    Kamran Shah
Caroline Bliss    Miss Moneypenny
John Terry    Felix Leiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Associate Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Producer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,051,284 (21.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,728 opening theaters/1,728 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,118,738

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,816 $51,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $140,014,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 968 $191,199,996

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 12th, 1987 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
October 29th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 22nd, 2022 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Octopussy
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Secret Agent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 368 $6,392,094 Sep 4, 1987 38

Leading Cast

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting Cast

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

Uncategorized

Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Robert Brown    M
Maryam d'Abo    Kara Milovy
Jeroen Krabbe    General Georgi Koskov
Joe Don Baker    Brad Whitaker
Art Malik    Kamran Shah
Caroline Bliss    Miss Moneypenny
John Terry    Felix Leiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Associate Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Producer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $11,051,284   1,728 $6,395   $11,051,284 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $7,706,230 -30% 1,727 $4,462   $24,789,876 2
Aug 14, 1987 2 $5,004,732 -35% 1,680 $2,979   $33,671,807 3
Aug 21, 1987 6 $3,605,304 -28% 1,599 $2,255   $39,820,817 4
Sep 4, 1987 9 $2,211,779   1,054 $2,098   $46,896,844 6
Sep 25, 1987 17 $362,940   527 $689   $49,697,117 9
Oct 2, 1987 21 $262,131 -28% 404 $649   $50,096,813 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $17,083,646   1,728 $9,886   $17,083,646 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $11,583,429 -32% 1,727 $6,707   $28,667,075 2
Aug 14, 1987 3 $7,548,438 -35% 1,680 $4,493   $36,215,513 3
Sep 25, 1987 17 $500,505   527 $950   $49,834,682 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Japan 12/12/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $362 10 10 10 $362 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/22/2022 $12,869 100 100 102 $34,064 10/5/2022
 
Rest of World $139,980,570
 
International Total$140,014,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records