The Sword and the Sorcerer
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.
DistributorGroup 1
Opening$1,798,879
233 theaters
233 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Apr 23, 1982 (Apr 30, 1982)
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Fantasy
Horror
In Release253 days/36 weeks
Widest Release660 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23-29 | 7 | $2,111,000 | - | 233 | - | $9,060 | $2,111,000 | 1 |
| Apr 30-May 6 | 2 | $4,870,289 | +130.7% | 660 | +427 | $7,379 | $6,981,289 | 2 |
| May 7-13 | 3 | $2,648,919 | -45.6% | 660 | - | $4,013 | $9,630,208 | 3 |
| May 14-20 | 3 | $2,724,820 | +2.9% | 660 | - | $4,128 | $12,355,028 | 4 |
| May 21-27 | 5 | $2,054,246 | -24.6% | 630 | -30 | $3,260 | $14,409,274 | 5 |
| May 28-Jun 3 | 6 | $3,190,490 | +55.3% | 636 | +6 | $5,016 | $17,599,764 | 6 |
| Jun 4-10 | 9 | $2,447,880 | -23.3% | 428 | -208 | $5,719 | $20,047,644 | 7 |
| Jun 11-17 | 8 | $2,347,436 | -4.1% | 412 | -16 | $5,697 | $22,395,080 | 8 |
| Jun 18-24 | 9 | $2,117,476 | -9.8% | 390 | -22 | $5,429 | $24,512,556 | 9 |
| Jun 25-Jul 1 | 11 | $1,935,170 | -8.6% | 320 | -70 | $6,047 | $26,447,726 | 10 |
| Jul 2-8 | 9 | $3,037,476 | +57% | 309 | -11 | $9,830 | $29,485,202 | 11 |
| Jul 9-15 | 10 | $1,947,846 | -35.9% | 302 | -7 | $6,449 | $31,433,048 | 12 |
| Jul 16-22 | 13 | $1,593,832 | -18.2% | 402 | +100 | $3,964 | $33,026,880 | 13 |
| Jul 23-29 | 16 | $1,258,820 | -21% | 368 | -34 | $3,420 | $34,285,700 | 14 |
| Jul 30-Aug 5 | 16 | $1,394,889 | +10.8% | 340 | -28 | $4,102 | $35,680,589 | 15 |
| Aug 6-12 | 16 | $1,033,436 | -25.9% | 280 | -60 | $3,690 | $36,714,025 | 16 |
