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Flight of the Navigator movie poster

Flight of the NavigatorFollow

1986 • PG • 1h 30m • Adventure, Comedy, Family • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

David Freeman is eight years late for dinner, and his family wants to know why. But David's got an absolutely fantastic excuse.

🍅 85% 76% MC 64 LB 3.33 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$18.60M
Final
Domestic legs6.0x
1986 rank#47
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Cast & crew

Paul Reubens Paul Reubens Starring Veronica Cartwright Veronica Cartwright Starring Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker Starring
ScreenplayMatt MacManus, Michael Burton Produced byDimitri Villard, David Joseph, Robert Wald CinematographyJames Glennon MusicAlan Silvestri StudioWalt Disney Studios

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 1-3 9 $3.1M — 952 $3,272 $4.2M
2 Aug 8-10 11 $2.5M −21.0% 1,024 $2,404 $8.6M
3 Aug 15-17 13 $1.5M −37.7% 961 $1,597 $11.6M
4 Aug 22-24 16 $1.1M −27.8% 916 $1,210 $13.8M
5 Aug 29-Sep 1 13 $1.2M +5.9% 901 $1,302 $15.7M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.2M
$3.1M
$2.5M
$1.5M
$1.1M
$1.2M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · +5.9%
−21.0%
W1→2
−37.7%
W2→3
−27.8%
W3→4
+5.9%
W4→5
Steepest −37.7%Biggest gain +5.9%

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