The Terminator

A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$38,371,200
Summary Details
DistributorOrion Pictures
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Opening$4,020,663
1,005 theaters
Budget$6,400,000
Release DateOct 26, 1984
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi
In Release432 days/61 weeks
Widest Release1,112 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 26-Nov 11$5,560,930-1,005-$5,533$5,560,9301
Nov 2-81$5,752,018+3.4%1,112+107$5,172$11,312,9482
Nov 9-152$4,764,277-17.2%960-152$4,962$16,077,2253
Nov 16-224$5,208,881+9.3%1,016+56$5,126$21,286,1064
Nov 23-293$4,851,910-6.9%1,017+1$4,770$26,138,0165
Nov 30-Dec 61$3,741,759-22.9%1,032+15$3,625$29,879,7756
Dec 7-134$2,002,925-46.5%1,023-9$1,957$31,882,7007
Dec 14-207$1,399,646-30.1%938-85$1,492$33,282,3468
Dec 21-2715$722,260-48.4%551-387$1,310$34,004,6069
Jan 11-1717$752,723-595-48$1,265$37,400,36112
Jan 18-2420$618,670-17.8%533-62$1,160$38,019,03113