Tarzan, The Ape Man (1981)

Tarzan, The Ape Man
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,565,000Details
OpusData ID: 15530100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,700,809 (18.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:930 opening theaters/1,113 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,759,039

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,990 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 818 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,230 $36,565,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 106 minutes
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, 1910s, Kidnap, Rescue, Family Affair
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,124 $148,759,039
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $36,565,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 14 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 571 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,189 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 818 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 63 $36,565,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 1 $6,700,809   930 $7,205   $6,700,809 1
Jul 31, 1981 3 $4,386,721 -35% 1,050 $4,178   $14,585,076 2
Aug 7, 1981 3 $3,372,735 -23% 1,113 $3,030   $20,428,716 3
Aug 14, 1981 8 $2,058,645 -39% 825 $2,495   $24,274,951 4
Aug 21, 1981 10 $1,414,686 -31% 690 $2,050   $26,785,103 5
Sep 4, 1981 14 $550,000   464 $1,185   $30,920,417 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 1 $10,198,355   930 $10,966   $10,198,355 1
Jul 31, 1981 3 $6,857,626 -33% 1,050 $6,531   $17,055,981 2
Aug 7, 1981 4 $5,160,325 -25% 1,113 $4,636   $22,216,306 3
Aug 14, 1981 7 $3,154,111 -39% 825 $3,823   $25,370,417 4

Leading Cast

Bo Derek    Jane
Richard Harris    Parker
Miles O'Keefe    Tarzan

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Derek    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,700,809 (18.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:930 opening theaters/1,113 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,759,039

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,990 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 818 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,230 $36,565,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Alpha
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, 1910s, Kidnap, Rescue, Family Affair
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Bo Derek    Jane
Richard Harris    Parker
Miles O'Keefe    Tarzan

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Derek    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,124 $148,759,039
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $36,565,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 14 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 571 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,189 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 818 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 63 $36,565,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 1 $6,700,809   930 $7,205   $6,700,809 1
Jul 31, 1981 3 $4,386,721 -35% 1,050 $4,178   $14,585,076 2
Aug 7, 1981 3 $3,372,735 -23% 1,113 $3,030   $20,428,716 3
Aug 14, 1981 8 $2,058,645 -39% 825 $2,495   $24,274,951 4
Aug 21, 1981 10 $1,414,686 -31% 690 $2,050   $26,785,103 5
Sep 4, 1981 14 $550,000   464 $1,185   $30,920,417 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 1 $10,198,355   930 $10,966   $10,198,355 1
Jul 31, 1981 3 $6,857,626 -33% 1,050 $6,531   $17,055,981 2
Aug 7, 1981 4 $5,160,325 -25% 1,113 $4,636   $22,216,306 3
Aug 14, 1981 7 $3,154,111 -39% 825 $3,823   $25,370,417 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,990 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,239 $36,565,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 18 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 815 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,428 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 656 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,230 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 88 $36,565,000