Howard the Duck (1986)

Howard the Duck
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,295,774Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $599,034 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $599,034
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,070,136 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,554 opening theaters/1,563 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,349,975

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,344 $16,295,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,147 $16,295,774

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Action Comedy, Romance, Interspecies Romance, Famously Bad, Friendly Alien on Earth, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1986 3 $5,070,136   1,554 $3,263   $5,070,136 1
Aug 8, 1986 8 $2,719,620 -46% 1,563 $1,740   $10,776,987 2
Aug 15, 1986 17 $1,027,336 -62% 914 $1,124   $13,410,673 3
Aug 22, 1986 23 $350,745 -66% 349 $1,005   $14,420,333 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1986 3 $8,057,367   1,554 $5,185   $8,057,367 1
Aug 8, 1986 7 $4,325,970 -46% 1,563 $2,768   $12,383,337 2
Aug 15, 1986 16 $1,686,251 -61% 914 $1,845   $14,069,588 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 31, 20111336,161 52,814$216,604$316,356125
Aug 14, 20111825,167 85,436$150,750$511,761127
Aug 21, 20112415,219-40% 100,655$91,162$602,923128
Aug 28, 20112812,849-16% 113,504$76,966$679,889129
Oct 9, 20112910,207 176,279$61,140$1,048,824135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 11, 20211111,081 11,081$218,850$218,850644

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.

Uncategorized

David Paymer    Larry Scientist
Tim Robbins    Phil Blumburtt
Jeffrey Jones    Dr Jenning
Lea Thompson    Beverly Switzler
Paul Guilfoyle    Lieutenant Welker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Willard Huyck    Director
Willard Huyck    Screenwriter
Gloria Katz    Screenwriter

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,070,136 (31.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.21 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,554 opening theaters/1,563 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $47,349,975

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,344 $16,295,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,147 $16,295,774

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 1986 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 10th, 2009 by Universal Home Entertainment
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kin
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Marvel Comics, Action Comedy, Romance, Interspecies Romance, Famously Bad, Friendly Alien on Earth, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

David Paymer    Larry Scientist
Tim Robbins    Phil Blumburtt
Jeffrey Jones    Dr Jenning
Lea Thompson    Beverly Switzler
Paul Guilfoyle    Lieutenant Welker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Willard Huyck    Director
Willard Huyck    Screenwriter
Gloria Katz    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1986 3 $5,070,136   1,554 $3,263   $5,070,136 1
Aug 8, 1986 8 $2,719,620 -46% 1,563 $1,740   $10,776,987 2
Aug 15, 1986 17 $1,027,336 -62% 914 $1,124   $13,410,673 3
Aug 22, 1986 23 $350,745 -66% 349 $1,005   $14,420,333 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1986 3 $8,057,367   1,554 $5,185   $8,057,367 1
Aug 8, 1986 7 $4,325,970 -46% 1,563 $2,768   $12,383,337 2
Aug 15, 1986 16 $1,686,251 -61% 914 $1,845   $14,069,588 3

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 31, 20111336,161 52,814$216,604$316,356125
Aug 14, 20111825,167 85,436$150,750$511,761127
Aug 21, 20112415,219-40% 100,655$91,162$602,923128
Aug 28, 20112812,849-16% 113,504$76,966$679,889129
Oct 9, 20112910,207 176,279$61,140$1,048,824135

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 11, 20211111,081 11,081$218,850$218,850644

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.