Short Circuit (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,697,761Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,346,808 (13.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,033 opening theaters/1,310 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $118,253,862

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,584 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 622 $40,697,761

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 1986 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: September 19th, 2000 by Image Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Short Circuit
Comparisons: vs. Sea of Love
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Keywords: Robot, Faulty Memory, Whitewashed Casting, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 192 $5,463,333 May 23, 1986 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $16,183,830 May 23, 1986 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $118,253,862
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $40,697,761
Top 1986 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 21 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,915 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 8 $40,697,761

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1986 1 $5,346,808   1,033 $5,176   $5,346,808 1
May 16, 1986 2 $4,420,900 -17% 1,064 $4,155   $11,030,184 2
May 23, 1986 4 $5,463,333 +24% 1,310 $4,170   $17,470,363 3
May 30, 1986 4 $3,474,006 -36% 1,307 $2,658   $21,789,381 4
Jun 6, 1986 5 $3,281,200 -6% 1,307 $2,510   $26,443,038 5
Jun 13, 1986 7 $2,104,270 -36% 1,307 $1,610   $29,857,737 6
Jun 20, 1986 9 $1,551,984 -26% 1,302 $1,192   $32,567,385 7
Jun 27, 1986 11 $1,147,410 -26% 1,045 $1,098   $34,703,795 8
Jul 4, 1986 14 $773,190 -33% 781 $990   $35,964,985 9
Jul 11, 1986 14 $771,400 n/c 755 $1,022   $37,182,385 10
Jul 18, 1986 15 $640,764 -17% 612 $1,047   $38,206,900 11
Jul 25, 1986 12 $493,104 -23% 498 $990   $39,008,014 12
Aug 1, 1986 14 $315,520 -36% 357 $884   $39,576,260 13
Aug 8, 1986 23 $266,579 -16% 269 $991   $40,072,839 14
Aug 15, 1986 25 $243,122 -9% 257 $946   $40,456,961 15
Aug 22, 1986 28 $136,800 -44% 150 $912   $40,697,761 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1986 1 $6,609,284   1,033 $6,398   $6,609,284 1
May 16, 1986 2 $5,397,746 -18% 1,064 $5,073   $12,007,030 2
May 23, 1986 4 $6,308,345 +17% 1,310 $4,816   $18,315,375 3
May 30, 1986 4 $4,846,463 -23% 1,307 $3,708   $23,161,838 4
Jun 6, 1986 5 $4,591,629 -5% 1,307 $3,513   $27,753,467 5
Jun 13, 1986 7 $3,261,934 -29% 1,307 $2,496   $31,015,401 6
Aug 8, 1986 22 $407,579   269 $1,515   $40,213,839 14
Aug 15, 1986 25 $347,122 -15% 257 $1,351   $40,560,961 15

Leading Cast

Ally Sheedy    Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg    Newton Crosby

Uncategorized

Austin Pendleton    Howard Marner
Fisher Stevens    Ben Jabituya
G.W. Bailey    Skroeder
Jack Thompson    Party Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,346,808 (13.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,033 opening theaters/1,310 max. theaters, 10.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $118,253,862

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,584 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 622 $40,697,761

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


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Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 1986 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: September 19th, 2000 by Image Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Short Circuit
Comparisons: vs. Sea of Love
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Keywords: Robot, Faulty Memory, Whitewashed Casting, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 192 $5,463,333 May 23, 1986 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 156 $16,183,830 May 23, 1986 17

Leading Cast

Ally Sheedy    Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg    Newton Crosby

Uncategorized

Austin Pendleton    Howard Marner
Fisher Stevens    Ben Jabituya
G.W. Bailey    Skroeder
Jack Thompson    Party Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $118,253,862
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $40,697,761
Top 1986 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 21 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,915 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $40,697,761
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 8 $40,697,761

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1986 1 $5,346,808   1,033 $5,176   $5,346,808 1
May 16, 1986 2 $4,420,900 -17% 1,064 $4,155   $11,030,184 2
May 23, 1986 4 $5,463,333 +24% 1,310 $4,170   $17,470,363 3
May 30, 1986 4 $3,474,006 -36% 1,307 $2,658   $21,789,381 4
Jun 6, 1986 5 $3,281,200 -6% 1,307 $2,510   $26,443,038 5
Jun 13, 1986 7 $2,104,270 -36% 1,307 $1,610   $29,857,737 6
Jun 20, 1986 9 $1,551,984 -26% 1,302 $1,192   $32,567,385 7
Jun 27, 1986 11 $1,147,410 -26% 1,045 $1,098   $34,703,795 8
Jul 4, 1986 14 $773,190 -33% 781 $990   $35,964,985 9
Jul 11, 1986 14 $771,400 n/c 755 $1,022   $37,182,385 10
Jul 18, 1986 15 $640,764 -17% 612 $1,047   $38,206,900 11
Jul 25, 1986 12 $493,104 -23% 498 $990   $39,008,014 12
Aug 1, 1986 14 $315,520 -36% 357 $884   $39,576,260 13
Aug 8, 1986 23 $266,579 -16% 269 $991   $40,072,839 14
Aug 15, 1986 25 $243,122 -9% 257 $946   $40,456,961 15
Aug 22, 1986 28 $136,800 -44% 150 $912   $40,697,761 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1986 1 $6,609,284   1,033 $6,398   $6,609,284 1
May 16, 1986 2 $5,397,746 -18% 1,064 $5,073   $12,007,030 2
May 23, 1986 4 $6,308,345 +17% 1,310 $4,816   $18,315,375 3
May 30, 1986 4 $4,846,463 -23% 1,307 $3,708   $23,161,838 4
Jun 6, 1986 5 $4,591,629 -5% 1,307 $3,513   $27,753,467 5
Jun 13, 1986 7 $3,261,934 -29% 1,307 $2,496   $31,015,401 6
Aug 8, 1986 22 $407,579   269 $1,515   $40,213,839 14
Aug 15, 1986 25 $347,122 -15% 257 $1,351   $40,560,961 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,584 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,911 $40,697,761
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 21 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,777 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,038 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 348 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 622 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $40,697,761
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 8 $40,697,761