Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)

Once Upon a Time in the West
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,321,508Details
International Box Office $59,096Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,380,604
OpusData ID: 155590100
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Metrics

Domestic Share:98.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,657 $5,321,508
All Time International Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,655 $59,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,178 $5,380,604

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 28th, 1969 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: April 1st, 1970 (Wide), released as Aconteceu no Oeste (Portugal)
November 3rd, 2016 (Wide), released as Once Upon a Time in the West (Re-release) (Netherlands)
November 23rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) (re) (Australia)
November 19th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
June 4th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 19th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for western violence and brief sensuality.
Running Time: 165 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Sound of Music
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Keywords: Revenge, Unnamed Character, Gangs, Death of a Son or Daughter, Trains, Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Spaghetti Western
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Italy, United States
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,657 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,828 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,587 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,993 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 755 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies (Rank 101-200) 103 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,054 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $5,321,508

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/23/2018 $464 1 1 2 $1,577 4/9/2019
Netherlands 11/3/2016 $20,856 16 19 35 $55,340 11/16/2016
New Zealand 11/19/2020 $408 1 1 5 $894 9/18/2023
Portugal 4/1/1970 $0 0 1 2 $1,285 9/1/2020
 
International Total$59,096 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,655 $59,096
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,186 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,987 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,484 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,902 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies 67 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,228 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 388 $59,096

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,178 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,006 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,720 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,889 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,265 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 582 $5,380,604

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 20111315,619 15,619$163,845$163,845746
Jun 12, 20111511,725-25% 27,344$122,996$286,841747
May 19, 202456,828 807,953$72,991$7,814,8041,422

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

Claudia Cardinale    Jill McBain
Henry Fonda    Frank
Jason Robards    Cheyenne
Charles Bronson    Harmonica

Supporting Cast

Gabriele Ferzetti    Morton
Woody Strode    Stony
Keenan Wynn    Sheriff
Jack Elam    Snaky

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sergio Leone    Director
Sergio Donati    Screenwriter
Sergio Leone    Screenwriter
Dario Argento    Story by
Bernardo Bertolucci    Story Creator
Sergio Leone    Story Creator
Fulvio Morsella    Producer

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Metrics

Domestic Share:98.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,657 $5,321,508
All Time International Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,655 $59,096
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,178 $5,380,604

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 28th, 1969 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: April 1st, 1970 (Wide), released as Aconteceu no Oeste (Portugal)
November 3rd, 2016 (Wide), released as Once Upon a Time in the West (Re-release) (Netherlands)
November 23rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) (re) (Australia)
November 19th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
June 4th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 19th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for western violence and brief sensuality.
Running Time: 165 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Sound of Music
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Revenge, Unnamed Character, Gangs, Death of a Son or Daughter, Trains, Terminal Illness, Non-Chronological, Spaghetti Western
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Italy, United States
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Leading Cast

Claudia Cardinale    Jill McBain
Henry Fonda    Frank
Jason Robards    Cheyenne
Charles Bronson    Harmonica

Supporting Cast

Gabriele Ferzetti    Morton
Woody Strode    Stony
Keenan Wynn    Sheriff
Jack Elam    Snaky

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sergio Leone    Director
Sergio Donati    Screenwriter
Sergio Leone    Screenwriter
Dario Argento    Story by
Bernardo Bertolucci    Story Creator
Sergio Leone    Story Creator
Fulvio Morsella    Producer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,657 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,828 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,587 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,993 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 755 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies (Rank 101-200) 103 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,054 $5,321,508
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $5,321,508

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/23/2018 $464 1 1 2 $1,577 4/9/2019
Netherlands 11/3/2016 $20,856 16 19 35 $55,340 11/16/2016
New Zealand 11/19/2020 $408 1 1 5 $894 9/18/2023
Portugal 4/1/1970 $0 0 1 2 $1,285 9/1/2020
 
International Total$59,096 9/18/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,655 $59,096
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,186 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,987 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,484 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,902 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies 67 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,228 $59,096
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 388 $59,096

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,178 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,006 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,720 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,889 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,265 $5,380,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 582 $5,380,604

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 20111315,619 15,619$163,845$163,845746
Jun 12, 20111511,725-25% 27,344$122,996$286,841747
May 19, 202456,828 807,953$72,991$7,814,8041,422

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.