The Neverending Story (1984)

Die Unendliche Geschichte
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,300,000Details
International Box Office $127,944Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,427,944
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,325,823 (20.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:950 opening theaters/950 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,337,492

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,681 $21,300,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,836 $127,944
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,252 $21,427,944

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 20th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
July 21st, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
July 16th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 6th, 1995 by Warner Home Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
Franchise: NeverEnding Story
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Bullies, Story within a Story, Prince/Princess, End of the World
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Producers Sales Organization, Bernd Eichinger, Bernd Schaeffers
Production Countries: Germany, United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 20, 1984 4 $4,325,823   950 $4,553   $4,325,823 1
Jul 27, 1984 6 $3,300,996 -24% 950 $3,475   $9,994,110 2
Aug 3, 1984 7 $2,250,624 -32% 891 $2,526   $14,063,894 3
Aug 10, 1984 10 $1,330,090 -41% 719 $1,850   $16,757,940 4
Aug 17, 1984 16 $627,137 -53% 367 $1,709   $18,192,059 5
Aug 24, 1984 17 $562,581 -10% 449 $1,253   $19,168,110 6
Aug 31, 1984 18 $655,427 +17% 385 $1,702   $20,158,808 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 20, 1984 5 $6,693,114   950 $7,045   $6,693,114 1
Jul 27, 1984 6 $5,120,156 -24% 950 $5,390   $11,813,270 2
Aug 3, 1984 7 $3,614,580 -29% 891 $4,057   $15,427,850 3
Aug 10, 1984 10 $2,137,072 -41% 719 $2,972   $17,564,922 4
Aug 17, 1984 16 $1,040,607 -51% 367 $2,835   $18,605,529 5
Aug 24, 1984 16 $897,852 -14% 449 $2,000   $19,503,381 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $11 1 2 3 $35,340 11/3/2020
New Zealand 7/16/2020 $0 0 1 1 $555 10/19/2022
Spain 8/12/2016 $2,491 18 18 30 $92,049 11/17/2018
 
International Total$127,944 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Noah Hathaway    Atreyu
Barret Oliver    Bastian
Tami Stronach    The Childlike Empress

Supporting Cast

Patricia Hayes    Urgl
Sydney Bromley    Engywook
Gerald McRaney    Bastian’s Father
Moses Gunn    Cairon
Drum Garrett    First Bully
Darryl Cooksey    Second Bully
Nicholas Gilbert    Third Bully

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Petersen    Director
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Dieter Geissler    Producer
Wolfgang Weigel    Screenwriter
Jost Vacano    Director of Photography
Jane Seitz    Editor
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Special Effects Supervisor
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Visual Effects Supervisor
Rolf Zehetbauer    Production Designer
Gunter Rohrbach    Co-Producer
Klaus Kahler    Associate Producer
Mark Damon    Executive Producer
John Hyde    Executive Producer
Klaus Doldinger    Composer
Giorgio Moroder    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,325,823 (20.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:950 opening theaters/950 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,337,492

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,681 $21,300,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,836 $127,944
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,252 $21,427,944

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 20th, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
July 21st, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
July 16th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 8th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 6th, 1995 by Warner Home Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
Franchise: NeverEnding Story
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Bullies, Story within a Story, Prince/Princess, End of the World
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Producers Sales Organization, Bernd Eichinger, Bernd Schaeffers
Production Countries: Germany, United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Noah Hathaway    Atreyu
Barret Oliver    Bastian
Tami Stronach    The Childlike Empress

Supporting Cast

Patricia Hayes    Urgl
Sydney Bromley    Engywook
Gerald McRaney    Bastian’s Father
Moses Gunn    Cairon
Drum Garrett    First Bully
Darryl Cooksey    Second Bully
Nicholas Gilbert    Third Bully

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Petersen    Director
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Dieter Geissler    Producer
Wolfgang Weigel    Screenwriter
Jost Vacano    Director of Photography
Jane Seitz    Editor
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Special Effects Supervisor
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Visual Effects Supervisor
Rolf Zehetbauer    Production Designer
Gunter Rohrbach    Co-Producer
Klaus Kahler    Associate Producer
Mark Damon    Executive Producer
John Hyde    Executive Producer
Klaus Doldinger    Composer
Giorgio Moroder    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 20, 1984 4 $4,325,823   950 $4,553   $4,325,823 1
Jul 27, 1984 6 $3,300,996 -24% 950 $3,475   $9,994,110 2
Aug 3, 1984 7 $2,250,624 -32% 891 $2,526   $14,063,894 3
Aug 10, 1984 10 $1,330,090 -41% 719 $1,850   $16,757,940 4
Aug 17, 1984 16 $627,137 -53% 367 $1,709   $18,192,059 5
Aug 24, 1984 17 $562,581 -10% 449 $1,253   $19,168,110 6
Aug 31, 1984 18 $655,427 +17% 385 $1,702   $20,158,808 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 20, 1984 5 $6,693,114   950 $7,045   $6,693,114 1
Jul 27, 1984 6 $5,120,156 -24% 950 $5,390   $11,813,270 2
Aug 3, 1984 7 $3,614,580 -29% 891 $4,057   $15,427,850 3
Aug 10, 1984 10 $2,137,072 -41% 719 $2,972   $17,564,922 4
Aug 17, 1984 16 $1,040,607 -51% 367 $2,835   $18,605,529 5
Aug 24, 1984 16 $897,852 -14% 449 $2,000   $19,503,381 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/8/2020 $11 1 2 3 $35,340 11/3/2020
New Zealand 7/16/2020 $0 0 1 1 $555 10/19/2022
Spain 8/12/2016 $2,491 18 18 30 $92,049 11/17/2018
 
International Total$127,944 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records