1984

Name: 1984
Director: Michael Radford
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Released: 1984
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher

1984 • R • 1h 53m • Drama, Sci-Fi • Atlantic

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

🍅 76% 71%

3.37

7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$89K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$8.4M

Final

Domestic Legs6.5x

1984 Rank#85

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Cast & Crew

Directed byMichael Radford ScreenplayMichael Radford Produced bySimon Perry, Al Clark, Robert Devereux CinematographyRoger Deakins Prod. DesignAllan Cameron StarringJohn Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker StudioAtlantic

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

6 Jan 18-20 27 $89.4K — 4 $22,362 $89.4K

7 Jan 25-27 24 $110.8K +23.9% 7 $15,827 $248.8K

8 Feb 1-3 22 $151.4K +36.7% 21 $7,211 $457.5K

9 Feb 8-10 25 $189.3K +25.0% 29 $6,527 $785.2K

10 Feb 15-18 19 $408.1K +115.6% 61 $6,691 $1.3M

11 Feb 22-24 17 $498.3K +22.1% 84 $5,932 $1.8M

12 Mar 1-3 9 $1.3M +160.7% 265 $4,902 $3.2M

13 Mar 8-10 9 $1.2M −7.5% 274 $4,386 $4.6M

14 Mar 15-17 9 $1.1M −9.7% 260 $4,174 $5.9M

15 Mar 22-24 13 $931.5K −14.2% 295 $3,158 $7.0M

16 Mar 29-31 19 $635.4K −31.8% 237 $2,681 $7.8M

17 Apr 5-7 21 $263.5K −58.5% 104 $2,534 $8.2M

18 Apr 12-14 28 $97.1K −63.2% 41 $2,368 $8.4M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $408.1K

$89.4K

$110.8K

$151.4K

$189.3K

$408.1K

W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +115.6%

+23.9%

W6→7

+36.7%

W7→8

+25.0%

W8→9

+115.6%

W9→10

Smallest gain +23.9%Biggest gain +115.6%

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