The Natural (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,951,979Details
OpusData ID: 11540100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,088,381 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:989 opening theaters/1,012 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $161,409,783

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,011 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,332 $47,951,979

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 11th, 1984 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: July 28th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Scout
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Keywords: Baseball, Sports Drama, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 385 $5,531,491 Jul 6, 1984 59
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 171 $6,920,974 May 25, 1984 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 119 $24,285,207 May 25, 1984 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,011 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $161,409,783
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,531 $47,951,979
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 15 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,644 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 499 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 6 $47,951,979

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 1984 1 $5,088,381   989 $5,145   $5,088,381 1
May 18, 1984 1 $5,423,223 +7% 989 $5,484   $12,656,941 2
May 25, 1984 2 $6,920,974 +28% 989 $6,998   $21,533,597 3
Jun 1, 1984 3 $3,424,331 -51% 1,012 $3,384   $26,337,412 4
Jun 8, 1984 6 $2,482,504 -28% 982 $2,528   $30,162,643 5
Jun 15, 1984 6 $2,502,952 +1% 992 $2,523   $33,645,465 6
Jun 22, 1984 8 $2,064,956 -17% 970 $2,129   $36,732,079 7
Jun 29, 1984 11 $1,492,203 -28% 702 $2,126   $38,954,488 8
Jul 6, 1984 11 $1,576,403 +6% 807 $1,953   $41,135,310 9
Jul 13, 1984 13 $1,014,338 -36% 672 $1,509   $42,767,283 10
Jul 20, 1984 17 $841,538 -17% 560 $1,503   $44,043,332 11
Jul 27, 1984 17 $657,846 -22% 414 $1,589   $44,960,822 12
Aug 3, 1984 19 $653,000 -1% 350 $1,866   $45,817,000 13
Aug 10, 1984 21 $293,700 -55% 267 $1,100   $46,309,185 14
Aug 17, 1984 21 $247,200 -16% 206 $1,200   $46,869,829 15
Aug 24, 1984 19 $207,760 -16% 196 $1,060   $47,152,085 16
Aug 31, 1984 23 $184,496 -11% 114 $1,618   $47,398,521 17
Sep 7, 1984 18 $193,800 +5% 228 $850   $47,620,559 18
Sep 14, 1984 19 $273,600 +41% 304 $900   $47,951,979 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 1984 1 $7,233,718   989 $7,314   $7,233,718 1
May 18, 1984 1 $7,378,905 +2% 989 $7,461   $14,612,623 2
May 25, 1984 2 $8,300,458 +12% 989 $8,393   $22,913,081 3
Jun 1, 1984 3 $4,767,058 -43% 1,012 $4,711   $27,680,139 4
Jun 8, 1984 6 $3,462,374 -27% 982 $3,526   $31,142,513 5
Jun 15, 1984 6 $3,524,610 +2% 992 $3,553   $34,667,123 6
Jun 22, 1984 8 $2,795,162 -21% 970 $2,882   $37,462,285 7
Jun 29, 1984 11 $2,096,622 -25% 702 $2,987   $39,558,907 8
Jul 6, 1984 11 $2,194,038 +5% 807 $2,719   $41,752,945 9
Jul 13, 1984 13 $1,448,849 -34% 672 $2,156   $43,201,794 10
Jul 20, 1984 16 $1,101,182 -24% 560 $1,966   $44,302,976 11
Jul 27, 1984 17 $861,024 -22% 414 $2,080   $45,164,000 12
Aug 3, 1984 19 $851,485 -1% 350 $2,433   $46,015,485 13
Aug 10, 1984 17 $607,144 -29% 267 $2,274   $46,622,629 14
Aug 17, 1984 20 $321,696 -47% 206 $1,562   $46,944,325 15
Aug 24, 1984 19 $269,700 -16% 196 $1,376   $47,214,025 16
Aug 31, 1984 19 $212,734 -21% 114 $1,866   $47,426,759 17
Sep 7, 1984 18 $251,620 +18% 228 $1,104   $47,678,379 18

Leading Cast

Robert Redford    Roy Hobbs
Glenn Close    Iris Gaines

Supporting Cast

Robert Duvall    Max Mercy
Kim Basinger    Memo Paris
Wilford Brimley    Pop Fisher
Barbara Hershey    Harriet Bird
Robert Prosky    The Judge
Richard Farnsworth    Red Blow
Michael Madsen    Bartholomew “Bump” Bailey
Joe Don Baker    The Whammer
Mike Starr    Boone

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Levinson    Director
Mark Johnson    Producer
Roger Towne    Screenwriter
Phil Dusenberry    Screenwriter
Bernard Malamud    Story based on the novel by
Roger Towne    Executive Producer
Philip M. Breen    Executive Producer
Caleb Deschanel    Director of Photography
Mel Bourne    Production Designer
Randy Newman    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,088,381 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:989 opening theaters/1,012 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $161,409,783

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,011 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,332 $47,951,979

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 11th, 1984 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: July 28th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Scout
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Keywords: Baseball, Sports Drama, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tri-Star Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 385 $5,531,491 Jul 6, 1984 59
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 171 $6,920,974 May 25, 1984 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 119 $24,285,207 May 25, 1984 17

Leading Cast

Robert Redford    Roy Hobbs
Glenn Close    Iris Gaines

Supporting Cast

Robert Duvall    Max Mercy
Kim Basinger    Memo Paris
Wilford Brimley    Pop Fisher
Barbara Hershey    Harriet Bird
Robert Prosky    The Judge
Richard Farnsworth    Red Blow
Michael Madsen    Bartholomew “Bump” Bailey
Joe Don Baker    The Whammer
Mike Starr    Boone

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Levinson    Director
Mark Johnson    Producer
Roger Towne    Screenwriter
Phil Dusenberry    Screenwriter
Bernard Malamud    Story based on the novel by
Roger Towne    Executive Producer
Philip M. Breen    Executive Producer
Caleb Deschanel    Director of Photography
Mel Bourne    Production Designer
Randy Newman    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,011 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $161,409,783
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,531 $47,951,979
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 15 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,644 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 499 $47,951,979
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 6 $47,951,979

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 1984 1 $5,088,381   989 $5,145   $5,088,381 1
May 18, 1984 1 $5,423,223 +7% 989 $5,484   $12,656,941 2
May 25, 1984 2 $6,920,974 +28% 989 $6,998   $21,533,597 3
Jun 1, 1984 3 $3,424,331 -51% 1,012 $3,384   $26,337,412 4
Jun 8, 1984 6 $2,482,504 -28% 982 $2,528   $30,162,643 5
Jun 15, 1984 6 $2,502,952 +1% 992 $2,523   $33,645,465 6
Jun 22, 1984 8 $2,064,956 -17% 970 $2,129   $36,732,079 7
Jun 29, 1984 11 $1,492,203 -28% 702 $2,126   $38,954,488 8
Jul 6, 1984 11 $1,576,403 +6% 807 $1,953   $41,135,310 9
Jul 13, 1984 13 $1,014,338 -36% 672 $1,509   $42,767,283 10
Jul 20, 1984 17 $841,538 -17% 560 $1,503   $44,043,332 11
Jul 27, 1984 17 $657,846 -22% 414 $1,589   $44,960,822 12
Aug 3, 1984 19 $653,000 -1% 350 $1,866   $45,817,000 13
Aug 10, 1984 21 $293,700 -55% 267 $1,100   $46,309,185 14
Aug 17, 1984 21 $247,200 -16% 206 $1,200   $46,869,829 15
Aug 24, 1984 19 $207,760 -16% 196 $1,060   $47,152,085 16
Aug 31, 1984 23 $184,496 -11% 114 $1,618   $47,398,521 17
Sep 7, 1984 18 $193,800 +5% 228 $850   $47,620,559 18
Sep 14, 1984 19 $273,600 +41% 304 $900   $47,951,979 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 1984 1 $7,233,718   989 $7,314   $7,233,718 1
May 18, 1984 1 $7,378,905 +2% 989 $7,461   $14,612,623 2
May 25, 1984 2 $8,300,458 +12% 989 $8,393   $22,913,081 3
Jun 1, 1984 3 $4,767,058 -43% 1,012 $4,711   $27,680,139 4
Jun 8, 1984 6 $3,462,374 -27% 982 $3,526   $31,142,513 5
Jun 15, 1984 6 $3,524,610 +2% 992 $3,553   $34,667,123 6
Jun 22, 1984 8 $2,795,162 -21% 970 $2,882   $37,462,285 7
Jun 29, 1984 11 $2,096,622 -25% 702 $2,987   $39,558,907 8
Jul 6, 1984 11 $2,194,038 +5% 807 $2,719   $41,752,945 9
Jul 13, 1984 13 $1,448,849 -34% 672 $2,156   $43,201,794 10
Jul 20, 1984 16 $1,101,182 -24% 560 $1,966   $44,302,976 11
Jul 27, 1984 17 $861,024 -22% 414 $2,080   $45,164,000 12
Aug 3, 1984 19 $851,485 -1% 350 $2,433   $46,015,485 13
Aug 10, 1984 17 $607,144 -29% 267 $2,274   $46,622,629 14
Aug 17, 1984 20 $321,696 -47% 206 $1,562   $46,944,325 15
Aug 24, 1984 19 $269,700 -16% 196 $1,376   $47,214,025 16
Aug 31, 1984 19 $212,734 -21% 114 $1,866   $47,426,759 17
Sep 7, 1984 18 $251,620 +18% 228 $1,104   $47,678,379 18

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,332 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,653 $47,951,979
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 16 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 690 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,813 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 625 $47,951,979
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 6 $47,951,979