Blow Out (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,747,234Details
International Box Office $1,480Details
Worldwide Box Office $13,748,714
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,000,000 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:708 opening theaters/708 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,307,617

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $13,747,234
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,577 $1,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,706 $13,748,714

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 Filmways Pictures
International Releases: August 5th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Fatal Attraction
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Keywords: Crime Thriller, Movie Maker, Politicians, Sex Scandal, Political, Cover Up, Car Accident
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,031 $53,307,617
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,032 $13,747,234
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 57 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,405 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,214 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,504 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 439 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 3 $13,747,234

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 8 $3,000,000   708 $4,237   $3,000,000 1
Jul 31, 1981 10 $2,200,000 -27% 650 $3,385   $6,200,000 2
Aug 7, 1981 8 $2,000,000 -9% 500 $4,000   $7,800,000 3
Aug 14, 1981 11 $1,450,000 -28% 428 $3,388   $10,000,000 4
Aug 28, 1981 13 $522,000   242 $2,157   $13,747,234 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 8 $4,000,000   708 $5,650   $4,000,000 1
Jul 31, 1981 13 $1,800,000 -55% 650 $2,769   $5,800,000 2
Aug 7, 1981 10 $2,750,000 +53% 500 $5,500   $8,550,000 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 8/5/2021 $754 2 2 4 $1,480 8/5/2024
 
International Total$1,480 8/5/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,577 $1,480
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,101-28,200) 28,152 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,501-17,600) 17,569 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,697 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,498 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,217 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 3 $1,480

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,706 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,791 $13,748,714
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 60 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,506 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,853 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,567 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 4 $13,748,714

Leading Cast

John Travolta Jack

Uncategorized

Dennis Franz Manny Karp
Nancy Allen Sally
John Lithgow Burke

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma Director
Brian De Palma Screenwriter
George Litto Producer
Pino Donaggio Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,000,000 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:708 opening theaters/708 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,307,617

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $13,747,234
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,577 $1,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,706 $13,748,714

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 Filmways Pictures
International Releases: August 5th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Fatal Attraction
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Crime Thriller, Movie Maker, Politicians, Sex Scandal, Political, Cover Up, Car Accident
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

John Travolta Jack

Uncategorized

Dennis Franz Manny Karp
Nancy Allen Sally
John Lithgow Burke

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma Director
Brian De Palma Screenwriter
George Litto Producer
Pino Donaggio Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,031 $53,307,617
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,032 $13,747,234
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 57 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,405 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,214 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,504 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 439 $13,747,234
All Time Domestic Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 3 $13,747,234

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 8 $3,000,000   708 $4,237   $3,000,000 1
Jul 31, 1981 10 $2,200,000 -27% 650 $3,385   $6,200,000 2
Aug 7, 1981 8 $2,000,000 -9% 500 $4,000   $7,800,000 3
Aug 14, 1981 11 $1,450,000 -28% 428 $3,388   $10,000,000 4
Aug 28, 1981 13 $522,000   242 $2,157   $13,747,234 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 24, 1981 8 $4,000,000   708 $5,650   $4,000,000 1
Jul 31, 1981 13 $1,800,000 -55% 650 $2,769   $5,800,000 2
Aug 7, 1981 10 $2,750,000 +53% 500 $5,500   $8,550,000 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 8/5/2021 $754 2 2 4 $1,480 8/5/2024
 
International Total$1,480 8/5/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,577 $1,480
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,101-28,200) 28,152 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,501-17,600) 17,569 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,697 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,498 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,217 $1,480
All Time International Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 3 $1,480

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,706 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,791 $13,748,714
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 60 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,506 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,853 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,567 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $13,748,714
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Filmways Pictures Movies 4 $13,748,714