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On Golden Pond

1981 • PG • 1h 49m • Drama • Universal Pictures

When life is at its finest... when love is at its fullest...

🍅 91% 87% MC 68 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$89K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic Total
$119.3M
Final
Domestic Legs18.3x
1981 Rank#2
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Cast & Crew

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn Starring Henry Fonda Henry Fonda Starring Jane Fonda Jane Fonda Starring Dabney Coleman Dabney Coleman Starring
ScreenplayErnest Thompson Produced byBruce Gilbert CinematographyBilly Williams MusicDave Grusin StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 4-6 14 $89.2K — 2 $44,606 $89.2K
2 Dec 11-13 3 $77.5K −13.2% 2 $38,729 $230.1K
3 Dec 18-20 8 $55.2K −28.7% 2 $27,618 $327.3K
4 Dec 25-27 3 $86.9K +57.3% 2 $43,437 $462.7K
5 Jan 1-3 17 $129.7K +49.3% 3 $43,235 $819.4K
6 Jan 8-10 14 $102.9K −20.7% 3 $34,285 $809.0K
7 Jan 15-17 16 $98.8K −4.0% 3 $32,931 $1.0M
8 Jan 22-24 1 $3.9M +3801.0% 534 $7,217 $5.1M
9 Jan 29-31 1 $5.0M +30.0% 544 $9,206 $12.3M
10 Feb 5-7 1 $4.9M −2.2% 506 $9,685 $19.1M
11 Feb 12-15 1 $8.2M +66.9% 934 $8,755 $29.7M
12 Feb 19-21 1 $6.5M −20.2% 1,015 $6,430 $39.3M
13 Feb 26-28 1 $5.6M −14.2% 966 $5,800 $47.6M
14 Mar 5-7 1 $5.5M −1.7% 935 $5,890 $55.7M
15 Mar 12-14 2 $4.8M −12.8% 1,015 $4,729 $63.6M
16 Mar 19-21 3 $4.1M −14.2% 883 $4,662 $69.9M
17 Mar 26-28 2 $5.5M +33.1% 900 $6,089 $77.4M
18 Apr 2-4 3 $3.8M −30.6% 990 $3,844 $83.9M
19 Apr 9-11 4 $2.7M −29.0% 836 $3,233 $88.9M
20 Apr 16-18 5 $1.9M −28.7% 751 $2,566 $93.7M
21 Apr 23-25 6 $1.7M −12.1% 744 $2,277 $97.3M
22 Apr 30-May 2 6 $1.6M −8.3% 953 $1,631 $100.1M
23 May 7-9 8 $1.1M −28.3% 617 $1,806 $101.7M
24 May 14-16 8 $718.5K −35.5% 420 $1,711 $103.4M
25 May 21-23 11 $554.8K −22.8% 297 $1,868 $104.7M
26 May 28-31 11 $771.2K +39.0% 346 $2,229 $106.5M
44 Oct 1-3 9 $896.3K — 877 $1,022 $117.5M
45 Oct 8-10 5 $1.6M +80.0% 329 $4,903 $118.2M
47 Oct 22-24 12 $326.6K — 197 $1,658 $118.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$5.1M
Jan 22Jan 23Jan 23Jan 24Jan 24
Weekend grossWk 10 · $4.9M
$89.2K
$77.5K
$55.2K
$86.9K
$129.7K
$102.9K
$98.8K
$3.9M
$5.0M
$4.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 540 → 540 +0.0%
540 open540 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −2.2%
−13.2%
W1→2
−28.7%
W2→3
+57.3%
W3→4
+49.3%
W4→5
−20.7%
W5→6
−4.0%
W6→7
+3801.0%
W7→8
+30.0%
W8→9
−2.2%
W9→10
Steepest −28.7%Biggest gain +3801.0%

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