Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $150,415,432 | Details |
| International Box Office | $149,984,568 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $300,400,000 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $25,520,843 (17.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 50.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $44,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.8 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,074 opening theaters/2,074 max. theaters, 12.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $479,210,853 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar |
| Video Release: | October 21st, 1998 by Live / Artisan |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 96 minutes |
| Franchise: | Rambo |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Screenplay Written By the Star |
| Plot point: | Betrayal, POW, Rescue, War |
| Social setting: | Vietnam War |
| Subgenre: | Action Adventure |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Anabasis Investments, Tri-Star Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1985 | 1 | $25,520,843 | 2,074 | $12,305 | $32,548,262 | 1 | |
| May 31, 1985 | 1 | $14,810,543 | -42% | 2,074 | $7,141 | $53,721,418 | 2 |
| Jun 7, 1985 | 1 | $10,228,608 | -31% | 2,074 | $4,932 | $70,406,949 | 3 |
| Jun 14, 1985 | 1 | $9,162,153 | -10% | 2,074 | $4,418 | $84,953,870 | 4 |
| Jun 21, 1985 | 2 | $7,281,106 | -21% | 2,074 | $3,511 | $96,899,362 | 5 |
| Jun 28, 1985 | 3 | $6,957,496 | -4% | 1,956 | $3,557 | $107,890,996 | 6 |
| Jul 5, 1985 | 3 | $6,428,108 | -8% | 1,820 | $3,532 | $118,333,488 | 7 |
| Jul 12, 1985 | 4 | $4,337,520 | -33% | 1,674 | $2,591 | $125,301,195 | 8 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | 5 | $3,350,298 | -23% | 1,385 | $2,419 | $130,453,947 | 9 |
| Jul 26, 1985 | 7 | $2,883,075 | -14% | 1,259 | $2,290 | $134,910,164 | 10 |
| Aug 2, 1985 | 10 | $2,155,710 | -25% | 1,024 | $2,105 | $138,276,829 | 11 |
| Aug 9, 1985 | 12 | $1,505,762 | -30% | 853 | $1,765 | $140,724,170 | 12 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | 16 | $1,042,479 | -31% | 597 | $1,746 | $142,416,504 | 13 |
| Aug 23, 1985 | 13 | $1,104,317 | +6% | 647 | $1,707 | $144,094,973 | 14 |
| Aug 30, 1985 | 15 | $1,241,951 | +12% | 672 | $1,848 | $145,810,737 | 15 |
| Sep 6, 1985 | 19 | $517,806 | -58% | 446 | $1,161 | $146,529,544 | 16 |
| Sep 13, 1985 | 9 | $873,947 | +69% | 780 | $1,120 | $147,603,096 | 17 |
| Sep 20, 1985 | 7 | $841,114 | -4% | 820 | $1,026 | $148,712,210 | 18 |
| Sep 27, 1985 | 16 | $330,220 | -61% | 441 | $749 | $149,335,506 | 19 |
| Oct 4, 1985 | 16 | $302,212 | -8% | 356 | $849 | $149,789,392 | 20 |
| Oct 11, 1985 | 17 | $189,981 | -37% | 303 | $627 | $150,008,214 | 21 |
| Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | $172,900 | -9% | 257 | $673 | $150,221,114 | 22 |
| Oct 25, 1985 | 20 | $136,959 | -21% | 213 | $643 | $150,415,432 | 23 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1985 | 2 | $1,300,000 | 1,956 | $665 | $110,300,000 | 43 | ||
| Jul 4, 1985 | 2 | $1,600,000 | +23% | 1,956 | $818 | $111,905,380 | 44 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1985 | 1 | $31,883,456 | 2,074 | $15,373 | $38,910,875 | 2 | |
| May 31, 1985 | 1 | $21,267,466 | -33% | 2,074 | $10,254 | $60,178,341 | 3 |
| Jun 7, 1985 | 1 | $15,613,376 | -27% | 2,074 | $7,528 | $75,791,717 | 4 |
| Jun 14, 1985 | 1 | $13,826,539 | -11% | 2,074 | $6,667 | $89,618,256 | 5 |
| Jun 21, 1985 | 2 | $11,315,244 | -18% | 2,074 | $5,456 | $100,933,500 | 6 |
| Jun 28, 1985 | 3 | $10,971,880 | -3% | 1,956 | $5,609 | $111,905,380 | 7 |
| Jul 5, 1985 | 4 | $9,058,295 | -17% | 1,820 | $4,977 | $120,963,675 | 8 |
| Jul 12, 1985 | 4 | $6,139,974 | -32% | 1,674 | $3,668 | $127,103,649 | 9 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | 5 | $4,923,440 | -20% | 1,385 | $3,555 | $132,027,089 | 10 |
| Jul 26, 1985 | 7 | $4,094,030 | -17% | 1,259 | $3,252 | $136,121,119 | 11 |
| Aug 2, 1985 | 10 | $3,097,289 | -24% | 1,024 | $3,025 | $139,218,408 | 12 |
| Aug 9, 1985 | 13 | $2,155,617 | -30% | 853 | $2,527 | $141,374,025 | 13 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | 16 | $1,616,631 | -25% | 597 | $2,708 | $142,990,656 | 14 |
| Aug 23, 1985 | 13 | $1,578,130 | -2% | 647 | $2,439 | $144,568,786 | 15 |
| Aug 30, 1985 | 14 | $1,442,952 | -9% | 672 | $2,147 | $146,011,738 | 16 |
| Sep 6, 1985 | 17 | $717,411 | -50% | 446 | $1,609 | $146,729,149 | 17 |
| Sep 13, 1985 | 10 | $1,141,947 | +59% | 780 | $1,464 | $147,871,096 | 18 |
| Sep 20, 1985 | 8 | $1,134,190 | -1% | 820 | $1,383 | $149,005,286 | 19 |
| Sep 27, 1985 | 12 | $481,894 | -58% | 441 | $1,093 | $149,487,180 | 20 |
| Oct 4, 1985 | 14 | $331,053 | -31% | 356 | $930 | $149,818,233 | 21 |
| Oct 11, 1985 | 17 | $229,981 | -31% | 303 | $759 | $150,048,214 | 22 |
| Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | $230,259 | n/c | 257 | $896 | $150,278,473 | 23 |
Leading
| Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo |
Supporting
| Richard Crenna | Colonel Samuel Trautman | |
| Charles Napier | Murdock | |
| Steven Berkoff | Lt. Col. Podovsky | |
| Julia Nickson* | Co. | |
| George Kee Cheung | Tay | |
| Andy Wood | Banks | |
| Martin Kove | Ericson | |
| William Ghent | Vinh | |
| Vojo Goric | Yushin | |
| Dana Lee | Kinh | |
| Baoan Coleman | Gunboat Captain | |
| Steve Williams | Lifer | |
| Don Collins | Prisoner of War | |
| Christopher Grant | Prisoner of War | |
| John Sterlini | Prisoner of War | |
| Alain Hocquenghem | Prisoner of War | |
| William Rothlein | Prisoner of War | |
| Tony Munafo | Prison Guard | |
| Tom Gehrke | Russian Pilot |
Production and Technical Credits
| George P. Cosmatos | Director | |
| Buzz Feitshans | Producer | |
| David Morrell | Based on Characters Created by | |
| Kevin Jarre | Story by | |
| James Cameron | Screenwriter | |
| Sylvester Stallone | Screenwriter | |
| Mario Kassar | Executive Producer | |
| Andrew G. Vajna | Executive Producer | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | |
| Mel Dellar | Associate Producer | |
| Fred Rollin | Assistant Director | |
| Mario Cisneros Rivera | Assistant Director | |
| Fred Rollin | Production Manager | |
| Anuar Badin | Production Manager | |
| Bill Kenney | Production Designer | |
| Sig Tinglof | Set Decorator | |
| William Skinner | Set Decorator | |
| Enrique Estevez | Set Decorator | |
| Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography | |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Designer | |
| Mark Goldblatt | Editor | |
| Mark Helfrich | Editor | |
| Gib Jaffe | Editor | |
| Frank E Jimenez | Editor | |
| Larry Bock | Editor | |
| Rob Young | Sound Mixer | |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Frederick J Brown | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Michele Sharp | Sound Editor | |
| Denise Horta | Sound Editor | |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor | |
| Leonard Engelman | Make up | |
| Rhonda Young | Casting Director | |
| Donna Rosenstein | Additional Casting-Casting Associate | |
| Jesus Guerrero | Additional Casting | |
| Richard Farnsworth | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Loren Janes | Stunt Coordinator-Helicopter 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: | $25,520,843 (17.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 50.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $44,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.8 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,074 opening theaters/2,074 max. theaters, 12.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $479,210,853 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 22nd, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar |
| Video Release: | October 21st, 1998 by Live / Artisan |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 96 minutes |
| Franchise: | Rambo |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Screenplay Written By the Star |
| Plot point: | Betrayal, POW, Rescue, War |
| Social setting: | Vietnam War |
| Subgenre: | Action Adventure |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Anabasis Investments, Tri-Star Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1985 | 1 | $25,520,843 | 2,074 | $12,305 | $32,548,262 | 1 | |
| May 31, 1985 | 1 | $14,810,543 | -42% | 2,074 | $7,141 | $53,721,418 | 2 |
| Jun 7, 1985 | 1 | $10,228,608 | -31% | 2,074 | $4,932 | $70,406,949 | 3 |
| Jun 14, 1985 | 1 | $9,162,153 | -10% | 2,074 | $4,418 | $84,953,870 | 4 |
| Jun 21, 1985 | 2 | $7,281,106 | -21% | 2,074 | $3,511 | $96,899,362 | 5 |
| Jun 28, 1985 | 3 | $6,957,496 | -4% | 1,956 | $3,557 | $107,890,996 | 6 |
| Jul 5, 1985 | 3 | $6,428,108 | -8% | 1,820 | $3,532 | $118,333,488 | 7 |
| Jul 12, 1985 | 4 | $4,337,520 | -33% | 1,674 | $2,591 | $125,301,195 | 8 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | 5 | $3,350,298 | -23% | 1,385 | $2,419 | $130,453,947 | 9 |
| Jul 26, 1985 | 7 | $2,883,075 | -14% | 1,259 | $2,290 | $134,910,164 | 10 |
| Aug 2, 1985 | 10 | $2,155,710 | -25% | 1,024 | $2,105 | $138,276,829 | 11 |
| Aug 9, 1985 | 12 | $1,505,762 | -30% | 853 | $1,765 | $140,724,170 | 12 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | 16 | $1,042,479 | -31% | 597 | $1,746 | $142,416,504 | 13 |
| Aug 23, 1985 | 13 | $1,104,317 | +6% | 647 | $1,707 | $144,094,973 | 14 |
| Aug 30, 1985 | 15 | $1,241,951 | +12% | 672 | $1,848 | $145,810,737 | 15 |
| Sep 6, 1985 | 19 | $517,806 | -58% | 446 | $1,161 | $146,529,544 | 16 |
| Sep 13, 1985 | 9 | $873,947 | +69% | 780 | $1,120 | $147,603,096 | 17 |
| Sep 20, 1985 | 7 | $841,114 | -4% | 820 | $1,026 | $148,712,210 | 18 |
| Sep 27, 1985 | 16 | $330,220 | -61% | 441 | $749 | $149,335,506 | 19 |
| Oct 4, 1985 | 16 | $302,212 | -8% | 356 | $849 | $149,789,392 | 20 |
| Oct 11, 1985 | 17 | $189,981 | -37% | 303 | $627 | $150,008,214 | 21 |
| Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | $172,900 | -9% | 257 | $673 | $150,221,114 | 22 |
| Oct 25, 1985 | 20 | $136,959 | -21% | 213 | $643 | $150,415,432 | 23 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1985 | 2 | $1,300,000 | 1,956 | $665 | $110,300,000 | 43 | ||
| Jul 4, 1985 | 2 | $1,600,000 | +23% | 1,956 | $818 | $111,905,380 | 44 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1985 | 1 | $31,883,456 | 2,074 | $15,373 | $38,910,875 | 2 | |
| May 31, 1985 | 1 | $21,267,466 | -33% | 2,074 | $10,254 | $60,178,341 | 3 |
| Jun 7, 1985 | 1 | $15,613,376 | -27% | 2,074 | $7,528 | $75,791,717 | 4 |
| Jun 14, 1985 | 1 | $13,826,539 | -11% | 2,074 | $6,667 | $89,618,256 | 5 |
| Jun 21, 1985 | 2 | $11,315,244 | -18% | 2,074 | $5,456 | $100,933,500 | 6 |
| Jun 28, 1985 | 3 | $10,971,880 | -3% | 1,956 | $5,609 | $111,905,380 | 7 |
| Jul 5, 1985 | 4 | $9,058,295 | -17% | 1,820 | $4,977 | $120,963,675 | 8 |
| Jul 12, 1985 | 4 | $6,139,974 | -32% | 1,674 | $3,668 | $127,103,649 | 9 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | 5 | $4,923,440 | -20% | 1,385 | $3,555 | $132,027,089 | 10 |
| Jul 26, 1985 | 7 | $4,094,030 | -17% | 1,259 | $3,252 | $136,121,119 | 11 |
| Aug 2, 1985 | 10 | $3,097,289 | -24% | 1,024 | $3,025 | $139,218,408 | 12 |
| Aug 9, 1985 | 13 | $2,155,617 | -30% | 853 | $2,527 | $141,374,025 | 13 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | 16 | $1,616,631 | -25% | 597 | $2,708 | $142,990,656 | 14 |
| Aug 23, 1985 | 13 | $1,578,130 | -2% | 647 | $2,439 | $144,568,786 | 15 |
| Aug 30, 1985 | 14 | $1,442,952 | -9% | 672 | $2,147 | $146,011,738 | 16 |
| Sep 6, 1985 | 17 | $717,411 | -50% | 446 | $1,609 | $146,729,149 | 17 |
| Sep 13, 1985 | 10 | $1,141,947 | +59% | 780 | $1,464 | $147,871,096 | 18 |
| Sep 20, 1985 | 8 | $1,134,190 | -1% | 820 | $1,383 | $149,005,286 | 19 |
| Sep 27, 1985 | 12 | $481,894 | -58% | 441 | $1,093 | $149,487,180 | 20 |
| Oct 4, 1985 | 14 | $331,053 | -31% | 356 | $930 | $149,818,233 | 21 |
| Oct 11, 1985 | 17 | $229,981 | -31% | 303 | $759 | $150,048,214 | 22 |
| Oct 18, 1985 | 19 | $230,259 | n/c | 257 | $896 | $150,278,473 | 23 |
Leading
| Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo |
Supporting
| Richard Crenna | Colonel Samuel Trautman | |
| Charles Napier | Murdock | |
| Steven Berkoff | Lt. Col. Podovsky | |
| Julia Nickson* | Co. | |
| George Kee Cheung | Tay | |
| Andy Wood | Banks | |
| Martin Kove | Ericson | |
| William Ghent | Vinh | |
| Vojo Goric | Yushin | |
| Dana Lee | Kinh | |
| Baoan Coleman | Gunboat Captain | |
| Steve Williams | Lifer | |
| Don Collins | Prisoner of War | |
| Christopher Grant | Prisoner of War | |
| John Sterlini | Prisoner of War | |
| Alain Hocquenghem | Prisoner of War | |
| William Rothlein | Prisoner of War | |
| Tony Munafo | Prison Guard | |
| Tom Gehrke | Russian Pilot |
Production and Technical Credits
| George P. Cosmatos | Director | |
| Buzz Feitshans | Producer | |
| David Morrell | Based on Characters Created by | |
| Kevin Jarre | Story by | |
| James Cameron | Screenwriter | |
| Sylvester Stallone | Screenwriter | |
| Mario Kassar | Executive Producer | |
| Andrew G. Vajna | Executive Producer | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Composer | |
| Mel Dellar | Associate Producer | |
| Fred Rollin | Assistant Director | |
| Mario Cisneros Rivera | Assistant Director | |
| Fred Rollin | Production Manager | |
| Anuar Badin | Production Manager | |
| Bill Kenney | Production Designer | |
| Sig Tinglof | Set Decorator | |
| William Skinner | Set Decorator | |
| Enrique Estevez | Set Decorator | |
| Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography | |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Designer | |
| Mark Goldblatt | Editor | |
| Mark Helfrich | Editor | |
| Gib Jaffe | Editor | |
| Frank E Jimenez | Editor | |
| Larry Bock | Editor | |
| Rob Young | Sound Mixer | |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Rick Kline | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Frederick J Brown | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Michele Sharp | Sound Editor | |
| Denise Horta | Sound Editor | |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor | |
| Leonard Engelman | Make up | |
| Rhonda Young | Casting Director | |
| Donna Rosenstein | Additional Casting-Casting Associate | |
| Jesus Guerrero | Additional Casting | |
| Richard Farnsworth | Stunt Coordinator | |
| Loren Janes | Stunt Coordinator-Helicopter 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.