Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

In 1936, archaeologists and adventurers of the U.S. government hired Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis could obtain its extraordinary powers.

All Releases

Domestic (63.6%)
$248,159,971
International (36.4%)
$141,766,000
Worldwide
$389,925,971
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$8,305,823
Budget$18,000,000
Earliest Release DateJune 12, 1981 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresAction Adventure

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJune 12, 1981Domestic$212,222,025$212,222,025
1982 Re-releaseJuly 16, 1982Domestic$21,437,879$21,437,879
1983 Re-releaseMarch 25, 1983Domestic$11,374,454$11,374,454
2012 IMAX ReleaseSeptember 7-21, 2012EMEA, Domestic$3,125,613$207,241$3,332,854
2023 Re-releaseJune 4, 2023Domestic
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$116,782$118,472

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic5$248,159,971156
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$207,2414,728
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia1$104,9784,934
New Zealand1$11,8045,257