Gandhi (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,767,889Details
International Box Office $75,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $127,767,889
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$131,153 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:15.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/825 max. theaters, 13.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $180,907,114

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,755 $52,767,889
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,453 $75,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $127,767,889
Leggiest Movies 25 15.48

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 191 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, Non-Chronological, Religious, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Biographical Drama, 1983 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, Indo-British Films
Production Countries: India, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 42 $466,650 Jun 3, 1983 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 30 $827,377 May 27, 1983 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 49 $582,746 May 20, 1983 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 44 $837,843 May 13, 1983 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 53 $823,234 May 6, 1983 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 36 $1,303,096 Apr 29, 1983 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 19 $2,076,315 Apr 22, 1983 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 9 $2,891,847 Apr 15, 1983 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 35 $2,178,715 Apr 8, 1983 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 70 $1,484,322 Apr 1, 1983 117
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 349 $5,324,707 Apr 1, 1983 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 74 $1,565,567 Mar 25, 1983 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 75 $1,888,255 Mar 18, 1983 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 69 $2,265,483 Mar 11, 1983 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 75 $2,349,892 Mar 4, 1983 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 77 $2,746,571 Feb 25, 1983 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 70 $3,408,236 Feb 18, 1983 75
Theater Average 11th Weekend 60 $6,419 Feb 18, 1983 75
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 200 $12,226,374 Feb 18, 1983 75
Theater Average 9th Weekend 69 $6,570 Feb 4, 1983 61
Theater Average 8th Weekend 83 $6,746 Jan 28, 1983 54
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 199 $8,639,890 Jan 28, 1983 54
Theater Average 6th Weekend 19 $19,629 Jan 14, 1983 40
Theater Average 5th Weekend 15 $22,626 Jan 7, 1983 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 19 $26,575 Dec 31, 1982 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 28 $31,581 Dec 24, 1982 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 96 $30,686 Dec 17, 1982 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 13 $131,153   4 $32,788   $183,583 1
Dec 17, 1982 19 $122,742 -6% 4 $30,686   $408,624 2
Dec 24, 1982 18 $189,487 +54% 6 $31,581   $718,758 3
Dec 31, 1982 17 $318,902 +68% 12 $26,575   $1,324,162 4
Jan 7, 1983 16 $271,515 -15% 12 $22,626   $1,795,890 5
Jan 14, 1983 15 $314,067 +16% 16 $19,629   $2,270,952 6
Jan 21, 1983 4 $2,324,871 +640% 350 $6,642   $4,784,319 7
Jan 28, 1983 4 $2,408,466 +4% 357 $6,746   $8,252,717 8
Feb 4, 1983 4 $2,345,521 -3% 357 $6,570   $11,663,441 9
Feb 11, 1983 4 $1,724,252 -26% 357 $4,830   $14,124,875 10
Feb 18, 1983 2 $3,408,236 +98% 531 $6,419   $18,321,529 11
Feb 25, 1983 2 $2,746,571 -19% 734 $3,742   $22,004,071 12
Mar 4, 1983 2 $2,349,892 -14% 766 $3,068   $25,259,056 13
Mar 11, 1983 3 $2,265,483 -4% 760 $2,981   $28,429,296 14
Mar 18, 1983 4 $1,888,255 -17% 672 $2,810   $31,226,069 15
Mar 25, 1983 9 $1,565,567 -17% 461 $3,396   $33,684,518 16
Apr 1, 1983 10 $1,484,322 -5% 495 $2,999   $35,745,885 17
Apr 8, 1983 6 $2,178,715 +47% 805 $2,706   $38,633,920 18
Apr 15, 1983 4 $2,891,847 +33% 825 $3,505   $42,512,447 19
Apr 22, 1983 4 $2,076,315 -28% 747 $2,780   $45,510,009 20
Apr 29, 1983 7 $1,303,096 -37% 579 $2,251   $47,418,460 21
May 6, 1983 8 $823,234 -37% 411 $2,003   $48,601,351 22
May 13, 1983 8 $837,843 +2% 390 $2,148   $49,729,399 23
May 20, 1983 11 $582,746 -30% 346 $1,684   $50,498,856 24
May 27, 1983 13 $827,377 +42% 305 $2,713   $51,669,867 25
Jun 3, 1983 15 $466,650 -44% 280 $1,667   $52,324,530 26
Jun 10, 1983 16 $300,722 -36% 275 $1,094   $52,767,889 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 11 $233,452   4 $58,363   $285,882 2
Dec 17, 1982 18 $243,389 +4% 4 $60,847   $529,271 3
Dec 24, 1982 18 $475,989 +96% 6 $79,332   $1,005,260 4
Dec 31, 1982 16 $519,115 +9% 12 $43,260   $1,524,375 5
Jan 7, 1983 14 $432,510 -17% 12 $36,043   $1,956,885 6
Jan 14, 1983 14 $502,563 +16% 16 $31,410   $2,459,448 7
Jan 21, 1983 4 $3,384,803 +574% 350 $9,671   $5,844,251 8
Jan 28, 1983 4 $3,473,669 +3% 357 $9,730   $9,317,920 9
Feb 4, 1983 4 $3,082,703 -11% 357 $8,635   $12,400,623 10
Feb 11, 1983 4 $2,512,670 -18% 357 $7,038   $14,913,293 11
Feb 18, 1983 2 $4,344,207 +73% 531 $8,181   $19,257,500 12
Feb 25, 1983 2 $3,651,664 -16% 734 $4,975   $22,909,164 13
Mar 4, 1983 2 $3,254,649 -11% 766 $4,249   $26,163,813 14
Mar 11, 1983 3 $3,174,001 -2% 760 $4,176   $29,337,814 15
Mar 18, 1983 3 $2,781,137 -12% 672 $4,139   $32,118,951 16
Mar 25, 1983 9 $2,142,612 -23% 461 $4,648   $34,261,563 17
Apr 1, 1983 10 $2,193,642 +2% 495 $4,432   $36,455,205 18
Apr 8, 1983 5 $3,165,395 +44% 805 $3,932   $39,620,600 19
Apr 15, 1983 4 $3,813,094 +20% 825 $4,622   $43,433,694 20
Apr 22, 1983 6 $2,681,670 -30% 747 $3,590   $46,115,364 21
Apr 29, 1983 8 $1,662,753 -38% 579 $2,872   $47,778,117 22
May 6, 1983 8 $1,113,439 -33% 411 $2,709   $48,891,556 23
May 13, 1983 8 $1,024,554 -8% 390 $2,627   $49,916,110 24
May 20, 1983 11 $926,380 -10% 346 $2,677   $50,842,490 25
May 27, 1983 12 $1,015,390 +10% 305 $3,329   $51,857,880 26
Jun 3, 1983 14 $609,287 -40% 280 $2,176   $52,467,167 27

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Ben Kingsley    Mahatma Gandhi

Supporting Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis    Colin
Geraldine James    Mirabehn
Saeed Jaffrey    Sardar Patel
Athol Fugard    General Smuts
Ian Charleson    Charlie Andrews
Martin Sheen    Walker
Candice Bergen    Margaret Bourke-White
John Ratzenberger    American Lieutenant

Uncategorized

Peter Harlowe    Lord Mountbatten
Shane Rimmer    Commentator
Neena Gupta    Abha
Vijay Kashyap    Apte
Richard Vernon    Sir Edward Gait
Om Puri    Nahari
Michael Hordern    Sir George Hodge
Bernard Hepton    G.O.C.
Nigel Hawthorne    Kinnoch
Richard Griffiths    Collins
John Clements    Advocate General
Michael Bryant    Principal Secretary
Ian Bannen    Senior Police Officer
Rohini Hattangadi    Kasturbai Gandhi
Roshan Seth    Pandit Nehru
Amrish Puri    Kahn
Alyque Padamsee    Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Gunther Maria Halmer    Herman Kallenbach
John Mills    Lord Chelmsford
Trevor Howard    Judge Broomfield
John Gielgud    Lord Irwin
Edward Fox    General Dyer
Marius Weyers    Conductor
Bernard Hill    Soldier/train guard
Harsh Nayyar    Nathuran Vinayuk Godse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
Richard Attenborough    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$131,153 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:15.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/825 max. theaters, 13.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $180,907,114

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,755 $52,767,889
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,453 $75,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $127,767,889
Leggiest Movies 25 15.48

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 191 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
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Keywords: Biography, Non-Chronological, Religious, Oscars Best Picture Winner, Biographical Drama, 1983 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, Indo-British Films
Production Countries: India, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 42 $466,650 Jun 3, 1983 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 30 $827,377 May 27, 1983 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 49 $582,746 May 20, 1983 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 44 $837,843 May 13, 1983 159
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 53 $823,234 May 6, 1983 152
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 36 $1,303,096 Apr 29, 1983 145
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 19 $2,076,315 Apr 22, 1983 138
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 9 $2,891,847 Apr 15, 1983 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 35 $2,178,715 Apr 8, 1983 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 70 $1,484,322 Apr 1, 1983 117
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 349 $5,324,707 Apr 1, 1983 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 74 $1,565,567 Mar 25, 1983 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 75 $1,888,255 Mar 18, 1983 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 69 $2,265,483 Mar 11, 1983 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 75 $2,349,892 Mar 4, 1983 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 77 $2,746,571 Feb 25, 1983 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 70 $3,408,236 Feb 18, 1983 75
Theater Average 11th Weekend 60 $6,419 Feb 18, 1983 75
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 200 $12,226,374 Feb 18, 1983 75
Theater Average 9th Weekend 69 $6,570 Feb 4, 1983 61
Theater Average 8th Weekend 83 $6,746 Jan 28, 1983 54
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 199 $8,639,890 Jan 28, 1983 54
Theater Average 6th Weekend 19 $19,629 Jan 14, 1983 40
Theater Average 5th Weekend 15 $22,626 Jan 7, 1983 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 19 $26,575 Dec 31, 1982 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 28 $31,581 Dec 24, 1982 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 96 $30,686 Dec 17, 1982 12

Leading Cast

Ben Kingsley    Mahatma Gandhi

Supporting Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis    Colin
Geraldine James    Mirabehn
Saeed Jaffrey    Sardar Patel
Athol Fugard    General Smuts
Ian Charleson    Charlie Andrews
Martin Sheen    Walker
Candice Bergen    Margaret Bourke-White
John Ratzenberger    American Lieutenant

Uncategorized

Peter Harlowe    Lord Mountbatten
Shane Rimmer    Commentator
Neena Gupta    Abha
Vijay Kashyap    Apte
Richard Vernon    Sir Edward Gait
Om Puri    Nahari
Michael Hordern    Sir George Hodge
Bernard Hepton    G.O.C.
Nigel Hawthorne    Kinnoch
Richard Griffiths    Collins
John Clements    Advocate General
Michael Bryant    Principal Secretary
Ian Bannen    Senior Police Officer
Rohini Hattangadi    Kasturbai Gandhi
Roshan Seth    Pandit Nehru
Amrish Puri    Kahn
Alyque Padamsee    Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Gunther Maria Halmer    Herman Kallenbach
John Mills    Lord Chelmsford
Trevor Howard    Judge Broomfield
John Gielgud    Lord Irwin
Edward Fox    General Dyer
Marius Weyers    Conductor
Bernard Hill    Soldier/train guard
Harsh Nayyar    Nathuran Vinayuk Godse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Attenborough    Director
Richard Attenborough    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 13 $131,153   4 $32,788   $183,583 1
Dec 17, 1982 19 $122,742 -6% 4 $30,686   $408,624 2
Dec 24, 1982 18 $189,487 +54% 6 $31,581   $718,758 3
Dec 31, 1982 17 $318,902 +68% 12 $26,575   $1,324,162 4
Jan 7, 1983 16 $271,515 -15% 12 $22,626   $1,795,890 5
Jan 14, 1983 15 $314,067 +16% 16 $19,629   $2,270,952 6
Jan 21, 1983 4 $2,324,871 +640% 350 $6,642   $4,784,319 7
Jan 28, 1983 4 $2,408,466 +4% 357 $6,746   $8,252,717 8
Feb 4, 1983 4 $2,345,521 -3% 357 $6,570   $11,663,441 9
Feb 11, 1983 4 $1,724,252 -26% 357 $4,830   $14,124,875 10
Feb 18, 1983 2 $3,408,236 +98% 531 $6,419   $18,321,529 11
Feb 25, 1983 2 $2,746,571 -19% 734 $3,742   $22,004,071 12
Mar 4, 1983 2 $2,349,892 -14% 766 $3,068   $25,259,056 13
Mar 11, 1983 3 $2,265,483 -4% 760 $2,981   $28,429,296 14
Mar 18, 1983 4 $1,888,255 -17% 672 $2,810   $31,226,069 15
Mar 25, 1983 9 $1,565,567 -17% 461 $3,396   $33,684,518 16
Apr 1, 1983 10 $1,484,322 -5% 495 $2,999   $35,745,885 17
Apr 8, 1983 6 $2,178,715 +47% 805 $2,706   $38,633,920 18
Apr 15, 1983 4 $2,891,847 +33% 825 $3,505   $42,512,447 19
Apr 22, 1983 4 $2,076,315 -28% 747 $2,780   $45,510,009 20
Apr 29, 1983 7 $1,303,096 -37% 579 $2,251   $47,418,460 21
May 6, 1983 8 $823,234 -37% 411 $2,003   $48,601,351 22
May 13, 1983 8 $837,843 +2% 390 $2,148   $49,729,399 23
May 20, 1983 11 $582,746 -30% 346 $1,684   $50,498,856 24
May 27, 1983 13 $827,377 +42% 305 $2,713   $51,669,867 25
Jun 3, 1983 15 $466,650 -44% 280 $1,667   $52,324,530 26
Jun 10, 1983 16 $300,722 -36% 275 $1,094   $52,767,889 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 11 $233,452   4 $58,363   $285,882 2
Dec 17, 1982 18 $243,389 +4% 4 $60,847   $529,271 3
Dec 24, 1982 18 $475,989 +96% 6 $79,332   $1,005,260 4
Dec 31, 1982 16 $519,115 +9% 12 $43,260   $1,524,375 5
Jan 7, 1983 14 $432,510 -17% 12 $36,043   $1,956,885 6
Jan 14, 1983 14 $502,563 +16% 16 $31,410   $2,459,448 7
Jan 21, 1983 4 $3,384,803 +574% 350 $9,671   $5,844,251 8
Jan 28, 1983 4 $3,473,669 +3% 357 $9,730   $9,317,920 9
Feb 4, 1983 4 $3,082,703 -11% 357 $8,635   $12,400,623 10
Feb 11, 1983 4 $2,512,670 -18% 357 $7,038   $14,913,293 11
Feb 18, 1983 2 $4,344,207 +73% 531 $8,181   $19,257,500 12
Feb 25, 1983 2 $3,651,664 -16% 734 $4,975   $22,909,164 13
Mar 4, 1983 2 $3,254,649 -11% 766 $4,249   $26,163,813 14
Mar 11, 1983 3 $3,174,001 -2% 760 $4,176   $29,337,814 15
Mar 18, 1983 3 $2,781,137 -12% 672 $4,139   $32,118,951 16
Mar 25, 1983 9 $2,142,612 -23% 461 $4,648   $34,261,563 17
Apr 1, 1983 10 $2,193,642 +2% 495 $4,432   $36,455,205 18
Apr 8, 1983 5 $3,165,395 +44% 805 $3,932   $39,620,600 19
Apr 15, 1983 4 $3,813,094 +20% 825 $4,622   $43,433,694 20
Apr 22, 1983 6 $2,681,670 -30% 747 $3,590   $46,115,364 21
Apr 29, 1983 8 $1,662,753 -38% 579 $2,872   $47,778,117 22
May 6, 1983 8 $1,113,439 -33% 411 $2,709   $48,891,556 23
May 13, 1983 8 $1,024,554 -8% 390 $2,627   $49,916,110 24
May 20, 1983 11 $926,380 -10% 346 $2,677   $50,842,490 25
May 27, 1983 12 $1,015,390 +10% 305 $3,329   $51,857,880 26
Jun 3, 1983 14 $609,287 -40% 280 $2,176   $52,467,167 27

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records