Tarzan, The Ape Man (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,565,000Details
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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 $141,788,014

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,517 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,804 $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
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,517 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,096 $141,788,014
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,998 $36,565,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 14 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 522 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,125 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $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 3,801-3,900) 3,804 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,123 $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 701-800) 732 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,244 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 88 $36,565,000

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Richard Harris Parker
Bo Derek Jane
Miles O'Keefe Tarzan

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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 $141,788,014

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,517 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,804 $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
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
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

Uncategorized

Richard Harris Parker
Bo Derek Jane
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) 2,517 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,096 $141,788,014
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,998 $36,565,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 14 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 522 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,125 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $36,565,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 479 $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 3,801-3,900) 3,804 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,123 $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 701-800) 732 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,244 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $36,565,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 88 $36,565,000