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On Golden Pond (1981) - Financial Information

On Golden Pond

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$119,285,432	Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales	$644,605	Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales	$644,605
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$89,213 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:	14.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:	2 opening theaters/1,015 max. theaters, 15.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$459,192,390

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	629	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,606	$119,285,432
Leggiest Movies	32	14.59

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	December 4th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal December 12th, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
Video Release:	January 20th, 2015 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating:	PG
Running Time:	109 minutes
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Keywords:	Golden Years, Relatives Playing Relatives, Dysfunctional Family, Life Drama, 1982 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:	Based on Play
Genre:	Drama
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest Domestic 47th Weekend	4	$326,614	Oct 22, 1982	325
Biggest Domestic 46th Weekend	10	$236,072	Oct 15, 1982	318
Biggest Domestic 45th Weekend	2	$1,612,966	Oct 8, 1982	311
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	284	$6,386,030	Oct 8, 1982	311
Biggest Domestic 44th Weekend	3	$896,294	Oct 1, 1982	304
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend	30	$771,239	May 28, 1982	178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend	41	$554,836	May 21, 1982	171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend	38	$718,469	May 14, 1982	164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend	30	$1,114,026	May 7, 1982	157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend	21	$1,554,184	Apr 30, 1982	150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend	26	$1,694,235	Apr 23, 1982	143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend	23	$1,927,433	Apr 16, 1982	136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend	15	$2,702,573	Apr 9, 1982	129
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	191	$10,699,989	Apr 9, 1982	129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend	9	$3,805,370	Apr 2, 1982	122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend	3	$5,480,000	Mar 26, 1982	115
Theater Average 17th Weekend	32	$6,089	Mar 26, 1982	115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend	14	$4,116,609	Mar 19, 1982	108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend	13	$4,800,000	Mar 12, 1982	101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend	9	$5,507,123	Mar 5, 1982	94
Theater Average 14th Weekend	40	$5,890	Mar 5, 1982	94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend	15	$5,602,328	Feb 26, 1982	87
Theater Average 13th Weekend	46	$5,800	Feb 26, 1982	87
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend	14	$6,526,822	Feb 19, 1982	80
Theater Average 12th Weekend	38	$6,430	Feb 19, 1982	80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend	8	$8,177,208	Feb 12, 1982	73
Theater Average 11th Weekend	27	$8,755	Feb 12, 1982	73
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day)	148	$8,177,208	Feb 12, 1982	73
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	57	$32,375,065	Feb 12, 1982	73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend	56	$4,900,463	Feb 5, 1982	66
Theater Average 10th Weekend	25	$9,685	Feb 5, 1982	66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend	69	$5,008,290	Jan 29, 1982	59
Theater Average 9th Weekend	30	$9,206	Jan 29, 1982	59
Theater Average 8th Weekend	67	$7,217	Jan 22, 1982	52
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	62	$15,258,306	Jan 22, 1982	52
Theater Average 7th Weekend	3	$32,931	Jan 15, 1982	45
Theater Average 6th Weekend	4	$34,285	Jan 8, 1982	38
Theater Average 5th Weekend	4	$43,235	Jan 1, 1982	31
Theater Average 4th Weekend	4	$43,437	Dec 25, 1981	24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend	42	$27,618	Dec 18, 1981	17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend	49	$38,729	Dec 11, 1981	10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	629	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200)	141	$459,192,390
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	398	$119,285,432
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981	2	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies	4	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500)	416	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	200	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies	62	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200)	168	$119,285,432
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	95	$119,285,432
Leggiest Movies	32	14.59

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 4, 1981	14	$89,213		2	$44,607	$89,213	1
Dec 11, 1981	3	$77,458	-13%	2	$38,729	$230,081	2
Dec 18, 1981	8	$55,236	-29%	2	$27,618	$327,285	3
Dec 25, 1981	3	$86,874	+57%	2	$43,437	$462,684	4
Jan 1, 1982	17	$129,706	+49%	3	$43,235	$819,365	5
Jan 8, 1982	14	$102,856	-21%	3	$34,285	$808,957	6
Jan 15, 1982	16	$98,793	-4%	3	$32,931	$1,000,846	7
Jan 22, 1982	1	$3,853,902	+3,801%	534	$7,217	$5,072,122	8
Jan 29, 1982	1	$5,008,290	+30%	544	$9,206	$12,298,527	9
Feb 5, 1982	1	$4,900,463	-2%	506	$9,685	$19,099,924	10
Feb 12, 1982	1	$8,177,208	+67%	934	$8,755	$29,740,770	11
Feb 19, 1982	1	$6,526,822	-20%	1,015	$6,430	$39,274,671	12
Feb 26, 1982	1	$5,602,328	-14%	966	$5,800	$47,637,171	13
Mar 5, 1982	1	$5,507,123	-2%	935	$5,890	$55,731,505	14
Mar 12, 1982	2	$4,800,000	-13%	1,015	$4,729	$63,563,957	15
Mar 19, 1982	3	$4,116,609	-14%	883	$4,662	$69,942,913	16
Mar 26, 1982	2	$5,480,000	+33%	900	$6,089	$77,423,957	17
Apr 2, 1982	3	$3,805,370	-31%	990	$3,844	$83,864,669	18
Apr 9, 1982	4	$2,702,573	-29%	836	$3,233	$88,926,926	19
Apr 16, 1982	5	$1,927,433	-29%	751	$2,566	$93,658,274	20
Apr 23, 1982	6	$1,694,235	-12%	744	$2,277	$97,272,206	21
Apr 30, 1982	6	$1,554,184	-8%	953	$1,631	$100,098,300	22
May 7, 1982	8	$1,114,026	-28%	617	$1,806	$101,674,410	23
May 14, 1982	8	$718,469	-36%	420	$1,711	$103,403,369	24
May 21, 1982	11	$554,836	-23%	297	$1,868	$104,654,651	25
May 28, 1982	11	$771,239	+39%	346	$2,229	$106,463,649	26
Oct 1, 1982	9	$896,294		877	$1,022	$117,500,892	44
Oct 8, 1982	5	$1,612,966	+80%	329	$4,903	$118,209,843	45
Oct 15, 1982	18	$236,072	-85%	277	$852	$0	46
Oct 22, 1982	12	$326,614	+38%	197	$1,658	$118,710,777	47

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jan 22, 1982	1	$1,083,609		540	$2,007	$2,301,830	50
Jan 23, 1982	1	$1,828,040	+69%	540	$3,385	$4,129,870	51
Jan 24, 1982	1	$942,252	-48%	540	$1,745	$5,072,122	52

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 4, 1981	1	$152,623		2	$76,312	$152,623	1
Dec 11, 1981	2	$119,426	-22%	2	$59,713	$272,049	2
Dec 18, 1981	1	$103,761	-13%	2	$51,881	$375,810	3
Dec 25, 1981	3	$189,014	+82%	2	$94,507	$564,824	4
Jan 1, 1982	14	$141,277	-25%	2	$70,639	$706,101	5
Jan 8, 1982	14	$195,952	+39%	3	$65,317	$902,053	6
Jan 15, 1982	12	$178,002	-9%	3	$59,334	$1,080,055	7
Jan 22, 1982	1	$6,054,139	+3,301%	534	$11,337	$7,134,194	8
Jan 29, 1982	1	$7,065,267	+17%	544	$12,988	$14,199,461	9
Feb 5, 1982	1	$7,364,101	+4%	506	$14,554	$21,563,562	10
Feb 12, 1982	1	$11,184,287	+52%	934	$11,975	$32,747,849	11
Feb 19, 1982	1	$9,286,994	-17%	1,015	$9,150	$42,034,843	12
Feb 26, 1982	1	$8,189,539	-12%	966	$8,478	$50,224,382	13
Mar 5, 1982	1	$8,539,575	+4%	935	$9,133	$58,763,957	14
Mar 12, 1982	2	$7,062,347	-17%	1,015	$6,958	$65,826,304	15
Mar 19, 1982	3	$6,117,653	-13%	883	$6,928	$71,943,957	16
Mar 26, 1982	2	$8,115,342	+33%	900	$9,017	$80,059,299	17
Apr 2, 1982	3	$6,165,054	-24%	990	$6,227	$86,224,353	18
Apr 9, 1982	3	$5,506,488	-11%	836	$6,587	$91,730,841	19
Apr 16, 1982	2	$3,847,130	-30%	751	$5,123	$95,577,971	20
Apr 23, 1982	2	$2,966,145	-23%	744	$3,987	$98,544,116	21
Apr 30, 1982	5	$2,016,268	-32%	953	$2,116	$100,560,384	22
May 7, 1982	3	$2,124,516	+5%	617	$3,443	$102,684,900	23
May 14, 1982	6	$1,414,915	-33%	420	$3,369	$104,099,815	24
May 21, 1982	7	$1,592,595	+13%	297	$5,362	$105,692,410	25
Oct 15, 1982	1	$118,620,235		277	$428,232	$118,384,163	46

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,606	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,152	$119,285,432
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	4	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies	8	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,239	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700)	665	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300)	219	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400)	364	$119,285,432
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300)	210	$119,285,432

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