La Guerre du feu (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,959,585Details
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Metrics

Legs:9.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,851,806

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,761 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,396 $20,959,585

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 12th, 1982 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as Quest for Fire
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Prehistoric Times, War, Cavemen, Sex Crimes, Rescue, Romance, Cannibalism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, France

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 303 $6,249,683 Apr 9, 1982 59
Theater Average 7th Weekend 86 $7,880 Mar 26, 1982 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 71 $9,737 Mar 19, 1982 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,761 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,214 $76,851,806
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,124 $20,959,585
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 33 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,295 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $20,959,585

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 19, 1982 5 $2,171,303   223 $9,737   $6,259,961 6
Mar 26, 1982 6 $1,970,013 -9% 250 $7,880   $9,182,795 7
Apr 2, 1982 9 $1,994,565 +1% 393 $5,075   $11,825,911 8
Apr 9, 1982 8 $1,671,891 -16% 416 $4,019   $14,352,043 9
Apr 16, 1982 8 $1,146,686 -31% 401 $2,860   $16,143,368 10
Apr 23, 1982 9 $956,555 -17% 426 $2,245   $17,526,889 11
Apr 30, 1982 11 $636,244 -33% 340 $1,871   $18,569,158 12
May 7, 1982 10 $590,751 -7% 309 $1,912   $19,425,528 13
May 14, 1982 11 $379,301 -36% 296 $1,281   $20,050,296 14
May 21, 1982 15 $224,894 -41% 230 $978   $20,490,183 15
May 28, 1982 15 $319,218 +42% 184 $1,735   $20,959,585 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 19, 1982 4 $3,124,124   223 $14,010   $7,212,782 6
Mar 26, 1982 6 $2,618,564 -16% 250 $10,474   $9,831,346 7
Apr 2, 1982 7 $2,848,806 +9% 393 $7,249   $12,680,152 8
Apr 9, 1982 9 $2,316,530 -19% 416 $5,569   $14,996,682 9
Apr 16, 1982 8 $1,573,652 -32% 401 $3,924   $16,570,334 10
Apr 23, 1982 9 $1,362,580 -13% 426 $3,199   $17,932,914 11
Apr 30, 1982 9 $901,863 -34% 340 $2,653   $18,834,777 12
May 7, 1982 7 $836,218 -7% 309 $2,706   $19,670,995 13
May 14, 1982 10 $594,294 -29% 296 $2,008   $20,265,289 14
May 21, 1982 12 $375,078 -37% 230 $1,631   $20,640,367 15

Leading Cast

Everett McGill    Naoh
Ron Perlman    Amoukar
Nicholas Kadi    Gaw
Rae Dawn Chong    Ika

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Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director
Gerard Brach    Screenwriter
J.-H. Rosny    Story Creator

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Metrics

Legs:9.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $76,851,806

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,761 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,396 $20,959,585

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 12th, 1982 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as Quest for Fire
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, Prehistoric Times, War, Cavemen, Sex Crimes, Rescue, Romance, Cannibalism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Canada, France

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 303 $6,249,683 Apr 9, 1982 59
Theater Average 7th Weekend 86 $7,880 Mar 26, 1982 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 71 $9,737 Mar 19, 1982 38

Leading Cast

Everett McGill    Naoh
Ron Perlman    Amoukar
Nicholas Kadi    Gaw
Rae Dawn Chong    Ika

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director
Gerard Brach    Screenwriter
J.-H. Rosny    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,761 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,214 $76,851,806
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,124 $20,959,585
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 33 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,295 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $20,959,585
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $20,959,585

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 19, 1982 5 $2,171,303   223 $9,737   $6,259,961 6
Mar 26, 1982 6 $1,970,013 -9% 250 $7,880   $9,182,795 7
Apr 2, 1982 9 $1,994,565 +1% 393 $5,075   $11,825,911 8
Apr 9, 1982 8 $1,671,891 -16% 416 $4,019   $14,352,043 9
Apr 16, 1982 8 $1,146,686 -31% 401 $2,860   $16,143,368 10
Apr 23, 1982 9 $956,555 -17% 426 $2,245   $17,526,889 11
Apr 30, 1982 11 $636,244 -33% 340 $1,871   $18,569,158 12
May 7, 1982 10 $590,751 -7% 309 $1,912   $19,425,528 13
May 14, 1982 11 $379,301 -36% 296 $1,281   $20,050,296 14
May 21, 1982 15 $224,894 -41% 230 $978   $20,490,183 15
May 28, 1982 15 $319,218 +42% 184 $1,735   $20,959,585 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 19, 1982 4 $3,124,124   223 $14,010   $7,212,782 6
Mar 26, 1982 6 $2,618,564 -16% 250 $10,474   $9,831,346 7
Apr 2, 1982 7 $2,848,806 +9% 393 $7,249   $12,680,152 8
Apr 9, 1982 9 $2,316,530 -19% 416 $5,569   $14,996,682 9
Apr 16, 1982 8 $1,573,652 -32% 401 $3,924   $16,570,334 10
Apr 23, 1982 9 $1,362,580 -13% 426 $3,199   $17,932,914 11
Apr 30, 1982 9 $901,863 -34% 340 $2,653   $18,834,777 12
May 7, 1982 7 $836,218 -7% 309 $2,706   $19,670,995 13
May 14, 1982 10 $594,294 -29% 296 $2,008   $20,265,289 14
May 21, 1982 12 $375,078 -37% 230 $1,631   $20,640,367 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,396 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,579 $20,959,585
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 34 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,017 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,687 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 568 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 779 $20,959,585
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 422 $20,959,585