Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Saturday Night Fever
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $139,486,124Details
International Box Office $142,913,876Details
Worldwide Box Office $282,400,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,878,099 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:35.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:726 opening theaters/726 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $673,899,098

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $139,486,124
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $142,913,876
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 610 $282,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 68 $139,486,124
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $142,913,876
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 96 $282,400,000

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 (Director’s Cut), Amazon VOD, Amazon EST, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: April 13th, 1978 (Limited) (Australia)
December 4th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 5th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, sexuality/nudity and some drug content. (2002 version)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: Saturday Night Fever
Comparisons: vs. Top Gun: Maverick
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Keywords: Dancing, Life Drama, Set in New York City
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Sunday 19 $1,707,750 Feb 19, 1978 66
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $19,057,550 Dec 30, 1977 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1977 2 $3,878,099   726 $5,342   $3,878,099 1
Dec 30, 1977 1 $3,867,000   726 $5,326   $7,745,099 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 1978 - $1,707,750     690 $2,475   $9,452,849 66

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/13/1978 $0 0 1 3 $753 1/15/2021
New Zealand 6/3/2021 $901 1 1 3 $1,190 7/10/2023
 
Rest of World $142,911,933
 
International Total$142,913,876 7/10/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

John Travolta    Tony Manero

Uncategorized

Fran Drescher    Connie
Karen Lynn Gorney    Stephanie Mangano
Donna Pescow    Annette
Robert Costanzo    Paint Store Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,878,099 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:35.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:726 opening theaters/726 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $673,899,098

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 480 $139,486,124
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $142,913,876
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 610 $282,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 68 $139,486,124
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $142,913,876
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 96 $282,400,000

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 (Director’s Cut), Amazon VOD, Amazon EST, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: April 13th, 1978 (Limited) (Australia)
December 4th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
June 3rd, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 5th, 2009 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, sexuality/nudity and some drug content. (2002 version)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: Saturday Night Fever
Comparisons: vs. Top Gun: Maverick
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dancing, Life Drama, Set in New York City
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Sunday 19 $1,707,750 Feb 19, 1978 66
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $19,057,550 Dec 30, 1977 17

Leading Cast

John Travolta    Tony Manero

Uncategorized

Fran Drescher    Connie
Karen Lynn Gorney    Stephanie Mangano
Donna Pescow    Annette
Robert Costanzo    Paint Store Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1977 2 $3,878,099   726 $5,342   $3,878,099 1
Dec 30, 1977 1 $3,867,000   726 $5,326   $7,745,099 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 1978 - $1,707,750     690 $2,475   $9,452,849 66

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/13/1978 $0 0 1 3 $753 1/15/2021
New Zealand 6/3/2021 $901 1 1 3 $1,190 7/10/2023
 
Rest of World $142,911,933
 
International Total$142,913,876 7/10/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records