Never Cry Wolf (1983)

Never Cry Wolf
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,668,764Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,385 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 11.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,370,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,603 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 394 $27,668,764

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 1983 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Splash
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Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Animal Lead, Arctic Circle, One-Actor Show, Field Scientists
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 46 $414,774 Mar 30, 1984 178
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 47 $599,100 Mar 16, 1984 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 45 $830,227 Mar 9, 1984 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 42 $1,002,549 Mar 2, 1984 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 39 $1,192,265 Feb 24, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 32 $1,695,542 Feb 17, 1984 136
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 393 $5,545,840 Feb 17, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 42 $1,634,886 Feb 10, 1984 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 31 $2,283,814 Feb 3, 1984 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 32 $2,679,108 Jan 27, 1984 115
Theater Average 17th Weekend 37 $5,456 Jan 27, 1984 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 52 $1,974,814 Jan 20, 1984 108
Theater Average 16th Weekend 39 $5,757 Jan 20, 1984 108
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 288 $6,459,285 Jan 20, 1984 108
Theater Average 15th Weekend 37 $6,850 Jan 13, 1984 101
Theater Average 14th Weekend 29 $6,936 Jan 6, 1984 94
Theater Average 13th Weekend 18 $10,553 Dec 30, 1983 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 52 $5,941 Dec 23, 1983 80
Theater Average 9th Weekend 74 $6,458 Dec 2, 1983 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 30 $9,773 Nov 25, 1983 52
Theater Average 7th Weekend 65 $9,020 Nov 18, 1983 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 40 $12,687 Nov 11, 1983 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 50 $13,074 Nov 4, 1983 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 33 $21,312 Oct 28, 1983 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 57 $23,801 Oct 21, 1983 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,896 $90,370,357
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,570 $27,668,764
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 26 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,733 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,632 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 541 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $27,668,764

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 1983 33 $36,385   1 $36,385   $36,385 1
Oct 14, 1983 28 $74,624 +105% 3 $24,875   $119,359 2
Oct 21, 1983 23 $119,006 +59% 5 $23,801   $281,161 3
Oct 28, 1983 22 $106,560 -10% 5 $21,312   $447,276 4
Nov 4, 1983 13 $483,753 +354% 37 $13,074   $988,441 5
Nov 11, 1983 9 $1,116,437 +131% 88 $12,687   $2,304,778 6
Nov 18, 1983 15 $811,824 -27% 90 $9,020   $3,439,545 7
Nov 25, 1983 14 $889,344 +10% 91 $9,773   $4,753,325 8
Dec 2, 1983 13 $581,176 -35% 90 $6,458   $5,531,102 9
Dec 9, 1983 13 $334,156 -43% 85 $3,931   $6,017,338 10
Dec 16, 1983 21 $166,798 -50% 47 $3,549   $6,302,789 11
Dec 23, 1983 20 $279,239 +67% 47 $5,941   $6,685,810 12
Dec 30, 1983 21 $496,007 +78% 47 $10,553   $7,380,236 13
Jan 6, 1984 20 $326,002 -34% 47 $6,936   $7,857,594 14
Jan 13, 1984 21 $315,097 -3% 46 $6,850   $8,249,925 15
Jan 20, 1984 5 $1,974,814 +527% 343 $5,757   $10,326,348 16
Jan 27, 1984 3 $2,679,108 +36% 491 $5,456   $13,680,149 17
Feb 3, 1984 4 $2,283,814 -15% 502 $4,549   $16,652,211 18
Feb 10, 1984 4 $1,634,886 -28% 503 $3,250   $18,768,049 19
Feb 17, 1984 8 $1,695,542 +4% 540 $3,140   $20,900,687 20
Feb 24, 1984 9 $1,192,265 -30% 528 $2,258   $22,485,743 21
Mar 2, 1984 9 $1,002,549 -16% 492 $2,038   $23,734,906 22
Mar 9, 1984 13 $830,227 -17% 511 $1,625   $24,784,849 23
Mar 16, 1984 14 $599,100 -28% 414 $1,447   $25,616,757 24
Mar 23, 1984 17 $346,966 -42% 272 $1,276   $26,224,789 25
Mar 30, 1984 17 $414,774 +20% 404 $1,027   $26,820,046 26
Apr 6, 1984 20 $247,735 -40% 289 $857   $27,248,461 27
Apr 13, 1984 19 $231,212 -7% 308 $751   $27,569,673 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 1983 29 $44,735   1 $44,735   $44,735 1
Oct 14, 1983 22 $117,420 +162% 3 $39,140   $162,155 2
Oct 21, 1983 18 $178,561 +52% 5 $35,712   $340,716 3
Oct 28, 1983 20 $163,972 -8% 5 $32,794   $504,688 4
Nov 4, 1983 14 $683,653 +317% 37 $18,477   $1,188,341 5
Nov 11, 1983 9 $1,439,380 +111% 88 $16,357   $2,627,721 6
Nov 18, 1983 13 $1,236,260 -14% 90 $13,736   $3,863,981 7
Nov 25, 1983 15 $1,085,945 -12% 91 $11,933   $4,949,926 8
Dec 2, 1983 10 $733,256 -32% 90 $8,147   $5,683,182 9
Dec 9, 1983 13 $452,809 -38% 85 $5,327   $6,135,991 10
Dec 16, 1983 21 $270,580 -40% 47 $5,757   $6,406,571 11
Dec 23, 1983 21 $477,658 +77% 47 $10,163   $6,884,229 12
Dec 30, 1983 19 $647,363 +36% 47 $13,774   $7,531,592 13
Jan 6, 1984 19 $403,236 -38% 47 $8,579   $7,934,828 14
Jan 13, 1984 20 $416,706 +3% 46 $9,059   $8,351,534 15
Jan 20, 1984 5 $2,649,507 +536% 343 $7,725   $11,001,041 16
Jan 27, 1984 3 $3,367,356 +27% 491 $6,858   $14,368,397 17
Feb 3, 1984 4 $2,764,766 -18% 502 $5,508   $17,133,163 18
Feb 10, 1984 5 $2,071,982 -25% 503 $4,119   $19,205,145 19
Feb 17, 1984 8 $2,088,333 +1% 540 $3,867   $21,293,478 20
Feb 24, 1984 9 $1,438,879 -31% 528 $2,725   $22,732,357 21
Mar 2, 1984 9 $1,222,265 -15% 492 $2,484   $23,954,622 22
Mar 9, 1984 13 $1,063,035 -13% 511 $2,080   $25,017,657 23
Mar 16, 1984 13 $860,166 -19% 414 $2,078   $25,877,823 24
Mar 23, 1984 18 $527,449 -39% 272 $1,939   $26,405,272 25
Mar 30, 1984 17 $595,454 +13% 404 $1,474   $27,000,726 26
Apr 6, 1984 18 $337,735 -43% 289 $1,169   $27,338,461 27

Uncategorized

Charles Martin Smith    Farley Mowat/Tyler
Brian Dennehy    Rosie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carroll Ballard    Director
Curtis Hanson    Screenwriter
Sam Hamm    Screenwriter
Richard Kletter    Screenwriter
Farley Mowat    Story Creator
Mark Isham    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,385 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 11.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,370,357

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,603 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 394 $27,668,764

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 1983 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Splash
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Animal Lead, Arctic Circle, One-Actor Show, Field Scientists
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 46 $414,774 Mar 30, 1984 178
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 47 $599,100 Mar 16, 1984 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 45 $830,227 Mar 9, 1984 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 42 $1,002,549 Mar 2, 1984 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 39 $1,192,265 Feb 24, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 32 $1,695,542 Feb 17, 1984 136
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 393 $5,545,840 Feb 17, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 42 $1,634,886 Feb 10, 1984 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 31 $2,283,814 Feb 3, 1984 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 32 $2,679,108 Jan 27, 1984 115
Theater Average 17th Weekend 37 $5,456 Jan 27, 1984 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 52 $1,974,814 Jan 20, 1984 108
Theater Average 16th Weekend 39 $5,757 Jan 20, 1984 108
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 288 $6,459,285 Jan 20, 1984 108
Theater Average 15th Weekend 37 $6,850 Jan 13, 1984 101
Theater Average 14th Weekend 29 $6,936 Jan 6, 1984 94
Theater Average 13th Weekend 18 $10,553 Dec 30, 1983 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 52 $5,941 Dec 23, 1983 80
Theater Average 9th Weekend 74 $6,458 Dec 2, 1983 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 30 $9,773 Nov 25, 1983 52
Theater Average 7th Weekend 65 $9,020 Nov 18, 1983 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 40 $12,687 Nov 11, 1983 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 50 $13,074 Nov 4, 1983 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 33 $21,312 Oct 28, 1983 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 57 $23,801 Oct 21, 1983 17

Uncategorized

Charles Martin Smith    Farley Mowat/Tyler
Brian Dennehy    Rosie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Carroll Ballard    Director
Curtis Hanson    Screenwriter
Sam Hamm    Screenwriter
Richard Kletter    Screenwriter
Farley Mowat    Story Creator
Mark Isham    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,161 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,896 $90,370,357
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,570 $27,668,764
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 26 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,733 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,632 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 541 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $27,668,764
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $27,668,764

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 1983 33 $36,385   1 $36,385   $36,385 1
Oct 14, 1983 28 $74,624 +105% 3 $24,875   $119,359 2
Oct 21, 1983 23 $119,006 +59% 5 $23,801   $281,161 3
Oct 28, 1983 22 $106,560 -10% 5 $21,312   $447,276 4
Nov 4, 1983 13 $483,753 +354% 37 $13,074   $988,441 5
Nov 11, 1983 9 $1,116,437 +131% 88 $12,687   $2,304,778 6
Nov 18, 1983 15 $811,824 -27% 90 $9,020   $3,439,545 7
Nov 25, 1983 14 $889,344 +10% 91 $9,773   $4,753,325 8
Dec 2, 1983 13 $581,176 -35% 90 $6,458   $5,531,102 9
Dec 9, 1983 13 $334,156 -43% 85 $3,931   $6,017,338 10
Dec 16, 1983 21 $166,798 -50% 47 $3,549   $6,302,789 11
Dec 23, 1983 20 $279,239 +67% 47 $5,941   $6,685,810 12
Dec 30, 1983 21 $496,007 +78% 47 $10,553   $7,380,236 13
Jan 6, 1984 20 $326,002 -34% 47 $6,936   $7,857,594 14
Jan 13, 1984 21 $315,097 -3% 46 $6,850   $8,249,925 15
Jan 20, 1984 5 $1,974,814 +527% 343 $5,757   $10,326,348 16
Jan 27, 1984 3 $2,679,108 +36% 491 $5,456   $13,680,149 17
Feb 3, 1984 4 $2,283,814 -15% 502 $4,549   $16,652,211 18
Feb 10, 1984 4 $1,634,886 -28% 503 $3,250   $18,768,049 19
Feb 17, 1984 8 $1,695,542 +4% 540 $3,140   $20,900,687 20
Feb 24, 1984 9 $1,192,265 -30% 528 $2,258   $22,485,743 21
Mar 2, 1984 9 $1,002,549 -16% 492 $2,038   $23,734,906 22
Mar 9, 1984 13 $830,227 -17% 511 $1,625   $24,784,849 23
Mar 16, 1984 14 $599,100 -28% 414 $1,447   $25,616,757 24
Mar 23, 1984 17 $346,966 -42% 272 $1,276   $26,224,789 25
Mar 30, 1984 17 $414,774 +20% 404 $1,027   $26,820,046 26
Apr 6, 1984 20 $247,735 -40% 289 $857   $27,248,461 27
Apr 13, 1984 19 $231,212 -7% 308 $751   $27,569,673 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 1983 29 $44,735   1 $44,735   $44,735 1
Oct 14, 1983 22 $117,420 +162% 3 $39,140   $162,155 2
Oct 21, 1983 18 $178,561 +52% 5 $35,712   $340,716 3
Oct 28, 1983 20 $163,972 -8% 5 $32,794   $504,688 4
Nov 4, 1983 14 $683,653 +317% 37 $18,477   $1,188,341 5
Nov 11, 1983 9 $1,439,380 +111% 88 $16,357   $2,627,721 6
Nov 18, 1983 13 $1,236,260 -14% 90 $13,736   $3,863,981 7
Nov 25, 1983 15 $1,085,945 -12% 91 $11,933   $4,949,926 8
Dec 2, 1983 10 $733,256 -32% 90 $8,147   $5,683,182 9
Dec 9, 1983 13 $452,809 -38% 85 $5,327   $6,135,991 10
Dec 16, 1983 21 $270,580 -40% 47 $5,757   $6,406,571 11
Dec 23, 1983 21 $477,658 +77% 47 $10,163   $6,884,229 12
Dec 30, 1983 19 $647,363 +36% 47 $13,774   $7,531,592 13
Jan 6, 1984 19 $403,236 -38% 47 $8,579   $7,934,828 14
Jan 13, 1984 20 $416,706 +3% 46 $9,059   $8,351,534 15
Jan 20, 1984 5 $2,649,507 +536% 343 $7,725   $11,001,041 16
Jan 27, 1984 3 $3,367,356 +27% 491 $6,858   $14,368,397 17
Feb 3, 1984 4 $2,764,766 -18% 502 $5,508   $17,133,163 18
Feb 10, 1984 5 $2,071,982 -25% 503 $4,119   $19,205,145 19
Feb 17, 1984 8 $2,088,333 +1% 540 $3,867   $21,293,478 20
Feb 24, 1984 9 $1,438,879 -31% 528 $2,725   $22,732,357 21
Mar 2, 1984 9 $1,222,265 -15% 492 $2,484   $23,954,622 22
Mar 9, 1984 13 $1,063,035 -13% 511 $2,080   $25,017,657 23
Mar 16, 1984 13 $860,166 -19% 414 $2,078   $25,877,823 24
Mar 23, 1984 18 $527,449 -39% 272 $1,939   $26,405,272 25
Mar 30, 1984 17 $595,454 +13% 404 $1,474   $27,000,726 26
Apr 6, 1984 18 $337,735 -43% 289 $1,169   $27,338,461 27

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,603 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,846 $27,668,764
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 27 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,972 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,381 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 930 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 834 $27,668,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 394 $27,668,764