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Chariots of Fire

1981 • PG • 2h 5m • Drama, History, Sport • Warner Bros.

This is the story of two men who run, not to run, but to prove something to the world. They will sacrifice anything to achieve their goals... except their honor.

🍅 84% 80% MC 78 LB 3.38 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$68.9K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$61.6M
Final
Domestic Legs17.9x
Budget$5.5M
1981 Rank#6
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Cast & Crew

Directed byHugh Hudson ScreenplayColin Welland Produced byDavid Puttnam CinematographyDavid Watkin Music byVangelis StarringBen Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 25-27 17 $68.9K — 3 $22,969 $68.9K
2 Oct 2-4 14 $92.6K +34.4% 3 $30,880 $198.7K
3 Oct 9-11 12 $117.1K +26.4% 6 $19,514 $607.3K
4 Oct 16-18 19 $119.7K +2.2% 6 $19,949 $765.0K
6 Oct 30-Nov 1 15 $174.5K — 11 $15,864 $1.2M
7 Nov 6-8 13 $199.7K +14.5% 11 $18,157 $1.5M
8 Nov 13-15 17 $189.7K −5.0% 11 $17,247 $1.8M
9 Nov 20-22 10 $175.8K −7.3% 11 $15,984 $2.0M
10 Nov 27-29 8 $230.4K +31.0% 11 $20,945 $2.4M
11 Dec 4-6 12 $133.1K −42.2% 11 $12,099 $2.6M
15 Jan 1-3 15 $418.5K — 35 $11,956 $2.8M
16 Jan 8-10 13 $331.0K −20.9% 34 $9,736 $6.8M
17 Jan 15-17 15 $359.5K +8.6% 36 $9,987 $7.3M
18 Jan 22-24 16 $259.5K −27.8% 36 $7,207 $7.7M
19 Jan 29-31 16 $476.6K +83.7% 70 $6,809 $8.2M
20 Feb 5-7 5 $1.7M +250.3% 283 $5,900 $10.1M
21 Feb 12-14 4 $2.2M +33.3% 292 $7,619 $12.8M
22 Feb 19-21 4 $1.7M −24.1% 293 $5,765 $15.0M
23 Feb 26-28 4 $1.6M −3.1% 293 $5,586 $17.2M
24 Mar 5-7 2 $2.2M +36.2% 442 $5,044 $19.9M
25 Mar 12-14 4 $2.0M −9.4% 447 $4,519 $22.7M
26 Mar 19-21 7 $1.8M −9.6% 435 $4,199 $25.3M
27 Mar 26-28 7 $1.8M −0.6% 422 $4,302 $28.1M
28 Apr 2-4 5 $3.3M +80.7% 553 $5,933 $32.6M
29 Apr 9-11 3 $3.4M +4.7% 753 $4,561 $37.6M
30 Apr 16-18 3 $2.8M −18.1% 810 $3,471 $41.9M
31 Apr 23-25 3 $2.1M −25.8% 805 $2,591 $45.0M
32 Apr 30-May 2 5 $1.7M −20.0% 798 $2,091 $47.4M
33 May 7-9 4 $1.8M +5.0% 758 $2,311 $49.8M
34 May 14-16 5 $1.4M −21.3% 747 $1,845 $51.9M
35 May 21-23 7 $1.3M −6.3% 660 $1,957 $53.7M
36 May 28-30 8 $1.7M +34.4% 653 $2,659 $56.0M
37 Jun 4-6 11 $912.4K −47.4% 592 $1,541 $57.3M
38 Jun 11-13 14 $649.4K −28.8% 501 $1,296 $58.3M
39 Jun 18-20 15 $492.8K −24.1% 462 $1,067 $59.2M
40 Jun 25-27 17 $377.6K −23.4% 320 $1,180 $59.9M
41 Jul 2-4 15 $462.4K +22.4% 322 $1,436 $60.6M
42 Jul 9-11 16 $355.2K −23.2% 335 $1,060 $61.1M
43 Jul 16-18 21 $231.6K −34.8% 236 $981 $61.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $230.4K
$68.9K
$92.6K
$117.1K
$119.7K
$174.5K
$199.7K
$189.7K
$175.8K
$230.4K
W1W2W3W4W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +31.0%
+34.4%
W1→2
+26.4%
W2→3
+2.2%
W3→4
+14.5%
W6→7
−5.0%
W7→8
−7.3%
W8→9
+31.0%
W9→10
Steepest −7.3%Biggest gain +34.4%

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