The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

The Sword and the Sorcerer
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,714,025Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $648,719 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $648,719
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,798,879 (4.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:233 opening theaters/660 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $134,618,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,850 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $36,714,025

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: April 23rd, 1982 (Wide) by Group 1
Video Release: March 15th, 2022 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Victor/Victoria
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Keywords: Sword & Sorcerer, Heroic Adventure, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Double-Crossed, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
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
Theater Average 12th Weekend 40 $6,294 Jul 9, 1982 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 83 $5,218 Jul 2, 1982 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $6,026,938 Jul 2, 1982 73
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $9,945,170 May 28, 1982 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,203 $134,618,085
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,001 $36,714,025
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,211 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,135 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 486 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $36,714,025

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1982 5 $1,798,879   233 $7,721   $1,798,879 1
Apr 30, 1982 2 $4,100,886 +128% 660 $6,213   $6,211,886 2
May 7, 1982 3 $2,648,919 -35% 660 $4,014   $9,630,208 3
May 14, 1982 3 $2,197,000 -17% 660 $3,329   $11,827,208 4
May 21, 1982 5 $2,114,246 -4% 630 $3,356   $14,469,274 5
May 28, 1982 6 $2,660,490 +26% 636 $4,183   $17,069,764 6
Jun 4, 1982 7 $1,912,880 -28% 428 $4,469   $19,512,644 7
Jun 11, 1982 8 $1,857,436 -3% 412 $4,508   $21,905,080 8
Jun 18, 1982 9 $1,764,564 -5% 390 $4,525   $24,159,644 9
Jun 25, 1982 12 $1,535,170 -13% 320 $4,797   $26,047,726 10
Jul 2, 1982 11 $1,612,303 +5% 309 $5,218   $28,060,029 11
Jul 9, 1982 10 $1,900,803 +18% 302 $6,294   $31,386,005 12
Jul 16, 1982 14 $1,274,938 -33% 402 $3,171   $32,707,986 13
Jul 23, 1982 15 $956,023 -25% 368 $2,598   $33,982,903 14
Jul 30, 1982 15 $1,099,426 +15% 340 $3,234   $35,385,126 15
Aug 6, 1982 18 $1,033,436 -6% 285 $3,626   $36,714,025 16
Oct 15, 1982 13 $368,411   91 $4,048   $0 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1982 7 $2,111,000   233 $9,060   $2,111,000 1
Jul 23, 1982 16 $1,258,820   368 $3,421   $34,285,700 14
Jul 30, 1982 16 $1,394,889 +11% 340 $4,103   $35,680,589 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,850 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,153 $36,714,025
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,928 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 299 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 642 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $36,714,025

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 20, 2022165,520 5,520$82,745$82,7451

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.

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Joe Regalbuto    Darius

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Production and Technical Credits

Albert Pyun    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,798,879 (4.9% of total gross)
Legs:8.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:233 opening theaters/660 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $134,618,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,850 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $36,714,025

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: April 23rd, 1982 (Wide) by Group 1
Video Release: March 15th, 2022 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Victor/Victoria
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Keywords: Sword & Sorcerer, Heroic Adventure, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Double-Crossed, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
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
Theater Average 12th Weekend 40 $6,294 Jul 9, 1982 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 83 $5,218 Jul 2, 1982 73
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $6,026,938 Jul 2, 1982 73
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $9,945,170 May 28, 1982 38

Uncategorized

Joe Regalbuto    Darius

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

Production and Technical Credits

Albert Pyun    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,531 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,203 $134,618,085
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,001 $36,714,025
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,211 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,135 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 486 $36,714,025
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $36,714,025

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1982 5 $1,798,879   233 $7,721   $1,798,879 1
Apr 30, 1982 2 $4,100,886 +128% 660 $6,213   $6,211,886 2
May 7, 1982 3 $2,648,919 -35% 660 $4,014   $9,630,208 3
May 14, 1982 3 $2,197,000 -17% 660 $3,329   $11,827,208 4
May 21, 1982 5 $2,114,246 -4% 630 $3,356   $14,469,274 5
May 28, 1982 6 $2,660,490 +26% 636 $4,183   $17,069,764 6
Jun 4, 1982 7 $1,912,880 -28% 428 $4,469   $19,512,644 7
Jun 11, 1982 8 $1,857,436 -3% 412 $4,508   $21,905,080 8
Jun 18, 1982 9 $1,764,564 -5% 390 $4,525   $24,159,644 9
Jun 25, 1982 12 $1,535,170 -13% 320 $4,797   $26,047,726 10
Jul 2, 1982 11 $1,612,303 +5% 309 $5,218   $28,060,029 11
Jul 9, 1982 10 $1,900,803 +18% 302 $6,294   $31,386,005 12
Jul 16, 1982 14 $1,274,938 -33% 402 $3,171   $32,707,986 13
Jul 23, 1982 15 $956,023 -25% 368 $2,598   $33,982,903 14
Jul 30, 1982 15 $1,099,426 +15% 340 $3,234   $35,385,126 15
Aug 6, 1982 18 $1,033,436 -6% 285 $3,626   $36,714,025 16
Oct 15, 1982 13 $368,411   91 $4,048   $0 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1982 7 $2,111,000   233 $9,060   $2,111,000 1
Jul 23, 1982 16 $1,258,820   368 $3,421   $34,285,700 14
Jul 30, 1982 16 $1,394,889 +11% 340 $4,103   $35,680,589 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,850 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,153 $36,714,025
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 20 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,928 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 299 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 642 $36,714,025
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $36,714,025

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 20, 2022165,520 5,520$82,745$82,7451

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.