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Back to the Future (1985) - Financial Information

️Fri Aug 16 1985

Back to the Future

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$215,612,287	Details
International Box Office	$173,250,370	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$388,862,657
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$11,332,134 (5.3% of total gross)
Legs:	19.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	55.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:	1,419 opening theaters/1,815 max. theaters, 20.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$653,571,852

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	210	$215,612,287
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	634	$173,250,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	387	$388,862,657
Leggiest Movies	8	19.03

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:	July 3rd, 1985 (Wide) by Universal October 21st, 2023 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases:	August 16th, 1985 (Wide), released as Back To The Future (Australia) December 4th, 1985 (Wide) (United Kingdom) December 13th, 1985 (Wide) (Netherlands) July 17th, 1987 (Wide) (South Korea) February 21st, 1992 (Wide), released as Návrat do budoucnosti (Czech Republic) ... Show all releases
Video Release:	February 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	PG
Running Time:	116 minutes
Franchise:	Back to the Future
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Keywords:	Time Travel, Action Adventure, Death of a Mentor, Dysfunctional Family, Bullies, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Voyeurism, Terrorism
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Adventure
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend	17	$613,870	Feb 14, 1986	229
Fastest to $100m	242	$200,132,594	Feb 14, 1986	229
Fastest to $150m	239	$200,132,594	Feb 14, 1986	229
Fastest to $200m	239	$200,132,594	Feb 14, 1986	229
Fastest to $50m	261	$200,132,594	Feb 14, 1986	229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend	20	$594,510	Feb 7, 1986	222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend	23	$610,500	Jan 31, 1986	215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend	14	$885,194	Jan 24, 1986	208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend	13	$1,279,134	Jan 17, 1986	201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend	14	$1,250,795	Jan 10, 1986	194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend	9	$1,487,514	Jan 3, 1986	187
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend	7	$1,859,848	Dec 27, 1985	180
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	420	$6,098,208	Dec 27, 1985	180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend	25	$905,454	Dec 20, 1985	173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend	40	$700,232	Dec 13, 1985	166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend	38	$985,468	Dec 6, 1985	159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend	9	$2,214,345	Nov 29, 1985	152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	323	$7,260,555	Nov 29, 1985	152
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	318	$5,713,632	Nov 29, 1985	152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend	23	$1,719,525	Nov 22, 1985	145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend	22	$1,947,661	Nov 15, 1985	138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend	24	$2,260,878	Nov 8, 1985	131
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	235	$7,413,132	Nov 8, 1985	131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend	26	$2,402,312	Nov 1, 1985	124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend	39	$2,244,311	Oct 25, 1985	117
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	231	$7,358,808	Oct 25, 1985	117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend	34	$2,881,120	Oct 18, 1985	110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend	30	$3,288,038	Oct 11, 1985	103
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	181	$10,781,061	Oct 11, 1985	103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend	34	$3,382,658	Oct 4, 1985	96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend	29	$4,109,134	Sep 27, 1985	89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend	40	$3,924,150	Sep 20, 1985	82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend	53	$4,134,287	Sep 13, 1985	75
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend	48	$5,214,465	Sep 6, 1985	68
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend	10	$9,049,668	Aug 30, 1985	61
Theater Average 9th Weekend	96	$5,838	Aug 30, 1985	61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	62	$9,049,668	Aug 30, 1985	61
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	14	$29,672,711	Aug 30, 1985	61
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend	58	$6,754,583	Aug 23, 1985	54
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend	83	$7,332,083	Aug 16, 1985	47
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	127	$11,332,134	Jul 5, 1985	5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	71	$37,156,626	Jul 5, 1985	5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day)	55	$11,332,134	Jul 5, 1985	5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	40	$37,156,626	Jul 5, 1985	5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300)	210	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office	45	$653,571,852
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	104	$215,612,287
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985	1	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies	73	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	100	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	42	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	101	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies	66	$215,612,287
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	30	$215,612,287
Leggiest Movies	8	19.03

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jul 5, 1985	1	$11,332,134		1,419	$7,986	$14,950,134	1
Jul 12, 1985	1	$10,555,133	-7%	1,435	$7,355	$32,580,763	2
Jul 19, 1985	1	$10,320,610	-2%	1,436	$7,187	$50,237,618	3
Jul 26, 1985	2	$9,489,297	-8%	1,508	$6,293	$66,662,305	4
Aug 2, 1985	1	$8,687,291	-8%	1,516	$5,730	$81,939,179	5
Aug 9, 1985	1	$8,241,309	-5%	1,520	$5,422	$95,961,602	6
Aug 16, 1985	1	$7,332,083	-11%	1,506	$4,869	$109,409,078	7
Aug 23, 1985	1	$6,754,583	-8%	1,523	$4,435	$119,819,868	8
Aug 30, 1985	1	$9,049,668	+34%	1,550	$5,838	$132,754,418	9
Sep 6, 1985	1	$5,214,465	-42%	1,519	$3,433	$138,482,268	10
Sep 13, 1985	1	$4,134,287	-21%	1,472	$2,809	$145,018,950	11
Sep 20, 1985	1	$3,924,150	-5%	1,448	$2,710	$150,200,665	12
Sep 27, 1985	3	$4,109,134	+5%	1,439	$2,856	$155,386,500	13
Oct 4, 1985	5	$3,382,658	-18%	1,350	$2,506	$159,616,579	14
Oct 11, 1985	5	$3,288,038	-3%	1,265	$2,599	$163,697,727	15
Oct 18, 1985	3	$2,881,120	-12%	1,280	$2,251	$167,098,722	16
Oct 25, 1985	4	$2,244,311	-22%	1,288	$1,742	$170,026,643	17
Nov 1, 1985	5	$2,402,312	+7%	1,142	$2,104	$173,052,725	18
Nov 8, 1985	7	$2,260,878	-6%	1,038	$2,178	$175,869,057	19
Nov 15, 1985	5	$1,947,661	-14%	1,048	$1,858	$178,466,175	20
Nov 22, 1985	5	$1,719,525	-12%	1,025	$1,678	$180,639,509	21
Nov 29, 1985	5	$2,214,345	+29%	1,126	$1,967	$183,758,098	22
Dec 6, 1985	8	$985,468	-55%	898	$1,097	$185,091,551	23
Dec 13, 1985	10	$700,232	-29%	717	$977	$186,030,955	24
Dec 20, 1985	13	$905,454	+29%	801	$1,130	$187,167,149	25
Dec 27, 1985	12	$1,859,848	+105%	911	$2,042	$189,933,741	26
Jan 3, 1986	13	$1,487,514	-20%	722	$2,060	$193,144,445	27
Jan 10, 1986	10	$1,250,795	-16%	691	$1,810	$194,844,665	28
Jan 17, 1986	12	$1,279,134	+2%	578	$2,213	$196,481,974	29
Jan 24, 1986	13	$885,194	-31%	601	$1,473	$197,902,294	30
Jan 31, 1986	17	$610,500	-31%	444	$1,375	$198,629,194	31
Feb 7, 1986	16	$594,510	-3%	399	$1,490	$199,386,704	32
Feb 14, 1986	17	$613,870	+3%	355	$1,729	$200,132,594	33

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jul 3, 1985	1	$1,700,000		1,341	$1,268	$1,700,000	1
Jul 4, 1985	1	$1,900,000	+12%	1,341	$1,417	$3,618,000	2
Jul 5, 1985	1	$3,700,000	+95%	1,420	$2,606	$7,300,000	3
Jul 6, 1985	1	$4,300,000	+16%	1,420	$3,028	$11,600,000	4
Jul 7, 1985	1	$3,200,000	-26%	1,420	$2,254	$14,950,134	5
Oct 21, 2015	1	$1,650,000		1,815	$909	$212,259,762	11,068

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jul 5, 1985	1	$18,407,630		1,419	$12,972	$22,025,630	2
Jul 12, 1985	1	$17,891,378	-3%	1,435	$12,468	$39,917,008	3
Jul 19, 1985	1	$17,256,000	-4%	1,436	$12,017	$57,173,008	4
Jul 26, 1985	2	$16,078,880	-7%	1,508	$10,662	$73,251,888	5
Aug 2, 1985	1	$14,468,405	-10%	1,516	$9,544	$87,720,293	6
Aug 9, 1985	1	$14,356,702	-1%	1,520	$9,445	$102,076,995	7
Aug 16, 1985	1	$10,988,290	-23%	1,506	$7,296	$113,065,285	8
Aug 23, 1985	1	$10,639,465	-3%	1,523	$6,986	$123,704,750	9
Aug 30, 1985	1	$9,563,053	-10%	1,550	$6,170	$133,267,803	10
Sep 6, 1985	1	$7,616,860	-20%	1,519	$5,014	$140,884,663	11
Sep 13, 1985	1	$5,391,852	-29%	1,472	$3,663	$146,276,515	12
Sep 20, 1985	1	$5,000,851	-7%	1,448	$3,454	$151,277,366	13
Sep 27, 1985	3	$4,956,555	-1%	1,439	$3,444	$156,233,921	14
Oct 4, 1985	4	$4,175,768	-16%	1,350	$3,093	$160,409,689	15
Oct 11, 1985	5	$3,807,913	-9%	1,265	$3,010	$164,217,602	16
Oct 18, 1985	3	$3,564,730	-6%	1,280	$2,785	$167,782,332	17
Oct 25, 1985	4	$2,868,081	-20%	1,288	$2,227	$170,650,413	18
Nov 1, 1985	5	$2,957,766	+3%	1,142	$2,590	$173,608,179	19
Nov 8, 1985	7	$2,910,335	-2%	1,038	$2,804	$176,518,514	20
Nov 15, 1985	6	$2,401,470	-17%	1,048	$2,291	$178,919,984	21
Nov 22, 1985	4	$2,623,769	+9%	1,025	$2,560	$181,543,753	22
Nov 29, 1985	5	$2,562,330	-2%	1,126	$2,276	$184,106,083	23
Dec 6, 1985	8	$1,224,640	-52%	898	$1,364	$185,330,723	24
Dec 13, 1985	9	$930,972	-24%	717	$1,298	$186,261,695	25
Dec 20, 1985	13	$1,812,198	+95%	801	$2,262	$188,073,893	26
Dec 27, 1985	12	$3,583,038	+98%	911	$3,933	$191,656,931	27
Jan 3, 1986	13	$1,936,939	-46%	722	$2,683	$193,593,870	28
Jan 10, 1986	10	$1,608,970	-17%	691	$2,328	$195,202,840	29
Jan 17, 1986	12	$1,814,260	+13%	578	$3,139	$197,017,100	30
Jan 24, 1986	12	$1,001,594	-45%	601	$1,667	$198,018,694	31
Jan 31, 1986	15	$773,500	-23%	444	$1,742	$198,792,194	32
Feb 7, 1986	16	$726,530	-6%	399	$1,821	$199,518,724	33
Oct 16, 2015	14	$1,650,000		1,815	$909	$212,259,762	1,582

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	8/16/1985	$0	0	32	94	$76,057	7/9/2021
Czech Republic	2/21/1992	$0	0	1	1	$15,024	10/20/2022
Italy	10/21/2023	$472,510	0	0	0	$472,510	10/23/2023
Mexico	10/21/2015	$281,369	0	0	0	$485,098	10/28/2015
Netherlands	12/13/1985	$0	0	47	47	$12,985	10/19/2022
New Zealand	8/14/2020	$4,207	9	11	29	$8,502	10/19/2022
Russia (CIS)	12/10/2020	$70,423	269	269	482	$140,267	10/19/2022
South Korea	7/17/1987	$0	0	49	49	$55,746	10/26/2015
Spain	8/24/2018	$0	0	19	19	$31,649	3/18/2021
United Kingdom	12/4/1985	$0	0	118	204	$283,415	12/2/2020

Rest of World	$171,669,117

International Total	$173,250,370	10/23/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	634	$173,250,370
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	379	$173,250,370
Top 1985 Movies at the International Box Office	2	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	266	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	393	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	124	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300)	232	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200)	153	$173,250,370
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies	79	$173,250,370

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	387	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	202	$388,862,657
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 201-300)	278	$215,612,287
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	1	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	152	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	215	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	81	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200)	161	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies	100	$388,862,657
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies	49	$388,862,657

Weekly US DVD Sales

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 25, 2015	30	2,746		465,643	$27,954	$4,132,743	350

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