Yentl (1983)

Yentl
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $39,012,241Details
OpusData ID: 14410100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$341,768 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/747 max. theaters, 12.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $135,509,611

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,439 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $39,012,241

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1983 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
International Releases: March 29th, 1984 (Wide) (Australia)
August 6th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2009 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Grease
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Keywords: Cross-Dressing, Religious, Jewish, Romantic Musical, 1900s, Set in Poland, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Romance, Love Triangle, Sexism, Suicide, Death of a Sibling, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hebrew

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 321 $6,224,908 Jan 20, 1984 66
Theater Average 7th Weekend 91 $7,740 Dec 30, 1983 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $16,659,126 Dec 30, 1983 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $9,872,368 Dec 23, 1983 38
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 69 $21,309 Dec 2, 1983 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 98 $30,464 Nov 25, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,439 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $135,509,611
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $39,012,241
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 18 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,041 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 60 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 596 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 1 $39,012,241

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1983 20 $341,768   13 $26,290   $341,768 1
Nov 25, 1983 20 $426,489 +25% 14 $30,464   $1,010,890 2
Dec 2, 1983 18 $298,330 -30% 14 $21,309   $1,448,646 3
Dec 9, 1983 5 $3,050,219 +922% 501 $6,088   $4,616,477 4
Dec 16, 1983 6 $2,184,771 -28% 504 $4,335   $8,068,933 5
Dec 23, 1983 5 $2,637,657 +21% 508 $5,192   $11,834,972 6
Dec 30, 1983 3 $4,481,318 +70% 579 $7,740   $18,678,870 7
Jan 6, 1984 4 $2,799,566 -38% 609 $4,597   $22,489,899 8
Jan 13, 1984 5 $2,398,768 -14% 649 $3,696   $25,764,348 9
Jan 20, 1984 6 $1,774,021 -26% 728 $2,437   $28,235,776 10
Jan 27, 1984 6 $1,851,461 +4% 747 $2,479   $30,783,557 11
Feb 3, 1984 6 $1,475,402 -20% 741 $1,991   $32,873,470 12
Feb 10, 1984 11 $1,006,136 -32% 655 $1,536   $34,336,982 13
Feb 17, 1984 12 $945,257 -6% 516 $1,832   $35,637,439 14
Feb 24, 1984 15 $591,961 -37% 458 $1,292   $36,454,368 15
Mar 2, 1984 19 $383,305 -35% 363 $1,056   $37,034,559 16
Mar 9, 1984 20 $435,609 +14% 368 $1,184   $37,626,627 17
Mar 16, 1984 21 $237,907 -45% 266 $894   $38,019,370 18
Mar 23, 1984 21 $186,924 -21% 210 $890   $38,335,124 19
Mar 30, 1984 24 $131,997 -29% 196 $673   $38,556,574 20
Apr 6, 1984 26 $85,641 -35% 134 $639   $38,715,773 21
Apr 13, 1984 24 $71,379 -17% 98 $728   $38,854,024 22
Apr 20, 1984 22 $52,395 -27% 90 $582   $38,952,674 23
Apr 27, 1984 25 $43,814 -16% 75 $584   $39,012,241 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1983 18 $584,401   13 $44,954   $584,401 1
Nov 25, 1983 20 $565,915 -3% 14 $40,423   $1,150,316 2
Dec 2, 1983 13 $415,942 -27% 14 $29,710   $1,566,258 3
Dec 9, 1983 5 $4,317,904 +938% 501 $8,619   $5,884,162 4
Dec 16, 1983 7 $3,313,153 -23% 504 $6,574   $9,197,315 5
Dec 23, 1983 7 $5,000,237 +51% 508 $9,843   $14,197,552 6
Dec 30, 1983 4 $5,492,781 +10% 579 $9,487   $19,690,333 7
Jan 6, 1984 4 $3,675,247 -33% 609 $6,035   $23,365,580 8
Jan 13, 1984 5 $3,096,175 -16% 649 $4,771   $26,461,755 9
Jan 20, 1984 6 $2,470,341 -20% 728 $3,393   $28,932,096 10
Jan 27, 1984 6 $2,465,972 n/c 747 $3,301   $31,398,068 11
Feb 3, 1984 7 $1,932,778 -22% 741 $2,608   $33,330,846 12
Feb 10, 1984 10 $1,361,336 -30% 655 $2,078   $34,692,182 13
Feb 17, 1984 11 $1,170,225 -14% 516 $2,268   $35,862,407 14
Feb 24, 1984 15 $788,847 -33% 458 $1,722   $36,651,254 15
Mar 2, 1984 18 $539,764 -32% 363 $1,487   $37,191,018 16
Mar 9, 1984 18 $590,445 +9% 368 $1,604   $37,781,463 17
Mar 16, 1984 19 $366,737 -38% 266 $1,379   $38,148,200 18
Mar 23, 1984 20 $276,377 -25% 210 $1,316   $38,424,577 19
Mar 30, 1984 23 $205,555 -26% 196 $1,049   $38,630,132 20
Apr 6, 1984 24 $152,513 -26% 134 $1,138   $38,782,645 21
Apr 13, 1984 19 $117,634 -23% 98 $1,200   $38,900,279 22
Apr 20, 1984 22 $68,148 -42% 90 $757   $38,968,427 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/29/1984 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,084 $39,012,241
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 18 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 780 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,265 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 72 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 703 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 1 $39,012,241

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Yentl
Mandy Patinkin    Avigdor
Amy Irving    Hadass

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barbra Streisand    Director
Barbra Streisand    Screenwriter
Jack Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Isaac Bashevis Singer    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$341,768 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/747 max. theaters, 12.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $135,509,611

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,439 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $39,012,241

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 1983 (Wide) by MGM/UA Classics
International Releases: March 29th, 1984 (Wide) (Australia)
August 6th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2009 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Grease
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Cross-Dressing, Religious, Jewish, Romantic Musical, 1900s, Set in Poland, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Romance, Love Triangle, Sexism, Suicide, Death of a Sibling, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hebrew

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 321 $6,224,908 Jan 20, 1984 66
Theater Average 7th Weekend 91 $7,740 Dec 30, 1983 45
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $16,659,126 Dec 30, 1983 45
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $9,872,368 Dec 23, 1983 38
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 69 $21,309 Dec 2, 1983 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 98 $30,464 Nov 25, 1983 10

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Yentl
Mandy Patinkin    Avigdor
Amy Irving    Hadass

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barbra Streisand    Director
Barbra Streisand    Screenwriter
Jack Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Isaac Bashevis Singer    Story Creator

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,439 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $135,509,611
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $39,012,241
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 18 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,041 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies 60 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 596 $39,012,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 1 $39,012,241

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1983 20 $341,768   13 $26,290   $341,768 1
Nov 25, 1983 20 $426,489 +25% 14 $30,464   $1,010,890 2
Dec 2, 1983 18 $298,330 -30% 14 $21,309   $1,448,646 3
Dec 9, 1983 5 $3,050,219 +922% 501 $6,088   $4,616,477 4
Dec 16, 1983 6 $2,184,771 -28% 504 $4,335   $8,068,933 5
Dec 23, 1983 5 $2,637,657 +21% 508 $5,192   $11,834,972 6
Dec 30, 1983 3 $4,481,318 +70% 579 $7,740   $18,678,870 7
Jan 6, 1984 4 $2,799,566 -38% 609 $4,597   $22,489,899 8
Jan 13, 1984 5 $2,398,768 -14% 649 $3,696   $25,764,348 9
Jan 20, 1984 6 $1,774,021 -26% 728 $2,437   $28,235,776 10
Jan 27, 1984 6 $1,851,461 +4% 747 $2,479   $30,783,557 11
Feb 3, 1984 6 $1,475,402 -20% 741 $1,991   $32,873,470 12
Feb 10, 1984 11 $1,006,136 -32% 655 $1,536   $34,336,982 13
Feb 17, 1984 12 $945,257 -6% 516 $1,832   $35,637,439 14
Feb 24, 1984 15 $591,961 -37% 458 $1,292   $36,454,368 15
Mar 2, 1984 19 $383,305 -35% 363 $1,056   $37,034,559 16
Mar 9, 1984 20 $435,609 +14% 368 $1,184   $37,626,627 17
Mar 16, 1984 21 $237,907 -45% 266 $894   $38,019,370 18
Mar 23, 1984 21 $186,924 -21% 210 $890   $38,335,124 19
Mar 30, 1984 24 $131,997 -29% 196 $673   $38,556,574 20
Apr 6, 1984 26 $85,641 -35% 134 $639   $38,715,773 21
Apr 13, 1984 24 $71,379 -17% 98 $728   $38,854,024 22
Apr 20, 1984 22 $52,395 -27% 90 $582   $38,952,674 23
Apr 27, 1984 25 $43,814 -16% 75 $584   $39,012,241 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 1983 18 $584,401   13 $44,954   $584,401 1
Nov 25, 1983 20 $565,915 -3% 14 $40,423   $1,150,316 2
Dec 2, 1983 13 $415,942 -27% 14 $29,710   $1,566,258 3
Dec 9, 1983 5 $4,317,904 +938% 501 $8,619   $5,884,162 4
Dec 16, 1983 7 $3,313,153 -23% 504 $6,574   $9,197,315 5
Dec 23, 1983 7 $5,000,237 +51% 508 $9,843   $14,197,552 6
Dec 30, 1983 4 $5,492,781 +10% 579 $9,487   $19,690,333 7
Jan 6, 1984 4 $3,675,247 -33% 609 $6,035   $23,365,580 8
Jan 13, 1984 5 $3,096,175 -16% 649 $4,771   $26,461,755 9
Jan 20, 1984 6 $2,470,341 -20% 728 $3,393   $28,932,096 10
Jan 27, 1984 6 $2,465,972 n/c 747 $3,301   $31,398,068 11
Feb 3, 1984 7 $1,932,778 -22% 741 $2,608   $33,330,846 12
Feb 10, 1984 10 $1,361,336 -30% 655 $2,078   $34,692,182 13
Feb 17, 1984 11 $1,170,225 -14% 516 $2,268   $35,862,407 14
Feb 24, 1984 15 $788,847 -33% 458 $1,722   $36,651,254 15
Mar 2, 1984 18 $539,764 -32% 363 $1,487   $37,191,018 16
Mar 9, 1984 18 $590,445 +9% 368 $1,604   $37,781,463 17
Mar 16, 1984 19 $366,737 -38% 266 $1,379   $38,148,200 18
Mar 23, 1984 20 $276,377 -25% 210 $1,316   $38,424,577 19
Mar 30, 1984 23 $205,555 -26% 196 $1,049   $38,630,132 20
Apr 6, 1984 24 $152,513 -26% 134 $1,138   $38,782,645 21
Apr 13, 1984 19 $117,634 -23% 98 $1,200   $38,900,279 22
Apr 20, 1984 22 $68,148 -42% 90 $757   $38,968,427 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/29/1984 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,084 $39,012,241
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 18 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 780 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,265 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies 72 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 703 $39,012,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM/UA Classics Movies 1 $39,012,241