The Outsiders (1983)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,750,528Details
International Box Office $29,329Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,779,857
OpusData ID: 21010100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,068,165 (19.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:829 opening theaters/1,002 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,266,788

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $25,750,528
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,500 $29,329
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,965 $25,779,857

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 25th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 15th, 1983 (Wide) (Australia)
October 14th, 2021 (Wide), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (New Zealand)
October 15th, 2021 (Wide), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (United Kingdom)
June 29th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (Australia)
June 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 30th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, teen drinking and smoking, and some sexual reference. (edited version)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 10 to Midnight
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Keywords: Coming of Age, Gangs, Coming-of-Age Drama, Death of a Best Friend, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Single Parent, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pony Boy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $14,222,289 Apr 1, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,972 $92,266,788
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,750 $25,750,528
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 27 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 749 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,934 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,273 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 523 $25,750,528

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 2 $5,068,165   829 $6,114   $5,068,165 1
Apr 1, 1983 2 $3,799,847 -25% 994 $3,823   $11,050,647 2
Apr 8, 1983 3 $3,142,294 -17% 1,002 $3,136   $15,921,672 3
Apr 15, 1983 5 $2,188,897 -30% 922 $2,374   $18,782,682 4
Apr 22, 1983 7 $1,646,454 -25% 803 $2,050   $21,047,164 5
Apr 29, 1983 9 $1,106,552 -33% 706 $1,567   $22,560,214 6
May 6, 1983 9 $701,670 -37% 604 $1,162   $23,562,558 7
May 13, 1983 11 $526,245 -25% 502 $1,048   $24,342,688 8
May 20, 1983 12 $470,627 -11% 482 $976   $24,988,729 9
May 27, 1983 16 $428,517 -9% 352 $1,217   $25,584,680 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 2 $7,250,800   829 $8,746   $7,250,800 1
Apr 1, 1983 2 $5,528,578 -24% 994 $5,562   $12,779,378 2
Apr 8, 1983 3 $3,814,407 -31% 1,002 $3,807   $16,593,785 3
Apr 15, 1983 5 $2,806,925 -26% 922 $3,044   $19,400,710 4
Apr 22, 1983 7 $2,052,952 -27% 803 $2,557   $21,453,662 5
Apr 29, 1983 9 $1,407,226 -31% 706 $1,993   $22,860,888 6
May 6, 1983 10 $955,555 -32% 604 $1,582   $23,816,443 7
May 13, 1983 11 $701,659 -27% 502 $1,398   $24,518,102 8
May 20, 1983 13 $638,061 -9% 482 $1,324   $25,156,163 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/15/1983 $0 0 1 2 $19,278 10/13/2025
Japan 11/29/2024 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/14/2021 $0 0 1 3 $1,989 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 10/15/2021 $8,062 14 14 14 $8,062 10/21/2021
 
International Total$29,329 10/13/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,500 $29,329
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,966 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,001-21,100) 21,035 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,106 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,185 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,301 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $29,329

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,965 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,128 $25,779,857
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,002 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,326 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 530 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,520 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $25,779,857

Lead Ensemble Members

C. Thomas Howell    Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon    Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio    Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze    Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe    Sodapop Curtis
Emilio Estevez    Two-Bit Matthews
Tom Cruise    Steve Randle

Supporting Cast

Diane Lane    Cherry Valance
Leif Garrett    Bob Sheldon
Glenn Withrow    Tim Shepard
Darren Dalton    Randy Anderson
Michelle Meyrink    Marcia
Tom Waits    Buck Merrill
Gailard Sartain    Jerry
William Smith    Store Clerk
Tom Hillmann    Greaser
Hugh Walkinshaw    Soc in Concession
Sofia Coppola    Little Girl
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt    Woman at Fire
Linda Nystedt    Nurse
S.E. Hinton    Nurse
Brent Beesley    Suburb Guy
John C Meier    Paul
Ed Jackson    Motorcycle Cop
Dan Suhart    Orderly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
S.E. Hinton    Story Creator
Kathleen Knutsen Rowell    Screenwriter
Fred Roos    Producer
Gary Frederickson    Producer
Stephen H. Burum    Director of Photography
Dean Tavoularis    Production Designer
Francis Ford Coppola    Executive Producer
Carmine Coppola    Composer
Gian-Carlo Coppola    Associate Producer
David Valdes    Assistant Director
Ronald Colby    Unit Production Manager
Michelle Manning    Production Supervisor
Gary Fettis    Set Decorator
Robert Swarthe    Special Effects
Marge Bowers    Costume Designer
Ernie Misko    Costume Supervisor
Kathleen L. Gore    Costume Supervisor
Anne Goursaud    Editor
Jim Webb    Sound Mixer
Richard Beggs    Re-recording Mixer
James Austin    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Richard Hymns    Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Beggs    Sound Designer
Bob Badami    Music Editor
Robert Randles    Music Editor
Carmine Coppola    Song Writer
Stevie Wonder    Song Writer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Iredale    Casting (New York)
Buddy Joe Hooker    Stunt Coordinator

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:$5,068,165 (19.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:829 opening theaters/1,002 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,266,788

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $25,750,528
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,500 $29,329
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,965 $25,779,857

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 25th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 15th, 1983 (Wide) (Australia)
October 14th, 2021 (Wide), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (New Zealand)
October 15th, 2021 (Wide), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (United Kingdom)
June 29th, 2023 (Limited), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (Australia)
June 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 30th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, teen drinking and smoking, and some sexual reference. (edited version)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 10 to Midnight
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Coming of Age, Gangs, Coming-of-Age Drama, Death of a Best Friend, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Single Parent, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pony Boy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $14,222,289 Apr 1, 1983 10

Lead Ensemble Members

C. Thomas Howell    Ponyboy Curtis
Matt Dillon    Dallas Winston
Ralph Macchio    Johnny Cade
Patrick Swayze    Darrel Curtis
Rob Lowe    Sodapop Curtis
Emilio Estevez    Two-Bit Matthews
Tom Cruise    Steve Randle

Supporting Cast

Diane Lane    Cherry Valance
Leif Garrett    Bob Sheldon
Glenn Withrow    Tim Shepard
Darren Dalton    Randy Anderson
Michelle Meyrink    Marcia
Tom Waits    Buck Merrill
Gailard Sartain    Jerry
William Smith    Store Clerk
Tom Hillmann    Greaser
Hugh Walkinshaw    Soc in Concession
Sofia Coppola    Little Girl
Teresa Wilkerson Hunt    Woman at Fire
Linda Nystedt    Nurse
S.E. Hinton    Nurse
Brent Beesley    Suburb Guy
John C Meier    Paul
Ed Jackson    Motorcycle Cop
Dan Suhart    Orderly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
S.E. Hinton    Story Creator
Kathleen Knutsen Rowell    Screenwriter
Fred Roos    Producer
Gary Frederickson    Producer
Stephen H. Burum    Director of Photography
Dean Tavoularis    Production Designer
Francis Ford Coppola    Executive Producer
Carmine Coppola    Composer
Gian-Carlo Coppola    Associate Producer
David Valdes    Assistant Director
Ronald Colby    Unit Production Manager
Michelle Manning    Production Supervisor
Gary Fettis    Set Decorator
Robert Swarthe    Special Effects
Marge Bowers    Costume Designer
Ernie Misko    Costume Supervisor
Kathleen L. Gore    Costume Supervisor
Anne Goursaud    Editor
Jim Webb    Sound Mixer
Richard Beggs    Re-recording Mixer
James Austin    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Richard Hymns    Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Beggs    Sound Designer
Bob Badami    Music Editor
Robert Randles    Music Editor
Carmine Coppola    Song Writer
Stevie Wonder    Song Writer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Iredale    Casting (New York)
Buddy Joe Hooker    Stunt Coordinator

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 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,972 $92,266,788
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,750 $25,750,528
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 27 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 749 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,934 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,273 $25,750,528
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 523 $25,750,528

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 2 $5,068,165   829 $6,114   $5,068,165 1
Apr 1, 1983 2 $3,799,847 -25% 994 $3,823   $11,050,647 2
Apr 8, 1983 3 $3,142,294 -17% 1,002 $3,136   $15,921,672 3
Apr 15, 1983 5 $2,188,897 -30% 922 $2,374   $18,782,682 4
Apr 22, 1983 7 $1,646,454 -25% 803 $2,050   $21,047,164 5
Apr 29, 1983 9 $1,106,552 -33% 706 $1,567   $22,560,214 6
May 6, 1983 9 $701,670 -37% 604 $1,162   $23,562,558 7
May 13, 1983 11 $526,245 -25% 502 $1,048   $24,342,688 8
May 20, 1983 12 $470,627 -11% 482 $976   $24,988,729 9
May 27, 1983 16 $428,517 -9% 352 $1,217   $25,584,680 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 25, 1983 2 $7,250,800   829 $8,746   $7,250,800 1
Apr 1, 1983 2 $5,528,578 -24% 994 $5,562   $12,779,378 2
Apr 8, 1983 3 $3,814,407 -31% 1,002 $3,807   $16,593,785 3
Apr 15, 1983 5 $2,806,925 -26% 922 $3,044   $19,400,710 4
Apr 22, 1983 7 $2,052,952 -27% 803 $2,557   $21,453,662 5
Apr 29, 1983 9 $1,407,226 -31% 706 $1,993   $22,860,888 6
May 6, 1983 10 $955,555 -32% 604 $1,582   $23,816,443 7
May 13, 1983 11 $701,659 -27% 502 $1,398   $24,518,102 8
May 20, 1983 13 $638,061 -9% 482 $1,324   $25,156,163 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/15/1983 $0 0 1 2 $19,278 10/13/2025
Japan 11/29/2024 $0000$0
New Zealand 10/14/2021 $0 0 1 3 $1,989 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 10/15/2021 $8,062 14 14 14 $8,062 10/21/2021
 
International Total$29,329 10/13/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,500 $29,329
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,966 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,001-21,100) 21,035 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,106 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,185 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,301 $29,329
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 580 $29,329

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,965 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,128 $25,779,857
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,002 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,326 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 530 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,520 $25,779,857
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $25,779,857