The Buddy System (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,820,049Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$524,627 (28.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:190 opening theaters/190 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,839,321

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,181 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,520 $1,820,049

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 20th, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
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 8,101-8,200) 8,181 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,707 $5,839,321
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,317 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,221 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,315 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,327 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,954 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 641 $1,820,049

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 1984 16 $524,627   190 $2,761   $524,627 1
Jan 27, 1984 20 $373,069 -29% 186 $2,006   $1,032,987 2
Feb 3, 1984 22 $231,775 -38% 128 $1,811   $1,346,595 3
Feb 10, 1984 24 $97,991 -58% 80 $1,225   $1,495,199 4
Feb 17, 1984 26 $24,774 -75% 21 $1,180   $1,545,916 5
Feb 24, 1984 25 $20,002 -19% 42 $476   $1,571,442 6
Mar 2, 1984 28 $32,809 +64% 48 $684   $1,610,914 7
Mar 9, 1984 26 $100,855 +207% 154 $655   $1,721,081 8
Mar 16, 1984 26 $14,678 -85% 45 $326   $1,770,013 9
Mar 23, 1984 26 $12,527 -15% 12 $1,044   $1,791,033 10
Mar 30, 1984 27 $13,983 +12% 19 $736   $1,810,637 11
Apr 6, 1984 29 $5,247 -62% 4 $1,312   $1,820,049 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 1984 16 $659,918   190 $3,473   $659,918 1
Jan 27, 1984 18 $454,902 -31% 186 $2,446   $1,114,820 2
Feb 3, 1984 22 $282,388 -38% 128 $2,206   $1,397,208 3
Feb 10, 1984 21 $123,934 -56% 80 $1,549   $1,521,142 4
Feb 17, 1984 25 $30,298 -76% 21 $1,443   $1,551,440 5
Feb 24, 1984 23 $26,665 -12% 42 $635   $1,578,105 6
Mar 2, 1984 25 $42,121 +58% 48 $878   $1,620,226 7
Mar 9, 1984 23 $135,109 +221% 154 $877   $1,755,335 8
Mar 16, 1984 24 $23,171 -83% 45 $515   $1,778,506 9
Mar 23, 1984 24 $18,148 -22% 12 $1,512   $1,796,654 10
Mar 30, 1984 26 $18,148 n/c 19 $955   $1,814,802 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,520 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,278 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,349 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,591 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,206 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,512 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $1,820,049

Leading Cast

Susan Sarandon Emily

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Wil Wheaton Tim
Richard Dreyfuss Joe
Jean Stapleton Mrs. Price
Nancy Allen Carrie

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$524,627 (28.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:190 opening theaters/190 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,839,321

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,181 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,520 $1,820,049

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 20th, 1984 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Susan Sarandon Emily

Uncategorized

Wil Wheaton Tim
Richard Dreyfuss Joe
Jean Stapleton Mrs. Price
Nancy Allen Carrie

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,181 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,707 $5,839,321
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,317 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,221 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,315 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,327 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,954 $1,820,049
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 641 $1,820,049

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 1984 16 $524,627   190 $2,761   $524,627 1
Jan 27, 1984 20 $373,069 -29% 186 $2,006   $1,032,987 2
Feb 3, 1984 22 $231,775 -38% 128 $1,811   $1,346,595 3
Feb 10, 1984 24 $97,991 -58% 80 $1,225   $1,495,199 4
Feb 17, 1984 26 $24,774 -75% 21 $1,180   $1,545,916 5
Feb 24, 1984 25 $20,002 -19% 42 $476   $1,571,442 6
Mar 2, 1984 28 $32,809 +64% 48 $684   $1,610,914 7
Mar 9, 1984 26 $100,855 +207% 154 $655   $1,721,081 8
Mar 16, 1984 26 $14,678 -85% 45 $326   $1,770,013 9
Mar 23, 1984 26 $12,527 -15% 12 $1,044   $1,791,033 10
Mar 30, 1984 27 $13,983 +12% 19 $736   $1,810,637 11
Apr 6, 1984 29 $5,247 -62% 4 $1,312   $1,820,049 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 20, 1984 16 $659,918   190 $3,473   $659,918 1
Jan 27, 1984 18 $454,902 -31% 186 $2,446   $1,114,820 2
Feb 3, 1984 22 $282,388 -38% 128 $2,206   $1,397,208 3
Feb 10, 1984 21 $123,934 -56% 80 $1,549   $1,521,142 4
Feb 17, 1984 25 $30,298 -76% 21 $1,443   $1,551,440 5
Feb 24, 1984 23 $26,665 -12% 42 $635   $1,578,105 6
Mar 2, 1984 25 $42,121 +58% 48 $878   $1,620,226 7
Mar 9, 1984 23 $135,109 +221% 154 $877   $1,755,335 8
Mar 16, 1984 24 $23,171 -83% 45 $515   $1,778,506 9
Mar 23, 1984 24 $18,148 -22% 12 $1,512   $1,796,654 10
Mar 30, 1984 26 $18,148 n/c 19 $955   $1,814,802 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,520 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,278 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,349 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,591 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,206 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,512 $1,820,049
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $1,820,049