A Passage to India (1984)

A Passage to India
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,187,653Details
International Box Office $243Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,187,896
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,580 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/650 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $82,788,772

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,187 $27,187,653
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,364 $243
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,641 $27,187,896

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1984 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 7th, 1985 (Limited) (Australia)
December 10th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: March 20th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Passage to India, A
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 163 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Book Thief
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Set in India, Falsely Accused, Sex Crimes, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $7,982,070 Feb 15, 1985 66
Theater Average 5th Weekend 35 $14,816 Jan 11, 1985 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 36 $20,782 Jan 4, 1985 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 17 $37,201 Dec 28, 1984 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 17 $62,147 Dec 21, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,187 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,057 $82,788,772
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,595 $27,187,653
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 33 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 664 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,759 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 314 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 718 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $27,187,653

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1984 22 $84,580   3 $28,193   $84,580 1
Dec 21, 1984 22 $186,442 +120% 3 $62,147   $316,153 2
Dec 28, 1984 17 $483,618 +159% 13 $37,201   $924,991 3
Jan 4, 1985 19 $290,952 -40% 14 $20,782   $1,340,681 4
Jan 11, 1985 17 $592,628 +104% 40 $14,816   $2,076,680 5
Jan 18, 1985 5 $1,507,319 +154% 218 $6,914   $3,844,281 6
Jan 25, 1985 3 $2,033,367 +35% 291 $6,988   $6,528,622 7
Feb 1, 1985 3 $2,522,842 +24% 639 $3,948   $9,756,701 8
Feb 8, 1985 4 $2,626,286 +4% 650 $4,040   $13,289,029 9
Feb 15, 1985 6 $2,578,374 -2% 629 $4,099   $16,644,219 10
Feb 22, 1985 6 $1,677,005 -35% 645 $2,600   $18,696,127 11
Mar 1, 1985 8 $1,393,859 -17% 541 $2,576   $20,593,285 12
Mar 8, 1985 10 $1,075,039 -23% 515 $2,087   $21,874,907 13
Mar 15, 1985 10 $1,077,553 n/c 537 $2,007   $23,368,194 14
Mar 22, 1985 12 $1,081,601 n/c 498 $2,172   $24,816,971 15
Mar 29, 1985 20 $583,679 -46% 287 $2,034   $25,752,389 16
Apr 5, 1985 19 $457,547 -22% 260 $1,760   $26,420,482 17
Apr 12, 1985 24 $309,164 -32% 198 $1,561   $26,861,678 18
Apr 19, 1985 24 $240,326 -22% 157 $1,531   $27,187,653 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1984 21 $129,711   3 $43,237   $129,711 1
Dec 21, 1984 20 $311,662 +140% 3 $103,887   $441,373 2
Dec 28, 1984 16 $608,356 +95% 13 $46,797   $1,049,729 3
Jan 4, 1985 18 $434,323 -29% 14 $31,023   $1,484,052 4
Jan 11, 1985 17 $852,910 +96% 40 $21,323   $2,336,962 5
Jan 18, 1985 4 $2,158,293 +153% 218 $9,900   $4,495,255 6
Jan 25, 1985 3 $2,738,604 +27% 291 $9,411   $7,233,859 7
Feb 1, 1985 3 $3,428,884 +25% 639 $5,366   $10,662,743 8
Feb 8, 1985 4 $3,403,102 -1% 650 $5,236   $14,065,845 9
Feb 15, 1985 6 $2,953,277 -13% 629 $4,695   $17,019,122 10
Feb 22, 1985 6 $2,180,304 -26% 645 $3,380   $19,199,426 11
Mar 1, 1985 8 $1,600,442 -27% 541 $2,958   $20,799,868 12
Mar 8, 1985 9 $1,490,773 -7% 515 $2,895   $22,290,641 13
Mar 15, 1985 9 $1,444,729 -3% 537 $2,690   $23,735,370 14
Mar 22, 1985 12 $1,433,340 -1% 498 $2,878   $25,168,710 15
Mar 29, 1985 18 $794,225 -45% 287 $2,767   $25,962,935 16
Apr 5, 1985 19 $589,579 -26% 260 $2,268   $26,552,514 17
Apr 12, 1985 22 $394,813 -33% 198 $1,994   $26,947,327 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/7/1985 $0 0 2 2 $243 12/18/2020
 
International Total$243 12/18/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,364 $243
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 29,901-30,000) 29,923 $243
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,700 $243
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,301-27,400) 27,324 $243
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,521 $243
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,696 $243
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $243
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 582 $243

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,641 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,882 $27,187,896
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 34 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,007 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 840 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $27,187,896

Uncategorized

Alec Guinness    Professor Godbole
Judy Davis    Adele Quested
Edward Fox    Richard Fielding
Peggy Ashcroft    Mrs. Moore
James Fox    Richard Fielding
Art Malik    Ali

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director
David Lean    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,580 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/650 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $82,788,772

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,187 $27,187,653
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,364 $243
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,641 $27,187,896

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1984 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 7th, 1985 (Limited) (Australia)
December 10th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: March 20th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Passage to India, A
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 163 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Book Thief
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Historical Drama, Set in India, Falsely Accused, Sex Crimes, 1985 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 299 $7,982,070 Feb 15, 1985 66
Theater Average 5th Weekend 35 $14,816 Jan 11, 1985 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 36 $20,782 Jan 4, 1985 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 17 $37,201 Dec 28, 1984 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 17 $62,147 Dec 21, 1984 10

Uncategorized

Alec Guinness    Professor Godbole
Judy Davis    Adele Quested
Edward Fox    Richard Fielding
Peggy Ashcroft    Mrs. Moore
James Fox    Richard Fielding
Art Malik    Ali

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Lean    Director
David Lean    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,187 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,057 $82,788,772
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,595 $27,187,653
Top 1984 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 33 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 664 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,759 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 314 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 718 $27,187,653
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $27,187,653

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1984 22 $84,580   3 $28,193   $84,580 1
Dec 21, 1984 22 $186,442 +120% 3 $62,147   $316,153 2
Dec 28, 1984 17 $483,618 +159% 13 $37,201   $924,991 3
Jan 4, 1985 19 $290,952 -40% 14 $20,782   $1,340,681 4
Jan 11, 1985 17 $592,628 +104% 40 $14,816   $2,076,680 5
Jan 18, 1985 5 $1,507,319 +154% 218 $6,914   $3,844,281 6
Jan 25, 1985 3 $2,033,367 +35% 291 $6,988   $6,528,622 7
Feb 1, 1985 3 $2,522,842 +24% 639 $3,948   $9,756,701 8
Feb 8, 1985 4 $2,626,286 +4% 650 $4,040   $13,289,029 9
Feb 15, 1985 6 $2,578,374 -2% 629 $4,099   $16,644,219 10
Feb 22, 1985 6 $1,677,005 -35% 645 $2,600   $18,696,127 11
Mar 1, 1985 8 $1,393,859 -17% 541 $2,576   $20,593,285 12
Mar 8, 1985 10 $1,075,039 -23% 515 $2,087   $21,874,907 13
Mar 15, 1985 10 $1,077,553 n/c 537 $2,007   $23,368,194 14
Mar 22, 1985 12 $1,081,601 n/c 498 $2,172   $24,816,971 15
Mar 29, 1985 20 $583,679 -46% 287 $2,034   $25,752,389 16
Apr 5, 1985 19 $457,547 -22% 260 $1,760   $26,420,482 17
Apr 12, 1985 24 $309,164 -32% 198 $1,561   $26,861,678 18
Apr 19, 1985 24 $240,326 -22% 157 $1,531   $27,187,653 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 1984 21 $129,711   3 $43,237   $129,711 1
Dec 21, 1984 20 $311,662 +140% 3 $103,887   $441,373 2
Dec 28, 1984 16 $608,356 +95% 13 $46,797   $1,049,729 3
Jan 4, 1985 18 $434,323 -29% 14 $31,023   $1,484,052 4
Jan 11, 1985 17 $852,910 +96% 40 $21,323   $2,336,962 5
Jan 18, 1985 4 $2,158,293 +153% 218 $9,900   $4,495,255 6
Jan 25, 1985 3 $2,738,604 +27% 291 $9,411   $7,233,859 7
Feb 1, 1985 3 $3,428,884 +25% 639 $5,366   $10,662,743 8
Feb 8, 1985 4 $3,403,102 -1% 650 $5,236   $14,065,845 9
Feb 15, 1985 6 $2,953,277 -13% 629 $4,695   $17,019,122 10
Feb 22, 1985 6 $2,180,304 -26% 645 $3,380   $19,199,426 11
Mar 1, 1985 8 $1,600,442 -27% 541 $2,958   $20,799,868 12
Mar 8, 1985 9 $1,490,773 -7% 515 $2,895   $22,290,641 13
Mar 15, 1985 9 $1,444,729 -3% 537 $2,690   $23,735,370 14
Mar 22, 1985 12 $1,433,340 -1% 498 $2,878   $25,168,710 15
Mar 29, 1985 18 $794,225 -45% 287 $2,767   $25,962,935 16
Apr 5, 1985 19 $589,579 -26% 260 $2,268   $26,552,514 17
Apr 12, 1985 22 $394,813 -33% 198 $1,994   $26,947,327 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/7/1985 $0 0 2 2 $243 12/18/2020
 
International Total$243 12/18/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,301-31,400) 31,364 $243
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 29,901-30,000) 29,923 $243
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,700 $243
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,301-27,400) 27,324 $243
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,521 $243
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,696 $243
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $243
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 582 $243

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,641 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,882 $27,187,896
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 34 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,007 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 840 $27,187,896
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $27,187,896