Witness (1985)

Witness
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $65,532,576Details
International Box Office $458Details
Worldwide Box Office $65,533,034
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $396,486 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $396,486
OpusData ID: 7760100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,539,990 (6.9% of total gross)
Legs:10.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:876 opening theaters/1,169 max. theaters, 13.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,781,243

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $65,532,576
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,297 $458
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $65,533,034
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $65,532,576
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,304 $458
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 770 $65,533,034

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 22nd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: October 13th, 2015 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chloe
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Keywords: Religious, Culture Clash, Romance, Witnessing a Crime, Amish, Cross-Culture Romance, Corrupt Cops, Crime Drama, 1986 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 262 $8,023,590 Apr 5, 1985 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 193 $6,497,155 Feb 15, 1985 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $21,577,881 Feb 15, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 703 $208,781,243
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,034 $65,532,576
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 10 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 665 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $65,532,576

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 2 $4,539,990   876 $5,183   $4,539,990 1
Feb 15, 1985 2 $6,497,155 +43% 957 $6,789   $12,770,386 2
Feb 22, 1985 2 $5,163,819 -21% 957 $5,396   $19,317,498 3
Mar 1, 1985 2 $4,791,953 -7% 1,165 $4,113   $25,598,419 4
Mar 8, 1985 1 $4,506,587 -6% 1,169 $3,855   $31,596,283 5
Mar 15, 1985 2 $4,419,527 -2% 1,169 $3,781   $37,659,033 6
Mar 22, 1985 7 $3,754,331 -15% 1,115 $3,367   $42,956,090 7
Mar 29, 1985 10 $2,386,253 -36% 978 $2,440   $46,384,549 8
Apr 5, 1985 8 $2,415,924 +1% 895 $2,699   $49,767,479 9
Apr 12, 1985 9 $1,835,932 -24% 775 $2,369   $52,570,366 10
Apr 19, 1985 11 $1,370,496 -25% 686 $1,998   $54,508,584 11
Apr 26, 1985 10 $1,170,790 -15% 638 $1,835   $56,143,219 12
May 3, 1985 12 $1,057,870 -10% 632 $1,674   $57,603,689 13
May 10, 1985 11 $918,490 -13% 565 $1,626   $58,895,610 14
May 17, 1985 9 $1,113,057 +21% 649 $1,715   $60,357,368 15
May 24, 1985 9 $1,066,676 -4% 526 $2,028   $61,815,744 16
May 31, 1985 10 $741,089 -31% 531 $1,396   $62,786,290 17
Jun 7, 1985 8 $728,002 -2% 501 $1,453   $63,836,926 18
Jun 14, 1985 11 $600,737 -17% 383 $1,569   $64,795,624 19
Jun 21, 1985 15 $423,222 -30% 314 $1,348   $65,532,576 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 2 $6,273,231   876 $7,161   $6,273,231 1
Feb 15, 1985 2 $7,880,448 +26% 957 $8,235   $14,153,679 2
Feb 22, 1985 2 $6,652,787 -16% 957 $6,952   $20,806,466 3
Mar 1, 1985 2 $6,283,230 -6% 1,165 $5,393   $27,089,696 4
Mar 8, 1985 1 $6,149,810 -2% 1,169 $5,261   $33,239,506 5
Mar 15, 1985 2 $5,962,253 -3% 1,169 $5,100   $39,201,759 6
Mar 22, 1985 6 $4,796,537 -20% 1,115 $4,302   $43,998,296 7
Mar 29, 1985 10 $3,353,259 -30% 978 $3,429   $47,351,555 8
Apr 5, 1985 7 $3,382,879 +1% 895 $3,780   $50,734,434 9
Apr 12, 1985 9 $2,403,654 -29% 775 $3,101   $53,138,088 10
Apr 19, 1985 10 $1,834,341 -24% 686 $2,674   $54,972,429 11
Apr 26, 1985 9 $1,573,390 -14% 638 $2,466   $56,545,819 12
May 3, 1985 12 $1,431,301 -9% 632 $2,265   $57,977,120 13
May 10, 1985 11 $1,267,191 -11% 565 $2,243   $59,244,311 14
May 17, 1985 8 $1,504,757 +19% 649 $2,319   $60,749,068 15
May 24, 1985 9 $1,296,133 -14% 526 $2,464   $62,045,201 16
May 31, 1985 9 $1,063,723 -18% 531 $2,003   $63,108,924 17
Jun 7, 1985 8 $1,085,963 +2% 501 $2,168   $64,194,887 18
Jun 14, 1985 11 $914,467 -16% 383 $2,388   $65,109,354 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 5/22/2025 $458 0 0 0 $458 5/27/2025
 
International Total$458 5/27/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,297 $458
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,601-32,700) 32,644 $458
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,886 $458
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 30,001-30,100) 30,055 $458
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,138 $458
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,616 $458
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,304 $458
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $458

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,055 $65,533,034
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 11 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,201 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,263 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 434 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 770 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $65,533,034

Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    John Book

Supporting Cast

Alexander Godunov    Daniel Hochleitner
Patti LuPone    Elaine
Danny Glover    McFee
Viggo Mortensen    Moses Hochleitner
Kelly McGillis    Rachel Lapp
Lukas Haas    Samuel Lapp

Uncategorized

Josef Sommer    Chief Paul Schaeffer
Timothy Carhart    Zenovich

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,539,990 (6.9% of total gross)
Legs:10.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:876 opening theaters/1,169 max. theaters, 13.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,781,243

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $65,532,576
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,297 $458
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $65,533,034
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $65,532,576
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,304 $458
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 770 $65,533,034

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: May 22nd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: October 13th, 2015 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chloe
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Keywords: Religious, Culture Clash, Romance, Witnessing a Crime, Amish, Cross-Culture Romance, Corrupt Cops, Crime Drama, 1986 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 262 $8,023,590 Apr 5, 1985 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 193 $6,497,155 Feb 15, 1985 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $21,577,881 Feb 15, 1985 10

Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    John Book

Supporting Cast

Alexander Godunov    Daniel Hochleitner
Patti LuPone    Elaine
Danny Glover    McFee
Viggo Mortensen    Moses Hochleitner
Kelly McGillis    Rachel Lapp
Lukas Haas    Samuel Lapp

Uncategorized

Josef Sommer    Chief Paul Schaeffer
Timothy Carhart    Zenovich

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 703 $208,781,243
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,034 $65,532,576
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 10 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 665 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $65,532,576
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $65,532,576

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 2 $4,539,990   876 $5,183   $4,539,990 1
Feb 15, 1985 2 $6,497,155 +43% 957 $6,789   $12,770,386 2
Feb 22, 1985 2 $5,163,819 -21% 957 $5,396   $19,317,498 3
Mar 1, 1985 2 $4,791,953 -7% 1,165 $4,113   $25,598,419 4
Mar 8, 1985 1 $4,506,587 -6% 1,169 $3,855   $31,596,283 5
Mar 15, 1985 2 $4,419,527 -2% 1,169 $3,781   $37,659,033 6
Mar 22, 1985 7 $3,754,331 -15% 1,115 $3,367   $42,956,090 7
Mar 29, 1985 10 $2,386,253 -36% 978 $2,440   $46,384,549 8
Apr 5, 1985 8 $2,415,924 +1% 895 $2,699   $49,767,479 9
Apr 12, 1985 9 $1,835,932 -24% 775 $2,369   $52,570,366 10
Apr 19, 1985 11 $1,370,496 -25% 686 $1,998   $54,508,584 11
Apr 26, 1985 10 $1,170,790 -15% 638 $1,835   $56,143,219 12
May 3, 1985 12 $1,057,870 -10% 632 $1,674   $57,603,689 13
May 10, 1985 11 $918,490 -13% 565 $1,626   $58,895,610 14
May 17, 1985 9 $1,113,057 +21% 649 $1,715   $60,357,368 15
May 24, 1985 9 $1,066,676 -4% 526 $2,028   $61,815,744 16
May 31, 1985 10 $741,089 -31% 531 $1,396   $62,786,290 17
Jun 7, 1985 8 $728,002 -2% 501 $1,453   $63,836,926 18
Jun 14, 1985 11 $600,737 -17% 383 $1,569   $64,795,624 19
Jun 21, 1985 15 $423,222 -30% 314 $1,348   $65,532,576 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 2 $6,273,231   876 $7,161   $6,273,231 1
Feb 15, 1985 2 $7,880,448 +26% 957 $8,235   $14,153,679 2
Feb 22, 1985 2 $6,652,787 -16% 957 $6,952   $20,806,466 3
Mar 1, 1985 2 $6,283,230 -6% 1,165 $5,393   $27,089,696 4
Mar 8, 1985 1 $6,149,810 -2% 1,169 $5,261   $33,239,506 5
Mar 15, 1985 2 $5,962,253 -3% 1,169 $5,100   $39,201,759 6
Mar 22, 1985 6 $4,796,537 -20% 1,115 $4,302   $43,998,296 7
Mar 29, 1985 10 $3,353,259 -30% 978 $3,429   $47,351,555 8
Apr 5, 1985 7 $3,382,879 +1% 895 $3,780   $50,734,434 9
Apr 12, 1985 9 $2,403,654 -29% 775 $3,101   $53,138,088 10
Apr 19, 1985 10 $1,834,341 -24% 686 $2,674   $54,972,429 11
Apr 26, 1985 9 $1,573,390 -14% 638 $2,466   $56,545,819 12
May 3, 1985 12 $1,431,301 -9% 632 $2,265   $57,977,120 13
May 10, 1985 11 $1,267,191 -11% 565 $2,243   $59,244,311 14
May 17, 1985 8 $1,504,757 +19% 649 $2,319   $60,749,068 15
May 24, 1985 9 $1,296,133 -14% 526 $2,464   $62,045,201 16
May 31, 1985 9 $1,063,723 -18% 531 $2,003   $63,108,924 17
Jun 7, 1985 8 $1,085,963 +2% 501 $2,168   $64,194,887 18
Jun 14, 1985 11 $914,467 -16% 383 $2,388   $65,109,354 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 5/22/2025 $458 0 0 0 $458 5/27/2025
 
International Total$458 5/27/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,297 $458
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,601-32,700) 32,644 $458
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,886 $458
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 30,001-30,100) 30,055 $458
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,138 $458
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,616 $458
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,304 $458
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $458

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,055 $65,533,034
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 11 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,362 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,201 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,263 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 434 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 770 $65,533,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $65,533,034