Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $135,265,915Details
International Box Office $66,734,085Details
Worldwide Box Office $202,000,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,398,367 (18.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 15.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,006 opening theaters/2,377 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $345,537,097

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 505 $135,265,915
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $66,734,085
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 932 $202,000,000

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


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Google Play:Google Play
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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 30th, 1990 (Wide) by New Line
November 5th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 2nd, 1990 (Wide) (Australia)
August 10th, 2023 (Limited), released as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stink-o-vision (Australia)
Video Release: September 5th, 1991 by Artisan Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
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Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Cartoon, Independent/Other Comics, Heroic Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 240 $7,776,821 May 25, 1990 59
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 61 $14,064,921 Apr 13, 1990 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $36,628,791 Apr 13, 1990 17
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 25 $25,398,367 Mar 30, 1990 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 505 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 243 $345,537,097
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 306 $135,265,915
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies 75 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 50 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 11 $135,265,915

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 1990 1 $25,398,367   2,006 $12,661   $25,398,367 1
Apr 6, 1990 1 $18,813,741 -26% 2,226 $8,452   $50,976,486 2
Apr 13, 1990 1 $14,064,921 -25% 2,337 $6,018   $72,901,666 3
Apr 20, 1990 1 $9,797,376 -30% 2,377 $4,122   $89,059,553 4
Apr 27, 1990 2 $6,914,351 -29% 2,377 $2,909   $98,030,628 5
May 4, 1990 2 $5,320,211 -23% 2,330 $2,283   $104,768,039 6
May 11, 1990 2 $3,672,384 -31% 2,267 $1,620   $109,585,273 7
May 18, 1990 4 $3,284,334 -11% 2,026 $1,621   $114,032,497 8
May 25, 1990 6 $2,986,188 -9% 1,970 $1,516   $118,050,765 9
Jun 1, 1990 7 $1,953,695 -35% 1,777 $1,099   $121,026,660 10
Jun 8, 1990 7 $1,592,152 -19% 1,588 $1,003   $123,245,613 11
Jun 15, 1990 10 $857,317 -46% 1,165 $736   $124,635,290 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 1990 1 $32,162,745   2,006 $16,033   $32,162,745 1
Apr 6, 1990 1 $26,674,000 -17% 2,226 $11,983   $58,836,745 2
Apr 13, 1990 1 $20,425,432 -23% 2,337 $8,740   $79,262,177 3
Apr 20, 1990 1 $11,854,100 -42% 2,377 $4,987   $91,116,277 4
Apr 27, 1990 2 $8,331,551 -30% 2,377 $3,505   $99,447,828 5
May 4, 1990 2 $6,465,061 -22% 2,330 $2,775   $105,912,889 6
May 11, 1990 2 $4,835,274 -25% 2,267 $2,133   $110,748,163 7
May 18, 1990 4 $4,316,414 -11% 2,026 $2,131   $115,064,577 8
May 25, 1990 6 $4,008,388 -7% 1,970 $2,035   $119,072,965 9
Jun 1, 1990 7 $2,580,496 -36% 1,777 $1,452   $121,653,461 10
Jun 8, 1990 7 $2,124,512 -18% 1,588 $1,338   $123,777,973 11
Jun 15, 1990 9 $1,443,990 -32% 1,165 $1,239   $125,221,963 12
Jun 22, 1990 9 $1,238,466 -14% 936 $1,323   $126,460,429 13
Jun 29, 1990 10 $1,284,593 +4% 818 $1,570   $127,745,022 14
Jul 6, 1990 8 $1,036,839 -19% 656 $1,581   $128,781,861 15
Jul 13, 1990 10 $1,000,436 -4% 540 $1,853   $129,782,297 16
Jul 20, 1990 9 $879,104 -12% 541 $1,625   $130,661,401 17
Jul 27, 1990 11 $701,595 -20% 464 $1,512   $131,362,996 18
Aug 3, 1990 14 $558,057 -20% 366 $1,525   $131,921,053 19
Aug 10, 1990 16 $418,644 -25% 315 $1,329   $132,339,697 20
Aug 17, 1990 9 $306,130 -27% 251 $1,220   $132,645,827 21
Aug 24, 1990 12 $181,113 -41% 179 $1,012   $132,826,940 22
Aug 31, 1990 12 $115,844 -36% 112 $1,034   $132,942,784 23
Sep 7, 1990 9 $60,552 -48% 81 $748   $133,003,336 24
Sep 14, 1990 9 $67,283 +11% 107 $629   $133,070,619 25
Sep 21, 1990 11 $41,951 -38% 82 $512   $133,112,570 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/2/1990 $0 0 5 9 $5,280 10/16/2023
 
Rest of World $66,728,805
 
International Total$66,734,085 10/16/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $66,734,085
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,160 $66,734,085
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 15 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,242 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 407 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 316 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 19 $66,734,085

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 932 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 623 $202,000,000
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 10 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 649 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies 88 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 296 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 16 $202,000,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141226,307 26,307$104,965$104,9651,196
Aug 10, 20141237,301 63,608$148,831$253,7961,197
Aug 17, 20141649,248 112,856$196,500$450,2961,198
Aug 24, 20142415,547 128,403$64,209$514,5051,199
Aug 31, 20141824,498 152,901$0$514,5051,200
Sep 7, 20141726,230 179,131$0$514,5051,201
Sep 14, 20142611,048 190,179$46,844$561,3491,202
Sep 21, 2014249,334 199,513$38,083$599,4321,203
Sep 28, 20141917,006 216,519$68,194$667,6261,204
Oct 12, 20142916,031 234,187$63,964$738,1221,206

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 10, 2014204,319 54,699$30,014$302,6271,197

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo

Uncategorized

Elias Koteas    Casey Jones
Sam Rockwell    Head Thug
Corey Feldman    Donatello
Skeet Ulrich    Thug
Joe D'Onofrio    Movie Hoodlum #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Barron    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Bobby Herbeck    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,398,367 (18.8% of total gross)
Legs:5.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 15.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,006 opening theaters/2,377 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $345,537,097

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 505 $135,265,915
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $66,734,085
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 932 $202,000,000

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 30th, 1990 (Wide) by New Line
November 5th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 2nd, 1990 (Wide) (Australia)
August 10th, 2023 (Limited), released as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stink-o-vision (Australia)
Video Release: September 5th, 1991 by Artisan Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Comparisons: vs. Return to Oz
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mutants, Live Action Cartoon, Independent/Other Comics, Heroic Adventure, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Martial Arts, Martial Arts Master
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 240 $7,776,821 May 25, 1990 59
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 61 $14,064,921 Apr 13, 1990 17
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $36,628,791 Apr 13, 1990 17
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 25 $25,398,367 Mar 30, 1990 3

Leading Cast

Brian Tochi    Leonardo

Uncategorized

Elias Koteas    Casey Jones
Sam Rockwell    Head Thug
Corey Feldman    Donatello
Skeet Ulrich    Thug
Joe D'Onofrio    Movie Hoodlum #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Barron    Director
Todd W. Langen    Screenwriter
Bobby Herbeck    Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman    Story Creator
Peter Laird    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 505 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 243 $345,537,097
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 306 $135,265,915
Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies 75 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 50 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $135,265,915
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 11 $135,265,915

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 1990 1 $25,398,367   2,006 $12,661   $25,398,367 1
Apr 6, 1990 1 $18,813,741 -26% 2,226 $8,452   $50,976,486 2
Apr 13, 1990 1 $14,064,921 -25% 2,337 $6,018   $72,901,666 3
Apr 20, 1990 1 $9,797,376 -30% 2,377 $4,122   $89,059,553 4
Apr 27, 1990 2 $6,914,351 -29% 2,377 $2,909   $98,030,628 5
May 4, 1990 2 $5,320,211 -23% 2,330 $2,283   $104,768,039 6
May 11, 1990 2 $3,672,384 -31% 2,267 $1,620   $109,585,273 7
May 18, 1990 4 $3,284,334 -11% 2,026 $1,621   $114,032,497 8
May 25, 1990 6 $2,986,188 -9% 1,970 $1,516   $118,050,765 9
Jun 1, 1990 7 $1,953,695 -35% 1,777 $1,099   $121,026,660 10
Jun 8, 1990 7 $1,592,152 -19% 1,588 $1,003   $123,245,613 11
Jun 15, 1990 10 $857,317 -46% 1,165 $736   $124,635,290 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 30, 1990 1 $32,162,745   2,006 $16,033   $32,162,745 1
Apr 6, 1990 1 $26,674,000 -17% 2,226 $11,983   $58,836,745 2
Apr 13, 1990 1 $20,425,432 -23% 2,337 $8,740   $79,262,177 3
Apr 20, 1990 1 $11,854,100 -42% 2,377 $4,987   $91,116,277 4
Apr 27, 1990 2 $8,331,551 -30% 2,377 $3,505   $99,447,828 5
May 4, 1990 2 $6,465,061 -22% 2,330 $2,775   $105,912,889 6
May 11, 1990 2 $4,835,274 -25% 2,267 $2,133   $110,748,163 7
May 18, 1990 4 $4,316,414 -11% 2,026 $2,131   $115,064,577 8
May 25, 1990 6 $4,008,388 -7% 1,970 $2,035   $119,072,965 9
Jun 1, 1990 7 $2,580,496 -36% 1,777 $1,452   $121,653,461 10
Jun 8, 1990 7 $2,124,512 -18% 1,588 $1,338   $123,777,973 11
Jun 15, 1990 9 $1,443,990 -32% 1,165 $1,239   $125,221,963 12
Jun 22, 1990 9 $1,238,466 -14% 936 $1,323   $126,460,429 13
Jun 29, 1990 10 $1,284,593 +4% 818 $1,570   $127,745,022 14
Jul 6, 1990 8 $1,036,839 -19% 656 $1,581   $128,781,861 15
Jul 13, 1990 10 $1,000,436 -4% 540 $1,853   $129,782,297 16
Jul 20, 1990 9 $879,104 -12% 541 $1,625   $130,661,401 17
Jul 27, 1990 11 $701,595 -20% 464 $1,512   $131,362,996 18
Aug 3, 1990 14 $558,057 -20% 366 $1,525   $131,921,053 19
Aug 10, 1990 16 $418,644 -25% 315 $1,329   $132,339,697 20
Aug 17, 1990 9 $306,130 -27% 251 $1,220   $132,645,827 21
Aug 24, 1990 12 $181,113 -41% 179 $1,012   $132,826,940 22
Aug 31, 1990 12 $115,844 -36% 112 $1,034   $132,942,784 23
Sep 7, 1990 9 $60,552 -48% 81 $748   $133,003,336 24
Sep 14, 1990 9 $67,283 +11% 107 $629   $133,070,619 25
Sep 21, 1990 11 $41,951 -38% 82 $512   $133,112,570 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/2/1990 $0 0 5 9 $5,280 10/16/2023
 
Rest of World $66,728,805
 
International Total$66,734,085 10/16/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,617 $66,734,085
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,160 $66,734,085
Top 1990 Movies at the International Box Office 15 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,242 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 407 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 316 $66,734,085
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 19 $66,734,085

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 932 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 623 $202,000,000
Top 1990 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 10 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 649 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies 88 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 296 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 16 $202,000,000

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 3, 20141226,307 26,307$104,965$104,9651,196
Aug 10, 20141237,301 63,608$148,831$253,7961,197
Aug 17, 20141649,248 112,856$196,500$450,2961,198
Aug 24, 20142415,547 128,403$64,209$514,5051,199
Aug 31, 20141824,498 152,901$0$514,5051,200
Sep 7, 20141726,230 179,131$0$514,5051,201
Sep 14, 20142611,048 190,179$46,844$561,3491,202
Sep 21, 2014249,334 199,513$38,083$599,4321,203
Sep 28, 20141917,006 216,519$68,194$667,6261,204
Oct 12, 20142916,031 234,187$63,964$738,1221,206

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 10, 2014204,319 54,699$30,014$302,6271,197

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.