Volunteers (1985)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,875,740Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,184,360 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,355,064

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,851 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,489 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,284 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,649 $19,875,740

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Thailand, 1960s, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Commies, Peace Corps
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Silverscreen Partners
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $9,697,943 Aug 30, 1985 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,851 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,718 $60,355,064
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,219 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,284 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 20 $19,875,740

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 2 $5,184,360   1,560 $3,323   $5,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $3,591,142 -31% 1,468 $2,446   $10,775,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 5 $3,046,699 -15% 1,123 $2,713   $14,540,201 3
Sep 6, 1985 5 $1,606,392 -47% 999 $1,608   $16,584,835 4
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,086,864 -32% 764 $1,423   $17,864,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $672,718 -38% 631 $1,066   $18,727,557 6
Sep 27, 1985 19 $260,499 -61% 403 $646   $19,151,554 7
Oct 4, 1985 18 $199,732 -23% 334 $598   $19,432,868 8
Oct 11, 1985 20 $102,880 -48% 192 $536   $19,637,863 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $57,600 -44% 144 $400   $19,812,315 10
Oct 25, 1985 25 $48,510 -16% 98 $495   $19,875,740 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 3 $7,184,360   1,560 $4,605   $7,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $4,309,142 -40% 1,468 $2,935   $11,493,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 6 $3,484,941 -19% 1,123 $3,103   $14,978,443 3
Sep 6, 1985 7 $1,799,532 -48% 999 $1,801   $16,777,975 4
Sep 13, 1985 7 $1,276,864 -29% 764 $1,671   $18,054,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $836,216 -35% 631 $1,325   $18,891,055 6
Sep 27, 1985 16 $342,081 -59% 403 $849   $19,233,136 7
Oct 4, 1985 16 $301,847 -12% 334 $904   $19,534,983 8
Oct 11, 1985 19 $219,732 -27% 192 $1,144   $19,754,715 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $72,515 -67% 144 $504   $19,827,230 10

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Lawrence Bourne III
Rita Wilson    Beth Wexler
John Candy    Tom Tuttle from Tacoma

Supporting Cast

Tim Thomerson    John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe    At Toon
George Plimpton    Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada    Chung Mee
Shakti Kapoor    Lucille
Clyde Kusatsu    Souvanna
Jude Mussetter    Bootsy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka    Cicero
Allan Arbus    Albert Bordonaro
Xander Berkeley    Kent Sutcliffe
Harry Yorku    Ai Po
Virginia Kiser    Evelyn Bourne
Duncan Ross    Noble
Toru Tanaka    Sumo Guard
Guillermo Del Rio    Sumo Guard
Jacqueline Evans    Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual    Tammy
Phillip Guilmant    Yale President
Chick Hearn    Announcer
Carlos Romano    Beatty
Lonnie Wun    Sumo Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Meyer    Director
Richard Shepherd    Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Keith Critchlow    Story Creator
Ken Levine    Screenwriter
David Isaacs    Screenwriter
Ric Waite    Director of Photography
Ronald Roose    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Theodore R. Parvin    Associate Producer
Elie Cohn    Assistant Director
Jesus Marin    Assistant Director (Mexico)
John Langley    Bridge Building Sequence
David Burton Morris    Yale Commencement Sequence
Harvey Keith    Chung Mee Sequence
Ricardo Frera    Mexico
James Schoppe    Production Designer
Jose Rodriguez Granada    Art Director
Macedonio Ramos    Set Decorator
Jack N. Green    Additional Photography
Steven Polivka    Editor
Claude Hitchcock    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen    Sound Editor
Randy Kelley    Sound Editor
Elliott L. Koretz    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Else Blangsted    Music Editor
Del Armstrong    Make up
Dione Taylor    Hairstylist
Joyce Robinson    Casting Director
Penny Ellers    Casting Director
B.J. Davis    Stunt Coordinator

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,184,360 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,355,064

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,851 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,489 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,284 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,649 $19,875,740

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Thailand, 1960s, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Commies, Peace Corps
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Silverscreen Partners
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $9,697,943 Aug 30, 1985 17

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks    Lawrence Bourne III
Rita Wilson    Beth Wexler
John Candy    Tom Tuttle from Tacoma

Supporting Cast

Tim Thomerson    John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe    At Toon
George Plimpton    Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada    Chung Mee
Shakti Kapoor    Lucille
Clyde Kusatsu    Souvanna
Jude Mussetter    Bootsy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka    Cicero
Allan Arbus    Albert Bordonaro
Xander Berkeley    Kent Sutcliffe
Harry Yorku    Ai Po
Virginia Kiser    Evelyn Bourne
Duncan Ross    Noble
Toru Tanaka    Sumo Guard
Guillermo Del Rio    Sumo Guard
Jacqueline Evans    Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual    Tammy
Phillip Guilmant    Yale President
Chick Hearn    Announcer
Carlos Romano    Beatty
Lonnie Wun    Sumo Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Meyer    Director
Richard Shepherd    Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Keith Critchlow    Story Creator
Ken Levine    Screenwriter
David Isaacs    Screenwriter
Ric Waite    Director of Photography
Ronald Roose    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Theodore R. Parvin    Associate Producer
Elie Cohn    Assistant Director
Jesus Marin    Assistant Director (Mexico)
John Langley    Bridge Building Sequence
David Burton Morris    Yale Commencement Sequence
Harvey Keith    Chung Mee Sequence
Ricardo Frera    Mexico
James Schoppe    Production Designer
Jose Rodriguez Granada    Art Director
Macedonio Ramos    Set Decorator
Jack N. Green    Additional Photography
Steven Polivka    Editor
Claude Hitchcock    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Alexander    Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen    Sound Editor
Randy Kelley    Sound Editor
Elliott L. Koretz    Sound Editor
Dan Rich    Sound Editor
Else Blangsted    Music Editor
Del Armstrong    Make up
Dione Taylor    Hairstylist
Joyce Robinson    Casting Director
Penny Ellers    Casting Director
B.J. Davis    Stunt Coordinator

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,851 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,718 $60,355,064
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,219 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,374 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,284 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 20 $19,875,740

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 2 $5,184,360   1,560 $3,323   $5,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $3,591,142 -31% 1,468 $2,446   $10,775,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 5 $3,046,699 -15% 1,123 $2,713   $14,540,201 3
Sep 6, 1985 5 $1,606,392 -47% 999 $1,608   $16,584,835 4
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,086,864 -32% 764 $1,423   $17,864,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $672,718 -38% 631 $1,066   $18,727,557 6
Sep 27, 1985 19 $260,499 -61% 403 $646   $19,151,554 7
Oct 4, 1985 18 $199,732 -23% 334 $598   $19,432,868 8
Oct 11, 1985 20 $102,880 -48% 192 $536   $19,637,863 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $57,600 -44% 144 $400   $19,812,315 10
Oct 25, 1985 25 $48,510 -16% 98 $495   $19,875,740 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 3 $7,184,360   1,560 $4,605   $7,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $4,309,142 -40% 1,468 $2,935   $11,493,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 6 $3,484,941 -19% 1,123 $3,103   $14,978,443 3
Sep 6, 1985 7 $1,799,532 -48% 999 $1,801   $16,777,975 4
Sep 13, 1985 7 $1,276,864 -29% 764 $1,671   $18,054,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $836,216 -35% 631 $1,325   $18,891,055 6
Sep 27, 1985 16 $342,081 -59% 403 $849   $19,233,136 7
Oct 4, 1985 16 $301,847 -12% 334 $904   $19,534,983 8
Oct 11, 1985 19 $219,732 -27% 192 $1,144   $19,754,715 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $72,515 -67% 144 $504   $19,827,230 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,489 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,682 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,758 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,649 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 21 $19,875,740