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Conan the Barbarian

1982 • R • 2h 9m • Action, Adventure, Fantasy • Universal Pictures

Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.

🍅 68% 74% MC 43 LB 3.49 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$38.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$79.1M
$40.9M international
Domestic Legs4.0x
Budget$20M
1982 Rank#16
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Cast & Crew

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John Milius John Milius Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring James Earl Jones James Earl Jones Starring Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Starring
ScreenplayJohn Milius, Oliver Stone Produced byBuzz Feitshans, Raffaella De Laurentiis CinematographyDuke Callaghan Music byBasil Poledouris StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 14-16 1 $9.5M — 1,358 $6,980 $9.5M
2 May 21-23 1 $6.2M −34.3% 1,497 $4,158 $19.7M
3 May 28-30 3 $5.2M −15.9% 1,361 $3,846 $28.2M
4 Jun 4-6 8 $1.9M −63.6% 770 $2,475 $32.3M
5 Jun 11-13 10 $949.9K −50.2% 456 $2,083 $35.1M
6 Jun 18-20 12 $650.6K −31.5% 362 $1,797 $36.9M
7 Jun 25-27 21 $161.6K −75.2% 105 $1,539 $37.7M
8 Jul 2-4 18 $373.5K +131.2% 203 $1,840 $38.3M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $373.5K
$9.5M
$6.2M
$5.2M
$1.9M
$949.9K
$650.6K
$161.6K
$373.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · +131.2%
−34.3%
W1→2
−15.9%
W2→3
−63.6%
W3→4
−50.2%
W4→5
−31.5%
W5→6
−75.2%
W6→7
+131.2%
W7→8
Steepest −75.2%Biggest gain +131.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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