Predator (1987)

Predator
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $59,735,548Details
International Box Office $38,532,010Details
Worldwide Box Office $98,267,558
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,031,638 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,623 opening theaters/1,636 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $164,692,884

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 14th, 1987 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 21st, 1987 (Wide) (Australia)
November 10th, 2017 (Wide), released as Predator (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
November 26th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 26th, 2000 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Predator
Comparisons: vs. The Blues Brothers
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Keywords: Humans as Prey, 3-D, Alien Encounters, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, 3D Re-release, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
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) 254 $11,560,284 Jul 3, 1987 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1987 1 $12,031,638   1,623 $7,413   $12,031,638 1
Jun 19, 1987 2 $8,225,869 -32% 1,636 $5,028   $25,738,838 2
Jun 26, 1987 5 $5,222,538 -37% 1,632 $3,200   $34,925,416 3
Jul 3, 1987 7 $4,000,063 -23% 1,597 $2,505   $41,775,223 4
Jul 10, 1987 11 $2,877,820 -28% 1,427 $2,017   $46,854,315 5
Jul 17, 1987 11 $1,697,726 -41% 1,182 $1,436   $49,985,393 6
Jul 24, 1987 11 $1,069,426 -37% 876 $1,221   $51,893,251 7
Jul 31, 1987 11 $835,844 -22% 710 $1,177   $53,268,708 8
Aug 7, 1987 11 $613,214 -27% 570 $1,076   $54,355,221 9
Aug 14, 1987 11 $419,268 -32% 449 $934   $55,100,567 10
Aug 21, 1987 11 $257,643 -39% 301 $856   $55,546,576 11
Aug 28, 1987 12 $176,814 -31% 217 $815   $55,844,635 12
Sep 4, 1987 34 $152,084 -14% 193 $788   $56,072,497 13
Sep 11, 1987 12 $168,017 +10% 239 $703   $56,289,343 14
Sep 18, 1987 12 $109,953 -35% 171 $643   $56,471,713 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1987 1 $17,512,969   1,623 $10,790   $17,512,969 1
Jun 19, 1987 2 $12,189,909 -30% 1,636 $7,451   $29,702,878 2
Jun 26, 1987 5 $8,072,282 -34% 1,632 $4,946   $37,775,160 3
Jul 3, 1987 7 $6,201,335 -23% 1,597 $3,883   $43,976,495 4
Jul 10, 1987 8 $4,311,172 -30% 1,427 $3,021   $48,287,667 5
Jul 17, 1987 8 $2,536,158 -41% 1,182 $2,146   $50,823,825 6
Jul 24, 1987 9 $1,609,039 -37% 876 $1,837   $52,432,864 7
Jul 31, 1987 8 $1,309,143 -19% 710 $1,844   $53,742,007 8
Aug 7, 1987 9 $939,292 -28% 570 $1,648   $54,681,299 9
Aug 14, 1987 9 $607,634 -35% 449 $1,353   $55,288,933 10
Aug 21, 1987 8 $378,888 -38% 301 $1,259   $55,667,821 11
Aug 28, 1987 12 $252,592 -33% 217 $1,164   $55,920,413 12
Sep 4, 1987 11 $200,913 -20% 193 $1,041   $56,121,326 13
Sep 11, 1987 8 $240,434 +20% 239 $1,006   $56,361,760 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/21/1987 $0 0 61 91 $336,172 12/4/2020
New Zealand 8/14/1987 $0 0 33 48 $6,514 5/15/2023
United Kingdom 11/10/2017 $130,929 2 2 2 $130,929 11/15/2017
 
Rest of World $38,058,395
 
International Total$38,532,010 5/15/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 25, 2009147,709 7,709$106,211$106,211461
Nov 1, 2009206,444-16% 14,153$89,059$195,270462
Jul 11, 2010159,095 222,774$130,740$3,069,337498
Jul 18, 2010204,677-49% 227,451$68,837$3,138,174499

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger    Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer

Supporting Cast

Carl Weathers    Dillon
Sven-Ole Thorsen    Russian
Bill Duke    Sergeant Mac
Jesse Ventura    Blain
R.G. Armstrong    Gen. Phillips
Shane Black    Rick Hawkins

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

Production and Technical Credits

John McTiernan    Director
Jim Thomas    Screenwriter
John Thomas    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
K.C. Colwell    Second Assistant Director
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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

Featured Blu-ray Review: Predator Ultimate Hunter Edition

June 26th, 2010

With the release of Predators just a couple weeks away, now is the perfect time to release the original Predator on a special edition Blu-ray. The 1987 original was a relatively low-budget offering that at the time was Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest hit and spawned a franchise that is still going strong 20 years later. However, have the years been kind to the movie? Or is it past its prime? More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,031,638 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,623 opening theaters/1,636 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $164,692,884

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 14th, 1987 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 21st, 1987 (Wide) (Australia)
November 10th, 2017 (Wide), released as Predator (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
November 26th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: December 26th, 2000 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Predator
Comparisons: vs. The Blues Brothers
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Humans as Prey, 3-D, Alien Encounters, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, 3D Re-release, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
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) 254 $11,560,284 Jul 3, 1987 24

Leading Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger    Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer

Supporting Cast

Carl Weathers    Dillon
Sven-Ole Thorsen    Russian
Bill Duke    Sergeant Mac
Jesse Ventura    Blain
R.G. Armstrong    Gen. Phillips
Shane Black    Rick Hawkins

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

Production and Technical Credits

John McTiernan    Director
Jim Thomas    Screenwriter
John Thomas    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
K.C. Colwell    Second Assistant Director
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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

Featured Blu-ray Review: Predator Ultimate Hunter Edition

June 26th, 2010

With the release of Predators just a couple weeks away, now is the perfect time to release the original Predator on a special edition Blu-ray. The 1987 original was a relatively low-budget offering that at the time was Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest hit and spawned a franchise that is still going strong 20 years later. However, have the years been kind to the movie? Or is it past its prime? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1987 1 $12,031,638   1,623 $7,413   $12,031,638 1
Jun 19, 1987 2 $8,225,869 -32% 1,636 $5,028   $25,738,838 2
Jun 26, 1987 5 $5,222,538 -37% 1,632 $3,200   $34,925,416 3
Jul 3, 1987 7 $4,000,063 -23% 1,597 $2,505   $41,775,223 4
Jul 10, 1987 11 $2,877,820 -28% 1,427 $2,017   $46,854,315 5
Jul 17, 1987 11 $1,697,726 -41% 1,182 $1,436   $49,985,393 6
Jul 24, 1987 11 $1,069,426 -37% 876 $1,221   $51,893,251 7
Jul 31, 1987 11 $835,844 -22% 710 $1,177   $53,268,708 8
Aug 7, 1987 11 $613,214 -27% 570 $1,076   $54,355,221 9
Aug 14, 1987 11 $419,268 -32% 449 $934   $55,100,567 10
Aug 21, 1987 11 $257,643 -39% 301 $856   $55,546,576 11
Aug 28, 1987 12 $176,814 -31% 217 $815   $55,844,635 12
Sep 4, 1987 34 $152,084 -14% 193 $788   $56,072,497 13
Sep 11, 1987 12 $168,017 +10% 239 $703   $56,289,343 14
Sep 18, 1987 12 $109,953 -35% 171 $643   $56,471,713 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1987 1 $17,512,969   1,623 $10,790   $17,512,969 1
Jun 19, 1987 2 $12,189,909 -30% 1,636 $7,451   $29,702,878 2
Jun 26, 1987 5 $8,072,282 -34% 1,632 $4,946   $37,775,160 3
Jul 3, 1987 7 $6,201,335 -23% 1,597 $3,883   $43,976,495 4
Jul 10, 1987 8 $4,311,172 -30% 1,427 $3,021   $48,287,667 5
Jul 17, 1987 8 $2,536,158 -41% 1,182 $2,146   $50,823,825 6
Jul 24, 1987 9 $1,609,039 -37% 876 $1,837   $52,432,864 7
Jul 31, 1987 8 $1,309,143 -19% 710 $1,844   $53,742,007 8
Aug 7, 1987 9 $939,292 -28% 570 $1,648   $54,681,299 9
Aug 14, 1987 9 $607,634 -35% 449 $1,353   $55,288,933 10
Aug 21, 1987 8 $378,888 -38% 301 $1,259   $55,667,821 11
Aug 28, 1987 12 $252,592 -33% 217 $1,164   $55,920,413 12
Sep 4, 1987 11 $200,913 -20% 193 $1,041   $56,121,326 13
Sep 11, 1987 8 $240,434 +20% 239 $1,006   $56,361,760 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/21/1987 $0 0 61 91 $336,172 12/4/2020
New Zealand 8/14/1987 $0 0 33 48 $6,514 5/15/2023
United Kingdom 11/10/2017 $130,929 2 2 2 $130,929 11/15/2017
 
Rest of World $38,058,395
 
International Total$38,532,010 5/15/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 25, 2009147,709 7,709$106,211$106,211461
Nov 1, 2009206,444-16% 14,153$89,059$195,270462
Jul 11, 2010159,095 222,774$130,740$3,069,337498
Jul 18, 2010204,677-49% 227,451$68,837$3,138,174499

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.