Back to the Future
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$11,152,500
1,420 theaters
1,420 theaters
Budget$19,000,000
Release DateJul 3, 1985
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresAdventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
In Release14,065 days/2,009 weeks
Widest Release1,550 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5-7 | 1 | $11,152,500 | - | 1,420 | - | $7,853 | $14,745,039 | 1 |
| Jul 12-14 | 1 | $10,555,133 | -5.4% | 1,435 | +15 | $7,355 | $32,580,763 | 2 |
| Jul 19-21 | 1 | $10,315,305 | -2.3% | 1,438 | +3 | $7,173 | $50,232,313 | 3 |
| Jul 26-28 | 2 | $9,466,280 | -8.2% | 1,509 | +71 | $6,273 | $66,639,288 | 4 |
| Aug 2-4 | 1 | $8,428,452 | -11% | 1,515 | +6 | $5,563 | $81,590,340 | 5 |
| Aug 9-11 | 1 | $8,074,395 | -4.2% | 1,531 | +16 | $5,273 | $95,626,695 | 6 |
| Aug 16-18 | 1 | $7,252,140 | -10.2% | 1,520 | -11 | $4,771 | $108,239,135 | 7 |
| Aug 23-25 | 1 | $6,927,360 | -4.5% | 1,536 | +16 | $4,510 | $119,905,425 | 8 |
| Aug 30-Sep 1 | 1 | $7,149,345 | +3.2% | 1,550 | +14 | $4,612 | $130,764,095 | 9 |
| Aug 30-Sep 2 Labor Day wknd | 1 | $9,049,668 | - | 1,550 | - | $5,838 | $132,664,418 | - |
| Sep 6-8 | 1 | $5,214,665 | -27.1% | 1,519 | -31 | $3,432 | $139,392,468 | 10 |
| Sep 13-15 | 1 | $4,134,257 | -20.7% | 1,472 | -47 | $2,808 | $144,929,150 | 11 |
| Sep 20-22 | 1 | $3,924,150 | -5.1% | 1,448 | -24 | $2,710 | $150,110,865 | 12 |
| Sep 27-29 | 3 | $3,971,640 | +1.2% | 1,439 | -9 | $2,760 | $155,159,200 | 13 |
| Oct 4-6 | 5 | $3,382,658 | -14.8% | 1,350 | -89 | $2,505 | $159,526,773 | 14 |
| Oct 11-13 | 1 | $2,979,419 | -11.9% | 1,272 | -78 | $2,342 | $163,299,302 | 15 |
| Oct 11-14 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 5 | $3,288,038 | - | 1,272 | - | $2,584 | $163,607,921 | - |
| Oct 18-20 | 3 | $2,881,120 | -3.3% | 1,289 | +17 | $2,235 | $167,008,916 | 16 |
| Oct 25-27 | 4 | $2,244,311 | -22.1% | 1,284 | -5 | $1,747 | $169,936,837 | 17 |
| Nov 1-3 | 5 | $2,360,236 | +5.2% | 1,149 | -135 | $2,054 | $172,920,843 | 18 |
| Nov 8-10 | 7 | $2,223,530 | -5.8% | 1,045 | -104 | $2,127 | $175,741,903 | 19 |
| Nov 15-17 | 5 | $1,947,661 | -12.4% | 1,048 | +3 | $1,858 | $178,376,369 | 20 |
| Nov 22-24 | 5 | $1,694,069 | -13% | 1,027 | -21 | $1,649 | $180,524,247 | 21 |
| Nov 27-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 1 | $2,808,714 | - | 1,133 | - | $2,479 | $183,576,861 | - |
| Nov 28-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 1 | $2,527,914 | - | 1,133 | - | $2,231 | $183,576,861 | - |
| Nov 29-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 6 | $2,122,914 | +25.3% | 1,133 | +106 | $1,873 | $183,576,861 | 22 |
| Dec 6-8 Post-Thanksgiving | 8 | $985,468 | -53.6% | 898 | -235 | $1,097 | $184,904,944 | 23 |
| Dec 13-15 | 10 | $700,232 | -28.9% | 724 | -174 | $967 | $185,844,291 | 24 |
| Dec 20-22 | 13 | $905,454 | +29.3% | 807 | +83 | $1,122 | $186,980,485 | 25 |
| Dec 27-29 | 12 | $1,859,848 | +105.4% | 911 | +104 | $2,041 | $189,747,077 | 26 |
| Jan 3-5 | 13 | $1,487,514 | -20% | 722 | -189 | $2,060 | $192,957,781 | 27 |
| Jan 10-12 | 11 | $1,250,795 | -15.9% | 691 | -31 | $1,810 | $194,658,001 | 28 |
| Jan 17-19 | 13 | $1,287,600 | +2.9% | 580 | -111 | $2,220 | $196,303,776 | 29 |
| Jan 17-20 MLK wknd | 1 | $1,455,600 | - | 580 | - | $2,509 | $196,471,776 | - |
| Jan 24-26 | 14 | $885,194 | -31.3% | 601 | +21 | $1,472 | $197,596,245 | 30 |
| Jan 31-Feb 2 | 13 | $610,600 | -31% | 444 | -157 | $1,375 | $198,442,630 | 31 |
| Feb 7-9 | 13 | $594,510 | -2.6% | 399 | -45 | $1,490 | $199,200,140 | 32 |
| Feb 14-16 | 1 | $514,750 | -13.4% | 355 | -44 | $1,450 | $199,846,910 | 33 |
| Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day wknd | 14 | $613,870 | - | 355 | - | $1,729 | $199,946,030 | - |
| Feb 21-23 | 14 | $527,000 | +2.4% | 340 | -15 | $1,550 | $200,599,180 | 34 |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | 13 | $457,975 | -13.1% | 325 | -15 | $1,409 | $201,193,040 | 35 |
| Mar 7-9 | 13 | $500,500 | +9.3% | 350 | +25 | $1,430 | $201,807,130 | 36 |
| Mar 14-16 | 13 | $498,815 | -0.3% | 330 | -20 | $1,511 | $202,484,520 | 37 |
