Heavy MetalFollow

Name: Heavy Metal
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Released: 1981
Cast: Rodger Bumpass, John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks

1981 • R • 1h 30m • Adventure, Animation, Fantasy • Columbia

A step beyond science fiction.

🍅 66% 67%

6.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$3.26M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$19.57M

Incl. 2 re-releases

Budget$9.30M

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Cast & crew

Directed byBarrie Nelson, Gerald Potterton, Harold Whitaker, Jack Stokes, Jimmy T. Murakami, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Paul Sabella, Pino Van Lamsweerde ScreenplayDaniel Goldberg, Len Blum Produced byIvan Reitman MusicElmer Bernstein Prod. DesignMichael C. Gross StarringRodger Bumpass, John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Marilyn Lightstone StudioColumbia

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1981 release

1 Aug 7-9 4 $3.3M — 620 $5,260 $3.3M

2 Aug 14-16 6 $2.7M −17.4% 738 $3,650 $8.0M

3 Aug 21-23 6 $1.8M −31.8% 752 $2,442 $11.3M

4 Aug 28-30 7 $1.5M −17.7% 701 $2,156 $14.0M

5 Sep 4-6 7 $1.4M −10.3% 507 $2,675 $16.2M

7 Sep 18-20 8 $602.9K — 435 $1,386 $18.3M

9 Oct 2-4 12 $394.7K — 269 $1,467 $19.6M

1996 re-release

1 Mar 8-10 32 $204.7K — 54 $3,790 $204.7K

2 Mar 15-17 42 $77.8K −62.0% 52 $1,496 $373.1K

2000 re-release

1 Aug 11-13 113 $2.1K — 4 $517 $443.9K

Totals are lifetime: each re-release adds to the 1981 run.

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

Weekend grossWk 9 · $394.7K

$3.3M

$2.7M

$1.8M

$1.5M

$1.4M

$602.9K

$394.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W7W9

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −10.3%

−17.4%

W1→2

−31.8%

W2→3

−17.7%

W3→4

−10.3%

W4→5

Steepest −31.8%Best hold −10.3%

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