The Living Daylights (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,185,000Details
International Box Office $140,014,996Details
Worldwide Box Office $191,199,996
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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 $148,056,858

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)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Plot point: Defecting, Double Agent, Hitmen, Musicians, Political, Romance, Secret Agent
Subgenre: Action Thriller
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

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

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

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
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

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
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

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:$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 $148,056,858

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)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Cast, crew, or production detail: Prologue
Plot point: Defecting, Double Agent, Hitmen, Musicians, Political, Romance, Secret Agent
Subgenre: Action Thriller
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

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

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

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
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

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
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

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.