WarGames (1983)

WarGames
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $74,433,837Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,227,804 (8.4% of total gross)
Legs:11.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:843 opening theaters/977 max. theaters, 17.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,729,125

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,346 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $74,433,837
Leggiest Movies 83 11.95

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: June 3rd, 1983 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: April 29th, 1998 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Under the Skin
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Keywords: Video Game, Artificial Intelligence, Techno-Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 93 $1,754,088 Sep 2, 1983 94
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 379 $6,119,814 Sep 2, 1983 94
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $16,514,992 Jul 1, 1983 31

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500) 441 $254,729,125
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 858 $74,433,837
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 504 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies 79 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 21 $74,433,837
Leggiest Movies 83 11.95

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 1983 3 $6,227,804   843 $7,388   $6,227,804 1
Jun 10, 1983 5 $4,824,970 -23% 843 $5,724   $14,163,549 2
Jun 17, 1983 5 $5,355,801 +11% 843 $6,353   $22,260,427 3
Jun 24, 1983 7 $4,140,385 -23% 973 $4,255   $29,498,901 4
Jul 1, 1983 7 $4,733,597 +14% 974 $4,860   $36,820,844 5
Jul 8, 1983 6 $3,329,329 -30% 977 $3,408   $41,712,327 6
Jul 15, 1983 5 $3,105,303 -7% 977 $3,178   $46,755,824 7
Jul 22, 1983 7 $2,880,014 -7% 948 $3,038   $51,474,449 8
Jul 29, 1983 10 $2,097,748 -27% 843 $2,488   $55,092,916 9
Aug 5, 1983 11 $1,797,728 -14% 862 $2,086   $58,245,219 10
Aug 12, 1983 8 $1,753,897 -2% 862 $2,035   $61,168,601 11
Aug 19, 1983 12 $1,400,815 -20% 842 $1,664   $63,702,257 12
Aug 26, 1983 13 $1,256,949 -10% 816 $1,540   $65,833,815 13
Sep 2, 1983 10 $1,754,088 +40% 821 $2,137   $68,221,054 14
Sep 9, 1983 10 $964,876 -45% 849 $1,136   $69,524,010 15
Sep 16, 1983 11 $822,012 -15% 800 $1,028   $70,675,750 16
Sep 23, 1983 13 $710,786 -14% 745 $954   $71,654,691 17
Sep 30, 1983 15 $673,089 -5% 681 $988   $72,543,805 18
Oct 7, 1983 14 $600,555 -11% 571 $1,052   $73,326,418 19
Oct 14, 1983 16 $343,792 -43% 443 $776   $73,780,224 20
Oct 21, 1983 18 $299,906 -13% 385 $779   $74,205,090 21
Oct 28, 1983 21 $132,898 -56% 255 $521   $74,433,837 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 1983 3 $9,338,579   843 $11,078   $9,338,579 1
Jun 10, 1983 4 $7,566,047 -19% 843 $8,975   $16,904,626 2
Jun 17, 1983 5 $8,453,890 +12% 843 $10,028   $25,358,516 3
Jun 24, 1983 7 $6,728,731 -20% 973 $6,915   $32,087,247 4
Jul 1, 1983 7 $6,295,751 -6% 974 $6,464   $38,382,998 5
Jul 8, 1983 4 $5,267,523 -16% 977 $5,392   $43,650,521 6
Jul 15, 1983 5 $4,943,914 -6% 977 $5,060   $48,594,435 7
Jul 22, 1983 7 $4,400,733 -11% 948 $4,642   $52,995,168 8
Jul 29, 1983 10 $3,452,323 -22% 843 $4,095   $56,447,491 9
Aug 5, 1983 11 $2,967,213 -14% 862 $3,442   $59,414,704 10
Aug 12, 1983 8 $2,886,738 -3% 862 $3,349   $62,301,442 11
Aug 19, 1983 11 $2,275,424 -21% 842 $2,702   $64,576,866 12
Aug 26, 1983 12 $1,890,100 -17% 816 $2,316   $66,466,966 13
Sep 2, 1983 11 $2,092,168 +11% 821 $2,548   $68,559,134 14
Sep 9, 1983 10 $1,294,604 -38% 849 $1,525   $69,853,738 15
Sep 16, 1983 11 $1,090,167 -16% 800 $1,363   $70,943,905 16
Sep 23, 1983 12 $926,811 -15% 745 $1,244   $71,870,716 17
Sep 30, 1983 14 $855,147 -8% 681 $1,256   $72,725,863 18
Oct 7, 1983 14 $710,569 -17% 571 $1,244   $73,436,432 19
Oct 14, 1983 13 $468,752 -34% 443 $1,058   $73,905,184 20
Oct 21, 1983 14 $395,755 -16% 385 $1,028   $74,300,939 21

Leading Cast

Ally Sheedy    Jennifer Mack

Uncategorized

John Wood    Dr. Stephen Falken
Michael Madsen    Steve, airman in missile silo
Barry Corbin    General Jack Beringer
Dabney Coleman    Dr. John McKittrick
Art LaFleur    Guard
Maury Chaykin    Jim Sting, computer nerd
John Spencer    Jerry Lawson, airman in missile silo
Matthew Broderick    David Lightman
James Tolkan    FBI Agent Nigan

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012

August 22nd, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,227,804 (8.4% of total gross)
Legs:11.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:843 opening theaters/977 max. theaters, 17.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,729,125

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,346 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $74,433,837
Leggiest Movies 83 11.95

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 3rd, 1983 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: April 29th, 1998 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Under the Skin
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Video Game, Artificial Intelligence, Techno-Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 93 $1,754,088 Sep 2, 1983 94
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 379 $6,119,814 Sep 2, 1983 94
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 185 $16,514,992 Jul 1, 1983 31

Leading Cast

Ally Sheedy    Jennifer Mack

Uncategorized

John Wood    Dr. Stephen Falken
Michael Madsen    Steve, airman in missile silo
Barry Corbin    General Jack Beringer
Dabney Coleman    Dr. John McKittrick
Art LaFleur    Guard
Maury Chaykin    Jim Sting, computer nerd
John Spencer    Jerry Lawson, airman in missile silo
Matthew Broderick    David Lightman
James Tolkan    FBI Agent Nigan

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012

August 22nd, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 401-500) 441 $254,729,125
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 858 $74,433,837
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 504 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 154 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies 79 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $74,433,837
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 21 $74,433,837
Leggiest Movies 83 11.95

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 1983 3 $6,227,804   843 $7,388   $6,227,804 1
Jun 10, 1983 5 $4,824,970 -23% 843 $5,724   $14,163,549 2
Jun 17, 1983 5 $5,355,801 +11% 843 $6,353   $22,260,427 3
Jun 24, 1983 7 $4,140,385 -23% 973 $4,255   $29,498,901 4
Jul 1, 1983 7 $4,733,597 +14% 974 $4,860   $36,820,844 5
Jul 8, 1983 6 $3,329,329 -30% 977 $3,408   $41,712,327 6
Jul 15, 1983 5 $3,105,303 -7% 977 $3,178   $46,755,824 7
Jul 22, 1983 7 $2,880,014 -7% 948 $3,038   $51,474,449 8
Jul 29, 1983 10 $2,097,748 -27% 843 $2,488   $55,092,916 9
Aug 5, 1983 11 $1,797,728 -14% 862 $2,086   $58,245,219 10
Aug 12, 1983 8 $1,753,897 -2% 862 $2,035   $61,168,601 11
Aug 19, 1983 12 $1,400,815 -20% 842 $1,664   $63,702,257 12
Aug 26, 1983 13 $1,256,949 -10% 816 $1,540   $65,833,815 13
Sep 2, 1983 10 $1,754,088 +40% 821 $2,137   $68,221,054 14
Sep 9, 1983 10 $964,876 -45% 849 $1,136   $69,524,010 15
Sep 16, 1983 11 $822,012 -15% 800 $1,028   $70,675,750 16
Sep 23, 1983 13 $710,786 -14% 745 $954   $71,654,691 17
Sep 30, 1983 15 $673,089 -5% 681 $988   $72,543,805 18
Oct 7, 1983 14 $600,555 -11% 571 $1,052   $73,326,418 19
Oct 14, 1983 16 $343,792 -43% 443 $776   $73,780,224 20
Oct 21, 1983 18 $299,906 -13% 385 $779   $74,205,090 21
Oct 28, 1983 21 $132,898 -56% 255 $521   $74,433,837 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 3, 1983 3 $9,338,579   843 $11,078   $9,338,579 1
Jun 10, 1983 4 $7,566,047 -19% 843 $8,975   $16,904,626 2
Jun 17, 1983 5 $8,453,890 +12% 843 $10,028   $25,358,516 3
Jun 24, 1983 7 $6,728,731 -20% 973 $6,915   $32,087,247 4
Jul 1, 1983 7 $6,295,751 -6% 974 $6,464   $38,382,998 5
Jul 8, 1983 4 $5,267,523 -16% 977 $5,392   $43,650,521 6
Jul 15, 1983 5 $4,943,914 -6% 977 $5,060   $48,594,435 7
Jul 22, 1983 7 $4,400,733 -11% 948 $4,642   $52,995,168 8
Jul 29, 1983 10 $3,452,323 -22% 843 $4,095   $56,447,491 9
Aug 5, 1983 11 $2,967,213 -14% 862 $3,442   $59,414,704 10
Aug 12, 1983 8 $2,886,738 -3% 862 $3,349   $62,301,442 11
Aug 19, 1983 11 $2,275,424 -21% 842 $2,702   $64,576,866 12
Aug 26, 1983 12 $1,890,100 -17% 816 $2,316   $66,466,966 13
Sep 2, 1983 11 $2,092,168 +11% 821 $2,548   $68,559,134 14
Sep 9, 1983 10 $1,294,604 -38% 849 $1,525   $69,853,738 15
Sep 16, 1983 11 $1,090,167 -16% 800 $1,363   $70,943,905 16
Sep 23, 1983 12 $926,811 -15% 745 $1,244   $71,870,716 17
Sep 30, 1983 14 $855,147 -8% 681 $1,256   $72,725,863 18
Oct 7, 1983 14 $710,569 -17% 571 $1,244   $73,436,432 19
Oct 14, 1983 13 $468,752 -34% 443 $1,058   $73,905,184 20
Oct 21, 1983 14 $395,755 -16% 385 $1,028   $74,300,939 21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,346 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,804 $74,433,837
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 10 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,119 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,920 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $74,433,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 49 $74,433,837