Cujo (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,156,152Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,114,899 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,239 opening theaters/1,293 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,401,046

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,365 $21,156,152

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 22nd, 2013 by Olive
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Christine
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Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Nature Horror, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 400 $5,737,461 Sep 2, 1983 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,341 $72,401,046
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $21,156,152
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 34 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,272 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,971 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 308 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $21,156,152

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1983 2 $6,114,899   1,239 $4,935   $6,114,899 1
Aug 19, 1983 5 $3,592,620 -41% 1,293 $2,779   $12,693,430 2
Aug 26, 1983 7 $1,944,372 -46% 1,025 $1,897   $16,359,902 3
Sep 2, 1983 12 $1,644,494 -15% 813 $2,023   $18,841,274 4
Sep 9, 1983 13 $731,462 -56% 650 $1,125   $19,905,066 5
Sep 16, 1983 16 $488,724 -33% 497 $983   $20,665,573 6
Sep 23, 1983 20 $319,671 -35% 397 $805   $21,156,152 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1983 2 $9,100,810   1,239 $7,345   $9,100,810 1
Aug 19, 1983 5 $5,314,720 -42% 1,293 $4,110   $14,415,530 2
Aug 26, 1983 8 $2,781,250 -48% 1,025 $2,713   $17,196,780 3
Sep 2, 1983 12 $1,976,824 -29% 813 $2,432   $19,173,604 4
Sep 9, 1983 13 $1,003,245 -49% 650 $1,543   $20,176,849 5
Sep 16, 1983 15 $659,632 -34% 497 $1,327   $20,836,481 6

Supporting Cast

Ed Lauter    Joe Camber

Uncategorized

Dee Wallace-Stone*    Donna Trenton
Danny Pintauro    Tad Trenton

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Production and Technical Credits

Lewis Teague    Director
Don Carlos Dunaway    Screenwriter
Lauren Currier*    Screenwriter
Stephen King    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,114,899 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,239 opening theaters/1,293 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,401,046

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,365 $21,156,152

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: August 12th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 22nd, 2013 by Olive
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Christine
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Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Nature Horror, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 400 $5,737,461 Sep 2, 1983 24

Supporting Cast

Ed Lauter    Joe Camber

Uncategorized

Dee Wallace-Stone*    Donna Trenton
Danny Pintauro    Tad Trenton

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lewis Teague    Director
Don Carlos Dunaway    Screenwriter
Lauren Currier*    Screenwriter
Stephen King    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,341 $72,401,046
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $21,156,152
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 34 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,272 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,971 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 308 $21,156,152
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $21,156,152

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1983 2 $6,114,899   1,239 $4,935   $6,114,899 1
Aug 19, 1983 5 $3,592,620 -41% 1,293 $2,779   $12,693,430 2
Aug 26, 1983 7 $1,944,372 -46% 1,025 $1,897   $16,359,902 3
Sep 2, 1983 12 $1,644,494 -15% 813 $2,023   $18,841,274 4
Sep 9, 1983 13 $731,462 -56% 650 $1,125   $19,905,066 5
Sep 16, 1983 16 $488,724 -33% 497 $983   $20,665,573 6
Sep 23, 1983 20 $319,671 -35% 397 $805   $21,156,152 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 1983 2 $9,100,810   1,239 $7,345   $9,100,810 1
Aug 19, 1983 5 $5,314,720 -42% 1,293 $4,110   $14,415,530 2
Aug 26, 1983 8 $2,781,250 -48% 1,025 $2,713   $17,196,780 3
Sep 2, 1983 12 $1,976,824 -29% 813 $2,432   $19,173,604 4
Sep 9, 1983 13 $1,003,245 -49% 650 $1,543   $20,176,849 5
Sep 16, 1983 15 $659,632 -34% 497 $1,327   $20,836,481 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,365 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,549 $21,156,152
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 35 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,012 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,660 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,810 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 301-400) 377 $21,156,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 610 $21,156,152