The Fly (1986)

The Fly
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,585,000Details
International Box Office $2,024Details
Worldwide Box Office $37,587,024
OpusData ID: 15060100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000,423 (18.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,195 opening theaters/1,201 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $114,578,522

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,519 $37,585,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,833 $2,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $37,587,024

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 22nd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 26th, 1987 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Fly
Comparisons: vs. The Parent Trap
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Keywords: Body Horror, Monster, Remake
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 146 $13,251,891 Aug 29, 1986 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,519 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $114,578,522
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,970 $37,585,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 28 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 556 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies 19 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 270 $37,585,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $7,000,423   1,195 $5,858   $7,000,423 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $4,725,970 -32% 1,201 $3,935   $15,681,173 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $4,198,506 -11% 1,171 $3,585   $22,290,553 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $2,501,186 -40% 1,171 $2,136   $26,138,982 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $1,905,248 -24% 1,100 $1,732   $28,865,407 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $1,578,462 -17% 1,052 $1,500   $31,066,416 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,089,025 -31% 967 $1,126   $32,637,940 7
Oct 3, 1986 10 $812,422 -25% 815 $997   $33,815,680 8
Oct 10, 1986 13 $418,618 -48% 588 $712   $34,479,301 9
Oct 17, 1986 16 $274,966 -34% 472 $583   $34,861,294 10
Oct 24, 1986 20 $110,035 -60% 206 $534   $35,075,617 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $10,955,203   1,195 $9,168   $10,955,203 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $7,136,844 -35% 1,201 $5,942   $18,092,047 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $5,545,749 -22% 1,171 $4,736   $23,637,796 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $3,322,363 -40% 1,171 $2,837   $26,960,159 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $2,527,795 -24% 1,100 $2,298   $29,487,954 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $2,060,961 -18% 1,052 $1,959   $31,548,915 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,454,343 -29% 967 $1,504   $33,003,258 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/22/2020 $0 0 4 8 $2,024 10/14/2024
 
International Total$2,024 10/14/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,833 $2,024
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,201-30,300) 30,228 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,792 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,858 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $2,024

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,174 $37,587,024
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 384 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $37,587,024

Uncategorized

Jeff Goldblum    Seth Brundle
David Cronenberg    Gynecologist
Geena Davis    Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg    Director
Howard Shore    Composer

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,000,423 (18.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,195 opening theaters/1,201 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $114,578,522

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,519 $37,585,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,833 $2,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $37,587,024

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 22nd, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 26th, 1987 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Fly
Comparisons: vs. The Parent Trap
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Keywords: Body Horror, Monster, Remake
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 146 $13,251,891 Aug 29, 1986 17

Uncategorized

Jeff Goldblum    Seth Brundle
David Cronenberg    Gynecologist
Geena Davis    Veronica "Ronnie" Quaife

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Cronenberg    Director
Howard Shore    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,519 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $114,578,522
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,970 $37,585,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 28 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 556 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,120 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies 19 $37,585,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 270 $37,585,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $7,000,423   1,195 $5,858   $7,000,423 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $4,725,970 -32% 1,201 $3,935   $15,681,173 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $4,198,506 -11% 1,171 $3,585   $22,290,553 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $2,501,186 -40% 1,171 $2,136   $26,138,982 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $1,905,248 -24% 1,100 $1,732   $28,865,407 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $1,578,462 -17% 1,052 $1,500   $31,066,416 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,089,025 -31% 967 $1,126   $32,637,940 7
Oct 3, 1986 10 $812,422 -25% 815 $997   $33,815,680 8
Oct 10, 1986 13 $418,618 -48% 588 $712   $34,479,301 9
Oct 17, 1986 16 $274,966 -34% 472 $583   $34,861,294 10
Oct 24, 1986 20 $110,035 -60% 206 $534   $35,075,617 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1986 1 $10,955,203   1,195 $9,168   $10,955,203 1
Aug 22, 1986 1 $7,136,844 -35% 1,201 $5,942   $18,092,047 2
Aug 29, 1986 3 $5,545,749 -22% 1,171 $4,736   $23,637,796 3
Sep 5, 1986 3 $3,322,363 -40% 1,171 $2,837   $26,960,159 4
Sep 12, 1986 3 $2,527,795 -24% 1,100 $2,298   $29,487,954 5
Sep 19, 1986 4 $2,060,961 -18% 1,052 $1,959   $31,548,915 6
Sep 26, 1986 7 $1,454,343 -29% 967 $1,504   $33,003,258 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/22/2020 $0 0 4 8 $2,024 10/14/2024
 
International Total$2,024 10/14/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,801-31,900) 31,833 $2,024
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,201-30,300) 30,228 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,701-27,800) 27,792 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,153 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,858 $2,024
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $2,024

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,918 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,174 $37,587,024
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 384 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $37,587,024
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $37,587,024