The Last Unicorn (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,455,330Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $354,846 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $354,846
OpusData ID: 43430100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,250,000 (34.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:648 opening theaters/690 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,833,254

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,321 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $6,455,330

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 19th, 1982 (Wide) by Jensen Farley Pictures
Video Release: 1983 by J2 Communications
Running Time: 93 minutes
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Keywords: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Secret Identity, Royalty, Prince/Princess, Faulty Memory, Unrequited Love, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States, Japan
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $9,500,581 Nov 26, 1982 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 279 $7,431,710 Nov 26, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 334 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,321 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,767 $24,833,254
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,513 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,385 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 96 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 746 $6,455,330

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1982 6 $2,250,000   648 $3,472   $2,250,000 1
Nov 26, 1982 6 $2,385,286 +6% 690 $3,457   $5,346,013 2
Dec 3, 1982 6 $929,317 -61% 613 $1,516   $6,455,330 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1982 6 $2,960,727   648 $4,569   $2,960,727 1
Nov 26, 1982 7 $2,565,286 -13% 690 $3,718   $5,526,013 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 601-700) 689 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,406 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,756 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 132 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,117 $6,455,330

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 25, 2024143,677 25,353$66,480$421,3262,122

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.

Supporting Cast

Tammy Grimes    Molly Grue

Uncategorized

Keenan Wynn    Captain Cully
René Auberjonois    The Skull
Jeff Bridges    Prince Lir
Angela Lansbury    Mommy Fortuna
Mia Farrow    Unicorn/Amalthea
Christopher Lee    King Haggard (voice)
Alan Arkin    Schmendrick

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

Production and Technical Credits

Arthur Rankin Jr.    Director
Jules Bass    Director
Peter S. Beagle    Screenwriter
Peter S. Beagle    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 22nd, 2011

February 22nd, 2011

It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Last Unicorn

February 21st, 2011

The Last Unicorn was made in the early 1980s by Rankin/Bass. When I hear the name Rankin/Bass, I immediately think of claymation Christmas specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The Last Unicorn was one of the company's few theatrical releases, but it never truly found an audience there. (Since then it has developed a loyal fan base on the home market.) It has been released on DVD recently, twice, and it is now making its Blu-ray debut. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,250,000 (34.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:648 opening theaters/690 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,833,254

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,321 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $6,455,330

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 19th, 1982 (Wide) by Jensen Farley Pictures
Video Release: 1983 by J2 Communications
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Secret Identity, Royalty, Prince/Princess, Faulty Memory, Unrequited Love, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological, Cult Movie
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States, Japan
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $9,500,581 Nov 26, 1982 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 279 $7,431,710 Nov 26, 1982 10

Supporting Cast

Tammy Grimes    Molly Grue

Uncategorized

Keenan Wynn    Captain Cully
René Auberjonois    The Skull
Jeff Bridges    Prince Lir
Angela Lansbury    Mommy Fortuna
Mia Farrow    Unicorn/Amalthea
Christopher Lee    King Haggard (voice)
Alan Arkin    Schmendrick

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

Production and Technical Credits

Arthur Rankin Jr.    Director
Jules Bass    Director
Peter S. Beagle    Screenwriter
Peter S. Beagle    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 22nd, 2011

February 22nd, 2011

It's a pretty good week on the home market, all things considered, with two $100 million first-run releases on this week's list. On the other hand, there doesn't feel like a whole lot of depth and there are about as many featured reviews as other releases, if you count late reviews and ones where I'm still waiting on the screeners. One of these late reviews, Megamind could be the Pick of the Week, but I'm giving the Blu-ray one last chance to arrive before its release on Friday. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Last Unicorn

February 21st, 2011

The Last Unicorn was made in the early 1980s by Rankin/Bass. When I hear the name Rankin/Bass, I immediately think of claymation Christmas specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The Last Unicorn was one of the company's few theatrical releases, but it never truly found an audience there. (Since then it has developed a loyal fan base on the home market.) It has been released on DVD recently, twice, and it is now making its Blu-ray debut. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 334 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,321 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,767 $24,833,254
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,513 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,385 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 96 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $6,455,330
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 746 $6,455,330

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1982 6 $2,250,000   648 $3,472   $2,250,000 1
Nov 26, 1982 6 $2,385,286 +6% 690 $3,457   $5,346,013 2
Dec 3, 1982 6 $929,317 -61% 613 $1,516   $6,455,330 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1982 6 $2,960,727   648 $4,569   $2,960,727 1
Nov 26, 1982 7 $2,565,286 -13% 690 $3,718   $5,526,013 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 601-700) 689 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,406 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,756 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 132 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $6,455,330
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,117 $6,455,330

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 25, 2024143,677 25,353$66,480$421,3262,122

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.