Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $225,686,079Details
International Box Office $141,765,835Details
Worldwide Box Office $367,451,914
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,178,745 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,178,745
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,305,823 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:27.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 18.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,078 opening theaters/1,400 max. theaters, 28.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $855,830,948

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $225,686,079
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 765 $141,765,835
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $367,451,914
Leggiest Movies 1 27.17

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
July 16th, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 7th, 2012 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
June 4th, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 14th, 1981 (Wide) (Australia)
January 28th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 13th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video, released as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 115 minutes
Franchise: Indiana Jones
Comparisons: vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, IMAX: DMR, Nazis, Religious, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Academics, Hot for Teacher, Occult, Prologue, Kidnap, Rescue, Intertitle, Archaeology, Chase Adventure, 1982 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lucasfilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Nepali, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 65th Weekend 4 $1,362,289 Sep 3, 1982 451
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 2 $823,798 Aug 27, 1982 444
Biggest Domestic 63rd Weekend 2 $670,596 Aug 20, 1982 437
Biggest Domestic 62nd Weekend 1 $804,124 Aug 13, 1982 430
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 2 $1,213,958 Aug 6, 1982 423
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 1 $1,617,938 Jul 30, 1982 416
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 1 $2,827,413 Jul 23, 1982 409
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 1 $4,347,101 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $100m 239 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $150m 237 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $200m 237 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $50m 258 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 3 $1,243,988 Mar 12, 1982 276
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 4 $1,665,000 Mar 5, 1982 269
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 6 $1,410,000 Feb 26, 1982 262
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 6 $1,442,813 Feb 19, 1982 255
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 5 $1,640,574 Feb 12, 1982 248
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $6,132,618 Feb 12, 1982 248
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 6 $1,281,561 Feb 5, 1982 241
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 3 $1,520,273 Jan 29, 1982 234
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 3 $1,788,556 Jan 22, 1982 227
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $6,685,788 Jan 22, 1982 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 6 $1,629,191 Jan 15, 1982 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 8 $1,908,232 Jan 8, 1982 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 4 $3,735,244 Jan 1, 1982 206
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $13,962,696 Jan 1, 1982 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 3 $3,716,952 Dec 25, 1981 199
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $14,693,993 Dec 25, 1981 199
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 3 $2,441,000 Dec 4, 1981 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 2 $4,228,951 Nov 27, 1981 171
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $16,718,043 Nov 27, 1981 171
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $13,934,238 Nov 27, 1981 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 4 $3,307,347 Nov 20, 1981 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 31 $1,113,624 Nov 13, 1981 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 26 $1,268,973 Nov 6, 1981 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 52 $967,723 Oct 30, 1981 143
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 46 $1,533,105 Oct 16, 1981 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 34 $2,213,904 Oct 9, 1981 122
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 215 $8,752,084 Oct 9, 1981 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 53 $1,959,650 Oct 2, 1981 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 58 $1,871,521 Sep 25, 1981 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 54 $2,326,951 Sep 18, 1981 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 63 $2,422,842 Sep 11, 1981 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 16 $5,406,403 Sep 4, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $5,406,403 Sep 4, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $21,372,792 Sep 4, 1981 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 42 $3,909,879 Aug 28, 1981 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 51 $4,183,784 Aug 21, 1981 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 50 $5,157,432 Aug 14, 1981 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 71 $4,846,228 Aug 7, 1981 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 88 $5,369,898 Jul 31, 1981 52
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 189 $7,342,026 Jul 3, 1981 24
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $29,024,777 Jul 3, 1981 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office 13 $855,830,948
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office 87 $225,686,079
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 1 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 62 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies 89 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 8 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies 87 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies 53 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 17 $225,686,079
Leggiest Movies 1 27.17

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 1 $8,305,823   1,078 $7,705   $8,305,823 1
Jun 19, 1981 3 $8,018,871 -3% 1,078 $7,439   $21,861,910 2
Jun 26, 1981 3 $7,069,358 -12% 1,078 $6,558   $34,903,399 3
Jul 3, 1981 2 $7,342,026 +4% 1,078 $6,811   $46,273,735 4
Jul 10, 1981 2 $6,137,192 -16% 1,078 $5,693   $58,406,558 5
Jul 17, 1981 1 $6,450,189 +5% 1,400 $4,607   $68,431,268 6
Jul 24, 1981 2 $6,046,274 -6% 1,182 $5,115   $78,743,581 7
Jul 31, 1981 2 $5,369,898 -11% 1,140 $4,710   $88,137,951 8
Aug 7, 1981 1 $4,846,228 -10% 1,091 $4,442   $95,974,374 9
Aug 14, 1981 1 $5,157,432 +6% 1,310 $3,937   $104,088,566 10
Aug 21, 1981 1 $4,183,784 -19% 1,180 $3,546   $110,733,608 11
Aug 28, 1981 1 $3,909,879 -7% 1,110 $3,522   $117,371,084 12
Sep 4, 1981 1 $5,406,403 +38% 1,144 $4,726   $125,254,773 13
Sep 11, 1981 2 $2,422,842 -55% 900 $2,692   $128,566,311 14
Sep 18, 1981 4 $2,326,951 -4% 750 $3,103   $131,810,688 15
Sep 25, 1981 7 $1,871,521 -20% 621 $3,014   $134,396,731 16
Oct 2, 1981 6 $1,959,650 +5% 550 $3,563   $136,885,717 17
Oct 9, 1981 5 $2,213,904 +13% 550 $4,025   $139,888,596 18
Oct 16, 1981 7 $1,533,105 -31% 466 $3,290   $141,812,813 19
Oct 30, 1981 8 $967,723   431 $2,245   $144,963,710 21
Nov 6, 1981 5 $1,268,973 +31% 440 $2,884   $146,648,104 22
Nov 13, 1981 7 $1,113,624 -12% 410 $2,716   $148,244,536 23
Nov 20, 1981 2 $3,307,347 +197% 1,232 $2,685   $151,938,500 24
Nov 27, 1981 2 $4,228,951 +28% 1,251 $3,380   $158,118,372 25
Dec 4, 1981 1 $2,441,000 -42% 981 $2,488   $160,955,434 26
Dec 25, 1981 2 $3,716,952   1,221 $3,044   $164,672,386 29
Jan 1, 1982 7 $3,735,244 n/c 1,094 $3,414   $168,425,367 30
Jan 8, 1982 6 $1,908,232 -49% 914 $2,088   $171,873,449 31
Jan 15, 1982 6 $1,629,191 -15% 796 $2,047   $173,949,058 32
Jan 22, 1982 6 $1,788,556 +10% 740 $2,417   $176,143,386 33
Jan 29, 1982 6 $1,520,273 -15% 681 $2,232   $177,980,178 34
Feb 5, 1982 7 $1,281,561 -16% 732 $1,751   $179,637,533 35
Feb 12, 1982 6 $1,640,574 +28% 620 $2,646   $181,699,683 36
Feb 19, 1982 6 $1,442,813 -12% 668 $2,160   $183,462,673 37
Feb 26, 1982 5 $1,410,000 -2% 650 $2,169   $185,230,860 38
Mar 5, 1982 5 $1,665,000 +18% 650 $2,562   $187,206,134 39
Mar 12, 1982 6 $1,243,988 -25% 633 $1,965   $188,846,058 40
Jul 16, 1982 2 $4,347,101   1,330 $3,268   $206,140,608 58
Jul 23, 1982 5 $2,827,413 -35% 1,330 $2,126   $211,312,436 59
Jul 30, 1982 10 $1,617,938 -43% 840 $1,926   $214,485,942 60
Aug 6, 1982 14 $1,213,958 -25% 630 $1,927   $216,763,652 61
Aug 13, 1982 17 $804,124 -34% 479 $1,679   $218,355,841 62
Aug 20, 1982 19 $670,596 -17% 425 $1,578   $219,589,729 63
Aug 27, 1982 21 $823,798 +23% 490 $1,681   $220,902,994 64
Sep 3, 1982 11 $1,362,289 +65% 567 $2,403   $222,560,466 65
Sep 7, 2012 14 $1,673,731   267 $6,269   $224,234,197 1,631
Sep 14, 2012 23 $390,093 -77% 322 $1,211   $225,385,928 1,632
Sep 21, 2012 46 $75,114 -81% 85 $884   $225,615,769 1,633
Sep 28, 2012 64 $26,522 -65% 40 $663   $225,675,581 1,634

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2012 - $440,136     267 $1,648   $223,000,602 11,411
Sep 8, 2012 - $740,324 +68%   267 $2,773   $223,740,926 11,412
Sep 9, 2012 - $493,271 -33%   267 $1,847   $224,234,197 11,413
Sep 10, 2012 13 $151,520 -69%   267 $567   $224,385,717 11,414
Sep 11, 2012 - $182,872 +21%   267 $685   $224,568,589 11,415
Sep 12, 2012 10 $207,190 +13%   267 $776   $224,775,779 11,416
Sep 13, 2012 10 $220,056 +6%   267 $824   $224,995,835 11,417
Sep 14, 2012 - $105,667 -52% -76% 322 $328   $225,101,502 11,418
Sep 15, 2012 - $172,678 +63% -77% 322 $536   $225,274,180 11,419
Sep 16, 2012 - $111,748 -35% -77% 322 $347   $225,385,928 11,420
Sep 17, 2012 - $39,684 -64% -74% 322 $123   $225,425,612 11,421
Sep 18, 2012 - $43,213 +9% -76% 322 $134   $225,468,825 11,422
Sep 19, 2012 - $33,525 -22% -84% 322 $104   $225,502,350 11,423
Sep 20, 2012 - $38,305 +14% -83% 322 $119   $225,540,655 11,424
Sep 21, 2012 - $19,740 -48% -81% 85 $232   $225,560,395 11,425
Sep 22, 2012 - $33,868 +72% -80% 85 $398   $225,594,263 11,426
Sep 23, 2012 - $21,506 -37% -81% 85 $253   $225,615,769 11,427
Sep 24, 2012 - $6,558 -70% -83% 85 $77   $225,622,327 11,428
Sep 25, 2012 - $6,474 -1% -85% 85 $76   $225,628,801 11,429
Sep 26, 2012 - $9,006 +39% -73% 85 $106   $225,637,807 11,430
Sep 27, 2012 - $11,252 +25% -71% 85 $132   $225,649,059 11,431
Sep 28, 2012 - $7,403 -34% -62% 40 $185   $225,656,462 11,432
Sep 29, 2012 - $13,133 +77% -61% 40 $328   $225,669,595 11,433
Sep 30, 2012 - $5,986 -54% -72% 40 $150   $225,675,581 11,434
Oct 1, 2012 - $1,665 -72% -75% 40 $42   $225,677,246 11,435
Oct 2, 2012 - $2,613 +57% -60% 40 $65   $225,679,859 11,436
Oct 3, 2012 - $2,438 -7% -73% 40 $61   $225,682,297 11,437
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,782 +55% -66% 40 $95   $225,686,079 11,438

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 2 $13,843,039   1,078 $12,841   $13,843,039 1
Jun 19, 1981 4 $13,991,002 +1% 1,078 $12,979   $27,834,041 2
Jun 26, 1981 3 $11,097,668 -21% 1,078 $10,295   $38,931,709 3
Jul 3, 1981 1 $13,337,657 +20% 1,078 $12,373   $52,269,366 4
Jul 10, 1981 1 $9,711,713 -27% 1,078 $9,009   $61,981,079 5
Jul 17, 1981 1 $10,716,228 +10% 1,100 $9,742   $72,697,307 6
Jul 24, 1981 2 $10,070,746 -6% 1,182 $8,520   $82,768,053 7
Jul 31, 1981 2 $8,360,093 -17% 1,140 $7,333   $91,128,146 8
Aug 7, 1981 1 $7,802,988 -7% 1,091 $7,152   $98,931,134 9
Aug 14, 1981 2 $7,618,690 -2% 1,310 $5,816   $106,549,824 10
Aug 21, 1981 1 $6,911,381 -9% 1,180 $5,857   $113,461,205 11
Aug 28, 1981 1 $6,387,165 -8% 1,110 $5,754   $119,848,370 12
Sep 4, 1981 1 $6,295,099 -1% 1,144 $5,503   $126,143,469 13
Sep 11, 1981 2 $3,340,268 -47% 900 $3,711   $129,483,737 14
Sep 18, 1981 4 $3,041,473 -9% 750 $4,055   $132,525,210 15
Sep 25, 1981 7 $2,400,857 -21% 621 $3,866   $134,926,067 16
Oct 2, 1981 6 $2,748,625 +14% 550 $4,998   $137,674,692 17
Oct 9, 1981 6 $2,605,016 -5% 550 $4,736   $140,279,708 18
Oct 30, 1981 4 $1,383,144   431 $3,209   $145,379,131 21
Nov 6, 1981 4 $1,751,781 +27% 440 $3,981   $147,130,912 22
Nov 13, 1981 5 $1,500,241 -14% 410 $3,659   $148,631,153 23
Nov 20, 1981 2 $5,258,268 +250% 1,232 $4,268   $153,889,421 24
Nov 27, 1981 2 $4,625,013 -12% 1,251 $3,697   $158,514,434 25
Dec 25, 1981 2 $6,175,689   1,221 $5,058   $164,690,123 29
Jan 1, 1982 7 $5,275,094 -15% 1,094 $4,822   $169,965,217 30
Jan 8, 1982 8 $1,908,232 -64% 914 $2,088   $172,320,867 31
Jan 15, 1982 6 $2,033,963 +7% 796 $2,555   $174,354,830 32
Jan 22, 1982 6 $2,105,075 +3% 740 $2,845   $176,459,905 33
Jan 29, 1982 6 $1,896,067 -10% 681 $2,784   $178,355,972 34
Feb 5, 1982 6 $1,703,137 -10% 732 $2,327   $180,059,109 35
Feb 12, 1982 6 $1,960,751 +15% 620 $3,163   $182,019,860 36
Feb 19, 1982 5 $1,801,000 -8% 668 $2,696   $183,820,860 37
Feb 26, 1982 5 $1,720,274 -4% 650 $2,647   $185,541,134 38
Mar 5, 1982 4 $2,060,936 +20% 650 $3,171   $187,602,070 39
Mar 12, 1982 8 $1,243,988 -40% 633 $1,965   $188,846,058 40
Jul 16, 1982 3 $6,691,516   1,330 $5,031   $195,537,574 58
Jul 23, 1982 6 $4,382,981 -34% 1,330 $3,295   $199,920,555 59
Jul 30, 1982 11 $2,681,690 -39% 840 $3,192   $202,602,245 60
Aug 6, 1982 14 $2,002,023 -25% 630 $3,178   $204,604,268 61
Aug 13, 1982 17 $1,367,416 -32% 479 $2,855   $205,971,684 62
Aug 20, 1982 19 $1,160,063 -15% 425 $2,730   $207,131,747 63
Aug 27, 1982 21 $1,118,981 -4% 490 $2,284   $208,250,728 64
Sep 7, 2012 13 $2,435,369   267 $9,121   $224,995,835 1,631
Sep 14, 2012 23 $544,820 -78% 322 $1,692   $225,540,655 1,632
Sep 21, 2012 45 $108,404 -80% 85 $1,275   $225,649,059 1,633
Sep 28, 2012 66 $37,020 -66% 40 $926   $225,686,079 1,634

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/14/1981 $0 0 182 183 $0
New Zealand 1/28/2021 $4,980 9 14 33 $11,665 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $141,754,170
 
International Total$141,765,835 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 765 $141,765,835
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 481 $141,765,835
Top 1981 Movies at the International Box Office 1 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 65 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 270 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 185 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 74 $141,765,835

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $367,451,914
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 201-300) 244 $225,686,079
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 1 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 234 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 30 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 171 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 47 $367,451,914

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 18, 20087231,920 231,920$3,958,874$3,958,8741
May 25, 20083212,968-8% 444,888$3,635,364$7,594,2382
Jun 1, 2008673,051-66% 517,939$1,241,136$8,835,3743
Jun 8, 20081756,222-23% 574,161$955,212$9,790,5864
Jun 15, 200811106,905+90% 681,066$1,614,266$11,404,8525
Jun 22, 20082831,830-70% 712,896$540,792$11,945,6446
Jun 29, 20081254,646+72% 767,542$928,436$12,874,0807
Jul 27, 20082238,648 843,742$656,630$14,168,71811
Oct 19, 20082528,551 973,766$379,157$15,960,84623

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 2022156,335 55,297$133,859$1,143,296736

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Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    Indiana Jones
Karen Allen    Marion

Supporting Cast

Ted Grossman    Peruvian Porter
Paul Freeman    Dr. Rene Belloq
Ronald Lacey    Toht
John Rhys-Davies    Sallah
Denholm Elliott    Brody
Wolf Kahler    Dietrich
Anthony Higgons    Gobler
Alfred Molina    Satipo
Pat Roach    Giant Sherpa/1st Mechanic
Frank Welker    Monkey and Special Vocal Effects
Don Fellows    Colonel Musgrove
Vic Tablian    Barranca/Monkey Man
William Hootkins    Major Eaton
Bill Reimbold    Bureaucrat
Fred Sorenson    Jock
Patrick Durkin    Australian Climber
Matthew Scurfield    Nazi
Malcolm Weaver    Ratty Nepalese
Sonny Caldinez    Mean Mongolian
Anthony Chinn    Mohan
Christopher Frederick    Otto
Tuttle Lemkow    Imam
Ishaq Bux    Omar
Kiran Shah    Abu
Souad Messaoudi    Fayah
Terry Richards    Arab Swordsman
Steve Hanson    German Agent
Frank Marshall    Pilot
Martin Kreidt    Young Soldier
George Harris    Katanga
Eddie Tagoe    Messenger Pirate
John Rees    Sergeant
Tony Vogel    Tall Captain

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Frank Marshall    Producer
George Lucas    Story Creator
Philip Kaufman    Story Creator
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Howard Kazanjian    Executive Producer
Douglas Slocombe    Cinematographer
John Williams    Composer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Norman Reynolds    Art Director
Robert Watts    Associate Producer
David Tomblin    Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore    Second Unit Director
Douglas Twiddy    Production Supervisor
Norman Reynolds    Production Designer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Richard Edlund    Visual Effects Supervisor
Bruce Nicholson    Visual Effects Designer
Joe Johnston    Visual Effects Designer
Kit West    Special Effects Supervisor
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Roy Charman    Sound Mixer
Bill Varney    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Ben Burtt    Sound Designer
Tom Smith    Makeup
Dickie Mills    Makeup
Pat McDermott    Hairstylist
Mike Lockey    Hairstylist
Chris Walas    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Randall    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Indiana Jones Raids Blu-ray Sales Chart

October 2nd, 2012

There was a wide variety of new releases to reach the top ten on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week. Indiana Jones Blu-ray Box Set opened in first place with 239,000 units / $15.55 million, which is excellent for a box set. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures

September 17th, 2012

Indiana Jones makes its Blu-ray debut this week in a massive five-disc box set. I swear I've reviewed all four films in the past, but I can only find the review for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Since this is one of the most famous franchises of all time, and it has been released on the home market repeatedly, I think I can spend less time talking about the movies and more about the Blu-rays. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Go Silent

September 10th, 2012

Yuck. The overall box office this past weekend was not only the worst of the year so far, but it was the worst we've seen in more than a decade. Not only did the box office have a decade of inflation, but also a decade of population growth, which makes this result even more depressing. The Possession was the only bright spot in the top ten. Both The Words and The Cold Light of Day missed the Mendoza Line during their opening weekend. Overall, the box office plummeted 35% to just $67 million. Compared to last year, the box office fell by 17%. It's a disaster. 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by 3.3% at $7.70 billion to $7.45 billion. Things will have to get better next weekend, so hopefully we will never have to think about this weekend again. More...

Weekend Estimates: Possession Tops Very Quiet Weekend

September 9th, 2012

One statistic suffices to sum up this weekend at the box office: based on estimates received so far, the weekend ranks as the 5th-worst weekend for total box office receipts since January, 2000 (see full chart here). While that position will improve when we get complete numbers on Monday, there's a good chance this will end up as the worst weekend since 2001, even though ticket prices have risen substantially since then. The two marks that industry watchers should look out for are the $67.5 million weekend of September 5, 2003 and the $67.9 million weekend of September 5, 2008. Unsurprisingly, the top film at the box office this weekend is the same as last weekend: The Possession is set for about $9.5 million in its second outing. The Words is the top opener, with about $5 million in 2,801 theaters -- certainly a disappointment, although CBS Films is hoping for good legs thanks to its adult-skewing demographic. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office is Going to Get Schooled

September 6th, 2012

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the entire year at the box office. This certainly seems to be the case this year. There are two wide releases, or to be more accurate, one wide release, The Words, and one semi-wide release, The Cold Light of Day. Neither film is expected to top $10 million. The last time the number one film over the weekend earned less than $10,000,000 was way back in 2008 with the release of Bangkok Dangerous, which opened in the weekend after Labor Day. There is a slim chance The Words will earn less than Bangkok Dangerous did. This weekend last year wasn't actually pretty good with Contagion dominating the chart. There's almost no chance any film opening this weekend will match the $22.40 million that film earned. The top three films combined probably won't match that figure. 2012 will start the autumn with a pretty big fall. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,305,823 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:27.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 18.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,078 opening theaters/1,400 max. theaters, 28.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $855,830,948

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $225,686,079
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 765 $141,765,835
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $367,451,914
Leggiest Movies 1 27.17

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
July 16th, 1982 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
September 7th, 2012 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
June 4th, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 14th, 1981 (Wide) (Australia)
January 28th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 13th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video, released as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 115 minutes
Franchise: Indiana Jones
Comparisons: vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, IMAX: DMR, Nazis, Religious, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Academics, Hot for Teacher, Occult, Prologue, Kidnap, Rescue, Intertitle, Archaeology, Chase Adventure, 1982 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lucasfilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Nepali, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 65th Weekend 4 $1,362,289 Sep 3, 1982 451
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 2 $823,798 Aug 27, 1982 444
Biggest Domestic 63rd Weekend 2 $670,596 Aug 20, 1982 437
Biggest Domestic 62nd Weekend 1 $804,124 Aug 13, 1982 430
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 2 $1,213,958 Aug 6, 1982 423
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 1 $1,617,938 Jul 30, 1982 416
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 1 $2,827,413 Jul 23, 1982 409
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 1 $4,347,101 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $100m 239 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $150m 237 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $200m 237 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Fastest to $50m 258 $206,140,608 Jul 16, 1982 402
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 3 $1,243,988 Mar 12, 1982 276
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 4 $1,665,000 Mar 5, 1982 269
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 6 $1,410,000 Feb 26, 1982 262
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 6 $1,442,813 Feb 19, 1982 255
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 5 $1,640,574 Feb 12, 1982 248
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $6,132,618 Feb 12, 1982 248
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 6 $1,281,561 Feb 5, 1982 241
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 3 $1,520,273 Jan 29, 1982 234
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 3 $1,788,556 Jan 22, 1982 227
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $6,685,788 Jan 22, 1982 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 6 $1,629,191 Jan 15, 1982 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 8 $1,908,232 Jan 8, 1982 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 4 $3,735,244 Jan 1, 1982 206
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 222 $13,962,696 Jan 1, 1982 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 3 $3,716,952 Dec 25, 1981 199
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $14,693,993 Dec 25, 1981 199
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 3 $2,441,000 Dec 4, 1981 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 2 $4,228,951 Nov 27, 1981 171
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $16,718,043 Nov 27, 1981 171
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $13,934,238 Nov 27, 1981 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 4 $3,307,347 Nov 20, 1981 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 31 $1,113,624 Nov 13, 1981 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 26 $1,268,973 Nov 6, 1981 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 52 $967,723 Oct 30, 1981 143
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 46 $1,533,105 Oct 16, 1981 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 34 $2,213,904 Oct 9, 1981 122
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 215 $8,752,084 Oct 9, 1981 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 53 $1,959,650 Oct 2, 1981 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 58 $1,871,521 Sep 25, 1981 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 54 $2,326,951 Sep 18, 1981 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 63 $2,422,842 Sep 11, 1981 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 16 $5,406,403 Sep 4, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $5,406,403 Sep 4, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $21,372,792 Sep 4, 1981 87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 42 $3,909,879 Aug 28, 1981 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 51 $4,183,784 Aug 21, 1981 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 50 $5,157,432 Aug 14, 1981 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 71 $4,846,228 Aug 7, 1981 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 88 $5,369,898 Jul 31, 1981 52
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 189 $7,342,026 Jul 3, 1981 24
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $29,024,777 Jul 3, 1981 24

Leading Cast

Harrison Ford    Indiana Jones
Karen Allen    Marion

Supporting Cast

Ted Grossman    Peruvian Porter
Paul Freeman    Dr. Rene Belloq
Ronald Lacey    Toht
John Rhys-Davies    Sallah
Denholm Elliott    Brody
Wolf Kahler    Dietrich
Anthony Higgons    Gobler
Alfred Molina    Satipo
Pat Roach    Giant Sherpa/1st Mechanic
Frank Welker    Monkey and Special Vocal Effects
Don Fellows    Colonel Musgrove
Vic Tablian    Barranca/Monkey Man
William Hootkins    Major Eaton
Bill Reimbold    Bureaucrat
Fred Sorenson    Jock
Patrick Durkin    Australian Climber
Matthew Scurfield    Nazi
Malcolm Weaver    Ratty Nepalese
Sonny Caldinez    Mean Mongolian
Anthony Chinn    Mohan
Christopher Frederick    Otto
Tuttle Lemkow    Imam
Ishaq Bux    Omar
Kiran Shah    Abu
Souad Messaoudi    Fayah
Terry Richards    Arab Swordsman
Steve Hanson    German Agent
Frank Marshall    Pilot
Martin Kreidt    Young Soldier
George Harris    Katanga
Eddie Tagoe    Messenger Pirate
John Rees    Sergeant
Tony Vogel    Tall Captain

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Frank Marshall    Producer
George Lucas    Story Creator
Philip Kaufman    Story Creator
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
George Lucas    Executive Producer
Howard Kazanjian    Executive Producer
Douglas Slocombe    Cinematographer
John Williams    Composer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Norman Reynolds    Art Director
Robert Watts    Associate Producer
David Tomblin    Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore    Second Unit Director
Douglas Twiddy    Production Supervisor
Norman Reynolds    Production Designer
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Richard Edlund    Visual Effects Supervisor
Bruce Nicholson    Visual Effects Designer
Joe Johnston    Visual Effects Designer
Kit West    Special Effects Supervisor
Deborah Nadoolman    Costume Designer
Roy Charman    Sound Mixer
Bill Varney    Re-recording Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Ben Burtt    Sound Designer
Tom Smith    Makeup
Dickie Mills    Makeup
Pat McDermott    Hairstylist
Mike Lockey    Hairstylist
Chris Walas    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Randall    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Indiana Jones Raids Blu-ray Sales Chart

October 2nd, 2012

There was a wide variety of new releases to reach the top ten on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week. Indiana Jones Blu-ray Box Set opened in first place with 239,000 units / $15.55 million, which is excellent for a box set. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 18th, 2012

September 18th, 2012

It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures

September 17th, 2012

Indiana Jones makes its Blu-ray debut this week in a massive five-disc box set. I swear I've reviewed all four films in the past, but I can only find the review for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Since this is one of the most famous franchises of all time, and it has been released on the home market repeatedly, I think I can spend less time talking about the movies and more about the Blu-rays. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Go Silent

September 10th, 2012

Yuck. The overall box office this past weekend was not only the worst of the year so far, but it was the worst we've seen in more than a decade. Not only did the box office have a decade of inflation, but also a decade of population growth, which makes this result even more depressing. The Possession was the only bright spot in the top ten. Both The Words and The Cold Light of Day missed the Mendoza Line during their opening weekend. Overall, the box office plummeted 35% to just $67 million. Compared to last year, the box office fell by 17%. It's a disaster. 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by 3.3% at $7.70 billion to $7.45 billion. Things will have to get better next weekend, so hopefully we will never have to think about this weekend again. More...

Weekend Estimates: Possession Tops Very Quiet Weekend

September 9th, 2012

One statistic suffices to sum up this weekend at the box office: based on estimates received so far, the weekend ranks as the 5th-worst weekend for total box office receipts since January, 2000 (see full chart here). While that position will improve when we get complete numbers on Monday, there's a good chance this will end up as the worst weekend since 2001, even though ticket prices have risen substantially since then. The two marks that industry watchers should look out for are the $67.5 million weekend of September 5, 2003 and the $67.9 million weekend of September 5, 2008. Unsurprisingly, the top film at the box office this weekend is the same as last weekend: The Possession is set for about $9.5 million in its second outing. The Words is the top opener, with about $5 million in 2,801 theaters -- certainly a disappointment, although CBS Films is hoping for good legs thanks to its adult-skewing demographic. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Box Office is Going to Get Schooled

September 6th, 2012

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the entire year at the box office. This certainly seems to be the case this year. There are two wide releases, or to be more accurate, one wide release, The Words, and one semi-wide release, The Cold Light of Day. Neither film is expected to top $10 million. The last time the number one film over the weekend earned less than $10,000,000 was way back in 2008 with the release of Bangkok Dangerous, which opened in the weekend after Labor Day. There is a slim chance The Words will earn less than Bangkok Dangerous did. This weekend last year wasn't actually pretty good with Contagion dominating the chart. There's almost no chance any film opening this weekend will match the $22.40 million that film earned. The top three films combined probably won't match that figure. 2012 will start the autumn with a pretty big fall. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office 13 $855,830,948
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office 87 $225,686,079
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 1 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 62 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies 89 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 8 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies 87 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies 53 $225,686,079
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 17 $225,686,079
Leggiest Movies 1 27.17

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 1 $8,305,823   1,078 $7,705   $8,305,823 1
Jun 19, 1981 3 $8,018,871 -3% 1,078 $7,439   $21,861,910 2
Jun 26, 1981 3 $7,069,358 -12% 1,078 $6,558   $34,903,399 3
Jul 3, 1981 2 $7,342,026 +4% 1,078 $6,811   $46,273,735 4
Jul 10, 1981 2 $6,137,192 -16% 1,078 $5,693   $58,406,558 5
Jul 17, 1981 1 $6,450,189 +5% 1,400 $4,607   $68,431,268 6
Jul 24, 1981 2 $6,046,274 -6% 1,182 $5,115   $78,743,581 7
Jul 31, 1981 2 $5,369,898 -11% 1,140 $4,710   $88,137,951 8
Aug 7, 1981 1 $4,846,228 -10% 1,091 $4,442   $95,974,374 9
Aug 14, 1981 1 $5,157,432 +6% 1,310 $3,937   $104,088,566 10
Aug 21, 1981 1 $4,183,784 -19% 1,180 $3,546   $110,733,608 11
Aug 28, 1981 1 $3,909,879 -7% 1,110 $3,522   $117,371,084 12
Sep 4, 1981 1 $5,406,403 +38% 1,144 $4,726   $125,254,773 13
Sep 11, 1981 2 $2,422,842 -55% 900 $2,692   $128,566,311 14
Sep 18, 1981 4 $2,326,951 -4% 750 $3,103   $131,810,688 15
Sep 25, 1981 7 $1,871,521 -20% 621 $3,014   $134,396,731 16
Oct 2, 1981 6 $1,959,650 +5% 550 $3,563   $136,885,717 17
Oct 9, 1981 5 $2,213,904 +13% 550 $4,025   $139,888,596 18
Oct 16, 1981 7 $1,533,105 -31% 466 $3,290   $141,812,813 19
Oct 30, 1981 8 $967,723   431 $2,245   $144,963,710 21
Nov 6, 1981 5 $1,268,973 +31% 440 $2,884   $146,648,104 22
Nov 13, 1981 7 $1,113,624 -12% 410 $2,716   $148,244,536 23
Nov 20, 1981 2 $3,307,347 +197% 1,232 $2,685   $151,938,500 24
Nov 27, 1981 2 $4,228,951 +28% 1,251 $3,380   $158,118,372 25
Dec 4, 1981 1 $2,441,000 -42% 981 $2,488   $160,955,434 26
Dec 25, 1981 2 $3,716,952   1,221 $3,044   $164,672,386 29
Jan 1, 1982 7 $3,735,244 n/c 1,094 $3,414   $168,425,367 30
Jan 8, 1982 6 $1,908,232 -49% 914 $2,088   $171,873,449 31
Jan 15, 1982 6 $1,629,191 -15% 796 $2,047   $173,949,058 32
Jan 22, 1982 6 $1,788,556 +10% 740 $2,417   $176,143,386 33
Jan 29, 1982 6 $1,520,273 -15% 681 $2,232   $177,980,178 34
Feb 5, 1982 7 $1,281,561 -16% 732 $1,751   $179,637,533 35
Feb 12, 1982 6 $1,640,574 +28% 620 $2,646   $181,699,683 36
Feb 19, 1982 6 $1,442,813 -12% 668 $2,160   $183,462,673 37
Feb 26, 1982 5 $1,410,000 -2% 650 $2,169   $185,230,860 38
Mar 5, 1982 5 $1,665,000 +18% 650 $2,562   $187,206,134 39
Mar 12, 1982 6 $1,243,988 -25% 633 $1,965   $188,846,058 40
Jul 16, 1982 2 $4,347,101   1,330 $3,268   $206,140,608 58
Jul 23, 1982 5 $2,827,413 -35% 1,330 $2,126   $211,312,436 59
Jul 30, 1982 10 $1,617,938 -43% 840 $1,926   $214,485,942 60
Aug 6, 1982 14 $1,213,958 -25% 630 $1,927   $216,763,652 61
Aug 13, 1982 17 $804,124 -34% 479 $1,679   $218,355,841 62
Aug 20, 1982 19 $670,596 -17% 425 $1,578   $219,589,729 63
Aug 27, 1982 21 $823,798 +23% 490 $1,681   $220,902,994 64
Sep 3, 1982 11 $1,362,289 +65% 567 $2,403   $222,560,466 65
Sep 7, 2012 14 $1,673,731   267 $6,269   $224,234,197 1,631
Sep 14, 2012 23 $390,093 -77% 322 $1,211   $225,385,928 1,632
Sep 21, 2012 46 $75,114 -81% 85 $884   $225,615,769 1,633
Sep 28, 2012 64 $26,522 -65% 40 $663   $225,675,581 1,634

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2012 - $440,136     267 $1,648   $223,000,602 11,411
Sep 8, 2012 - $740,324 +68%   267 $2,773   $223,740,926 11,412
Sep 9, 2012 - $493,271 -33%   267 $1,847   $224,234,197 11,413
Sep 10, 2012 13 $151,520 -69%   267 $567   $224,385,717 11,414
Sep 11, 2012 - $182,872 +21%   267 $685   $224,568,589 11,415
Sep 12, 2012 10 $207,190 +13%   267 $776   $224,775,779 11,416
Sep 13, 2012 10 $220,056 +6%   267 $824   $224,995,835 11,417
Sep 14, 2012 - $105,667 -52% -76% 322 $328   $225,101,502 11,418
Sep 15, 2012 - $172,678 +63% -77% 322 $536   $225,274,180 11,419
Sep 16, 2012 - $111,748 -35% -77% 322 $347   $225,385,928 11,420
Sep 17, 2012 - $39,684 -64% -74% 322 $123   $225,425,612 11,421
Sep 18, 2012 - $43,213 +9% -76% 322 $134   $225,468,825 11,422
Sep 19, 2012 - $33,525 -22% -84% 322 $104   $225,502,350 11,423
Sep 20, 2012 - $38,305 +14% -83% 322 $119   $225,540,655 11,424
Sep 21, 2012 - $19,740 -48% -81% 85 $232   $225,560,395 11,425
Sep 22, 2012 - $33,868 +72% -80% 85 $398   $225,594,263 11,426
Sep 23, 2012 - $21,506 -37% -81% 85 $253   $225,615,769 11,427
Sep 24, 2012 - $6,558 -70% -83% 85 $77   $225,622,327 11,428
Sep 25, 2012 - $6,474 -1% -85% 85 $76   $225,628,801 11,429
Sep 26, 2012 - $9,006 +39% -73% 85 $106   $225,637,807 11,430
Sep 27, 2012 - $11,252 +25% -71% 85 $132   $225,649,059 11,431
Sep 28, 2012 - $7,403 -34% -62% 40 $185   $225,656,462 11,432
Sep 29, 2012 - $13,133 +77% -61% 40 $328   $225,669,595 11,433
Sep 30, 2012 - $5,986 -54% -72% 40 $150   $225,675,581 11,434
Oct 1, 2012 - $1,665 -72% -75% 40 $42   $225,677,246 11,435
Oct 2, 2012 - $2,613 +57% -60% 40 $65   $225,679,859 11,436
Oct 3, 2012 - $2,438 -7% -73% 40 $61   $225,682,297 11,437
Oct 4, 2012 - $3,782 +55% -66% 40 $95   $225,686,079 11,438

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 2 $13,843,039   1,078 $12,841   $13,843,039 1
Jun 19, 1981 4 $13,991,002 +1% 1,078 $12,979   $27,834,041 2
Jun 26, 1981 3 $11,097,668 -21% 1,078 $10,295   $38,931,709 3
Jul 3, 1981 1 $13,337,657 +20% 1,078 $12,373   $52,269,366 4
Jul 10, 1981 1 $9,711,713 -27% 1,078 $9,009   $61,981,079 5
Jul 17, 1981 1 $10,716,228 +10% 1,100 $9,742   $72,697,307 6
Jul 24, 1981 2 $10,070,746 -6% 1,182 $8,520   $82,768,053 7
Jul 31, 1981 2 $8,360,093 -17% 1,140 $7,333   $91,128,146 8
Aug 7, 1981 1 $7,802,988 -7% 1,091 $7,152   $98,931,134 9
Aug 14, 1981 2 $7,618,690 -2% 1,310 $5,816   $106,549,824 10
Aug 21, 1981 1 $6,911,381 -9% 1,180 $5,857   $113,461,205 11
Aug 28, 1981 1 $6,387,165 -8% 1,110 $5,754   $119,848,370 12
Sep 4, 1981 1 $6,295,099 -1% 1,144 $5,503   $126,143,469 13
Sep 11, 1981 2 $3,340,268 -47% 900 $3,711   $129,483,737 14
Sep 18, 1981 4 $3,041,473 -9% 750 $4,055   $132,525,210 15
Sep 25, 1981 7 $2,400,857 -21% 621 $3,866   $134,926,067 16
Oct 2, 1981 6 $2,748,625 +14% 550 $4,998   $137,674,692 17
Oct 9, 1981 6 $2,605,016 -5% 550 $4,736   $140,279,708 18
Oct 30, 1981 4 $1,383,144   431 $3,209   $145,379,131 21
Nov 6, 1981 4 $1,751,781 +27% 440 $3,981   $147,130,912 22
Nov 13, 1981 5 $1,500,241 -14% 410 $3,659   $148,631,153 23
Nov 20, 1981 2 $5,258,268 +250% 1,232 $4,268   $153,889,421 24
Nov 27, 1981 2 $4,625,013 -12% 1,251 $3,697   $158,514,434 25
Dec 25, 1981 2 $6,175,689   1,221 $5,058   $164,690,123 29
Jan 1, 1982 7 $5,275,094 -15% 1,094 $4,822   $169,965,217 30
Jan 8, 1982 8 $1,908,232 -64% 914 $2,088   $172,320,867 31
Jan 15, 1982 6 $2,033,963 +7% 796 $2,555   $174,354,830 32
Jan 22, 1982 6 $2,105,075 +3% 740 $2,845   $176,459,905 33
Jan 29, 1982 6 $1,896,067 -10% 681 $2,784   $178,355,972 34
Feb 5, 1982 6 $1,703,137 -10% 732 $2,327   $180,059,109 35
Feb 12, 1982 6 $1,960,751 +15% 620 $3,163   $182,019,860 36
Feb 19, 1982 5 $1,801,000 -8% 668 $2,696   $183,820,860 37
Feb 26, 1982 5 $1,720,274 -4% 650 $2,647   $185,541,134 38
Mar 5, 1982 4 $2,060,936 +20% 650 $3,171   $187,602,070 39
Mar 12, 1982 8 $1,243,988 -40% 633 $1,965   $188,846,058 40
Jul 16, 1982 3 $6,691,516   1,330 $5,031   $195,537,574 58
Jul 23, 1982 6 $4,382,981 -34% 1,330 $3,295   $199,920,555 59
Jul 30, 1982 11 $2,681,690 -39% 840 $3,192   $202,602,245 60
Aug 6, 1982 14 $2,002,023 -25% 630 $3,178   $204,604,268 61
Aug 13, 1982 17 $1,367,416 -32% 479 $2,855   $205,971,684 62
Aug 20, 1982 19 $1,160,063 -15% 425 $2,730   $207,131,747 63
Aug 27, 1982 21 $1,118,981 -4% 490 $2,284   $208,250,728 64
Sep 7, 2012 13 $2,435,369   267 $9,121   $224,995,835 1,631
Sep 14, 2012 23 $544,820 -78% 322 $1,692   $225,540,655 1,632
Sep 21, 2012 45 $108,404 -80% 85 $1,275   $225,649,059 1,633
Sep 28, 2012 66 $37,020 -66% 40 $926   $225,686,079 1,634

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/14/1981 $0 0 182 183 $0
New Zealand 1/28/2021 $4,980 9 14 33 $11,665 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $141,754,170
 
International Total$141,765,835 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 765 $141,765,835
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 481 $141,765,835
Top 1981 Movies at the International Box Office 1 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 65 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 270 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 185 $141,765,835
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 74 $141,765,835

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 411 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $367,451,914
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 201-300) 244 $225,686,079
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 1 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 165 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 234 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 30 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 171 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $367,451,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 47 $367,451,914

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 18, 20087231,920 231,920$3,958,874$3,958,8741
May 25, 20083212,968-8% 444,888$3,635,364$7,594,2382
Jun 1, 2008673,051-66% 517,939$1,241,136$8,835,3743
Jun 8, 20081756,222-23% 574,161$955,212$9,790,5864
Jun 15, 200811106,905+90% 681,066$1,614,266$11,404,8525
Jun 22, 20082831,830-70% 712,896$540,792$11,945,6446
Jun 29, 20081254,646+72% 767,542$928,436$12,874,0807
Jul 27, 20082238,648 843,742$656,630$14,168,71811
Oct 19, 20082528,551 973,766$379,157$15,960,84623

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 2022156,335 55,297$133,859$1,143,296736

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