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The Land Before TimeFollow

1988 • G • 1h 9m • Adventure, Animation, Drama • Universal Pictures

It is the dawn of time, the land of the dinosaur. Lost and alone, Littlefoot and his friends are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.

🍅 65% 79% MC 66 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$48.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$82.50M
$33.90M international
Domestic legs6.5x
Budget$12.3M
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Cast & crew

Directed byDon Bluth ScreenplayStu Krieger Produced byDon Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy MusicJames Horner Prod. DesignDon Bluth StarringGabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Will Ryan, Judith Barsi, Helen Shaver, Pat Hingle StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 18-20 1 $7.5M — 1,395 $5,395 $7.5M
2 Nov 25-27 2 $8.1M +7.8% 1,410 $5,755 $18.5M
3 Dec 2-4 4 $3.5M −56.4% 1,403 $2,520 $23.1M
4 Dec 9-11 6 $2.1M −39.3% 1,384 $1,550 $26.0M
5 Dec 16-18 8 $1.5M −29.5% 1,326 $1,140 $27.9M
6 Dec 23-25 10 $2.0M +35.2% 1,395 $1,465 $31.3M
7 Dec 30-Jan 1 8 $3.7M +82.3% 1,414 $2,635 $38.0M
8 Jan 6-8 11 $1.3M −64.3% 1,303 $1,020 $39.7M
9 Jan 13-15 12 $994.4K −25.2% 1,111 $895 $41.0M
10 Jan 20-22 11 $777.7K −21.8% 1,144 $679 $42.2M
11 Jan 27-29 16 $655.7K −15.7% 1,041 $629 $43.0M
12 Feb 3-5 11 $485.8K −25.9% 917 $529 $43.6M
13 Feb 10-12 11 $307.2K −36.8% 768 $400 $43.9M
14 Feb 17-19 11 $432.0K +40.6% 640 $675 $44.4M
15 Feb 24-26 11 $247.0K −42.8% 588 $420 $44.7M
16 Mar 3-5 11 $159.3K −35.5% 490 $325 $45.0M
17 Mar 10-12 11 $129.0K −19.0% 430 $300 $45.1M
18 Mar 17-19 11 $117.3K −9.1% 460 $255 $45.2M
19 Mar 24-26 11 $282.3K +140.7% 459 $615 $45.5M
20 Mar 31-Apr 2 12 $119.8K −57.6% 247 $485 $45.7M
21 Apr 7-9 18 $108.7K −9.3% 209 $520 $45.8M
22 Apr 14-16 11 $127.5K +17.3% 170 $750 $45.9M
23 Apr 21-23 20 $78.8K −38.2% 101 $780 $46.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $777.7K
$7.5M
$8.1M
$3.5M
$2.1M
$1.5M
$2.0M
$3.7M
$1.3M
$994.4K
$777.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.8%
+7.8%
W1→2
−56.4%
W2→3
−39.3%
W3→4
−29.5%
W4→5
+35.2%
W5→6
+82.3%
W6→7
−64.3%
W7→8
−25.2%
W8→9
−21.8%
W9→10
Steepest −64.3%Biggest gain +82.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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