Pinocchio (1940)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $84,300,000Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:9.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,289,247 (worldwide box office is 36.8 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,010 $84,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,126 $84,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $84,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $84,300,000

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


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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 1940 (Wide) by Walt Disney
December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Walt Disney
June 26th, 1992 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Keywords: Living Toys, Human Animal Transformation, Fairy Godmother, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Marooned, Rescue, Prologue, Coming of Age, Juvenile Delinquent, Kidnap, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $8,077,551 Jul 3, 1992 19,141
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 331 $9,333,631 Jan 4, 1985 16,404
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $8,818,307 Dec 28, 1984 16,397
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $28,843,211 Dec 28, 1984 16,397

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 5 $3,769,251   1,217 $3,097   $3,769,251 2,342
Dec 28, 1984 2 $8,818,307 +134% 1,309 $6,737   $15,237,642 2,343
Jan 4, 1985 6 $3,014,959 -66% 1,144 $2,635   $19,252,911 2,344
Jan 11, 1985 11 $1,569,730 -48% 884 $1,776   $21,396,481 2,345
Jan 18, 1985 17 $730,229 -53% 721 $1,013   $22,580,568 2,346
Jan 25, 1985 14 $741,517 +2% 706 $1,050   $23,675,890 2,347
Jun 26, 1992 7 $3,145,140   1,907 $1,649   $26,821,030 2,734
Jul 3, 1992 8 $3,050,213 -3% 1,936 $1,576   $32,287,955 2,735

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 4 $6,419,335   1,217 $5,275   $6,419,335 2,342
Dec 28, 1984 2 $9,818,617 +53% 1,309 $7,501   $16,237,952 2,343
Jan 4, 1985 6 $3,588,799 -63% 1,144 $3,137   $19,826,751 2,344
Jan 11, 1985 11 $2,023,588 -44% 884 $2,289   $21,850,339 2,345
Jan 18, 1985 15 $1,084,034 -46% 721 $1,504   $22,934,373 2,346
Jun 26, 1992 6 $5,561,852   1,907 $2,917   $29,237,742 2,734

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 15, 200911,358,087 1,358,087$23,073,898$23,073,898490
Mar 22, 20092356,283-74% 1,714,370$6,053,248$29,127,146491
Mar 29, 20095144,552-59% 1,858,922$2,455,938$31,583,084492
Apr 5, 20091099,522-31% 1,958,444$1,690,879$33,273,963493
Apr 12, 200914333,345+235% 2,291,789$5,663,532$38,937,495494
Apr 19, 20091954,357-84% 2,346,146$923,525$39,861,020495
Apr 26, 20092936,950-32% 2,383,096$627,780$40,488,800496
May 3, 20092838,163+3% 2,421,259$648,389$41,137,189497
May 17, 20092152,746 2,501,253$896,155$42,496,288499
Apr 24, 20112295,443 3,037,958$1,519,453$51,427,536600
May 1, 20111749,434-48% 3,087,392$728,657$52,156,193601
Feb 5, 20171224,278 3,689,675$655,205$75,286,956902

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 11, 20091510,574 10,574$247,227$247,227520
Oct 18, 2009109,837-7% 20,411$208,936$456,163521
Apr 24, 20111424,211 110,691$648,377$2,873,851600
May 1, 20111211,868-51% 122,559$319,487$3,193,338601
Feb 5, 20172125,497 292,948$2,958,990$10,081,656902
Feb 12, 2017340,839-67% 333,787$1,020,593$11,102,249903
Feb 19, 2017333,577-18% 367,364$840,170$11,942,419904
Feb 26, 2017724,890-26% 392,254$536,857$12,479,276905
Mar 5, 2017815,956-36% 408,210$319,601$12,798,877906
Mar 12, 20171011,489-28% 419,699$232,560$13,031,437907
Mar 19, 20171110,811-6% 430,510$216,982$13,248,419908
Mar 26, 2017136,264-42% 436,774$125,456$13,373,875909
Apr 2, 2017205,692-9% 442,466$113,774$13,487,649910
Apr 9, 20171511,193+97% 453,659$223,746$13,711,395911
Apr 16, 20171714,655+31% 468,314$278,887$13,990,282912

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

Dick Jones    Pinocchio
Cliff Edwards    Jiminy Cricket

Supporting Cast

Christian Rub    Geppetto
Evelyn Venable    Blue Fairy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ben Sharpsteen    Director
Hamilton Luske    Director
Ted Sears    Screenwriter
Otto Englander    Screenwriter
Webb Smith    Screenwriter
William Cottrell    Screenwriter
Joseph Sabo    Screenwriter
Erdman Penner    Screenwriter
Aurelius Battaglia    Screenwriter
Carlo Collodi    Story based on the 1883 Novel ‘L’avventure di Pinocchio’ by

Home Market Releases for January 31st, 2017

January 31st, 2017

Queen of Katwe

It’s a slow week at the top, as there are no new releases that were hits in theaters. That doesn’t mean we have no contenders for Pick of the Week, just that they are smaller films or ones that struggled in theaters. Queen of Katwe is the best of this list and the Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Releases for January 24th, 2017

January 23rd, 2017

The Handmaiden

It’s not a particularly good week for top-notch releases. There are only three contenders for Pick of the Week, one of which doesn’t come out till next week. I was able to review Pinocchio a week early. The others are a classic from the 1970s, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray Combo Pack, and an import from South Korea, The Handmaiden on DVD. Even though The Handmaiden is only coming out on DVD, it is still the best and is this week’s Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio: The Signature Collection

January 23rd, 2017

Pinocchio

I previously reviewed Pinocchio almost eight years ago and called it an absolute classic and named it Pick of the Week. My opinion on the movie hasn’t changed, but is this version worth upgrading to? Or is it more for people who hadn’t purchased a Blu-ray player back in 2009? More...


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Legs:9.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,289,247 (worldwide box office is 36.8 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,010 $84,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,126 $84,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $84,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $84,300,000

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 1940 (Wide) by Walt Disney
December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Walt Disney
June 26th, 1992 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: October 26th, 1999 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Living Toys, Human Animal Transformation, Fairy Godmother, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Marooned, Rescue, Prologue, Coming of Age, Juvenile Delinquent, Kidnap, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $8,077,551 Jul 3, 1992 19,141
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 331 $9,333,631 Jan 4, 1985 16,404
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $8,818,307 Dec 28, 1984 16,397
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $28,843,211 Dec 28, 1984 16,397

Leading Cast

Dick Jones    Pinocchio
Cliff Edwards    Jiminy Cricket

Supporting Cast

Christian Rub    Geppetto
Evelyn Venable    Blue Fairy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ben Sharpsteen    Director
Hamilton Luske    Director
Ted Sears    Screenwriter
Otto Englander    Screenwriter
Webb Smith    Screenwriter
William Cottrell    Screenwriter
Joseph Sabo    Screenwriter
Erdman Penner    Screenwriter
Aurelius Battaglia    Screenwriter
Carlo Collodi    Story based on the 1883 Novel ‘L’avventure di Pinocchio’ by

Home Market Releases for January 31st, 2017

January 31st, 2017

Queen of Katwe

It’s a slow week at the top, as there are no new releases that were hits in theaters. That doesn’t mean we have no contenders for Pick of the Week, just that they are smaller films or ones that struggled in theaters. Queen of Katwe is the best of this list and the Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Releases for January 24th, 2017

January 23rd, 2017

The Handmaiden

It’s not a particularly good week for top-notch releases. There are only three contenders for Pick of the Week, one of which doesn’t come out till next week. I was able to review Pinocchio a week early. The others are a classic from the 1970s, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray Combo Pack, and an import from South Korea, The Handmaiden on DVD. Even though The Handmaiden is only coming out on DVD, it is still the best and is this week’s Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio: The Signature Collection

January 23rd, 2017

Pinocchio

I previously reviewed Pinocchio almost eight years ago and called it an absolute classic and named it Pick of the Week. My opinion on the movie hasn’t changed, but is this version worth upgrading to? Or is it more for people who hadn’t purchased a Blu-ray player back in 2009? More...

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 5 $3,769,251   1,217 $3,097   $3,769,251 2,342
Dec 28, 1984 2 $8,818,307 +134% 1,309 $6,737   $15,237,642 2,343
Jan 4, 1985 6 $3,014,959 -66% 1,144 $2,635   $19,252,911 2,344
Jan 11, 1985 11 $1,569,730 -48% 884 $1,776   $21,396,481 2,345
Jan 18, 1985 17 $730,229 -53% 721 $1,013   $22,580,568 2,346
Jan 25, 1985 14 $741,517 +2% 706 $1,050   $23,675,890 2,347
Jun 26, 1992 7 $3,145,140   1,907 $1,649   $26,821,030 2,734
Jul 3, 1992 8 $3,050,213 -3% 1,936 $1,576   $32,287,955 2,735

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 4 $6,419,335   1,217 $5,275   $6,419,335 2,342
Dec 28, 1984 2 $9,818,617 +53% 1,309 $7,501   $16,237,952 2,343
Jan 4, 1985 6 $3,588,799 -63% 1,144 $3,137   $19,826,751 2,344
Jan 11, 1985 11 $2,023,588 -44% 884 $2,289   $21,850,339 2,345
Jan 18, 1985 15 $1,084,034 -46% 721 $1,504   $22,934,373 2,346
Jun 26, 1992 6 $5,561,852   1,907 $2,917   $29,237,742 2,734

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 15, 200911,358,087 1,358,087$23,073,898$23,073,898490
Mar 22, 20092356,283-74% 1,714,370$6,053,248$29,127,146491
Mar 29, 20095144,552-59% 1,858,922$2,455,938$31,583,084492
Apr 5, 20091099,522-31% 1,958,444$1,690,879$33,273,963493
Apr 12, 200914333,345+235% 2,291,789$5,663,532$38,937,495494
Apr 19, 20091954,357-84% 2,346,146$923,525$39,861,020495
Apr 26, 20092936,950-32% 2,383,096$627,780$40,488,800496
May 3, 20092838,163+3% 2,421,259$648,389$41,137,189497
May 17, 20092152,746 2,501,253$896,155$42,496,288499
Apr 24, 20112295,443 3,037,958$1,519,453$51,427,536600
May 1, 20111749,434-48% 3,087,392$728,657$52,156,193601
Feb 5, 20171224,278 3,689,675$655,205$75,286,956902

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 11, 20091510,574 10,574$247,227$247,227520
Oct 18, 2009109,837-7% 20,411$208,936$456,163521
Apr 24, 20111424,211 110,691$648,377$2,873,851600
May 1, 20111211,868-51% 122,559$319,487$3,193,338601
Feb 5, 20172125,497 292,948$2,958,990$10,081,656902
Feb 12, 2017340,839-67% 333,787$1,020,593$11,102,249903
Feb 19, 2017333,577-18% 367,364$840,170$11,942,419904
Feb 26, 2017724,890-26% 392,254$536,857$12,479,276905
Mar 5, 2017815,956-36% 408,210$319,601$12,798,877906
Mar 12, 20171011,489-28% 419,699$232,560$13,031,437907
Mar 19, 20171110,811-6% 430,510$216,982$13,248,419908
Mar 26, 2017136,264-42% 436,774$125,456$13,373,875909
Apr 2, 2017205,692-9% 442,466$113,774$13,487,649910
Apr 9, 20171511,193+97% 453,659$223,746$13,711,395911
Apr 16, 20171714,655+31% 468,314$278,887$13,990,282912

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.