The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,278,575Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$35,000 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/690 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,175,560

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,308 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,537 $10,278,575

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 21st, 1983 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Whitewashed Casting, Genderbending Casting, Romance, Romantic Drama, Set in Indonesia, Investigative Journalist, Military Coup, Political, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Australia

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 370 $6,155,958 Feb 18, 1983 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 29 $22,049 Feb 11, 1983 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 44 $27,398 Feb 4, 1983 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,308 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,898 $35,175,560
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,580 $10,278,575
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,110 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,720 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $10,278,575

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 21, 1983 19 $35,000   1 $35,000   $35,000 1
Jan 28, 1983 18 $28,958 -17% 1 $28,958   $80,616 2
Feb 4, 1983 19 $27,398 -5% 1 $27,398   $121,865 3
Feb 11, 1983 19 $22,049 -20% 1 $22,049   $154,523 4
Feb 18, 1983 12 $1,716,040 +7,683% 690 $2,487   $1,883,408 5
Feb 25, 1983 10 $1,254,256 -27% 679 $1,847   $3,469,305 6
Mar 4, 1983 9 $932,370 -26% 290 $3,215   $4,790,260 7
Mar 11, 1983 12 $802,753 -14% 290 $2,768   $5,859,927 8
Mar 18, 1983 10 $633,623 -21% 290 $2,185   $6,682,442 9
Mar 25, 1983 17 $408,784 -35% 190 $2,151   $7,288,460 10
Apr 1, 1983 18 $320,225 -22% 169 $1,895   $7,721,217 11
Apr 8, 1983 18 $450,332 +41% 385 $1,170   $8,320,093 12
Apr 15, 1983 23 $195,972 -56% 190 $1,031   $8,601,065 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 21, 1983 18 $51,658   1 $51,658   $51,658 1
Jan 28, 1983 17 $42,809 -17% 1 $42,809   $94,467 2
Feb 4, 1983 18 $38,007 -11% 1 $38,007   $132,474 3
Feb 11, 1983 17 $34,894 -8% 1 $34,894   $167,368 4
Feb 18, 1983 12 $2,047,681 +5,768% 690 $2,968   $2,215,049 5
Feb 25, 1983 9 $1,642,841 -20% 679 $2,420   $3,857,890 6
Mar 4, 1983 9 $1,199,284 -27% 290 $4,135   $5,057,174 7
Mar 11, 1983 13 $991,645 -17% 290 $3,419   $6,048,819 8
Mar 18, 1983 12 $830,857 -16% 290 $2,865   $6,879,676 9
Mar 25, 1983 18 $521,316 -37% 190 $2,744   $7,400,992 10
Apr 1, 1983 18 $468,769 -10% 169 $2,774   $7,869,761 11
Apr 8, 1983 19 $535,332 +14% 385 $1,390   $8,405,093 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,537 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,589 $10,278,575
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,547 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 795 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,715 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $10,278,575

Leading Cast

Sigourney Weaver Jill Bryant
Mel Gibson Guy Hamilton

Uncategorized

Linda Hunt Billy Kwan
Michael Murphy Pete Curtis

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Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir Director
David Williamson Screenwriter
Peter Weir Screenwriter
C.J. Koch Screenwriter
C.J. Koch Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$35,000 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/690 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,175,560

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,308 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,537 $10,278,575

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 21st, 1983 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Whitewashed Casting, Genderbending Casting, Romance, Romantic Drama, Set in Indonesia, Investigative Journalist, Military Coup, Political, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Australia

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 370 $6,155,958 Feb 18, 1983 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 29 $22,049 Feb 11, 1983 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 44 $27,398 Feb 4, 1983 17

Leading Cast

Sigourney Weaver Jill Bryant
Mel Gibson Guy Hamilton

Uncategorized

Linda Hunt Billy Kwan
Michael Murphy Pete Curtis

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Weir Director
David Williamson Screenwriter
Peter Weir Screenwriter
C.J. Koch Screenwriter
C.J. Koch Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,308 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,898 $35,175,560
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,580 $10,278,575
Top 1983 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,110 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,720 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $10,278,575
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $10,278,575

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 21, 1983 19 $35,000   1 $35,000   $35,000 1
Jan 28, 1983 18 $28,958 -17% 1 $28,958   $80,616 2
Feb 4, 1983 19 $27,398 -5% 1 $27,398   $121,865 3
Feb 11, 1983 19 $22,049 -20% 1 $22,049   $154,523 4
Feb 18, 1983 12 $1,716,040 +7,683% 690 $2,487   $1,883,408 5
Feb 25, 1983 10 $1,254,256 -27% 679 $1,847   $3,469,305 6
Mar 4, 1983 9 $932,370 -26% 290 $3,215   $4,790,260 7
Mar 11, 1983 12 $802,753 -14% 290 $2,768   $5,859,927 8
Mar 18, 1983 10 $633,623 -21% 290 $2,185   $6,682,442 9
Mar 25, 1983 17 $408,784 -35% 190 $2,151   $7,288,460 10
Apr 1, 1983 18 $320,225 -22% 169 $1,895   $7,721,217 11
Apr 8, 1983 18 $450,332 +41% 385 $1,170   $8,320,093 12
Apr 15, 1983 23 $195,972 -56% 190 $1,031   $8,601,065 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 21, 1983 18 $51,658   1 $51,658   $51,658 1
Jan 28, 1983 17 $42,809 -17% 1 $42,809   $94,467 2
Feb 4, 1983 18 $38,007 -11% 1 $38,007   $132,474 3
Feb 11, 1983 17 $34,894 -8% 1 $34,894   $167,368 4
Feb 18, 1983 12 $2,047,681 +5,768% 690 $2,968   $2,215,049 5
Feb 25, 1983 9 $1,642,841 -20% 679 $2,420   $3,857,890 6
Mar 4, 1983 9 $1,199,284 -27% 290 $4,135   $5,057,174 7
Mar 11, 1983 13 $991,645 -17% 290 $3,419   $6,048,819 8
Mar 18, 1983 12 $830,857 -16% 290 $2,865   $6,879,676 9
Mar 25, 1983 18 $521,316 -37% 190 $2,744   $7,400,992 10
Apr 1, 1983 18 $468,769 -10% 169 $2,774   $7,869,761 11
Apr 8, 1983 19 $535,332 +14% 385 $1,390   $8,405,093 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,537 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,589 $10,278,575
Top 1983 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,547 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 795 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,715 $10,278,575
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $10,278,575