The Living Daylights (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $51,185,000Details
International Box Office $140,014,996Details
Worldwide Box Office $191,199,996
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,051,284 (21.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,728 opening theaters/1,728 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,118,738

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $51,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $140,014,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 985 $191,199,996

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: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 12th, 1987 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
October 29th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 22nd, 2022 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Octopussy
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Prologue, Defecting, Political, Hitmen, Romance, Double Agent, Musicians
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 373 $6,216,735 Sep 4, 1987 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,110 $141,118,738
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 437 $51,185,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 19 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,498 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 846 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 37 $51,185,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $11,051,284   1,728 $6,395   $11,051,284 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $7,706,230 -30% 1,727 $4,462   $24,789,876 2
Aug 14, 1987 2 $5,004,732 -35% 1,680 $2,979   $33,671,807 3
Aug 21, 1987 6 $3,605,304 -28% 1,599 $2,255   $39,820,817 4
Sep 4, 1987 9 $2,211,779   1,054 $2,098   $46,896,844 6
Sep 25, 1987 17 $362,940   527 $689   $49,697,117 9
Oct 2, 1987 21 $262,131 -28% 404 $649   $50,096,813 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $17,083,646   1,728 $9,886   $17,083,646 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $11,583,429 -32% 1,727 $6,707   $28,667,075 2
Aug 14, 1987 3 $7,548,438 -35% 1,680 $4,493   $36,215,513 3
Sep 25, 1987 17 $500,505   527 $950   $49,834,682 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 12/12/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $362 10 10 10 $362 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/22/2022 $12,869 100 100 102 $34,064 10/5/2022
 
Rest of World $139,980,570
 
International Total$140,014,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $140,014,996
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $140,014,996
Top 1987 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 235 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 10 $140,014,996

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 985 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $191,199,996
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 689 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 273 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 13 $191,199,996

Leading Cast

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting Cast

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

Uncategorized

Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Robert Brown    M
Maryam d'Abo    Kara Milovy
Jeroen Krabbe    General Georgi Koskov
Joe Don Baker    Brad Whitaker
Art Malik    Kamran Shah
Caroline Bliss    Miss Moneypenny
John Terry    Felix Leiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Associate Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Producer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,051,284 (21.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,728 opening theaters/1,728 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,118,738

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $51,185,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $140,014,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 985 $191,199,996

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1987 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: December 12th, 1987 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
October 29th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 22nd, 2022 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (Re: 2022) (United Kingdom)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Living Daylights (007 リビング・デイライツ) (Japan)
Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 130 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Octopussy
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Prologue, Defecting, Political, Hitmen, Romance, Double Agent, Musicians
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 373 $6,216,735 Sep 4, 1987 38

Leading Cast

Timothy Dalton    James Bond

Supporting Cast

John Rhys-Davies    General Leonid Pushkin

Uncategorized

Desmond Llewelyn    Q
Robert Brown    M
Maryam d'Abo    Kara Milovy
Jeroen Krabbe    General Georgi Koskov
Joe Don Baker    Brad Whitaker
Art Malik    Kamran Shah
Caroline Bliss    Miss Moneypenny
John Terry    Felix Leiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Glen    Director
Michael G. Wilson    Screenwriter
Ian Fleming    Story Creator
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Associate Producer
Albert R. Broccoli    Producer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,838 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,110 $141,118,738
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 437 $51,185,000
Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 19 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,498 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 846 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $51,185,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 37 $51,185,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $11,051,284   1,728 $6,395   $11,051,284 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $7,706,230 -30% 1,727 $4,462   $24,789,876 2
Aug 14, 1987 2 $5,004,732 -35% 1,680 $2,979   $33,671,807 3
Aug 21, 1987 6 $3,605,304 -28% 1,599 $2,255   $39,820,817 4
Sep 4, 1987 9 $2,211,779   1,054 $2,098   $46,896,844 6
Sep 25, 1987 17 $362,940   527 $689   $49,697,117 9
Oct 2, 1987 21 $262,131 -28% 404 $649   $50,096,813 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1987 1 $17,083,646   1,728 $9,886   $17,083,646 1
Aug 7, 1987 1 $11,583,429 -32% 1,727 $6,707   $28,667,075 2
Aug 14, 1987 3 $7,548,438 -35% 1,680 $4,493   $36,215,513 3
Sep 25, 1987 17 $500,505   527 $950   $49,834,682 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 12/12/1987 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/29/2020 $362 10 10 10 $362 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/22/2022 $12,869 100 100 102 $34,064 10/5/2022
 
Rest of World $139,980,570
 
International Total$140,014,996 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $140,014,996
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $140,014,996
Top 1987 Movies at the International Box Office 3 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 235 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $140,014,996
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 10 $140,014,996

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 985 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $191,199,996
Top 1987 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 689 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 273 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 238 $191,199,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 13 $191,199,996