Platoon (1986)

Platoon poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $137,963,328Details
International Box Office $15,692Details
Worldwide Box Office $137,979,020
OpusData ID: 2260100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$241,080 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 23.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 16.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $400,446,101

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $137,963,328
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,643 $15,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $137,979,020
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 79 $137,963,328
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,914 $15,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $137,979,020

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: June 23rd, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
March 27th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 28th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 10th, 1997 by Live / Artisan
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Apocalypse Now
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Vietnam War, War, War Crimes, Sex Crimes, Voiceover/Narration, Inspired by a True Story, Oscars Best Picture Winner, War Drama, 1987 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hemdale
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Vietnamese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 37 $540,865 Jun 12, 1987 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 31 $784,403 Jun 5, 1987 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 33 $850,043 May 29, 1987 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 24 $1,310,511 May 22, 1987 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 32 $1,185,238 May 15, 1987 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 38 $1,289,247 May 8, 1987 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 36 $1,577,689 May 1, 1987 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 31 $1,977,665 Apr 24, 1987 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 20 $2,852,868 Apr 17, 1987 122
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $8,602,385 Apr 17, 1987 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 27 $2,937,411 Apr 10, 1987 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 7 $4,737,808 Apr 3, 1987 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 20 $3,944,114 Mar 27, 1987 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 30 $3,828,038 Mar 20, 1987 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 23 $4,664,176 Mar 13, 1987 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 17 $6,109,812 Mar 6, 1987 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 16 $7,153,244 Feb 27, 1987 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 13 $8,216,207 Feb 20, 1987 66
Theater Average 10th Weekend 67 $6,364 Feb 20, 1987 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 3 $12,875,690 Feb 13, 1987 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 25 $10,784 Feb 13, 1987 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $12,875,690 Feb 13, 1987 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $38,824,647 Feb 13, 1987 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 31 $8,179,149 Feb 6, 1987 52
Theater Average 8th Weekend 32 $9,555 Feb 6, 1987 52
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 53 $8,352,394 Jan 30, 1987 45
Theater Average 7th Weekend 18 $14,157 Jan 30, 1987 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 29 $15,378 Jan 23, 1987 38
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $9,923,301 Jan 23, 1987 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 17 $21,441 Jan 16, 1987 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $11,249,393 Jan 16, 1987 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 27 $22,859 Jan 9, 1987 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 39 $27,884 Jan 2, 1987 17

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 203 $400,446,101
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $137,963,328
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 3 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 36 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 40 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 79 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 2 $137,963,328

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1986 14 $241,080   6 $40,180   $241,080 1
Dec 26, 1986 13 $352,464 +46% 19 $18,551   $801,150 2
Jan 2, 1987 12 $1,645,169 +367% 59 $27,884   $3,621,038 3
Jan 9, 1987 11 $1,668,713 +1% 73 $22,859   $6,377,668 4
Jan 16, 1987 4 $3,730,715 +124% 174 $21,441   $11,110,235 5
Jan 23, 1987 2 $3,290,933 -12% 214 $15,378   $16,220,910 6
Jan 30, 1987 1 $8,352,394 +154% 590 $14,157   $26,560,509 7
Feb 6, 1987 1 $8,179,149 -2% 856 $9,555   $38,342,073 8
Feb 13, 1987 1 $12,875,690 +57% 1,194 $10,784   $54,774,372 9
Feb 20, 1987 1 $8,216,207 -36% 1,291 $6,364   $65,873,971 10
Feb 27, 1987 2 $7,153,244 -13% 1,466 $4,879   $75,918,222 11
Mar 6, 1987 3 $6,109,812 -15% 1,554 $3,932   $84,585,081 12
Mar 13, 1987 3 $4,664,176 -24% 1,556 $2,998   $91,641,557 13
Mar 20, 1987 3 $3,828,038 -18% 1,554 $2,463   $97,263,950 14
Mar 27, 1987 3 $3,944,114 +3% 1,560 $2,528   $102,889,459 15
Apr 3, 1987 3 $4,737,808 +20% 1,544 $3,069   $109,933,502 16
Apr 10, 1987 6 $2,937,411 -38% 1,536 $1,912   $114,398,785 17
Apr 17, 1987 6 $2,852,868 -3% 1,509 $1,891   $118,710,507 18
Apr 24, 1987 7 $1,977,665 -31% 1,452 $1,362   $121,527,020 19
May 1, 1987 7 $1,577,689 -20% 1,306 $1,208   $123,871,390 20
May 8, 1987 8 $1,289,247 -18% 1,203 $1,072   $125,826,736 21
May 15, 1987 7 $1,185,238 -8% 1,099 $1,078   $127,551,060 22
May 22, 1987 7 $1,310,511 +11% 978 $1,340   $129,397,905 23
May 29, 1987 8 $850,043 -35% 883 $963   $130,600,043 24
Jun 5, 1987 9 $784,403 -8% 782 $1,003   $131,755,562 25
Jun 12, 1987 9 $540,865 -31% 609 $888   $132,761,962 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1987 6 $2,670,565   73 $36,583   $7,379,520 4
Jan 16, 1987 2 $5,550,457 +108% 174 $31,899   $12,929,977 5
Jan 23, 1987 1 $5,278,138 -5% 214 $24,664   $18,208,115 6
Jan 30, 1987 1 $11,954,809 +126% 590 $20,262   $30,162,924 7
Feb 6, 1987 1 $11,735,758 -2% 856 $13,710   $41,898,682 8
Feb 13, 1987 1 $15,759,082 +34% 1,194 $13,199   $57,657,764 9
Feb 20, 1987 1 $11,107,214 -30% 1,291 $8,604   $68,764,978 10
Feb 27, 1987 2 $9,710,291 -13% 1,466 $6,624   $78,475,269 11
Mar 6, 1987 2 $8,502,112 -12% 1,554 $5,471   $86,977,381 12
Mar 13, 1987 2 $6,458,531 -24% 1,556 $4,151   $93,435,912 13
Mar 20, 1987 3 $5,509,433 -15% 1,554 $3,545   $98,945,345 14
Mar 27, 1987 3 $6,250,349 +13% 1,560 $4,007   $105,195,694 15
Apr 3, 1987 3 $6,265,680 n/c 1,544 $4,058   $111,461,374 16
Apr 10, 1987 6 $4,396,265 -30% 1,536 $2,862   $115,857,639 17
Apr 17, 1987 7 $3,691,716 -16% 1,509 $2,446   $119,549,355 18
Apr 24, 1987 6 $2,744,346 -26% 1,452 $1,890   $122,293,701 19
May 1, 1987 7 $2,243,788 -18% 1,306 $1,718   $124,537,489 20
May 8, 1987 7 $1,828,333 -19% 1,203 $1,520   $126,365,822 21
May 15, 1987 6 $1,721,572 -6% 1,099 $1,566   $128,087,394 22
May 22, 1987 7 $1,662,606 -3% 978 $1,700   $129,750,000 23
May 29, 1987 8 $1,221,159 -27% 883 $1,383   $130,971,159 24
Jun 5, 1987 6 $1,249,938 +2% 782 $1,598   $132,221,097 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $65 2 2 2 $0 11/13/2020
New Zealand 3/27/2024 $0 0 0 0 $625 3/31/2025
South Korea 6/23/2017 $9,365 0 0 0 $15,067 10/13/2018
 
International Total$15,692 3/31/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,643 $15,692
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,001-25,100) 25,073 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,175 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,987 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,251 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,919 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,914 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 12 $15,692

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,012 $137,979,020
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 684 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,089 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 130 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 3 $137,979,020

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 29, 20111510,845 10,845$162,564$162,564703
Sep 18, 2022164,204 117,193$64,784$1,779,2881,293

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Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Sgt. Barnes
Willem Dafoe    Sgt. Elias
Charlie Sheen    Pvt. Chris Taylor

Supporting Cast

Forest Whitaker    Big Harold
Francesco Quinn    Rhah
John C. McGinley    Sergeant O'Neill
Richard Edson    Sal
Kevin Dillon    Bunny
Reggie Johnson    Junior
Keith David    King
Johnny Depp    Lerner
David Neidorf    Tex
Mark Moses    Lt. Wolfe
Chris Pedersen    Crawford
Tony Todd    Warren
Corkey Ford    Manny
Corey Glover    Francis
Ivan Kane    Tony
Paul Sanchez    Doc
J. Adam Glover    Sanderson
Bob Orwig    Gardner
Kevin Eshelman    Morehouse
Terry McIlvain    Ace
Dale Dye    Capt. Harris
Peter Hicks    Parker
Basile Achara    Flash
Steve Barredo    Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo    Rodriguez
Andrew B. Clark    Tubbs
Bernardo Manalili    Village Thief
Than Rogers    Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van    Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio    Old Woman
Romy Sevilla    One-legged Man
Mathew Westfall    Terrifield Soldier
Nick Nickelson    Mechanized Soldier
Warren McLean    Mechanized Soldier
Li Mai Tho    Rape Victim
Ron Barracks    Medic

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Arnold Kopelson    Producer
John Daly    Executive Producer
Derek Gibson    Executive Producer
A. Kitman Ho    Co-Producer
Georges Delerue    Composer
H. Gordon Boos    Assistant Director
John Constantino    Production Manager
Ooty Moorehead    Production Supervisor
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
Rodel Cruz    Art Director
Doris Sherman Williams    Art Director
Roy Lachica    Set Dresser
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Tom Sigel    Second Unit Camera
Kathryn Morrrison    Costume Designer
Wynn Arenas    Costume Supervisor
Claire Simpson    Editor
Tom Finan    Associate Editor
Simon Kaye    Sound Mixer
John Wilkinson    Re-recording Mixer
Richard Rogers    Re-recording Mixer
Charles W. Grenzbach    Re-recording Mixer
Gordon Daniel    Supervising Sound Editor
David Campling    Sound Editor
Greg Dillon    Sound Editor
James J Klinger    Sound Editor
Tony Palk    Sound Editor
Richard Stone    Music Editor
Gordon J. Smith    Special Make-up Effects
Budd Carr    Music Supervisor
Pat Golden    Casting Director
Bob Morones    Casting Director
Warren McLean    Casting Director
Gil Arceo    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 24th, 2011

May 24th, 2011

While we have two first run releases coming out this week, the number one seller according to Amazon.com is a specialty release, and the bulk of the interesting titles are Blu-ray catalog releases. Granted, one of the first run releases nearly hit $100 million at the box office, but this is still a really bad sign in terms of overall sales. As far as the best of the best, that's a race between The Kids in the Hall: Complete Series Megaset and Platoon on Blu-ray. I'm going with the former for Pick of the Week, but make sure to check the price, as buying Death Comes to Town and the old Megaset might be cheaper. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Platoon

May 23rd, 2011

There has been a flood of Blu-ray catalog titles reaching my desk in the past few weeks. Platoon is the latest to do so, although it won't be the last such film for the week. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, it is coming out on Blu-ray, but how well has it aged in these two and a half decades? And does the Blu-ray do the film justice? More...


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$241,080 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 23.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 16.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $400,446,101

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $137,963,328
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,643 $15,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $137,979,020
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 79 $137,963,328
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,914 $15,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $137,979,020

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
International Releases: June 23rd, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
March 27th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 28th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 10th, 1997 by Live / Artisan
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. Apocalypse Now
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Vietnam War, War, War Crimes, Sex Crimes, Voiceover/Narration, Inspired by a True Story, Oscars Best Picture Winner, War Drama, 1987 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hemdale
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Vietnamese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 37 $540,865 Jun 12, 1987 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 31 $784,403 Jun 5, 1987 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 33 $850,043 May 29, 1987 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 24 $1,310,511 May 22, 1987 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 32 $1,185,238 May 15, 1987 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 38 $1,289,247 May 8, 1987 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 36 $1,577,689 May 1, 1987 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 31 $1,977,665 Apr 24, 1987 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 20 $2,852,868 Apr 17, 1987 122
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $8,602,385 Apr 17, 1987 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 27 $2,937,411 Apr 10, 1987 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 7 $4,737,808 Apr 3, 1987 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 20 $3,944,114 Mar 27, 1987 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 30 $3,828,038 Mar 20, 1987 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 23 $4,664,176 Mar 13, 1987 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 17 $6,109,812 Mar 6, 1987 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 16 $7,153,244 Feb 27, 1987 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 13 $8,216,207 Feb 20, 1987 66
Theater Average 10th Weekend 67 $6,364 Feb 20, 1987 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 3 $12,875,690 Feb 13, 1987 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 25 $10,784 Feb 13, 1987 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 97 $12,875,690 Feb 13, 1987 59
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 35 $38,824,647 Feb 13, 1987 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 31 $8,179,149 Feb 6, 1987 52
Theater Average 8th Weekend 32 $9,555 Feb 6, 1987 52
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 53 $8,352,394 Jan 30, 1987 45
Theater Average 7th Weekend 18 $14,157 Jan 30, 1987 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 29 $15,378 Jan 23, 1987 38
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $9,923,301 Jan 23, 1987 38
Theater Average 5th Weekend 17 $21,441 Jan 16, 1987 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $11,249,393 Jan 16, 1987 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 27 $22,859 Jan 9, 1987 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 39 $27,884 Jan 2, 1987 17

Leading Cast

Tom Berenger    Sgt. Barnes
Willem Dafoe    Sgt. Elias
Charlie Sheen    Pvt. Chris Taylor

Supporting Cast

Forest Whitaker    Big Harold
Francesco Quinn    Rhah
John C. McGinley    Sergeant O'Neill
Richard Edson    Sal
Kevin Dillon    Bunny
Reggie Johnson    Junior
Keith David    King
Johnny Depp    Lerner
David Neidorf    Tex
Mark Moses    Lt. Wolfe
Chris Pedersen    Crawford
Tony Todd    Warren
Corkey Ford    Manny
Corey Glover    Francis
Ivan Kane    Tony
Paul Sanchez    Doc
J. Adam Glover    Sanderson
Bob Orwig    Gardner
Kevin Eshelman    Morehouse
Terry McIlvain    Ace
Dale Dye    Capt. Harris
Peter Hicks    Parker
Basile Achara    Flash
Steve Barredo    Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo    Rodriguez
Andrew B. Clark    Tubbs
Bernardo Manalili    Village Thief
Than Rogers    Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van    Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio    Old Woman
Romy Sevilla    One-legged Man
Mathew Westfall    Terrifield Soldier
Nick Nickelson    Mechanized Soldier
Warren McLean    Mechanized Soldier
Li Mai Tho    Rape Victim
Ron Barracks    Medic

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oliver Stone    Director
Oliver Stone    Screenwriter
Arnold Kopelson    Producer
John Daly    Executive Producer
Derek Gibson    Executive Producer
A. Kitman Ho    Co-Producer
Georges Delerue    Composer
H. Gordon Boos    Assistant Director
John Constantino    Production Manager
Ooty Moorehead    Production Supervisor
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
Rodel Cruz    Art Director
Doris Sherman Williams    Art Director
Roy Lachica    Set Dresser
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Tom Sigel    Second Unit Camera
Kathryn Morrrison    Costume Designer
Wynn Arenas    Costume Supervisor
Claire Simpson    Editor
Tom Finan    Associate Editor
Simon Kaye    Sound Mixer
John Wilkinson    Re-recording Mixer
Richard Rogers    Re-recording Mixer
Charles W. Grenzbach    Re-recording Mixer
Gordon Daniel    Supervising Sound Editor
David Campling    Sound Editor
Greg Dillon    Sound Editor
James J Klinger    Sound Editor
Tony Palk    Sound Editor
Richard Stone    Music Editor
Gordon J. Smith    Special Make-up Effects
Budd Carr    Music Supervisor
Pat Golden    Casting Director
Bob Morones    Casting Director
Warren McLean    Casting Director
Gil Arceo    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 24th, 2011

May 24th, 2011

While we have two first run releases coming out this week, the number one seller according to Amazon.com is a specialty release, and the bulk of the interesting titles are Blu-ray catalog releases. Granted, one of the first run releases nearly hit $100 million at the box office, but this is still a really bad sign in terms of overall sales. As far as the best of the best, that's a race between The Kids in the Hall: Complete Series Megaset and Platoon on Blu-ray. I'm going with the former for Pick of the Week, but make sure to check the price, as buying Death Comes to Town and the old Megaset might be cheaper. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Platoon

May 23rd, 2011

There has been a flood of Blu-ray catalog titles reaching my desk in the past few weeks. Platoon is the latest to do so, although it won't be the last such film for the week. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, it is coming out on Blu-ray, but how well has it aged in these two and a half decades? And does the Blu-ray do the film justice? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 203 $400,446,101
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $137,963,328
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 3 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 320 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 36 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 40 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 79 $137,963,328
All Time Domestic Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 2 $137,963,328

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1986 14 $241,080   6 $40,180   $241,080 1
Dec 26, 1986 13 $352,464 +46% 19 $18,551   $801,150 2
Jan 2, 1987 12 $1,645,169 +367% 59 $27,884   $3,621,038 3
Jan 9, 1987 11 $1,668,713 +1% 73 $22,859   $6,377,668 4
Jan 16, 1987 4 $3,730,715 +124% 174 $21,441   $11,110,235 5
Jan 23, 1987 2 $3,290,933 -12% 214 $15,378   $16,220,910 6
Jan 30, 1987 1 $8,352,394 +154% 590 $14,157   $26,560,509 7
Feb 6, 1987 1 $8,179,149 -2% 856 $9,555   $38,342,073 8
Feb 13, 1987 1 $12,875,690 +57% 1,194 $10,784   $54,774,372 9
Feb 20, 1987 1 $8,216,207 -36% 1,291 $6,364   $65,873,971 10
Feb 27, 1987 2 $7,153,244 -13% 1,466 $4,879   $75,918,222 11
Mar 6, 1987 3 $6,109,812 -15% 1,554 $3,932   $84,585,081 12
Mar 13, 1987 3 $4,664,176 -24% 1,556 $2,998   $91,641,557 13
Mar 20, 1987 3 $3,828,038 -18% 1,554 $2,463   $97,263,950 14
Mar 27, 1987 3 $3,944,114 +3% 1,560 $2,528   $102,889,459 15
Apr 3, 1987 3 $4,737,808 +20% 1,544 $3,069   $109,933,502 16
Apr 10, 1987 6 $2,937,411 -38% 1,536 $1,912   $114,398,785 17
Apr 17, 1987 6 $2,852,868 -3% 1,509 $1,891   $118,710,507 18
Apr 24, 1987 7 $1,977,665 -31% 1,452 $1,362   $121,527,020 19
May 1, 1987 7 $1,577,689 -20% 1,306 $1,208   $123,871,390 20
May 8, 1987 8 $1,289,247 -18% 1,203 $1,072   $125,826,736 21
May 15, 1987 7 $1,185,238 -8% 1,099 $1,078   $127,551,060 22
May 22, 1987 7 $1,310,511 +11% 978 $1,340   $129,397,905 23
May 29, 1987 8 $850,043 -35% 883 $963   $130,600,043 24
Jun 5, 1987 9 $784,403 -8% 782 $1,003   $131,755,562 25
Jun 12, 1987 9 $540,865 -31% 609 $888   $132,761,962 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1987 6 $2,670,565   73 $36,583   $7,379,520 4
Jan 16, 1987 2 $5,550,457 +108% 174 $31,899   $12,929,977 5
Jan 23, 1987 1 $5,278,138 -5% 214 $24,664   $18,208,115 6
Jan 30, 1987 1 $11,954,809 +126% 590 $20,262   $30,162,924 7
Feb 6, 1987 1 $11,735,758 -2% 856 $13,710   $41,898,682 8
Feb 13, 1987 1 $15,759,082 +34% 1,194 $13,199   $57,657,764 9
Feb 20, 1987 1 $11,107,214 -30% 1,291 $8,604   $68,764,978 10
Feb 27, 1987 2 $9,710,291 -13% 1,466 $6,624   $78,475,269 11
Mar 6, 1987 2 $8,502,112 -12% 1,554 $5,471   $86,977,381 12
Mar 13, 1987 2 $6,458,531 -24% 1,556 $4,151   $93,435,912 13
Mar 20, 1987 3 $5,509,433 -15% 1,554 $3,545   $98,945,345 14
Mar 27, 1987 3 $6,250,349 +13% 1,560 $4,007   $105,195,694 15
Apr 3, 1987 3 $6,265,680 n/c 1,544 $4,058   $111,461,374 16
Apr 10, 1987 6 $4,396,265 -30% 1,536 $2,862   $115,857,639 17
Apr 17, 1987 7 $3,691,716 -16% 1,509 $2,446   $119,549,355 18
Apr 24, 1987 6 $2,744,346 -26% 1,452 $1,890   $122,293,701 19
May 1, 1987 7 $2,243,788 -18% 1,306 $1,718   $124,537,489 20
May 8, 1987 7 $1,828,333 -19% 1,203 $1,520   $126,365,822 21
May 15, 1987 6 $1,721,572 -6% 1,099 $1,566   $128,087,394 22
May 22, 1987 7 $1,662,606 -3% 978 $1,700   $129,750,000 23
May 29, 1987 8 $1,221,159 -27% 883 $1,383   $130,971,159 24
Jun 5, 1987 6 $1,249,938 +2% 782 $1,598   $132,221,097 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $65 2 2 2 $0 11/13/2020
New Zealand 3/27/2024 $0 0 0 0 $625 3/31/2025
South Korea 6/23/2017 $9,365 0 0 0 $15,067 10/13/2018
 
International Total$15,692 3/31/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,643 $15,692
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,001-25,100) 25,073 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 16,101-16,200) 16,175 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,987 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,251 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,919 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,914 $15,692
All Time International Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 12 $15,692

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,012 $137,979,020
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 684 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,089 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 130 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $137,979,020
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Orion Pictures Movies 3 $137,979,020

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 29, 20111510,845 10,845$162,564$162,564703
Sep 18, 2022164,204 117,193$64,784$1,779,2881,293

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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.

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