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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

Chariots of Fire Box Office

Opening Weekend
$68.9K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$61.6M
Final
Domestic Legs893.4x
Budget$5.5M
1981 Rank#6
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Sep 25-27 17 $69K — $69K 3 $23.0K 1
Oct 2-4 14 $93K +34.4% $199K 3 $30.9K 2
Oct 9-11 12 $117K +26.4% $607K 6 $19.5K 3
Oct 16-18 19 $120K +2.2% $765K 6 $19.9K 4
Oct 30-Nov 1 15 $175K — $1.22M 11 $15.9K 6
Nov 6-8 13 $200K +14.5% $1.50M 11 $18.2K 7
Nov 13-15 17 $190K -5.0% $1.79M 11 $17.2K 8
Nov 20-22 10 $176K -7.3% $2.03M 11 $16.0K 9
Nov 27-29 8 $230K +31.0% $2.36M 11 $20.9K 10
Dec 4-6 12 $133K -42.2% $2.55M 11 $12.1K 11
Jan 1-3 15 $418K — $2.77M 35 $12.0K 15
Jan 8-10 13 $331K -20.9% $6.77M 34 $9.7K 16
Jan 15-17 15 $360K +8.6% $7.28M 36 $10.0K 17
Jan 22-24 16 $259K -27.8% $7.65M 36 $7.2K 18
Jan 29-31 16 $477K +83.7% $8.24M 70 $6.8K 19
Feb 5-7 5 $1.67M +250.3% $10.07M 283 $5.9K 20
Feb 12-14 4 $2.22M +33.3% $12.83M 292 $7.6K 21
Feb 19-21 4 $1.69M -24.1% $15.01M 293 $5.8K 22
Feb 26-28 4 $1.64M -3.1% $17.22M 293 $5.6K 23
Mar 5-7 2 $2.23M +36.2% $19.93M 442 $5.0K 24
Mar 12-14 4 $2.02M -9.4% $22.74M 447 $4.5K 25
Mar 19-21 7 $1.83M -9.6% $25.32M 435 $4.2K 26
Mar 26-28 7 $1.82M -0.6% $28.12M 422 $4.3K 27
Apr 2-4 5 $3.28M +80.7% $32.61M 553 $5.9K 28
Apr 9-11 3 $3.43M +4.7% $37.59M 753 $4.6K 29
Apr 16-18 3 $2.81M -18.1% $41.88M 810 $3.5K 30
Apr 23-25 3 $2.09M -25.8% $44.97M 805 $2.6K 31
Apr 30-May 2 5 $1.67M -20.0% $47.41M 798 $2.1K 32
May 7-9 4 $1.75M +5.0% $49.81M 758 $2.3K 33
May 14-16 5 $1.38M -21.3% $51.85M 747 $1.8K 34
May 21-23 7 $1.29M -6.3% $53.70M 660 $2.0K 35
May 28-30 8 $1.74M +34.4% $55.99M 653 $2.7K 36
Jun 4-6 11 $912K -47.4% $57.28M 592 $1.5K 37
Jun 11-13 14 $649K -28.8% $58.33M 501 $1.3K 38
Jun 18-20 15 $493K -24.1% $59.20M 462 $1.1K 39
Jun 25-27 17 $378K -23.4% $59.90M 320 $1.2K 40
Jul 2-4 15 $462K +22.4% $60.59M 322 $1.4K 41
Jul 9-11 16 $355K -23.2% $61.10M 335 $1.1K 42
Jul 16-18 21 $232K -34.8% $61.56M 236 $981 43

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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