Stargate (1994)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $71,565,669 | Details |
| International Box Office | $125,000,000 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $196,565,669 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $3,326,222 | |
| Total | $3,326,222 | |
| OpusData ID: 6790100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Egyptologist Daniel Jackson and colonel Jack O’Neill travel through an interstellar portal (a stargate) to investigate what is on the other side, only to end up on a desert planet on the other side of the universe. The planet is rules by Ra, a hermaphroditic Egyptian sun god, who oppresses hordes of slave workers.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $16,651,018 (23.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 36.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,033 opening theaters/2,033 max. theaters, 9.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $197,919,379 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 28th, 1994 (Wide) by MGM |
| Video Release: | June 18th, 1997 by Live / Artisan |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for sci-fi action violence |
| Running Time: | 121 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Intertitle, Invented Language, Prologue |
| Plot point: | Humans as Aliens |
| Subgenre: | Action Adventure |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, Ancient Egypt |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | StudioCanal, Centropolis Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1994 | 1 | $16,651,018 | 2,033 | $8,190 | $16,651,018 | 1 | |
| Nov 4, 1994 | 1 | $12,368,778 | -26% | 2,033 | $6,084 | $34,462,744 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 1994 | 3 | $8,107,032 | -34% | 2,033 | $3,988 | $46,505,549 | 3 |
| Nov 18, 1994 | 6 | $4,413,420 | -46% | 2,033 | $2,171 | $52,869,582 | 4 |
| Nov 25, 1994 | 7 | $4,777,198 | +8% | 2,033 | $2,350 | $60,169,143 | 5 |
| Dec 2, 1994 | 9 | $2,265,067 | -53% | 1,904 | $1,190 | $63,291,430 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 1994 | 11 | $1,170,559 | -48% | 1,484 | $789 | $65,097,345 | 7 |
| Dec 16, 1994 | 13 | $695,378 | -41% | 936 | $743 | $66,201,560 | 8 |
| Dec 23, 1994 | 21 | $685,424 | -1% | 775 | $884 | $67,280,619 | 9 |
| Dec 30, 1994 | 21 | $777,678 | +13% | 704 | $1,105 | $68,644,252 | 10 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | 21 | $504,079 | -35% | 658 | $766 | $69,320,469 | 11 |
| Jan 13, 1995 | 24 | $458,860 | -9% | 413 | $1,111 | $69,977,992 | 12 |
| Jan 20, 1995 | 24 | $261,761 | -43% | 396 | $661 | $70,338,783 | 13 |
| Jan 27, 1995 | 27 | $212,554 | -19% | 371 | $573 | $70,673,374 | 14 |
| Feb 3, 1995 | 33 | $160,317 | -25% | 224 | $716 | $70,926,023 | 15 |
| Feb 10, 1995 | 39 | $113,416 | -29% | 161 | $704 | $71,085,359 | 16 |
| Feb 17, 1995 | 41 | $115,693 | +2% | 139 | $832 | $71,234,377 | 17 |
| Feb 24, 1995 | 44 | $88,314 | -24% | 155 | $570 | $71,346,004 | 18 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1994 | 1 | $22,093,966 | 2,033 | $10,868 | $22,093,966 | 1 | |
| Nov 4, 1994 | 1 | $16,304,551 | -26% | 2,033 | $8,020 | $38,398,517 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 1994 | 3 | $10,057,645 | -38% | 2,033 | $4,947 | $48,456,162 | 3 |
| Nov 18, 1994 | 6 | $6,935,783 | -31% | 2,033 | $3,412 | $55,391,945 | 4 |
| Nov 25, 1994 | 7 | $5,634,418 | -19% | 2,033 | $2,771 | $61,026,363 | 5 |
| Dec 2, 1994 | 9 | $2,900,423 | -49% | 1,904 | $1,523 | $63,926,786 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 1994 | 11 | $1,579,396 | -46% | 1,484 | $1,064 | $65,506,182 | 7 |
| Dec 16, 1994 | 14 | $1,089,013 | -31% | 936 | $1,163 | $66,595,195 | 8 |
| Dec 23, 1994 | 20 | $1,271,379 | +17% | 775 | $1,640 | $67,866,574 | 9 |
| Dec 30, 1994 | 21 | $949,816 | -25% | 704 | $1,349 | $68,816,390 | 10 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | 21 | $702,742 | -26% | 658 | $1,068 | $69,519,132 | 11 |
| Jan 13, 1995 | 23 | $557,890 | -21% | 413 | $1,351 | $70,077,022 | 12 |
| Jan 20, 1995 | 24 | $383,798 | -31% | 396 | $969 | $70,460,820 | 13 |
| Jan 27, 1995 | 27 | $304,886 | -21% | 371 | $822 | $70,765,706 | 14 |
| Feb 3, 1995 | 33 | $206,237 | -32% | 224 | $921 | $70,971,943 | 15 |
| Feb 10, 1995 | 39 | $146,741 | -29% | 161 | $911 | $71,118,684 | 16 |
| Feb 17, 1995 | 41 | $139,006 | -5% | 139 | $1,000 | $71,257,690 | 17 |
Leading
| Kurt Russell | Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil | |
| James Spader | Dr. Daniel Jackson |
Supporting
| Jaye Davidson | Ra | |
| Viveca Lindfors | Catherine | |
| Alexis Cruz | Skaara | |
| Mili Avital | Sha'uri | |
| Leon Rippy | General West | |
| John Diehl | Lieutenant Kawalsky | |
| Carlos Lauchu | Anubis | |
| Djimon* | Horus | |
| Erick Avari | Kasuf | |
| French Stewart | Louis Ferretti | |
| Gianin Loffler | Nabeh | |
| Christopher John Fields | Freeman | |
| Derek Webster | Lieutenant Brown | |
| Jack Moore | Lieutenant Reilly | |
| Steve Giannelli | Lieutenant Porro | |
| David Pressman | Assistant Lieutenant | |
| Scott Smith | Officer | |
| Cecil Hoffman | Sarah O'Neil | |
| Rae Allen | Barbara Shore | |
| Richard Kind | Gary Meyers, PhD | |
| John Storey | Mitch | |
| Lee Taylor-Allan | Jenny | |
| George Gray | Technician | |
| Kelly Vint | Young Catherine | |
| Erik Holland | Professor Langford | |
| Nick Wilder | Foreman Taylor | |
| Sayed Badreya | Arabic Interpreter | |
| Michael Concepcion | Horus #1 | |
| Jerry Gilmore | Horus #2 | |
| Michel Jean-Phillipe | Horus #3 | |
| Dialy N'Daiye | Horus #4 | |
| Gladys Holland | Professor | |
| Roger Til | Professor | |
| Kenneth Danziger | Professor | |
| Christopher West | Professor | |
| Robert Ackerman | Companion | |
| Kieron Lee | Masked Ra | |
| Frank Welker | Mastadge | |
| John Rhys-Davies | Shouting Arab Digger (uncredited) |
Production and Technical Credits
| Roland Emmerich | Director | |
| Dean Devlin | Producer | |
| Oliver Eberle | Producer | |
| Joel B. Michaels | Producer | |
| Roland Emmerich | Screenwriter | |
| Dean Devlin | Screenwriter | |
| Mario Kassar | Executive Producer | |
| Ute Emmerich | Co-Producer | |
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography | |
| Holger Gross | Production Designer | |
| Derek G. Brechin | Editor | |
| Michael J. Duthie | Editor | |
| Joseph Porro | Costume Designer | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | Additional Costume Designer | |
| David Arnold | Composer | |
| Peter Winther | Associate Producer | |
| Steve Love | Assistant Director | |
| Donald Heitzer | Unit Production Manager | |
| Ramsey Thomas | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter Murton | Art Director | |
| Frank Bollinger | Art Director | |
| Jim Erickson | Set Decorator | |
| Peter Krause | Director of Photography | |
| Garey Reilly* | Costume Supervisor | |
| Peter S. Elliot | Additional Editor | |
| Roy Watts | Additional Editor | |
| David Ronne | Sound Mixer | |
| Patrick Cyccone Jr.* | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Greg P. Russell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don White | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Scott Purdy | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Sandy Gendler | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Val Kuklowsky | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Noah Blough | Sound Editor | |
| Michael Dandy | Sound Editor | |
| Cameron Frankley | Sound Editor | |
| Mike Goodman | Sound Editor | |
| Harry Harris | Sound Editor | |
| Andréia Horta | Sound Editor | |
| Lenny Jenning* | Sound Editor | |
| Mark LaPointe | Sound Editor | |
| Raoul* | Sound Editor | |
| Mike Szakmeister | Sound Editor | |
| Bill Van Daalen | Sound Editor | |
| Ben Wilkins | Sound Editor | |
| Daniel Yale | Sound Editor | |
| Laurie Higgins-Tobias | Supervising Music Editor | |
| Greg Nelson | Key Makeup | |
| Lori Guidroz | Supervisor Hairstylist | |
| Beth Miller | Key Hairstylist | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | Creature Effects | |
| April Webster | Casting Director | |
| Andy Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
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.
Synopsis
Egyptologist Daniel Jackson and colonel Jack O’Neill travel through an interstellar portal (a stargate) to investigate what is on the other side, only to end up on a desert planet on the other side of the universe. The planet is rules by Ra, a hermaphroditic Egyptian sun god, who oppresses hordes of slave workers.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $16,651,018 (23.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 36.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,033 opening theaters/2,033 max. theaters, 9.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $197,919,379 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 28th, 1994 (Wide) by MGM |
| Video Release: | June 18th, 1997 by Live / Artisan |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for sci-fi action violence |
| Running Time: | 121 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Intertitle, Invented Language, Prologue |
| Plot point: | Humans as Aliens |
| Subgenre: | Action Adventure |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, Ancient Egypt |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | StudioCanal, Centropolis Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1994 | 1 | $16,651,018 | 2,033 | $8,190 | $16,651,018 | 1 | |
| Nov 4, 1994 | 1 | $12,368,778 | -26% | 2,033 | $6,084 | $34,462,744 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 1994 | 3 | $8,107,032 | -34% | 2,033 | $3,988 | $46,505,549 | 3 |
| Nov 18, 1994 | 6 | $4,413,420 | -46% | 2,033 | $2,171 | $52,869,582 | 4 |
| Nov 25, 1994 | 7 | $4,777,198 | +8% | 2,033 | $2,350 | $60,169,143 | 5 |
| Dec 2, 1994 | 9 | $2,265,067 | -53% | 1,904 | $1,190 | $63,291,430 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 1994 | 11 | $1,170,559 | -48% | 1,484 | $789 | $65,097,345 | 7 |
| Dec 16, 1994 | 13 | $695,378 | -41% | 936 | $743 | $66,201,560 | 8 |
| Dec 23, 1994 | 21 | $685,424 | -1% | 775 | $884 | $67,280,619 | 9 |
| Dec 30, 1994 | 21 | $777,678 | +13% | 704 | $1,105 | $68,644,252 | 10 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | 21 | $504,079 | -35% | 658 | $766 | $69,320,469 | 11 |
| Jan 13, 1995 | 24 | $458,860 | -9% | 413 | $1,111 | $69,977,992 | 12 |
| Jan 20, 1995 | 24 | $261,761 | -43% | 396 | $661 | $70,338,783 | 13 |
| Jan 27, 1995 | 27 | $212,554 | -19% | 371 | $573 | $70,673,374 | 14 |
| Feb 3, 1995 | 33 | $160,317 | -25% | 224 | $716 | $70,926,023 | 15 |
| Feb 10, 1995 | 39 | $113,416 | -29% | 161 | $704 | $71,085,359 | 16 |
| Feb 17, 1995 | 41 | $115,693 | +2% | 139 | $832 | $71,234,377 | 17 |
| Feb 24, 1995 | 44 | $88,314 | -24% | 155 | $570 | $71,346,004 | 18 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1994 | 1 | $22,093,966 | 2,033 | $10,868 | $22,093,966 | 1 | |
| Nov 4, 1994 | 1 | $16,304,551 | -26% | 2,033 | $8,020 | $38,398,517 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 1994 | 3 | $10,057,645 | -38% | 2,033 | $4,947 | $48,456,162 | 3 |
| Nov 18, 1994 | 6 | $6,935,783 | -31% | 2,033 | $3,412 | $55,391,945 | 4 |
| Nov 25, 1994 | 7 | $5,634,418 | -19% | 2,033 | $2,771 | $61,026,363 | 5 |
| Dec 2, 1994 | 9 | $2,900,423 | -49% | 1,904 | $1,523 | $63,926,786 | 6 |
| Dec 9, 1994 | 11 | $1,579,396 | -46% | 1,484 | $1,064 | $65,506,182 | 7 |
| Dec 16, 1994 | 14 | $1,089,013 | -31% | 936 | $1,163 | $66,595,195 | 8 |
| Dec 23, 1994 | 20 | $1,271,379 | +17% | 775 | $1,640 | $67,866,574 | 9 |
| Dec 30, 1994 | 21 | $949,816 | -25% | 704 | $1,349 | $68,816,390 | 10 |
| Jan 6, 1995 | 21 | $702,742 | -26% | 658 | $1,068 | $69,519,132 | 11 |
| Jan 13, 1995 | 23 | $557,890 | -21% | 413 | $1,351 | $70,077,022 | 12 |
| Jan 20, 1995 | 24 | $383,798 | -31% | 396 | $969 | $70,460,820 | 13 |
| Jan 27, 1995 | 27 | $304,886 | -21% | 371 | $822 | $70,765,706 | 14 |
| Feb 3, 1995 | 33 | $206,237 | -32% | 224 | $921 | $70,971,943 | 15 |
| Feb 10, 1995 | 39 | $146,741 | -29% | 161 | $911 | $71,118,684 | 16 |
| Feb 17, 1995 | 41 | $139,006 | -5% | 139 | $1,000 | $71,257,690 | 17 |
Leading
| Kurt Russell | Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil | |
| James Spader | Dr. Daniel Jackson |
Supporting
| Jaye Davidson | Ra | |
| Viveca Lindfors | Catherine | |
| Alexis Cruz | Skaara | |
| Mili Avital | Sha'uri | |
| Leon Rippy | General West | |
| John Diehl | Lieutenant Kawalsky | |
| Carlos Lauchu | Anubis | |
| Djimon* | Horus | |
| Erick Avari | Kasuf | |
| French Stewart | Louis Ferretti | |
| Gianin Loffler | Nabeh | |
| Christopher John Fields | Freeman | |
| Derek Webster | Lieutenant Brown | |
| Jack Moore | Lieutenant Reilly | |
| Steve Giannelli | Lieutenant Porro | |
| David Pressman | Assistant Lieutenant | |
| Scott Smith | Officer | |
| Cecil Hoffman | Sarah O'Neil | |
| Rae Allen | Barbara Shore | |
| Richard Kind | Gary Meyers, PhD | |
| John Storey | Mitch | |
| Lee Taylor-Allan | Jenny | |
| George Gray | Technician | |
| Kelly Vint | Young Catherine | |
| Erik Holland | Professor Langford | |
| Nick Wilder | Foreman Taylor | |
| Sayed Badreya | Arabic Interpreter | |
| Michael Concepcion | Horus #1 | |
| Jerry Gilmore | Horus #2 | |
| Michel Jean-Phillipe | Horus #3 | |
| Dialy N'Daiye | Horus #4 | |
| Gladys Holland | Professor | |
| Roger Til | Professor | |
| Kenneth Danziger | Professor | |
| Christopher West | Professor | |
| Robert Ackerman | Companion | |
| Kieron Lee | Masked Ra | |
| Frank Welker | Mastadge | |
| John Rhys-Davies | Shouting Arab Digger (uncredited) |
Production and Technical Credits
| Roland Emmerich | Director | |
| Dean Devlin | Producer | |
| Oliver Eberle | Producer | |
| Joel B. Michaels | Producer | |
| Roland Emmerich | Screenwriter | |
| Dean Devlin | Screenwriter | |
| Mario Kassar | Executive Producer | |
| Ute Emmerich | Co-Producer | |
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography | |
| Holger Gross | Production Designer | |
| Derek G. Brechin | Editor | |
| Michael J. Duthie | Editor | |
| Joseph Porro | Costume Designer | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | Additional Costume Designer | |
| David Arnold | Composer | |
| Peter Winther | Associate Producer | |
| Steve Love | Assistant Director | |
| Donald Heitzer | Unit Production Manager | |
| Ramsey Thomas | Unit Production Manager | |
| Peter Murton | Art Director | |
| Frank Bollinger | Art Director | |
| Jim Erickson | Set Decorator | |
| Peter Krause | Director of Photography | |
| Garey Reilly* | Costume Supervisor | |
| Peter S. Elliot | Additional Editor | |
| Roy Watts | Additional Editor | |
| David Ronne | Sound Mixer | |
| Patrick Cyccone Jr.* | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Greg P. Russell | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Don White | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Scott Purdy | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Sandy Gendler | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Val Kuklowsky | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Noah Blough | Sound Editor | |
| Michael Dandy | Sound Editor | |
| Cameron Frankley | Sound Editor | |
| Mike Goodman | Sound Editor | |
| Harry Harris | Sound Editor | |
| Andréia Horta | Sound Editor | |
| Lenny Jenning* | Sound Editor | |
| Mark LaPointe | Sound Editor | |
| Raoul* | Sound Editor | |
| Mike Szakmeister | Sound Editor | |
| Bill Van Daalen | Sound Editor | |
| Ben Wilkins | Sound Editor | |
| Daniel Yale | Sound Editor | |
| Laurie Higgins-Tobias | Supervising Music Editor | |
| Greg Nelson | Key Makeup | |
| Lori Guidroz | Supervisor Hairstylist | |
| Beth Miller | Key Hairstylist | |
| Patrick Tatopoulos | Creature Effects | |
| April Webster | Casting Director | |
| Andy Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
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.