Alien (1979)

Alien
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $62,005,728Details
International Box Office $122,631,433Details
Worldwide Box Office $184,637,161
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,522,581 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:11.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,700,000 (worldwide box office is 17.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:91 opening theaters/757 max. theaters, 13.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $255,494,234

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $62,005,728
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 875 $122,631,433
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $184,637,161
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $62,005,728
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $122,631,433
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $184,637,161

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon 4K UHD VOD/EST
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
October 29th, 2003 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox
October 13th, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as Alien (1979) (Re-Release)
January 1st, 2021 (Special Engagement) by 20th Century Studios
International Releases: December 7th, 1979 (Wide) (Australia)
October 1st, 1987 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 31st, 2003 (Limited), released as Alien (Re: 2014) (United Kingdom)
April 26th, 2017 (Wide) (New Zealand)
March 1st, 2019 (Limited), released as Alien (40th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Alien
Comparisons: vs. Aliens
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Parasite, Survival Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 200 $15,267,148 Jul 6, 1979 45
Theater Average 4th Weekend 70 $15,140 Jun 15, 1979 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 76 $20,221 Jun 8, 1979 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $15,858,635 May 25, 1979 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 94 $3,522,581 May 25, 1979 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 81 $15,858,635 May 25, 1979 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 1 $3,522,581   91 $38,710   $3,522,581 1
Jun 1, 1979 1 $2,192,025 -38% 91 $24,088   $6,950,663 2
Jun 8, 1979 1 $2,669,177 +22% 132 $20,221   $11,051,322 3
Jun 15, 1979 2 $2,240,772 -16% 148 $15,140   $14,923,670 4
Jun 22, 1979 1 $5,312,945 +137% 635 $8,367   $21,778,983 5
Jun 29, 1979 2 $4,560,137 -14% 745 $6,121   $29,338,183 6
Jul 6, 1979 1 $3,391,197 -26% 757 $4,480   $35,795,497 7
Jul 13, 1979 1 $2,777,042 -18% 733 $3,789   $40,515,877 8
Jul 20, 1979 1 $2,246,329 -19% 695 $3,232   $44,195,413 9
Jul 27, 1979 2 $1,816,627 -19% 681 $2,668   $47,332,006 10
Aug 3, 1979 3 $1,533,612 -16% 613 $2,502   $49,909,464 11
Aug 10, 1979 3 $1,301,922 -15% 582 $2,237   $52,092,686 12
Aug 17, 1979 3 $993,340 -24% 419 $2,371   $53,802,893 13
Aug 24, 1979 3 $957,284 -4% 422 $2,268   $55,309,035 14
Aug 31, 1979 1 $1,049,075 +10% 369 $2,843   $56,863,418 15
Sep 7, 1979 1 $649,505 -38% 357 $1,819   $57,733,690 16
Sep 14, 1979 1 $485,711 -25% 317 $1,532   $58,443,685 17
Sep 21, 1979 1 $540,887 +11% 360 $1,502   $59,154,839 18
Sep 28, 1979 1 $393,452 -27% 291 $1,352   $59,735,665 19
Oct 5, 1979 2 $286,282 -27% 240 $1,193   $60,150,933 20
Oct 31, 2003 16 $1,023,665   347 $2,950   $61,174,598 1,276
Nov 7, 2003 24 $254,715 -75% 331 $770   $61,685,213 1,277
Nov 14, 2003 58 $22,555 -91% 21 $1,074   $61,841,687 1,278
Nov 21, 2003 81 $9,879 -56% 19 $520   $61,861,975 1,279
Nov 28, 2003 86 $4,403 -55% 11 $400   $61,870,728 1,280
Jan 1, 2021 9 $75,000   505 $149   $61,945,728 2,172
Jan 8, 2021 - $60,000 -20% 456 $132   $62,005,728 2,173

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 1, 2021 - $30,000     505 $59   $61,900,728 15,198
Jan 2, 2021 - $29,000 -3%   505 $57   $61,929,728 15,199
Jan 3, 2021 - $16,000 -45%   505 $32   $61,945,728 15,200
Jan 8, 2021 - $21,000   -30% 456 $46   $61,966,728 15,205
Jan 9, 2021 - $26,000 +24% -10% 456 $57   $61,992,728 15,206
Jan 10, 2021 - $13,000 -50% -19% 456 $29   $62,005,728 15,207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 1 $4,758,638   91 $52,293   $4,758,638 1
Jun 1, 1979 1 $3,623,507 -24% 91 $39,819   $8,382,145 2
Jun 8, 1979 1 $4,300,753 +19% 132 $32,581   $12,682,898 3
Jun 15, 1979 1 $3,783,140 -12% 148 $25,562   $16,466,038 4
Jun 22, 1979 1 $8,312,008 +120% 635 $13,090   $24,778,046 5
Jun 29, 1979 1 $7,626,254 -8% 745 $10,237   $32,404,300 6
Jul 6, 1979 1 $5,334,535 -30% 757 $7,047   $37,738,835 7
Jul 13, 1979 1 $4,210,249 -21% 733 $5,744   $41,949,084 8
Jul 20, 1979 1 $3,566,295 -15% 695 $5,131   $45,515,379 9
Jul 27, 1979 1 $2,860,473 -20% 681 $4,200   $48,375,852 10
Aug 3, 1979 2 $2,414,912 -16% 613 $3,939   $50,790,764 11
Aug 10, 1979 1 $2,018,789 -16% 582 $3,469   $52,809,553 12
Aug 17, 1979 1 $1,542,198 -24% 419 $3,681   $54,351,751 13
Aug 24, 1979 1 $1,462,592 -5% 422 $3,466   $55,814,343 14
Aug 31, 1979 1 $1,269,842 -13% 369 $3,441   $57,084,185 15
Sep 7, 1979 1 $873,789 -31% 357 $2,448   $57,957,974 16
Sep 14, 1979 1 $655,978 -25% 317 $2,069   $58,613,952 17
Sep 21, 1979 1 $728,261 +11% 360 $2,023   $59,342,213 18
Sep 28, 1979 1 $522,438 -28% 291 $1,795   $59,864,651 19
Oct 31, 2003 18 $1,279,565   347 $3,688   $61,144,216 1,276
Nov 7, 2003 23 $388,634 -70% 331 $1,174   $61,532,850 1,277
Nov 14, 2003 61 $32,964 -92% 21 $1,570   $61,565,814 1,278
Nov 21, 2003 79 $14,229 -57% 19 $749   $61,580,043 1,279

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/1979 $0 0 94 169 $71,539 4/16/2021
Italy 5/29/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 4/26/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 4/26/2017 $0 0 4 18 $23,876 7/31/2023
Russia (CIS) 3/7/2019 $69,837 105 105 197 $140,015 5/4/2019
South Korea 10/1/1987 $0 0 23 46 $7,159 7/15/2020
United Kingdom 10/31/2003 $0 0 210 630 $442,841 9/13/2023
 
Rest of World $121,946,003
 
International Total$122,631,433 9/13/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 15, 20111216,414 16,414$246,049$246,049962
Apr 28, 2019730,523 269,031$456,520$4,030,3441,377

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.

Leading Cast

Tom Skerritt    Dallas
Sigourney Weaver    Ripley

Supporting Cast

Veronica Cartwright    Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton    Brett
John Hurt    Kane
Ian Holm    Ash
Yaphet Kotto    Parker
Helen Horton    Voice of Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Dan O’Bannon    Screenwriter
Dan O’Bannon    Story Creator
Ronald Shusett    Story Creator
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Gordon Carroll    Producer
David Giler    Producer
Walter Hill    Producer
Ronald Shusett    Executive Producer
Ivor Powell    Associate Producer
Paul Ibbetson    Assistant Director
Garth Thomas    Production Manager
Michael Seymour    Production Designer
Leslie Dilley    Art Director
Roger Christian    Art Director
Ian Whittaker    Set Decorator
Dan O’Bannon    Visual Consultant
Derek Vanlint    Director of Photography
Denys Ayling    Director of Photography
H.R. Giger    Special Effects
Carlo Rambaldi    Special Effects
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Allder    Special Effects Supervisor
John Mollo    Costume Designer
Tiny Nicholls    Costume Supervisor
Terry Rawlings    Editor
Peter Weatherley    Editor
Derrick Leather    Sound Mixer
Bill Rowe    Re-recording Mixer
Jim Shield    Sound Editor
Bryan Tilling    Dialogue Editor
Bob Hathaway    Music Editor
Tommy Manderson    Make up
Mary Goldberg    Casting Director
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Roy Scammel    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Alien Anthology

November 4th, 2010

It has been just over 30 years since the first Alien hit theaters and around seven years since the franchise Box Set came out on DVD. Because these films have been released, and re-released, and then released again, this review will be less about the movies, and more about the Blu-ray and whether or not it is worth the upgrade. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,522,581 (5.7% of total gross)
Legs:11.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,700,000 (worldwide box office is 17.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:91 opening theaters/757 max. theaters, 13.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $255,494,234

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $62,005,728
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 875 $122,631,433
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $184,637,161
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $62,005,728
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $122,631,433
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $184,637,161

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon 4K UHD VOD/EST
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
October 29th, 2003 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox
October 13th, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events, released as Alien (1979) (Re-Release)
January 1st, 2021 (Special Engagement) by 20th Century Studios
International Releases: December 7th, 1979 (Wide) (Australia)
October 1st, 1987 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 31st, 2003 (Limited), released as Alien (Re: 2014) (United Kingdom)
April 26th, 2017 (Wide) (New Zealand)
March 1st, 2019 (Limited), released as Alien (40th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 7th, 1992 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Alien
Comparisons: vs. Aliens
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Parasite, Survival Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 200 $15,267,148 Jul 6, 1979 45
Theater Average 4th Weekend 70 $15,140 Jun 15, 1979 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 76 $20,221 Jun 8, 1979 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $15,858,635 May 25, 1979 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 94 $3,522,581 May 25, 1979 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 81 $15,858,635 May 25, 1979 3

Leading Cast

Tom Skerritt    Dallas
Sigourney Weaver    Ripley

Supporting Cast

Veronica Cartwright    Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton    Brett
John Hurt    Kane
Ian Holm    Ash
Yaphet Kotto    Parker
Helen Horton    Voice of Mother

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Dan O’Bannon    Screenwriter
Dan O’Bannon    Story Creator
Ronald Shusett    Story Creator
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Gordon Carroll    Producer
David Giler    Producer
Walter Hill    Producer
Ronald Shusett    Executive Producer
Ivor Powell    Associate Producer
Paul Ibbetson    Assistant Director
Garth Thomas    Production Manager
Michael Seymour    Production Designer
Leslie Dilley    Art Director
Roger Christian    Art Director
Ian Whittaker    Set Decorator
Dan O’Bannon    Visual Consultant
Derek Vanlint    Director of Photography
Denys Ayling    Director of Photography
H.R. Giger    Special Effects
Carlo Rambaldi    Special Effects
Brian Johnson, Jr.    Special Effects Supervisor
Nick Allder    Special Effects Supervisor
John Mollo    Costume Designer
Tiny Nicholls    Costume Supervisor
Terry Rawlings    Editor
Peter Weatherley    Editor
Derrick Leather    Sound Mixer
Bill Rowe    Re-recording Mixer
Jim Shield    Sound Editor
Bryan Tilling    Dialogue Editor
Bob Hathaway    Music Editor
Tommy Manderson    Make up
Mary Goldberg    Casting Director
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Roy Scammel    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

2010 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II

December 2nd, 2010

Christmas shopping season is in full swing and this week we have the second part of our Holiday Gift Guide. Last week, Part I talked about big first run releases, while this week we look at box sets and TV on DVD releases. When it comes to the latter, this list is limited to Full Series Megasets and the first season of shows that made their home market debut this year, mostly. This is because when it comes to full season sets from the middle of a show's run, they don't really make good gifts, unless the person is already collecting the series. "Here's season three of a great show. You'll have to buy the first two yourself and get caught up before watching this one." Anyhoo, there are still plenty of releases worth giving as gifts this season, starting with... More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Alien Anthology

November 4th, 2010

It has been just over 30 years since the first Alien hit theaters and around seven years since the franchise Box Set came out on DVD. Because these films have been released, and re-released, and then released again, this review will be less about the movies, and more about the Blu-ray and whether or not it is worth the upgrade. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 1 $3,522,581   91 $38,710   $3,522,581 1
Jun 1, 1979 1 $2,192,025 -38% 91 $24,088   $6,950,663 2
Jun 8, 1979 1 $2,669,177 +22% 132 $20,221   $11,051,322 3
Jun 15, 1979 2 $2,240,772 -16% 148 $15,140   $14,923,670 4
Jun 22, 1979 1 $5,312,945 +137% 635 $8,367   $21,778,983 5
Jun 29, 1979 2 $4,560,137 -14% 745 $6,121   $29,338,183 6
Jul 6, 1979 1 $3,391,197 -26% 757 $4,480   $35,795,497 7
Jul 13, 1979 1 $2,777,042 -18% 733 $3,789   $40,515,877 8
Jul 20, 1979 1 $2,246,329 -19% 695 $3,232   $44,195,413 9
Jul 27, 1979 2 $1,816,627 -19% 681 $2,668   $47,332,006 10
Aug 3, 1979 3 $1,533,612 -16% 613 $2,502   $49,909,464 11
Aug 10, 1979 3 $1,301,922 -15% 582 $2,237   $52,092,686 12
Aug 17, 1979 3 $993,340 -24% 419 $2,371   $53,802,893 13
Aug 24, 1979 3 $957,284 -4% 422 $2,268   $55,309,035 14
Aug 31, 1979 1 $1,049,075 +10% 369 $2,843   $56,863,418 15
Sep 7, 1979 1 $649,505 -38% 357 $1,819   $57,733,690 16
Sep 14, 1979 1 $485,711 -25% 317 $1,532   $58,443,685 17
Sep 21, 1979 1 $540,887 +11% 360 $1,502   $59,154,839 18
Sep 28, 1979 1 $393,452 -27% 291 $1,352   $59,735,665 19
Oct 5, 1979 2 $286,282 -27% 240 $1,193   $60,150,933 20
Oct 31, 2003 16 $1,023,665   347 $2,950   $61,174,598 1,276
Nov 7, 2003 24 $254,715 -75% 331 $770   $61,685,213 1,277
Nov 14, 2003 58 $22,555 -91% 21 $1,074   $61,841,687 1,278
Nov 21, 2003 81 $9,879 -56% 19 $520   $61,861,975 1,279
Nov 28, 2003 86 $4,403 -55% 11 $400   $61,870,728 1,280
Jan 1, 2021 9 $75,000   505 $149   $61,945,728 2,172
Jan 8, 2021 - $60,000 -20% 456 $132   $62,005,728 2,173

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 1, 2021 - $30,000     505 $59   $61,900,728 15,198
Jan 2, 2021 - $29,000 -3%   505 $57   $61,929,728 15,199
Jan 3, 2021 - $16,000 -45%   505 $32   $61,945,728 15,200
Jan 8, 2021 - $21,000   -30% 456 $46   $61,966,728 15,205
Jan 9, 2021 - $26,000 +24% -10% 456 $57   $61,992,728 15,206
Jan 10, 2021 - $13,000 -50% -19% 456 $29   $62,005,728 15,207

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 1 $4,758,638   91 $52,293   $4,758,638 1
Jun 1, 1979 1 $3,623,507 -24% 91 $39,819   $8,382,145 2
Jun 8, 1979 1 $4,300,753 +19% 132 $32,581   $12,682,898 3
Jun 15, 1979 1 $3,783,140 -12% 148 $25,562   $16,466,038 4
Jun 22, 1979 1 $8,312,008 +120% 635 $13,090   $24,778,046 5
Jun 29, 1979 1 $7,626,254 -8% 745 $10,237   $32,404,300 6
Jul 6, 1979 1 $5,334,535 -30% 757 $7,047   $37,738,835 7
Jul 13, 1979 1 $4,210,249 -21% 733 $5,744   $41,949,084 8
Jul 20, 1979 1 $3,566,295 -15% 695 $5,131   $45,515,379 9
Jul 27, 1979 1 $2,860,473 -20% 681 $4,200   $48,375,852 10
Aug 3, 1979 2 $2,414,912 -16% 613 $3,939   $50,790,764 11
Aug 10, 1979 1 $2,018,789 -16% 582 $3,469   $52,809,553 12
Aug 17, 1979 1 $1,542,198 -24% 419 $3,681   $54,351,751 13
Aug 24, 1979 1 $1,462,592 -5% 422 $3,466   $55,814,343 14
Aug 31, 1979 1 $1,269,842 -13% 369 $3,441   $57,084,185 15
Sep 7, 1979 1 $873,789 -31% 357 $2,448   $57,957,974 16
Sep 14, 1979 1 $655,978 -25% 317 $2,069   $58,613,952 17
Sep 21, 1979 1 $728,261 +11% 360 $2,023   $59,342,213 18
Sep 28, 1979 1 $522,438 -28% 291 $1,795   $59,864,651 19
Oct 31, 2003 18 $1,279,565   347 $3,688   $61,144,216 1,276
Nov 7, 2003 23 $388,634 -70% 331 $1,174   $61,532,850 1,277
Nov 14, 2003 61 $32,964 -92% 21 $1,570   $61,565,814 1,278
Nov 21, 2003 79 $14,229 -57% 19 $749   $61,580,043 1,279

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/1979 $0 0 94 169 $71,539 4/16/2021
Italy 5/29/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 4/26/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 4/26/2017 $0 0 4 18 $23,876 7/31/2023
Russia (CIS) 3/7/2019 $69,837 105 105 197 $140,015 5/4/2019
South Korea 10/1/1987 $0 0 23 46 $7,159 7/15/2020
United Kingdom 10/31/2003 $0 0 210 630 $442,841 9/13/2023
 
Rest of World $121,946,003
 
International Total$122,631,433 9/13/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 15, 20111216,414 16,414$246,049$246,049962
Apr 28, 2019730,523 269,031$456,520$4,030,3441,377

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.