Volunteers (1985)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,875,740Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,184,360 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,355,064

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,853 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,492 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 801 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,046 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,650 $19,875,740

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Thailand, 1960s, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Commies, Peace Corps
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Silverscreen Partners
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $9,697,943 Aug 30, 1985 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,853 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,719 $60,355,064
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 806 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 801 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 20 $19,875,740

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 2 $5,184,360   1,560 $3,323   $5,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $3,591,142 -31% 1,468 $2,446   $10,775,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 5 $3,046,699 -15% 1,123 $2,713   $14,540,201 3
Sep 6, 1985 5 $1,606,392 -47% 999 $1,608   $16,584,835 4
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,086,864 -32% 764 $1,423   $17,864,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $672,718 -38% 631 $1,066   $18,727,557 6
Sep 27, 1985 19 $260,499 -61% 403 $646   $19,151,554 7
Oct 4, 1985 18 $199,732 -23% 334 $598   $19,432,868 8
Oct 11, 1985 20 $102,880 -48% 192 $536   $19,637,863 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $57,600 -44% 144 $400   $19,812,315 10
Oct 25, 1985 25 $48,510 -16% 98 $495   $19,875,740 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 3 $7,184,360   1,560 $4,605   $7,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $4,309,142 -40% 1,468 $2,935   $11,493,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 6 $3,484,941 -19% 1,123 $3,103   $14,978,443 3
Sep 6, 1985 7 $1,799,532 -48% 999 $1,801   $16,777,975 4
Sep 13, 1985 7 $1,276,864 -29% 764 $1,671   $18,054,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $836,216 -35% 631 $1,325   $18,891,055 6
Sep 27, 1985 16 $342,081 -59% 403 $849   $19,233,136 7
Oct 4, 1985 16 $301,847 -12% 334 $904   $19,534,983 8
Oct 11, 1985 19 $219,732 -27% 192 $1,144   $19,754,715 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $72,515 -67% 144 $504   $19,827,230 10

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks Lawrence Bourne III
Rita Wilson Beth Wexler
John Candy Tom Tuttle from Tacoma

Supporting Cast

Tim Thomerson John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe At Toon
George Plimpton Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada Chung Mee
Shakti Kapoor Lucille
Clyde Kusatsu Souvanna
Jude Mussetter Bootsy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka Cicero
Allan Arbus Albert Bordonaro
Xander Berkeley Kent Sutcliffe
Harry Yorku Ai Po
Virginia Kiser Evelyn Bourne
Duncan Ross Noble
Toru Tanaka Sumo Guard
Guillermo Del Rio Sumo Guard
Jacqueline Evans Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual Tammy
Phillip Guilmant Yale President
Chick Hearn Announcer
Carlos Romano Beatty
Lonnie Wun Sumo Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Meyer Director
Richard Shepherd Producer
Walter F. Parkes Producer
Keith Critchlow Story Creator
Ken Levine Screenwriter
David Isaacs Screenwriter
Ric Waite Director of Photography
Ronald Roose Editor
James Horner Composer
Theodore R. Parvin Associate Producer
Elie Cohn Assistant Director
Jesus Marin Assistant Director (Mexico)
John Langley Bridge Building Sequence
David Burton Morris Yale Commencement Sequence
Harvey Keith Chung Mee Sequence
Ricardo Frera Mexico
James Schoppe Production Designer
Jose Rodriguez Granada Art Director
Macedonio Ramos Set Decorator
Jack N. Green Additional Photography
Steven Polivka Editor
Claude Hitchcock Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass Re-recording Mixer
Gary Alexander Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen Sound Editor
Randy Kelley Sound Editor
Elliott L. Koretz Sound Editor
Dan Rich Sound Editor
Else Blangsted Music Editor
Del Armstrong Make up
Dione Taylor Hairstylist
Joyce Robinson Casting Director
Penny Ellers Casting Director
B.J. Davis Stunt Coordinator

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:$5,184,360 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,560 opening theaters/1,560 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,355,064

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,853 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,492 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 801 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,046 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,650 $19,875,740

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 16th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Thailand, 1960s, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Commies, Peace Corps
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films, Silverscreen Partners
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $9,697,943 Aug 30, 1985 17

Leading Cast

Tom Hanks Lawrence Bourne III
Rita Wilson Beth Wexler
John Candy Tom Tuttle from Tacoma

Supporting Cast

Tim Thomerson John Reynolds
Gedde Watanabe At Toon
George Plimpton Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Ernest Harada Chung Mee
Shakti Kapoor Lucille
Clyde Kusatsu Souvanna
Jude Mussetter Bootsy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka Cicero
Allan Arbus Albert Bordonaro
Xander Berkeley Kent Sutcliffe
Harry Yorku Ai Po
Virginia Kiser Evelyn Bourne
Duncan Ross Noble
Toru Tanaka Sumo Guard
Guillermo Del Rio Sumo Guard
Jacqueline Evans Aunt Eunice
Pamela Gual Tammy
Phillip Guilmant Yale President
Chick Hearn Announcer
Carlos Romano Beatty
Lonnie Wun Sumo Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Meyer Director
Richard Shepherd Producer
Walter F. Parkes Producer
Keith Critchlow Story Creator
Ken Levine Screenwriter
David Isaacs Screenwriter
Ric Waite Director of Photography
Ronald Roose Editor
James Horner Composer
Theodore R. Parvin Associate Producer
Elie Cohn Assistant Director
Jesus Marin Assistant Director (Mexico)
John Langley Bridge Building Sequence
David Burton Morris Yale Commencement Sequence
Harvey Keith Chung Mee Sequence
Ricardo Frera Mexico
James Schoppe Production Designer
Jose Rodriguez Granada Art Director
Macedonio Ramos Set Decorator
Jack N. Green Additional Photography
Steven Polivka Editor
Claude Hitchcock Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Robert J. Glass Re-recording Mixer
Gary Alexander Re-recording Mixer
Lon Bender Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman Supervising Sound Editor
Terry Allen Sound Editor
Randy Kelley Sound Editor
Elliott L. Koretz Sound Editor
Dan Rich Sound Editor
Else Blangsted Music Editor
Del Armstrong Make up
Dione Taylor Hairstylist
Joyce Robinson Casting Director
Penny Ellers Casting Director
B.J. Davis Stunt Coordinator

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,853 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,719 $60,355,064
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,221 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 806 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,377 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 389 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 801 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $19,875,740
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 20 $19,875,740

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 2 $5,184,360   1,560 $3,323   $5,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $3,591,142 -31% 1,468 $2,446   $10,775,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 5 $3,046,699 -15% 1,123 $2,713   $14,540,201 3
Sep 6, 1985 5 $1,606,392 -47% 999 $1,608   $16,584,835 4
Sep 13, 1985 5 $1,086,864 -32% 764 $1,423   $17,864,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $672,718 -38% 631 $1,066   $18,727,557 6
Sep 27, 1985 19 $260,499 -61% 403 $646   $19,151,554 7
Oct 4, 1985 18 $199,732 -23% 334 $598   $19,432,868 8
Oct 11, 1985 20 $102,880 -48% 192 $536   $19,637,863 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $57,600 -44% 144 $400   $19,812,315 10
Oct 25, 1985 25 $48,510 -16% 98 $495   $19,875,740 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 16, 1985 3 $7,184,360   1,560 $4,605   $7,184,360 1
Aug 23, 1985 4 $4,309,142 -40% 1,468 $2,935   $11,493,502 2
Aug 30, 1985 6 $3,484,941 -19% 1,123 $3,103   $14,978,443 3
Sep 6, 1985 7 $1,799,532 -48% 999 $1,801   $16,777,975 4
Sep 13, 1985 7 $1,276,864 -29% 764 $1,671   $18,054,839 5
Sep 20, 1985 12 $836,216 -35% 631 $1,325   $18,891,055 6
Sep 27, 1985 16 $342,081 -59% 403 $849   $19,233,136 7
Oct 4, 1985 16 $301,847 -12% 334 $904   $19,534,983 8
Oct 11, 1985 19 $219,732 -27% 192 $1,144   $19,754,715 9
Oct 18, 1985 24 $72,515 -67% 144 $504   $19,827,230 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,492 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,685 $19,875,740
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,031 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,761 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 582 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,046 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,650 $19,875,740
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony/TriStar Movies 21 $19,875,740