Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,667,907Details
International Box Office $952Details
Worldwide Box Office $23,668,859
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,527,864 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:704 opening theaters/708 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,782,320

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,488 $23,667,907
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,177 $952
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,028 $23,668,859
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,209 $23,667,907
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,017 $952
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,563 $23,668,859

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


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 21st, 1982 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 24th, 1981 (Wide) (Australia)
May 26th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Mad Max
Comparisons: vs. Sleight
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Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Action Adventure, Near Future, Voiceover/Narration, Car Chase, Ozploitation, Death of a Pet, 1980s, Yesterday's Tomorrow
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 94 $1,562,747 Aug 27, 1982 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 55 $2,589,209 Aug 20, 1982 94
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 218 $8,938,002 May 28, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,488 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,968 $86,782,320
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 618 $23,667,907
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 29 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,732 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,046 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 572 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,209 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $23,667,907

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 21, 1982 4 $2,527,864   704 $3,591   $2,527,864 1
May 28, 1982 7 $2,391,058 -5% 708 $3,377   $5,910,160 2
Jun 4, 1982 10 $1,017,967 -57% 478 $2,130   $7,499,801 3
Jun 11, 1982 13 $703,089 -31% 357 $1,969   $8,618,887 4
Jun 18, 1982 16 $477,842 -32% 276 $1,731   $9,480,853 5
Jun 25, 1982 19 $299,511 -37% 246 $1,218   $10,043,673 6
Jul 2, 1982 19 $309,079 +3% 237 $1,304   $10,533,103 7
Jul 9, 1982 18 $182,595 -41% 167 $1,093   $10,829,042 8
Jul 16, 1982 22 $105,011 -42% 118 $890   $11,024,479 9
Jul 23, 1982 25 $165,980 +58% 189 $878   $11,236,735 10
Jul 30, 1982 20 $675,262 +307% 467 $1,446   $11,870,832 11
Aug 6, 1982 23 $442,452 -34% 248 $1,784   $12,566,262 12
Aug 13, 1982 23 $472,406 +7% 153 $3,088   $13,318,807 13
Aug 20, 1982 6 $2,589,209 +448% 674 $3,842   $16,187,629 14
Aug 27, 1982 8 $1,562,747 -40% 552 $2,831   $19,134,368 15
Sep 3, 1982 18 $1,131,891 -28% 430 $2,632   $21,052,119 16
Sep 10, 1982 17 $536,383 -53% 356 $1,507   $21,840,875 17
Sep 17, 1982 24 $293,374 -45% 229 $1,281   $22,370,061 18
Oct 1, 1982 22 $334,037   323 $1,034   $23,226,636 20
Oct 15, 1982 14 $308,889   288 $1,073   $23,667,907 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 21, 1982 4 $3,519,102   704 $4,999   $3,519,102 1
May 28, 1982 6 $2,962,732 -16% 708 $4,185   $6,481,834 2
Jun 4, 1982 9 $1,433,964 -52% 478 $3,000   $7,915,798 3
Jun 11, 1982 11 $1,087,213 -24% 357 $3,045   $9,003,011 4
Jun 18, 1982 14 $741,151 -32% 276 $2,685   $9,744,162 5
Jun 25, 1982 15 $479,862 -35% 246 $1,951   $10,224,024 6
Jul 2, 1982 16 $422,423 -12% 237 $1,782   $10,646,447 7
Jul 9, 1982 16 $273,021 -35% 167 $1,635   $10,919,468 8
Jul 16, 1982 20 $151,287 -45% 118 $1,282   $11,070,755 9
Jul 23, 1982 22 $124,815 -17% 189 $660   $11,195,570 10
Aug 6, 1982 22 $722,591   248 $2,914   $12,846,401 12
Aug 13, 1982 23 $752,019 +4% 153 $4,915   $13,598,420 13
Aug 20, 1982 7 $3,973,201 +428% 674 $5,895   $17,571,621 14
Aug 27, 1982 8 $2,348,607 -41% 552 $4,255   $19,920,228 15
Sep 3, 1982 14 $1,384,264 -41% 430 $3,219   $21,304,492 16
Sep 10, 1982 14 $772,195 -44% 356 $2,169   $22,076,687 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/24/1981 $0 0 1 1 $462 2/1/2021
New Zealand 5/26/2022 $0 0 1 2 $490 6/17/2024
 
International Total$952 6/17/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,177 $952
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $952
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,901-18,000) 17,931 $952
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 26,201-26,300) 26,248 $952
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,077 $952
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,356 $952
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,017 $952
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $952

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,028 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 789 $23,668,859
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 37 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,580 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 860 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,563 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $23,668,859

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Max

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
Terry Hayes    Screenwriter
George Miller    Screenwriter
Brian Hannant    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,527,864 (10.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:704 opening theaters/708 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,782,320

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,488 $23,667,907
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,177 $952
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,028 $23,668,859
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,209 $23,667,907
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,017 $952
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,563 $23,668,859

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 21st, 1982 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 24th, 1981 (Wide) (Australia)
May 26th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Mad Max
Comparisons: vs. Sleight
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Action Adventure, Near Future, Voiceover/Narration, Car Chase, Ozploitation, Death of a Pet, 1980s, Yesterday's Tomorrow
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 94 $1,562,747 Aug 27, 1982 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 55 $2,589,209 Aug 20, 1982 94
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 218 $8,938,002 May 28, 1982 10

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Max

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Miller    Director
Terry Hayes    Screenwriter
George Miller    Screenwriter
Brian Hannant    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,488 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,968 $86,782,320
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700) 618 $23,667,907
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 29 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,732 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,046 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 572 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,209 $23,667,907
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $23,667,907

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 21, 1982 4 $2,527,864   704 $3,591   $2,527,864 1
May 28, 1982 7 $2,391,058 -5% 708 $3,377   $5,910,160 2
Jun 4, 1982 10 $1,017,967 -57% 478 $2,130   $7,499,801 3
Jun 11, 1982 13 $703,089 -31% 357 $1,969   $8,618,887 4
Jun 18, 1982 16 $477,842 -32% 276 $1,731   $9,480,853 5
Jun 25, 1982 19 $299,511 -37% 246 $1,218   $10,043,673 6
Jul 2, 1982 19 $309,079 +3% 237 $1,304   $10,533,103 7
Jul 9, 1982 18 $182,595 -41% 167 $1,093   $10,829,042 8
Jul 16, 1982 22 $105,011 -42% 118 $890   $11,024,479 9
Jul 23, 1982 25 $165,980 +58% 189 $878   $11,236,735 10
Jul 30, 1982 20 $675,262 +307% 467 $1,446   $11,870,832 11
Aug 6, 1982 23 $442,452 -34% 248 $1,784   $12,566,262 12
Aug 13, 1982 23 $472,406 +7% 153 $3,088   $13,318,807 13
Aug 20, 1982 6 $2,589,209 +448% 674 $3,842   $16,187,629 14
Aug 27, 1982 8 $1,562,747 -40% 552 $2,831   $19,134,368 15
Sep 3, 1982 18 $1,131,891 -28% 430 $2,632   $21,052,119 16
Sep 10, 1982 17 $536,383 -53% 356 $1,507   $21,840,875 17
Sep 17, 1982 24 $293,374 -45% 229 $1,281   $22,370,061 18
Oct 1, 1982 22 $334,037   323 $1,034   $23,226,636 20
Oct 15, 1982 14 $308,889   288 $1,073   $23,667,907 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 21, 1982 4 $3,519,102   704 $4,999   $3,519,102 1
May 28, 1982 6 $2,962,732 -16% 708 $4,185   $6,481,834 2
Jun 4, 1982 9 $1,433,964 -52% 478 $3,000   $7,915,798 3
Jun 11, 1982 11 $1,087,213 -24% 357 $3,045   $9,003,011 4
Jun 18, 1982 14 $741,151 -32% 276 $2,685   $9,744,162 5
Jun 25, 1982 15 $479,862 -35% 246 $1,951   $10,224,024 6
Jul 2, 1982 16 $422,423 -12% 237 $1,782   $10,646,447 7
Jul 9, 1982 16 $273,021 -35% 167 $1,635   $10,919,468 8
Jul 16, 1982 20 $151,287 -45% 118 $1,282   $11,070,755 9
Jul 23, 1982 22 $124,815 -17% 189 $660   $11,195,570 10
Aug 6, 1982 22 $722,591   248 $2,914   $12,846,401 12
Aug 13, 1982 23 $752,019 +4% 153 $4,915   $13,598,420 13
Aug 20, 1982 7 $3,973,201 +428% 674 $5,895   $17,571,621 14
Aug 27, 1982 8 $2,348,607 -41% 552 $4,255   $19,920,228 15
Sep 3, 1982 14 $1,384,264 -41% 430 $3,219   $21,304,492 16
Sep 10, 1982 14 $772,195 -44% 356 $2,169   $22,076,687 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/24/1981 $0 0 1 1 $462 2/1/2021
New Zealand 5/26/2022 $0 0 1 2 $490 6/17/2024
 
International Total$952 6/17/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,177 $952
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,432 $952
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,901-18,000) 17,931 $952
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 26,201-26,300) 26,248 $952
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,077 $952
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,356 $952
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,017 $952
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $952

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,028 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 789 $23,668,859
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 37 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,580 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 860 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,563 $23,668,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $23,668,859