Papillon (1973)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,267,000Details
International Box Office $25,989Details
Worldwide Box Office $53,292,989
OpusData ID: 10100100
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Metrics

Legs:29.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $53,267,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) 24,885 $25,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $53,292,989

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1973 (Wide) by Allied Artists
International Releases: September 7th, 1974 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 31st, 2025 (Limited), released as Papillon (パピヨン) (Japan)
Video Release: May 31st, 2005 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 150 minutes
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Keywords: Prison, Biography, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,351 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 405 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 248 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 447 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 1 $53,267,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1973 1 $1,800,000   0     $0 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 1/31/2025 $0000$0
South Korea 9/7/1974 $0 0 0 0 $25,989 5/15/2018
 
International Total$25,989 5/15/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) 24,885 $25,989
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,301-23,400) 23,346 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,430 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,301-21,400) 21,387 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,478 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,313 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,179 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 3 $25,989

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,424 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 648 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 1 $53,292,989

Leading Cast

Steve McQueen    Henri "Papillon" Charierre
Dustin Hoffman    Louis Dega

Uncategorized

Val Avery    Pascal
Richard Farnsworth    Manhunter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 24th, 2011

May 24th, 2011

While we have two first run releases coming out this week, the number one seller according to Amazon.com is a specialty release, and the bulk of the interesting titles are Blu-ray catalog releases. Granted, one of the first run releases nearly hit $100 million at the box office, but this is still a really bad sign in terms of overall sales. As far as the best of the best, that's a race between The Kids in the Hall: Complete Series Megaset and Platoon on Blu-ray. I'm going with the former for Pick of the Week, but make sure to check the price, as buying Death Comes to Town and the old Megaset might be cheaper. More...


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Metrics

Legs:29.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $53,267,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) 24,885 $25,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $53,292,989

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 1973 (Wide) by Allied Artists
International Releases: September 7th, 1974 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 31st, 2025 (Limited), released as Papillon (パピヨン) (Japan)
Video Release: May 31st, 2005 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 150 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Prison, Biography, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Steve McQueen    Henri "Papillon" Charierre
Dustin Hoffman    Louis Dega

Uncategorized

Val Avery    Pascal
Richard Farnsworth    Manhunter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 24th, 2011

May 24th, 2011

While we have two first run releases coming out this week, the number one seller according to Amazon.com is a specialty release, and the bulk of the interesting titles are Blu-ray catalog releases. Granted, one of the first run releases nearly hit $100 million at the box office, but this is still a really bad sign in terms of overall sales. As far as the best of the best, that's a race between The Kids in the Hall: Complete Series Megaset and Platoon on Blu-ray. I'm going with the former for Pick of the Week, but make sure to check the price, as buying Death Comes to Town and the old Megaset might be cheaper. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,351 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 405 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,450 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 248 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 447 $53,267,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 1 $53,267,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1973 1 $1,800,000   0     $0 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Japan 1/31/2025 $0000$0
South Korea 9/7/1974 $0 0 0 0 $25,989 5/15/2018
 
International Total$25,989 5/15/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) 24,885 $25,989
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,301-23,400) 23,346 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,430 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 21,301-21,400) 21,387 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,478 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,313 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,179 $25,989
All Time International Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 3 $25,989

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,424 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 648 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,581 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 594 $53,292,989
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Allied Artists Movies 1 $53,292,989