The Princess Bride (1987)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $30,857,000 | Details |
| International Box Office | $193,323 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $31,050,323 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $206,243 (0.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 99.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 9 opening theaters/788 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $89,256,428 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 25th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| International Releases: | December 1st, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 28th, 2017 (Limited), released as The Princess Bride (30th Anniversary) (Australia) October 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Princess Bride (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom) July 12th, 2019 (Special Engagement), released as La (re) Princesa prometida (Spain) |
| Video Release: | July 18th, 2000 by MGM Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Unnamed Character, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Albino, Arranged Marriage, Dream Sequence, False Identity, Kidnap, Missing Person, Pirates, Prince/Princess, Rescue, Revenge, Romance, Secret Identity, Suicide, Swashbuckler |
| Social setting: | Sword & Sorcerer |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Subgenre: | Family Adventure |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Rob Reiner, Scheinman, Act III Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1987 | 29 | $206,243 | 9 | $22,916 | $206,243 | 1 | |
| Oct 2, 1987 | 25 | $204,198 | -1% | 9 | $22,689 | $500,847 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 1987 | 3 | $4,480,140 | +2,094% | 622 | $7,203 | $5,065,954 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 1987 | 3 | $3,632,285 | -19% | 623 | $5,830 | $9,407,905 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 1987 | 4 | $3,264,935 | -10% | 788 | $4,143 | $13,566,422 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 1987 | 7 | $2,044,170 | -37% | 787 | $2,597 | $16,345,242 | 6 |
| Nov 6, 1987 | 11 | $1,914,379 | -6% | 693 | $2,762 | $18,931,395 | 7 |
| Nov 13, 1987 | 9 | $1,638,474 | -14% | 732 | $2,238 | $21,277,649 | 8 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 11 | $1,164,538 | -29% | 786 | $1,482 | $22,856,506 | 9 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 15 | $369,322 | 627 | $589 | $26,123,281 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1987 | 26 | $296,649 | 9 | $32,961 | $296,649 | 1 | |
| Oct 2, 1987 | 8 | $289,165 | -3% | 9 | $32,129 | $585,814 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 1987 | 3 | $5,189,806 | +1,695% | 622 | $8,344 | $5,775,620 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 1987 | 3 | $4,525,867 | -13% | 623 | $7,265 | $10,301,487 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 1987 | 4 | $3,999,585 | -12% | 788 | $5,076 | $14,301,072 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 1987 | 7 | $2,715,944 | -32% | 787 | $3,451 | $17,017,016 | 6 |
| Nov 6, 1987 | 8 | $2,622,159 | -3% | 693 | $3,784 | $19,639,175 | 7 |
| Nov 13, 1987 | 7 | $2,052,793 | -22% | 732 | $2,804 | $21,691,968 | 8 |
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $206,243 (0.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 99.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 9 opening theaters/788 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $89,256,428 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 25th, 1987 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| International Releases: | December 1st, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 28th, 2017 (Limited), released as The Princess Bride (30th Anniversary) (Australia) October 20th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Princess Bride (30th Anniversary) (United Kingdom) July 12th, 2019 (Special Engagement), released as La (re) Princesa prometida (Spain) |
| Video Release: | July 18th, 2000 by MGM Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Unnamed Character, Voiceover/Narration |
| Plot point: | Albino, Arranged Marriage, Dream Sequence, False Identity, Kidnap, Missing Person, Pirates, Prince/Princess, Rescue, Revenge, Romance, Secret Identity, Suicide, Swashbuckler |
| Social setting: | Sword & Sorcerer |
| Source material: | Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Subgenre: | Family Adventure |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Rob Reiner, Scheinman, Act III Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1987 | 29 | $206,243 | 9 | $22,916 | $206,243 | 1 | |
| Oct 2, 1987 | 25 | $204,198 | -1% | 9 | $22,689 | $500,847 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 1987 | 3 | $4,480,140 | +2,094% | 622 | $7,203 | $5,065,954 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 1987 | 3 | $3,632,285 | -19% | 623 | $5,830 | $9,407,905 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 1987 | 4 | $3,264,935 | -10% | 788 | $4,143 | $13,566,422 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 1987 | 7 | $2,044,170 | -37% | 787 | $2,597 | $16,345,242 | 6 |
| Nov 6, 1987 | 11 | $1,914,379 | -6% | 693 | $2,762 | $18,931,395 | 7 |
| Nov 13, 1987 | 9 | $1,638,474 | -14% | 732 | $2,238 | $21,277,649 | 8 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | 11 | $1,164,538 | -29% | 786 | $1,482 | $22,856,506 | 9 |
| Dec 11, 1987 | 15 | $369,322 | 627 | $589 | $26,123,281 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 1987 | 26 | $296,649 | 9 | $32,961 | $296,649 | 1 | |
| Oct 2, 1987 | 8 | $289,165 | -3% | 9 | $32,129 | $585,814 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 1987 | 3 | $5,189,806 | +1,695% | 622 | $8,344 | $5,775,620 | 3 |
| Oct 16, 1987 | 3 | $4,525,867 | -13% | 623 | $7,265 | $10,301,487 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 1987 | 4 | $3,999,585 | -12% | 788 | $5,076 | $14,301,072 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 1987 | 7 | $2,715,944 | -32% | 787 | $3,451 | $17,017,016 | 6 |
| Nov 6, 1987 | 8 | $2,622,159 | -3% | 693 | $3,784 | $19,639,175 | 7 |
| Nov 13, 1987 | 7 | $2,052,793 | -22% | 732 | $2,804 | $21,691,968 | 8 |