The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,104,164Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,124,671 (53.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:842 opening theaters/842 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,159,307

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,882 $2,104,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,787 $2,104,164

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 13th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Comparisons: vs. Trash
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 105 $1,124,671 Nov 13, 1981 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $4,571,505 Nov 13, 1981 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1981 5 $1,124,671   842 $1,336   $1,124,671 1
Nov 20, 1981 7 $650,000 -42% 623 $1,043   $2,104,164 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1981 6 $1,454,164   842 $1,727   $1,454,164 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

R.G. Armstrong    Dempsey
Paul Gleason    Remson
Kathryn Harrold    Hannah
Robert Duvall    Gruen
Treat Williams    Meade

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roger Spottiswoode    Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,124,671 (53.4% of total gross)
Legs:1.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:842 opening theaters/842 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,159,307

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,882 $2,104,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,787 $2,104,164

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 13th, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Comparisons: vs. Trash
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 105 $1,124,671 Nov 13, 1981 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $4,571,505 Nov 13, 1981 3

Uncategorized

R.G. Armstrong    Dempsey
Paul Gleason    Remson
Kathryn Harrold    Hannah
Robert Duvall    Gruen
Treat Williams    Meade

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roger Spottiswoode    Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1981 5 $1,124,671   842 $1,336   $1,124,671 1
Nov 20, 1981 7 $650,000 -42% 623 $1,043   $2,104,164 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 1981 6 $1,454,164   842 $1,727   $1,454,164 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records