Clash of the Titans (1981)

Clash of the Titans
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,000,000Details
International Box Office $14,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $44,400,000
OpusData ID: 19240100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,580,742 (21.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,050,349

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,078 $30,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $44,400,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 21st, 1994 by MGM Video, released as Clash of the Titans (1981)
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. King Kong Lives
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Keywords: Gods and Goddesses, Remade, Visual Effects, Monster, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Charles H. Schneer Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $8,482,009 Jul 3, 1981 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,078 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $122,050,349
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,479 $30,000,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 24 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 42 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,649 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 701 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 78 $30,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 2 $6,580,742   0     $6,580,742 1
Jun 19, 1981 6 $0 -100% 1,127 $0   $14,091,517 2
Jun 26, 1981 7 $2,468,910   940 $2,627   $19,214,483 3
Jul 3, 1981 8 $2,000,000 -19% 0     $22,000,000 4
Jul 10, 1981 10 $1,627,259 -19% 736 $2,211   $25,150,486 5
Jul 17, 1981 12 $1,095,100 -33% 700 $1,564   $27,668,334 6
Jul 31, 1981 17 $0   0     $29,000,000 8
Aug 7, 1981 22 $0   0     $30,000,000 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 1 $14,091,517   0     $14,091,517 1
Jun 19, 1981 6 $2,654,056 -81% 1,127 $2,355   $16,745,573 2
Jun 26, 1981 9 $3,254,427 +23% 940 $3,462   $20,000,000 3
Jul 3, 1981 7 $3,523,227 +8% 0     $23,523,227 4
Jul 10, 1981 9 $3,050,007 -13% 736 $4,144   $26,573,234 5
Jul 31, 1981 14 $1,000,000   0     $30,000,000 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,592 $14,400,000
Top 1981 Movies at the International Box Office 8 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 67 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,668 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 600 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 65 $14,400,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,809 $44,400,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 12 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 54 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,976 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 652 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 76 $44,400,000

Supporting Cast

Maggie Smith    Thetis

Uncategorized

Pat Roach    Hephaestus
Tim Pigott-Smith    Thallo
Ursula Andress    Aphrodite
Laurence Olivier    Zeus
Burgess Meredith    Ammon

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

Production and Technical Credits

Desmond Davis    Director
Beverley Cross    Screenwriter
Terry Madden    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,580,742 (21.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,050,349

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,078 $30,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $44,400,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: December 21st, 1994 by MGM Video, released as Clash of the Titans (1981)
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. King Kong Lives
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Keywords: Gods and Goddesses, Remade, Visual Effects, Monster, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Charles H. Schneer Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $8,482,009 Jul 3, 1981 24

Supporting Cast

Maggie Smith    Thetis

Uncategorized

Pat Roach    Hephaestus
Tim Pigott-Smith    Thallo
Ursula Andress    Aphrodite
Laurence Olivier    Zeus
Burgess Meredith    Ammon

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

Production and Technical Credits

Desmond Davis    Director
Beverley Cross    Screenwriter
Terry Madden    Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,078 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,472 $122,050,349
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,479 $30,000,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 24 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 42 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,649 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 701 $30,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 78 $30,000,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 2 $6,580,742   0     $6,580,742 1
Jun 19, 1981 6 $0 -100% 1,127 $0   $14,091,517 2
Jun 26, 1981 7 $2,468,910   940 $2,627   $19,214,483 3
Jul 3, 1981 8 $2,000,000 -19% 0     $22,000,000 4
Jul 10, 1981 10 $1,627,259 -19% 736 $2,211   $25,150,486 5
Jul 17, 1981 12 $1,095,100 -33% 700 $1,564   $27,668,334 6
Jul 31, 1981 17 $0   0     $29,000,000 8
Aug 7, 1981 22 $0   0     $30,000,000 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1981 1 $14,091,517   0     $14,091,517 1
Jun 19, 1981 6 $2,654,056 -81% 1,127 $2,355   $16,745,573 2
Jun 26, 1981 9 $3,254,427 +23% 940 $3,462   $20,000,000 3
Jul 3, 1981 7 $3,523,227 +8% 0     $23,523,227 4
Jul 10, 1981 9 $3,050,007 -13% 736 $4,144   $26,573,234 5
Jul 31, 1981 14 $1,000,000   0     $30,000,000 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,592 $14,400,000
Top 1981 Movies at the International Box Office 8 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 67 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,668 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 600 $14,400,000
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 65 $14,400,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,809 $44,400,000
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 12 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies 54 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,976 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 652 $44,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 76 $44,400,000