The Right Stuff (1983)

The Right Stuff
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,500,000Details
International Box Office $213Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,500,213
OpusData ID: 23950100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,601,167 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:229 opening theaters/627 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,445,074

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,766 $21,500,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,801-34,900) 34,886 $213
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $21,500,213
Leggiest Movies 47 13.37

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 8th, 1984 (Limited) (Australia)
December 4th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 2nd, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 8th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 193 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amistad
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Space Program, Set in Outer Space, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Chartoff Winkler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 84 $578,616 Mar 9, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 70 $896,726 Mar 2, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 54 $1,318,438 Feb 24, 1984 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 56 $1,608,243 Feb 17, 1984 122
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 407 $5,643,213 Feb 17, 1984 122
Theater Average 11th Weekend 82 $5,296 Dec 30, 1983 73
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 329 $5,104,647 Nov 11, 1983 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 287 $5,858,203 Oct 28, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,766 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,389 $75,445,074
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,107 $21,500,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 32 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,302 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 277 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 671 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $21,500,000
Leggiest Movies 47 13.37

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1983 7 $1,601,167   229 $6,992   $1,601,167 1
Oct 28, 1983 6 $1,565,168 -2% 229 $6,835   $3,773,121 2
Nov 4, 1983 7 $1,485,106 -5% 229 $6,485   $5,767,908 3
Nov 11, 1983 7 $1,373,154 -8% 229 $5,996   $7,572,268 4
Nov 18, 1983 11 $927,452 -32% 229 $4,050   $8,793,624 5
Nov 25, 1983 9 $1,190,368 +28% 233 $5,109   $10,493,765 6
Dec 2, 1983 11 $681,997 -43% 235 $2,902   $11,378,193 7
Dec 9, 1983 12 $368,225 -46% 184 $2,001   $11,922,987 8
Dec 16, 1983 20 $171,079 -54% 91 $1,880   $12,211,256 9
Dec 23, 1983 21 $277,034 +62% 91 $3,044   $12,595,060 10
Dec 30, 1983 20 $529,567 +91% 100 $5,296   $13,392,993 11
Jan 6, 1984 18 $384,806 -27% 99 $3,887   $13,895,191 12
Jan 13, 1984 18 $402,762 +5% 96 $4,195   $14,434,669 13
Jan 20, 1984 20 $267,910 -33% 92 $2,912   $14,818,056 14
Jan 27, 1984 22 $278,022 +4% 92 $3,022   $15,183,991 15
Feb 3, 1984 21 $239,522 -14% 89 $2,691   $15,497,614 16
Feb 10, 1984 21 $195,817 -18% 87 $2,251   $15,746,612 17
Feb 17, 1984 10 $1,608,243 +721% 627 $2,565   $17,413,836 18
Feb 24, 1984 6 $1,318,438 -18% 624 $2,113   $19,153,704 19
Mar 2, 1984 10 $896,726 -32% 566 $1,584   $20,360,569 20
Mar 9, 1984 15 $578,616 -35% 454 $1,274   $21,192,102 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1983 5 $2,207,953   229 $9,642   $2,207,953 1
Oct 28, 1983 6 $2,074,849 -6% 229 $9,060   $4,282,802 2
Nov 4, 1983 7 $1,916,312 -8% 229 $8,368   $6,199,114 3
Nov 11, 1983 7 $1,667,058 -13% 229 $7,280   $7,866,172 4
Nov 18, 1983 11 $1,437,225 -14% 229 $6,276   $9,303,397 5
Nov 25, 1983 9 $1,392,799 -3% 233 $5,978   $10,696,196 6
Dec 2, 1983 8 $858,566 -38% 235 $3,653   $11,554,762 7
Dec 9, 1983 12 $485,415 -43% 184 $2,638   $12,040,177 8
Dec 16, 1983 20 $277,849 -43% 91 $3,053   $12,318,026 9
Dec 23, 1983 20 $545,400 +96% 91 $5,993   $12,863,426 10
Dec 30, 1983 20 $646,959 +19% 100 $6,470   $13,510,385 11
Jan 6, 1984 18 $521,522 -19% 99 $5,268   $14,031,907 12
Jan 13, 1984 18 $518,239 -1% 96 $5,398   $14,550,146 13
Jan 20, 1984 20 $355,823 -31% 92 $3,868   $14,905,969 14
Jan 27, 1984 20 $352,123 -1% 92 $3,827   $15,258,092 15
Feb 3, 1984 21 $292,703 -17% 89 $3,289   $15,550,795 16
Feb 10, 1984 18 $254,798 -13% 87 $2,929   $15,805,593 17
Feb 17, 1984 9 $2,029,673 +697% 627 $3,237   $17,835,266 18
Feb 24, 1984 6 $1,628,577 -20% 624 $2,610   $19,463,843 19
Mar 2, 1984 10 $1,149,643 -29% 566 $2,031   $20,613,486 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/8/1984 $0 0 1 1 $213 12/18/2020
 
International Total$213 12/18/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,801-34,900) 34,886 $213
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,230 $213
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $213
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,600 $213
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,813 $213
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,808 $213
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,298 $213
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $213

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,617 $21,500,213
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 33 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,816 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 956 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $21,500,213

Lead Ensemble Members

Charles Frank    Scott Carpenter
Scott Glenn    Alan Shepard
Ed Harris    John Glenn
Lance Henriksen    Walter Schirra
Scott Paulin   
Dennis Quaid    Gordon Cooper
Sam Shepard    Chuck Yeager
Fred Ward    Virgil Grissom

Supporting Cast

Kim Stanley    Pancho Barnes, Owner of Pancho's Happy Bottom Riding Club
Barbara Hershey    Glennis Yeager
Veronica Cartwright    Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed    Trudy Cooper
Jeff Goldblum    Recruiter
Kathy Baker    Louise Shepard
Harry Shearer    NASA Recruiter
Scott Wilson    Scott Crossfield
John P. Ryan    Head of Program

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

Production and Technical Credits

Philip Kaufman    Director
Philip Kaufman    Screenwriter
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
Tom Wolfe    Story based on the book by
Caleb Deschanel    Director of Photography
Bill Conti    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,601,167 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$27,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:229 opening theaters/627 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,445,074

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,766 $21,500,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,801-34,900) 34,886 $213
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $21,500,213
Leggiest Movies 47 13.37

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 8th, 1984 (Limited) (Australia)
December 4th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 2nd, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 8th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 193 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amistad
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Space Program, Set in Outer Space, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1984 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Chartoff Winkler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 84 $578,616 Mar 9, 1984 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 70 $896,726 Mar 2, 1984 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 54 $1,318,438 Feb 24, 1984 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 56 $1,608,243 Feb 17, 1984 122
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 407 $5,643,213 Feb 17, 1984 122
Theater Average 11th Weekend 82 $5,296 Dec 30, 1983 73
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 329 $5,104,647 Nov 11, 1983 24
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 287 $5,858,203 Oct 28, 1983 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Charles Frank    Scott Carpenter
Scott Glenn    Alan Shepard
Ed Harris    John Glenn
Lance Henriksen    Walter Schirra
Scott Paulin   
Dennis Quaid    Gordon Cooper
Sam Shepard    Chuck Yeager
Fred Ward    Virgil Grissom

Supporting Cast

Kim Stanley    Pancho Barnes, Owner of Pancho's Happy Bottom Riding Club
Barbara Hershey    Glennis Yeager
Veronica Cartwright    Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed    Trudy Cooper
Jeff Goldblum    Recruiter
Kathy Baker    Louise Shepard
Harry Shearer    NASA Recruiter
Scott Wilson    Scott Crossfield
John P. Ryan    Head of Program

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

Production and Technical Credits

Philip Kaufman    Director
Philip Kaufman    Screenwriter
Irwin Winkler    Producer
Robert Chartoff    Producer
Tom Wolfe    Story based on the book by
Caleb Deschanel    Director of Photography
Bill Conti    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,766 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,389 $75,445,074
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,107 $21,500,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1983 32 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,302 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 277 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 671 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 841 $21,500,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $21,500,000
Leggiest Movies 47 13.37

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1983 7 $1,601,167   229 $6,992   $1,601,167 1
Oct 28, 1983 6 $1,565,168 -2% 229 $6,835   $3,773,121 2
Nov 4, 1983 7 $1,485,106 -5% 229 $6,485   $5,767,908 3
Nov 11, 1983 7 $1,373,154 -8% 229 $5,996   $7,572,268 4
Nov 18, 1983 11 $927,452 -32% 229 $4,050   $8,793,624 5
Nov 25, 1983 9 $1,190,368 +28% 233 $5,109   $10,493,765 6
Dec 2, 1983 11 $681,997 -43% 235 $2,902   $11,378,193 7
Dec 9, 1983 12 $368,225 -46% 184 $2,001   $11,922,987 8
Dec 16, 1983 20 $171,079 -54% 91 $1,880   $12,211,256 9
Dec 23, 1983 21 $277,034 +62% 91 $3,044   $12,595,060 10
Dec 30, 1983 20 $529,567 +91% 100 $5,296   $13,392,993 11
Jan 6, 1984 18 $384,806 -27% 99 $3,887   $13,895,191 12
Jan 13, 1984 18 $402,762 +5% 96 $4,195   $14,434,669 13
Jan 20, 1984 20 $267,910 -33% 92 $2,912   $14,818,056 14
Jan 27, 1984 22 $278,022 +4% 92 $3,022   $15,183,991 15
Feb 3, 1984 21 $239,522 -14% 89 $2,691   $15,497,614 16
Feb 10, 1984 21 $195,817 -18% 87 $2,251   $15,746,612 17
Feb 17, 1984 10 $1,608,243 +721% 627 $2,565   $17,413,836 18
Feb 24, 1984 6 $1,318,438 -18% 624 $2,113   $19,153,704 19
Mar 2, 1984 10 $896,726 -32% 566 $1,584   $20,360,569 20
Mar 9, 1984 15 $578,616 -35% 454 $1,274   $21,192,102 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1983 5 $2,207,953   229 $9,642   $2,207,953 1
Oct 28, 1983 6 $2,074,849 -6% 229 $9,060   $4,282,802 2
Nov 4, 1983 7 $1,916,312 -8% 229 $8,368   $6,199,114 3
Nov 11, 1983 7 $1,667,058 -13% 229 $7,280   $7,866,172 4
Nov 18, 1983 11 $1,437,225 -14% 229 $6,276   $9,303,397 5
Nov 25, 1983 9 $1,392,799 -3% 233 $5,978   $10,696,196 6
Dec 2, 1983 8 $858,566 -38% 235 $3,653   $11,554,762 7
Dec 9, 1983 12 $485,415 -43% 184 $2,638   $12,040,177 8
Dec 16, 1983 20 $277,849 -43% 91 $3,053   $12,318,026 9
Dec 23, 1983 20 $545,400 +96% 91 $5,993   $12,863,426 10
Dec 30, 1983 20 $646,959 +19% 100 $6,470   $13,510,385 11
Jan 6, 1984 18 $521,522 -19% 99 $5,268   $14,031,907 12
Jan 13, 1984 18 $518,239 -1% 96 $5,398   $14,550,146 13
Jan 20, 1984 20 $355,823 -31% 92 $3,868   $14,905,969 14
Jan 27, 1984 20 $352,123 -1% 92 $3,827   $15,258,092 15
Feb 3, 1984 21 $292,703 -17% 89 $3,289   $15,550,795 16
Feb 10, 1984 18 $254,798 -13% 87 $2,929   $15,805,593 17
Feb 17, 1984 9 $2,029,673 +697% 627 $3,237   $17,835,266 18
Feb 24, 1984 6 $1,628,577 -20% 624 $2,610   $19,463,843 19
Mar 2, 1984 10 $1,149,643 -29% 566 $2,031   $20,613,486 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/8/1984 $0 0 1 1 $213 12/18/2020
 
International Total$213 12/18/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,801-34,900) 34,886 $213
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,230 $213
All Time International Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $213
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 30,501-30,600) 30,600 $213
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,813 $213
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,808 $213
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,298 $213
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 619 $213

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,500 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,617 $21,500,213
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 33 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,816 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,183 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 956 $21,500,213
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $21,500,213