The Manhattan Project (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,900,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $228,942 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $228,942
OpusData ID: 49540100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,503,545 (38.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:827 opening theaters/834 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,889,208

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,303 $3,900,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 13th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 10th, 2016 by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 117 minutes
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Keywords: Techno-Thriller, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,938 $11,889,208
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,344 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,906 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,479 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 601-700) 666 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 609 $3,900,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 1986 9 $1,503,545   827 $1,818   $1,503,545 1
Jun 20, 1986 12 $756,119 -50% 834 $907   $3,019,995 2
Jun 27, 1986 13 $252,460 -67% 324 $779   $3,682,692 3
Jul 4, 1986 23 $53,773 -79% 107 $503   $3,824,433 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,303 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,074 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,398 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,821 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,088 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 996 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $3,900,000

Uncategorized

John Lithgow    Dr. John Mathewson
John Mahoney    Lt. Colonel Conroy (Science Fair)
Cynthia Nixon    Jenny Anderman
Dan Butler    SWAT Team (Medatomics Lab)
Richard Jenkins    Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard    Max (Ithaca)
Jill Eikenberry    Elizabeth Stephens (Ithaca)
Timothy Carhart    Charlie, Relief Guard Medatomic Lab

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marshall Brickman    Director
Thomas Baum    Screenwriter
Marshall Brickman    Screenwriter
Marshall Brickman    Producer
Jennifer Ogden    Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,503,545 (38.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:827 opening theaters/834 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,889,208

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,303 $3,900,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 13th, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 10th, 2016 by Kino Lorber
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. SpaceCamp
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Techno-Thriller, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

John Lithgow    Dr. John Mathewson
John Mahoney    Lt. Colonel Conroy (Science Fair)
Cynthia Nixon    Jenny Anderman
Dan Butler    SWAT Team (Medatomics Lab)
Richard Jenkins    Radiation Controls Officer
Robert Sean Leonard    Max (Ithaca)
Jill Eikenberry    Elizabeth Stephens (Ithaca)
Timothy Carhart    Charlie, Relief Guard Medatomic Lab

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

Production and Technical Credits

Marshall Brickman    Director
Thomas Baum    Screenwriter
Marshall Brickman    Screenwriter
Marshall Brickman    Producer
Jennifer Ogden    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,187 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,938 $11,889,208
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,344 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,906 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,479 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,824 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 601-700) 666 $3,900,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 609 $3,900,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 13, 1986 9 $1,503,545   827 $1,818   $1,503,545 1
Jun 20, 1986 12 $756,119 -50% 834 $907   $3,019,995 2
Jun 27, 1986 13 $252,460 -67% 324 $779   $3,682,692 3
Jul 4, 1986 23 $53,773 -79% 107 $503   $3,824,433 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,303 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,074 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,398 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,821 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,088 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 996 $3,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $3,900,000