The Black Cauldron (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,288,692Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,180,110 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,276 opening theaters/1,276 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,645,655

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1985 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 10th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images. Rating for 1998 film released from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Mouse Detective
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Development Hell, Cult Movie, Royalty, Good vs. Evil, Self-sacrifice, Animal Lead, Missing Pet, Rescue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $4,180,110   1,276 $3,276   $5,404,342 1
Aug 2, 1985 5 $3,072,085 -27% 1,252 $2,454   $11,513,298 2
Aug 9, 1985 11 $1,686,201 -45% 706 $2,388   $15,377,546 3
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,077,688 -36% 672 $1,604   $17,715,547 4
Aug 23, 1985 15 $919,505 -15% 609 $1,510   $19,466,359 5
Aug 30, 1985 21 $621,320 -32% 574 $1,082   $20,656,497 6
Sep 6, 1985 25 $214,695 -65% 263 $816   $20,974,258 7
Sep 13, 1985 26 $96,400 -55% 172 $560   $21,114,946 8
Sep 20, 1985 25 $87,582 -9% 162 $541   $21,236,919 9
Sep 27, 1985 30 $29,708 -66% 57 $521   $21,288,692 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $7,216,981   1,276 $5,656   $8,441,213 2
Aug 2, 1985 5 $5,250,132 -27% 1,252 $4,193   $13,691,345 3
Aug 9, 1985 10 $2,946,514 -44% 706 $4,174   $16,637,859 4
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,908,995 -35% 672 $2,841   $18,546,854 5
Aug 23, 1985 15 $1,488,323 -22% 609 $2,444   $20,035,177 6
Aug 30, 1985 23 $724,386 -51% 574 $1,262   $20,759,563 7
Sep 6, 1985 23 $258,983 -64% 263 $985   $21,018,546 8
Sep 13, 1985 24 $130,791 -49% 172 $760   $21,149,337 9
Sep 20, 1985 21 $109,647 -16% 162 $677   $21,258,984 10

Uncategorized

John Hurt The Horned King
Freddie Jones Dallben
John Huston Narrator
Nigel Hawthorne Fflewddur Fflam

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Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman Director
Richard Rich Director
Ted Berman Screenwriter
Vance Gerry Screenwriter
Joe Hale Screenwriter
David Jonas Screenwriter
Roy Morita Screenwriter
Richard Rich Screenwriter
Art Stevens Screenwriter
Al Wilson Screenwriter
Peter Young Screenwriter
Lloyd Alexander Story Creator
Joe Hale Producer
Don Hahn Production Manager

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,180,110 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,276 opening theaters/1,276 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,645,655

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


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iTunes:iTunes
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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 24th, 1985 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 10th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images. Rating for 1998 film released from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Great Mouse Detective
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Adventure, Development Hell, Cult Movie, Royalty, Good vs. Evil, Self-sacrifice, Animal Lead, Missing Pet, Rescue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Uncategorized

John Hurt The Horned King
Freddie Jones Dallben
John Huston Narrator
Nigel Hawthorne Fflewddur Fflam

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman Director
Richard Rich Director
Ted Berman Screenwriter
Vance Gerry Screenwriter
Joe Hale Screenwriter
David Jonas Screenwriter
Roy Morita Screenwriter
Richard Rich Screenwriter
Art Stevens Screenwriter
Al Wilson Screenwriter
Peter Young Screenwriter
Lloyd Alexander Story Creator
Joe Hale Producer
Don Hahn Production Manager

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $4,180,110   1,276 $3,276   $5,404,342 1
Aug 2, 1985 5 $3,072,085 -27% 1,252 $2,454   $11,513,298 2
Aug 9, 1985 11 $1,686,201 -45% 706 $2,388   $15,377,546 3
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,077,688 -36% 672 $1,604   $17,715,547 4
Aug 23, 1985 15 $919,505 -15% 609 $1,510   $19,466,359 5
Aug 30, 1985 21 $621,320 -32% 574 $1,082   $20,656,497 6
Sep 6, 1985 25 $214,695 -65% 263 $816   $20,974,258 7
Sep 13, 1985 26 $96,400 -55% 172 $560   $21,114,946 8
Sep 20, 1985 25 $87,582 -9% 162 $541   $21,236,919 9
Sep 27, 1985 30 $29,708 -66% 57 $521   $21,288,692 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 1985 3 $7,216,981   1,276 $5,656   $8,441,213 2
Aug 2, 1985 5 $5,250,132 -27% 1,252 $4,193   $13,691,345 3
Aug 9, 1985 10 $2,946,514 -44% 706 $4,174   $16,637,859 4
Aug 16, 1985 15 $1,908,995 -35% 672 $2,841   $18,546,854 5
Aug 23, 1985 15 $1,488,323 -22% 609 $2,444   $20,035,177 6
Aug 30, 1985 23 $724,386 -51% 574 $1,262   $20,759,563 7
Sep 6, 1985 23 $258,983 -64% 263 $985   $21,018,546 8
Sep 13, 1985 24 $130,791 -49% 172 $760   $21,149,337 9
Sep 20, 1985 21 $109,647 -16% 162 $677   $21,258,984 10