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1985 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • Warner Bros.

Hold out for Mad Max. This is his greatest adventure.

🍅 80% 49% MC 71 LB 2.98 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$36.20M
Final
Domestic legs5.0x
Budget$10M
1985 rank#24
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Cast & crew

Directed byGeorge Miller, George Ogilvie ScreenplayTerry Hayes, George Miller Produced byGeorge Miller CinematographyDean Semler Music byMaurice Jarre StarringMel Gibson, Tina Turner, Helen Buday, Bruce Spence, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Angry Anderson StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 12-14 2 $7.3M — 1,475 $4,938 $10.3M
2 Jul 19-21 2 $5.4M −26.3% 1,475 $3,642 $19.5M
3 Jul 26-28 4 $3.6M −33.1% 1,412 $2,546 $25.8M
4 Aug 2-4 9 $2.3M −36.7% 1,139 $1,997 $30.0M
5 Aug 9-11 14 $1.4M −40.0% 840 $1,623 $32.6M
6 Aug 16-18 17 $831.2K −39.0% 652 $1,275 $34.2M
7 Aug 23-25 19 $638.4K −23.2% 580 $1,101 $35.3M
8 Aug 30-Sep 1 20 $786.3K +23.2% 442 $1,779 $36.2M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $786.3K
$7.3M
$5.4M
$3.6M
$2.3M
$1.4M
$831.2K
$638.4K
$786.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · +23.2%
−26.3%
W1→2
−33.1%
W2→3
−36.7%
W3→4
−40.0%
W4→5
−39.0%
W5→6
−23.2%
W6→7
+23.2%
W7→8
Steepest −40.0%Biggest gain +23.2%

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