Stand by Me (1986)

Stand by Me
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,287,414Details
International Box Office $2,272Details
Worldwide Box Office $52,289,686
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$251,628 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/848 max. theaters, 17.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $151,252,768

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1986 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
May 23rd, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 27th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: August 29th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Goonies
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Keywords: Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Competitive Eating, Coming-of-Age Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Act III Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 68 $448,878 Jan 16, 1987 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 67 $531,950 Jan 9, 1987 157
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 13 $7,492 Jan 9, 1987 157
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 74 $1,430,279 Nov 28, 1986 115
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $6,078,723 Oct 10, 1986 66
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $5,037,343 Aug 29, 1986 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $14,921,936 Aug 29, 1986 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 25 $251,628   16 $15,727   $251,628 1
Aug 15, 1986 24 $254,428 +1% 16 $15,902   $665,620 2
Aug 22, 1986 2 $3,812,093 +1,398% 745 $5,117   $4,684,502 3
Aug 29, 1986 1 $5,037,343 +32% 801 $6,289   $11,932,227 4
Sep 5, 1986 1 $3,426,615 -32% 804 $4,262   $16,381,881 5
Sep 12, 1986 1 $3,010,922 -12% 828 $3,636   $20,471,832 6
Sep 19, 1986 2 $3,029,008 +1% 829 $3,654   $24,348,060 7
Sep 26, 1986 2 $2,740,017 -10% 841 $3,258   $27,917,486 8
Oct 3, 1986 4 $2,396,982 -13% 848 $2,827   $31,074,132 9
Oct 10, 1986 7 $2,052,054 -14% 845 $2,428   $33,642,395 10
Oct 17, 1986 9 $1,392,995 -32% 844 $1,650   $35,359,341 11
Oct 24, 1986 10 $1,356,734 -3% 833 $1,629   $37,118,886 12
Oct 31, 1986 11 $1,135,510 -16% 804 $1,412   $38,632,323 13
Nov 7, 1986 10 $1,444,875 +27% 785 $1,841   $40,461,269 14
Nov 14, 1986 8 $1,316,136 -9% 815 $1,615   $42,328,513 15
Nov 21, 1986 9 $1,154,357 -12% 738 $1,564   $43,577,043 16
Nov 28, 1986 9 $1,430,279 +24% 716 $1,998   $45,677,316 17
Dec 5, 1986 10 $847,517 -41% 718 $1,180   $46,681,853 18
Dec 12, 1986 11 $500,692 -41% 683 $733   $47,361,304 19
Jan 9, 1987 21 $531,950   71 $7,492   $50,367,969 23
Jan 16, 1987 21 $448,878 -16% 352 $1,275   $51,069,072 24
Jan 23, 1987 19 $331,555 -26% 361 $918   $51,497,491 25
Jan 30, 1987 24 $297,777 -10% 286 $1,041   $51,914,208 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 21 $411,192   16 $25,700   $411,192 1
Aug 15, 1986 23 $461,217 +12% 16 $28,826   $872,409 2
Aug 22, 1986 2 $6,022,475 +1,206% 745 $8,084   $6,894,884 3
Aug 29, 1986 1 $6,060,382 +1% 801 $7,566   $12,955,266 4
Sep 5, 1986 1 $4,505,644 -26% 804 $5,604   $17,460,910 5
Sep 12, 1986 2 $3,858,142 -14% 828 $4,660   $21,319,052 6
Sep 19, 1986 2 $3,858,417 n/c 829 $4,654   $25,177,469 7
Sep 26, 1986 2 $3,499,681 -9% 841 $4,161   $28,677,150 8
Oct 3, 1986 4 $2,913,191 -17% 848 $3,435   $31,590,341 9
Oct 10, 1986 7 $2,376,005 -18% 845 $2,812   $33,966,346 10
Oct 17, 1986 8 $1,795,806 -24% 844 $2,128   $35,762,152 11
Oct 24, 1986 10 $1,734,661 -3% 833 $2,082   $37,496,813 12
Oct 31, 1986 8 $1,519,581 -12% 804 $1,890   $39,016,394 13
Nov 7, 1986 9 $1,995,983 +31% 785 $2,543   $41,012,377 14
Nov 14, 1986 9 $1,410,309 -29% 815 $1,730   $42,422,686 15
Nov 21, 1986 9 $1,824,351 +29% 738 $2,472   $44,247,037 16
Nov 28, 1986 9 $1,587,299 -13% 716 $2,217   $45,834,336 17
Dec 5, 1986 9 $1,026,276 -35% 718 $1,429   $46,860,612 18

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 $2,449 1 1 1 $0 11/13/2020
New Zealand 8/27/2020 $352 1 4 6 $2,272 10/7/2024
 
International Total$2,272 10/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 16, 20191223,361 23,361$0$0981
Jun 23, 20191132,037+37% 55,398$160,185$160,185982
Jun 30, 20191228,774-10% 84,172$223,286$383,471983
Jul 7, 2019928,655n/c112,827$143,275$526,746984
Jul 14, 20193010,652-63% 123,479$82,446$609,192985
Jul 21, 20192910,512-1% 133,991$81,363$690,555986
Sep 1, 20191314,877 155,926$74,385$819,922992
Mar 29, 2020226,524 247,340$32,620$1,322,8131,022
Apr 19, 20202210,078 269,099$50,390$1,431,6081,025

Leading Cast

Wil Wheaton    Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix    Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman    Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell    Vern Tessio

Supporting Cast

Kiefer Sutherland    Ace Merrill
John Cusack    Denny Lachance
Casey Siemaszko    Billy Tessio

Narrator(s)

Richard Dreyfuss    The Writer/Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Reiner    Director
Bruce A. Evans    Producer
Raynold Gideon    Producer
Andrew Scheinman    Producer
Stephen King    Story based on the novella “The Body” by
Raynold Gideon    Screenwriter
Bruce A. Evans    Screenwriter
Thomas Del Ruth    Director of Photography
Jack Nitzsche    Composer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director

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 March 22nd, 2011

March 21st, 2011

It's a deceptively slow week when it comes to DVD and Blu-ray releases. Have I mentioned how much I love the word, "deceptively"? It is worse than meaningless and actually reduces the amount of information given in any sentence it appears in. In this case, the first sentence could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is actually quite busy. Or it could mean the week appears busy, but is quite slow. Unfortunately, it's the latter. There are four first run releases coming out on the home market, which is more than most weeks, but all four missed expectations to one degree or another. Additionally, there's only one new release that I'm seriously considering for Pick of the Week, The Venture Bros.: Season Four on Blu-ray. In fact, there are a couple Blu-ray catalog titles that are more interesting than any of the first run releases. Leading the way there is Stand By Me, which is not only a great movie, but the Blu-ray isn't shovelware and includes Blu-ray exclusive extras like a Picture-in-Picture track. So which release is the Pick of the Week? I can't decide, so let's call it a tie. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$251,628 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/848 max. theaters, 17.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $151,252,768

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1986 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
May 23rd, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 27th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: August 29th, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Goonies
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Competitive Eating, Coming-of-Age Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Act III Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 68 $448,878 Jan 16, 1987 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 67 $531,950 Jan 9, 1987 157
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 13 $7,492 Jan 9, 1987 157
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 74 $1,430,279 Nov 28, 1986 115
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $6,078,723 Oct 10, 1986 66
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $5,037,343 Aug 29, 1986 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $14,921,936 Aug 29, 1986 24

Leading Cast

Wil Wheaton    Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix    Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman    Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell    Vern Tessio

Supporting Cast

Kiefer Sutherland    Ace Merrill
John Cusack    Denny Lachance
Casey Siemaszko    Billy Tessio

Narrator(s)

Richard Dreyfuss    The Writer/Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Reiner    Director
Bruce A. Evans    Producer
Raynold Gideon    Producer
Andrew Scheinman    Producer
Stephen King    Story based on the novella “The Body” by
Raynold Gideon    Screenwriter
Bruce A. Evans    Screenwriter
Thomas Del Ruth    Director of Photography
Jack Nitzsche    Composer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director

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 March 22nd, 2011

March 21st, 2011

It's a deceptively slow week when it comes to DVD and Blu-ray releases. Have I mentioned how much I love the word, "deceptively"? It is worse than meaningless and actually reduces the amount of information given in any sentence it appears in. In this case, the first sentence could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is actually quite busy. Or it could mean the week appears busy, but is quite slow. Unfortunately, it's the latter. There are four first run releases coming out on the home market, which is more than most weeks, but all four missed expectations to one degree or another. Additionally, there's only one new release that I'm seriously considering for Pick of the Week, The Venture Bros.: Season Four on Blu-ray. In fact, there are a couple Blu-ray catalog titles that are more interesting than any of the first run releases. Leading the way there is Stand By Me, which is not only a great movie, but the Blu-ray isn't shovelware and includes Blu-ray exclusive extras like a Picture-in-Picture track. So which release is the Pick of the Week? I can't decide, so let's call it a tie. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 25 $251,628   16 $15,727   $251,628 1
Aug 15, 1986 24 $254,428 +1% 16 $15,902   $665,620 2
Aug 22, 1986 2 $3,812,093 +1,398% 745 $5,117   $4,684,502 3
Aug 29, 1986 1 $5,037,343 +32% 801 $6,289   $11,932,227 4
Sep 5, 1986 1 $3,426,615 -32% 804 $4,262   $16,381,881 5
Sep 12, 1986 1 $3,010,922 -12% 828 $3,636   $20,471,832 6
Sep 19, 1986 2 $3,029,008 +1% 829 $3,654   $24,348,060 7
Sep 26, 1986 2 $2,740,017 -10% 841 $3,258   $27,917,486 8
Oct 3, 1986 4 $2,396,982 -13% 848 $2,827   $31,074,132 9
Oct 10, 1986 7 $2,052,054 -14% 845 $2,428   $33,642,395 10
Oct 17, 1986 9 $1,392,995 -32% 844 $1,650   $35,359,341 11
Oct 24, 1986 10 $1,356,734 -3% 833 $1,629   $37,118,886 12
Oct 31, 1986 11 $1,135,510 -16% 804 $1,412   $38,632,323 13
Nov 7, 1986 10 $1,444,875 +27% 785 $1,841   $40,461,269 14
Nov 14, 1986 8 $1,316,136 -9% 815 $1,615   $42,328,513 15
Nov 21, 1986 9 $1,154,357 -12% 738 $1,564   $43,577,043 16
Nov 28, 1986 9 $1,430,279 +24% 716 $1,998   $45,677,316 17
Dec 5, 1986 10 $847,517 -41% 718 $1,180   $46,681,853 18
Dec 12, 1986 11 $500,692 -41% 683 $733   $47,361,304 19
Jan 9, 1987 21 $531,950   71 $7,492   $50,367,969 23
Jan 16, 1987 21 $448,878 -16% 352 $1,275   $51,069,072 24
Jan 23, 1987 19 $331,555 -26% 361 $918   $51,497,491 25
Jan 30, 1987 24 $297,777 -10% 286 $1,041   $51,914,208 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1986 21 $411,192   16 $25,700   $411,192 1
Aug 15, 1986 23 $461,217 +12% 16 $28,826   $872,409 2
Aug 22, 1986 2 $6,022,475 +1,206% 745 $8,084   $6,894,884 3
Aug 29, 1986 1 $6,060,382 +1% 801 $7,566   $12,955,266 4
Sep 5, 1986 1 $4,505,644 -26% 804 $5,604   $17,460,910 5
Sep 12, 1986 2 $3,858,142 -14% 828 $4,660   $21,319,052 6
Sep 19, 1986 2 $3,858,417 n/c 829 $4,654   $25,177,469 7
Sep 26, 1986 2 $3,499,681 -9% 841 $4,161   $28,677,150 8
Oct 3, 1986 4 $2,913,191 -17% 848 $3,435   $31,590,341 9
Oct 10, 1986 7 $2,376,005 -18% 845 $2,812   $33,966,346 10
Oct 17, 1986 8 $1,795,806 -24% 844 $2,128   $35,762,152 11
Oct 24, 1986 10 $1,734,661 -3% 833 $2,082   $37,496,813 12
Oct 31, 1986 8 $1,519,581 -12% 804 $1,890   $39,016,394 13
Nov 7, 1986 9 $1,995,983 +31% 785 $2,543   $41,012,377 14
Nov 14, 1986 9 $1,410,309 -29% 815 $1,730   $42,422,686 15
Nov 21, 1986 9 $1,824,351 +29% 738 $2,472   $44,247,037 16
Nov 28, 1986 9 $1,587,299 -13% 716 $2,217   $45,834,336 17
Dec 5, 1986 9 $1,026,276 -35% 718 $1,429   $46,860,612 18

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 $2,449 1 1 1 $0 11/13/2020
New Zealand 8/27/2020 $352 1 4 6 $2,272 10/7/2024
 
International Total$2,272 10/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 16, 20191223,361 23,361$0$0981
Jun 23, 20191132,037+37% 55,398$160,185$160,185982
Jun 30, 20191228,774-10% 84,172$223,286$383,471983
Jul 7, 2019928,655n/c112,827$143,275$526,746984
Jul 14, 20193010,652-63% 123,479$82,446$609,192985
Jul 21, 20192910,512-1% 133,991$81,363$690,555986
Sep 1, 20191314,877 155,926$74,385$819,922992
Mar 29, 2020226,524 247,340$32,620$1,322,8131,022
Apr 19, 20202210,078 269,099$50,390$1,431,6081,025