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The NeverEnding StoryFollow

1984 • PG • 1h 34m • Adventure, Family, Fantasy • Warner Bros.

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

🍅 84% 81% MC 49 LB 3.63 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$21.30M
Final
Domestic legs4.9x
Budget$27M
1984 rank#50
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Cast & crew

Directed byWolfgang Petersen ScreenplayWolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel Produced byBernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler CinematographyJost Vacano Music byKlaus Doldinger, Giorgio Moroder StarringNoah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Alan Oppenheimer StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 20-22 4 $4.3M — 950 $4,553 $4.3M
2 Jul 27-29 6 $3.3M −23.7% 950 $3,475 $10.0M
3 Aug 3-5 7 $2.3M −31.8% 891 $2,526 $14.1M
4 Aug 10-12 10 $1.3M −40.9% 719 $1,850 $16.8M
5 Aug 17-19 16 $627.1K −52.9% 367 $1,709 $18.2M
6 Aug 24-26 17 $562.6K −10.3% 449 $1,253 $19.2M
7 Aug 31-Sep 2 18 $655.4K +16.5% 385 $1,702 $20.2M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $655.4K
$4.3M
$3.3M
$2.3M
$1.3M
$627.1K
$562.6K
$655.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · +16.5%
−23.7%
W1→2
−31.8%
W2→3
−40.9%
W3→4
−52.9%
W4→5
−10.3%
W5→6
+16.5%
W6→7
Steepest −52.9%Biggest gain +16.5%

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