Blazing Saddles (1974)

Blazing Saddles
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $119,878,189Details
International Box Office $1,181Details
Worldwide Box Office $119,879,370
OpusData ID: 3090100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,600,000 (worldwide box office is 46.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 641 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,203 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $119,879,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 83 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $119,879,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,248 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $119,879,370

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 7th, 1974 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
September 15th, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (50th Anniversary)
International Releases: June 1st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Young Frankenstein
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Keywords: Spoof, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Government Corruption, Trains, Gangs, Bigotry, African Americans, Comedy Westerns
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 641 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 402 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 52 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 83 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $119,878,189

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 6/1/2023 $603 1 1 2 $1,181 5/19/2025
 
International Total$1,181 5/19/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,203 $1,181
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,562 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,256 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,001-29,100) 29,058 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,703 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,248 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $1,181

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,161 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,256 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 153 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $119,879,370

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 14, 20113011,020 100,546$60,500$414,995941
Sep 4, 20161915,353 1,349,934$75,690$6,386,2261,205
Sep 11, 20162016,689 1,366,623$78,605$6,464,8311,206
Sep 18, 20162112,731 1,379,354$52,961$6,517,7921,207
Sep 25, 2016266,455 1,385,809$26,917$6,544,7091,208

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 25, 2009166,938 6,938$136,494$136,494847

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Cleavon Little    Bart
Gene Wilder    Jim, The Waco Kid

Supporting Cast

Slim Pickens    Taggart
David Huddleston    Olson Johnson
Claude Ennis Starrett Jr    Gabby Johnson
Mel Brooks    Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Various Roles
Harvey Korman    Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn    Lili Von Shtupp
Anne Bancroft    Extra in church congregation
Dom DeLuise    Buddy Bizarre
John Hillerman    Howard Johnson
Ralph Manza    Extra in commissary playing Hitler
Alex Karras    Mongo

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Brooks    Director
Michael Hertzberg    Producer
Andrew Bergman    Story by
Mel Brooks    Screenwriter
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter
Andrew Bergman    Screenwriter
Richard Pryor    Screenwriter
Alan Uger    Screenwriter
John Morris    Composer

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,600,000 (worldwide box office is 46.1 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 641 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,203 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $119,879,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 83 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $119,879,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $119,878,189
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,248 $1,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $119,879,370

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 7th, 1974 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
September 15th, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (50th Anniversary)
International Releases: June 1st, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Young Frankenstein
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Spoof, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Government Corruption, Trains, Gangs, Bigotry, African Americans, Comedy Westerns
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Cleavon Little    Bart
Gene Wilder    Jim, The Waco Kid

Supporting Cast

Slim Pickens    Taggart
David Huddleston    Olson Johnson
Claude Ennis Starrett Jr    Gabby Johnson
Mel Brooks    Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Various Roles
Harvey Korman    Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn    Lili Von Shtupp
Anne Bancroft    Extra in church congregation
Dom DeLuise    Buddy Bizarre
John Hillerman    Howard Johnson
Ralph Manza    Extra in commissary playing Hitler
Alex Karras    Mongo

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mel Brooks    Director
Michael Hertzberg    Producer
Andrew Bergman    Story by
Mel Brooks    Screenwriter
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter
Andrew Bergman    Screenwriter
Richard Pryor    Screenwriter
Alan Uger    Screenwriter
John Morris    Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 641 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 402 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 52 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 83 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $119,878,189
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $119,878,189

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 6/1/2023 $603 1 1 2 $1,181 5/19/2025
 
International Total$1,181 5/19/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,203 $1,181
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,562 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,256 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,001-29,100) 29,058 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,703 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,248 $1,181
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $1,181

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,634 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,161 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 778 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,256 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 153 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $119,879,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $119,879,370

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 14, 20113011,020 100,546$60,500$414,995941
Sep 4, 20161915,353 1,349,934$75,690$6,386,2261,205
Sep 11, 20162016,689 1,366,623$78,605$6,464,8311,206
Sep 18, 20162112,731 1,379,354$52,961$6,517,7921,207
Sep 25, 2016266,455 1,385,809$26,917$6,544,7091,208

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 25, 2009166,938 6,938$136,494$136,494847

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.