Pete’s Dragon (1977)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,000,000Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $174,026,898

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $36,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,844 $36,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 316 $36,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 350 $36,000,000

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: November 3rd, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 9th, 1984 (Limited)
Video Release: January 16th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Pete's Dragon
Running Time: 128 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pete’s Dragon
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Keywords: Orphan, Dragon, Family Musical, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Set in Maine
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 23, 20091097,509 97,509$1,900,450$1,900,450449
Feb 28, 20162710,857 1,211,133$110,633$16,188,940789
Mar 13, 20163016,133 1,238,383$162,137$16,464,527791
Jul 3, 20162514,273 1,371,662$144,281$17,812,927807
Jul 17, 2016227,431 1,391,343$74,236$18,010,908809
Jul 24, 20161611,515+55% 1,402,858$115,228$18,126,136810
Jul 31, 20161912,273+7% 1,415,131$122,607$18,248,743811
Aug 7, 20161916,544+35% 1,431,675$164,386$18,413,129812
Aug 14, 20161922,554+36% 1,454,229$225,887$18,639,016813
Aug 21, 20161917,404-23% 1,471,633$174,352$18,813,368814
Aug 28, 20161912,318-29% 1,483,951$121,868$18,935,236815
Sep 4, 20162413,159+7% 1,497,110$129,712$19,064,948816
Sep 11, 20162813,512+3% 1,510,622$135,739$19,200,687817
Jan 15, 2017308,676 1,667,904$80,513$20,712,544835

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 20121512,684 12,684$256,461$256,461614
Nov 4, 2012208,518 27,799$170,267$558,595616

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Mickey Rooney    Lampie
Red Buttons    Hoagy
Shelley Winters    Lena Gogan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Chaffey    Director
Malcolm Marmorstein    Screenwriter
Seton I. Miller    Story Creator
S.S. Field    Story Creator

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $174,026,898

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $36,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,844 $36,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 316 $36,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 350 $36,000,000

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 3rd, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 9th, 1984 (Limited)
Video Release: January 16th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Pete's Dragon
Running Time: 128 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pete’s Dragon
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Orphan, Dragon, Family Musical, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Set in Maine
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Mickey Rooney    Lampie
Red Buttons    Hoagy
Shelley Winters    Lena Gogan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Chaffey    Director
Malcolm Marmorstein    Screenwriter
Seton I. Miller    Story Creator
S.S. Field    Story Creator

Blu-ray Sales: Mad Money for Madagascar

November 5th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was one of seven new releases to reach the top 20 on this week's Blu-ray sales chart. It took first place with 768,000 units / $15.36 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 45%. This is good for a digitally animated kids movie. In fact, this wouldn't be bad if it were an action film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 16th, 2012

October 16th, 2012

It's a mixed week on the home market. Granted, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is coming out, which made more than $200 million domestically and should sell quite well on the home market. On the other hand, the second biggest first run release is That's My Boy, which failed to make an impact at the box office. There is also a flood of weaker releases, secondary Blu-ray releases, and Christmas releases, much of which I would consider filler. The signal to noise ratio is a little off. As for the best releases of the week, there are some great TV on DVD releases like Mad Men: Season Five and Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2. There are also some limited releases, like Moonrise Kingdom on Blu-ray Combo Pack and even some Direct-to-DVD releases, like Excision on Blu-ray. All of these were contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end I went with Mad Men: Season Five for Pick of the week, while Degrassi: Season 11, Part 2 earned Puck of the Week. More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 23, 20091097,509 97,509$1,900,450$1,900,450449
Feb 28, 20162710,857 1,211,133$110,633$16,188,940789
Mar 13, 20163016,133 1,238,383$162,137$16,464,527791
Jul 3, 20162514,273 1,371,662$144,281$17,812,927807
Jul 17, 2016227,431 1,391,343$74,236$18,010,908809
Jul 24, 20161611,515+55% 1,402,858$115,228$18,126,136810
Jul 31, 20161912,273+7% 1,415,131$122,607$18,248,743811
Aug 7, 20161916,544+35% 1,431,675$164,386$18,413,129812
Aug 14, 20161922,554+36% 1,454,229$225,887$18,639,016813
Aug 21, 20161917,404-23% 1,471,633$174,352$18,813,368814
Aug 28, 20161912,318-29% 1,483,951$121,868$18,935,236815
Sep 4, 20162413,159+7% 1,497,110$129,712$19,064,948816
Sep 11, 20162813,512+3% 1,510,622$135,739$19,200,687817
Jan 15, 2017308,676 1,667,904$80,513$20,712,544835

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 21, 20121512,684 12,684$256,461$256,461614
Nov 4, 2012208,518 27,799$170,267$558,595616

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.