Real Genius (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,952,019Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,557,180 (19.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:990 opening theaters/990 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,330,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,876 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,877 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,330 $12,952,019

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: 1985 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Back to the Future
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Keywords: College, Child Prodigy, Military Stealing New Invention, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, First Love, Romance, Inventor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,876 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,692 $39,330,356
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,158 $12,952,019
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,474 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,336 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 440 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 982 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 27 $12,952,019

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 7 $2,557,180   990 $2,583   $3,493,585 1
Aug 16, 1985 9 $2,203,206 -14% 956 $2,305   $6,696,791 2
Aug 23, 1985 11 $1,184,505 -46% 609 $1,945   $8,581,296 3
Aug 30, 1985 18 $1,059,300 -11% 480 $2,207   $10,126,984 4
Sep 6, 1985 17 $702,114 -34% 511 $1,374   $10,991,199 5
Sep 13, 1985 16 $572,843 -18% 440 $1,302   $11,696,711 6
Sep 20, 1985 19 $427,942 -25% 378 $1,132   $12,224,653 7
Sep 27, 1985 23 $196,901 -54% 254 $775   $12,511,976 8
Oct 4, 1985 21 $130,834 -34% 209 $626   $12,702,101 9
Oct 11, 1985 22 $87,920 -33% 140 $628   $12,815,021 10
Oct 18, 1985 23 $71,264 -19% 120 $594   $12,896,285 11
Oct 25, 1985 28 $41,884 -41% 74 $566   $12,952,019 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 7 $3,557,180   990 $3,593   $4,493,585 2
Aug 16, 1985 9 $2,903,206 -18% 956 $3,037   $7,396,791 3
Aug 23, 1985 11 $1,670,893 -42% 609 $2,744   $9,067,684 4
Aug 30, 1985 18 $1,221,401 -27% 480 $2,545   $10,289,085 5
Sep 6, 1985 15 $834,783 -32% 511 $1,634   $11,123,868 6
Sep 13, 1985 17 $672,843 -19% 440 $1,529   $11,796,711 7
Sep 20, 1985 16 $518,364 -23% 378 $1,371   $12,315,075 8
Sep 27, 1985 20 $256,192 -51% 254 $1,009   $12,571,267 9
Oct 4, 1985 20 $155,834 -39% 209 $746   $12,727,101 10
Oct 11, 1985 23 $97,920 -37% 140 $699   $12,825,021 11
Oct 18, 1985 22 $85,114 -13% 120 $709   $12,910,135 12

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 202266,080 6,080$139,779$139,7791,916

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Supporting Cast

Ed Lauter David Dekker

Uncategorized

Gabriel Jarret Mitch Taylor
Jon Gries Lazlo Hollyfeld
Val Kilmer Chris Knight
William Atherton Professor Jerry Hathaway
Patti D’Arbanville Sherry Nugil

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martha Coolidge Director
Neal Israel Screenwriter
Pat Proft Screenwriter
Thomas Newman Composer
Janet Hirshenson Casting Director
Jane Jenkins Casting Director
Peter Torokvei* Screenwriter

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

Home Market Releases for May 2nd, 2017

May 2nd, 2017

The Red Turtle

We are officially in the worst time of year on the home market. The last of the major Awards Season players have already come out, but it is still too early for the Spring hits to be released. The competition from May Sweeps and the start of the Summer Blockbuster Season means there’s not a lot here that’s going to do well in DVD / Blu-ray sales. Ironically, the lack of a major release means there are a lot of smaller releases that are competing for Pick of the Week, many of which would be lost in the crowd during a busier time of year. This includes I Am Not Your Negro, The Salesman, Real Genius, and Seven Days in May. In the end, I went with The Red Turtle on DVD or Blu-ray as the Pick of the Week. In the meanwhile, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone on Blu-ray gets the Puck of the Week honor, as the “best” Canadian release of the week. I just wish it were coming out in 3D. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,557,180 (19.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:990 opening theaters/990 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,330,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,876 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,877 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,330 $12,952,019

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


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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
Video Release: 1985 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Back to the Future
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: College, Child Prodigy, Military Stealing New Invention, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, First Love, Romance, Inventor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Ed Lauter David Dekker

Uncategorized

Gabriel Jarret Mitch Taylor
Jon Gries Lazlo Hollyfeld
Val Kilmer Chris Knight
William Atherton Professor Jerry Hathaway
Patti D’Arbanville Sherry Nugil

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martha Coolidge Director
Neal Israel Screenwriter
Pat Proft Screenwriter
Thomas Newman Composer
Janet Hirshenson Casting Director
Jane Jenkins Casting Director
Peter Torokvei* Screenwriter

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

Home Market Releases for May 2nd, 2017

May 2nd, 2017

The Red Turtle

We are officially in the worst time of year on the home market. The last of the major Awards Season players have already come out, but it is still too early for the Spring hits to be released. The competition from May Sweeps and the start of the Summer Blockbuster Season means there’s not a lot here that’s going to do well in DVD / Blu-ray sales. Ironically, the lack of a major release means there are a lot of smaller releases that are competing for Pick of the Week, many of which would be lost in the crowd during a busier time of year. This includes I Am Not Your Negro, The Salesman, Real Genius, and Seven Days in May. In the end, I went with The Red Turtle on DVD or Blu-ray as the Pick of the Week. In the meanwhile, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone on Blu-ray gets the Puck of the Week honor, as the “best” Canadian release of the week. I just wish it were coming out in 3D. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,876 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,692 $39,330,356
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,158 $12,952,019
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,474 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,336 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 440 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,005 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 982 $12,952,019
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 27 $12,952,019

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 7 $2,557,180   990 $2,583   $3,493,585 1
Aug 16, 1985 9 $2,203,206 -14% 956 $2,305   $6,696,791 2
Aug 23, 1985 11 $1,184,505 -46% 609 $1,945   $8,581,296 3
Aug 30, 1985 18 $1,059,300 -11% 480 $2,207   $10,126,984 4
Sep 6, 1985 17 $702,114 -34% 511 $1,374   $10,991,199 5
Sep 13, 1985 16 $572,843 -18% 440 $1,302   $11,696,711 6
Sep 20, 1985 19 $427,942 -25% 378 $1,132   $12,224,653 7
Sep 27, 1985 23 $196,901 -54% 254 $775   $12,511,976 8
Oct 4, 1985 21 $130,834 -34% 209 $626   $12,702,101 9
Oct 11, 1985 22 $87,920 -33% 140 $628   $12,815,021 10
Oct 18, 1985 23 $71,264 -19% 120 $594   $12,896,285 11
Oct 25, 1985 28 $41,884 -41% 74 $566   $12,952,019 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1985 7 $3,557,180   990 $3,593   $4,493,585 2
Aug 16, 1985 9 $2,903,206 -18% 956 $3,037   $7,396,791 3
Aug 23, 1985 11 $1,670,893 -42% 609 $2,744   $9,067,684 4
Aug 30, 1985 18 $1,221,401 -27% 480 $2,545   $10,289,085 5
Sep 6, 1985 15 $834,783 -32% 511 $1,634   $11,123,868 6
Sep 13, 1985 17 $672,843 -19% 440 $1,529   $11,796,711 7
Sep 20, 1985 16 $518,364 -23% 378 $1,371   $12,315,075 8
Sep 27, 1985 20 $256,192 -51% 254 $1,009   $12,571,267 9
Oct 4, 1985 20 $155,834 -39% 209 $746   $12,727,101 10
Oct 11, 1985 23 $97,920 -37% 140 $699   $12,825,021 11
Oct 18, 1985 22 $85,114 -13% 120 $709   $12,910,135 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,877 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,954 $12,952,019
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 65 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,602 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,001 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 515 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,330 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,097 $12,952,019
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 28 $12,952,019

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 18, 202266,080 6,080$139,779$139,7791,916

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.