Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,579,163Details
OpusData ID: 12740100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,049,568 (20.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,788 opening theaters/1,788 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,851,841

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,208 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,561 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 603 $43,579,163

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 21st, 1986 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 83 minutes
Franchise: Police Academy
Comparisons: vs. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Police life, Beat Cops, Corrupt Cops, Government Corruption, Epilogue, Heist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 174 $5,750,986 Mar 28, 1986 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 96 $18,276,044 Mar 28, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,208 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $132,851,841
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 513 $43,579,163
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 17 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,825 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,049 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 370 $43,579,163

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 21, 1986 1 $9,049,568   1,788 $5,061   $9,049,568 1
Mar 28, 1986 1 $5,750,986 -36% 1,788 $3,216   $18,417,043 2
Apr 4, 1986 1 $5,089,751 -11% 1,770 $2,876   $25,990,119 3
Apr 11, 1986 2 $3,469,858 -32% 1,715 $2,023   $30,654,609 4
Apr 18, 1986 4 $2,372,540 -32% 1,490 $1,592   $33,909,877 5
Apr 25, 1986 4 $1,821,577 -23% 1,360 $1,339   $36,448,382 6
May 2, 1986 5 $1,335,178 -27% 1,103 $1,210   $38,270,656 7
May 9, 1986 11 $789,449 -41% 859 $919   $39,374,025 8
May 16, 1986 7 $717,836 -9% 781 $919   $40,327,615 9
May 23, 1986 7 $788,281 +10% 784 $1,005   $41,383,014 10
May 30, 1986 11 $478,665 -39% 525 $912   $42,223,193 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 21, 1986 1 $12,666,057   1,788 $7,084   $12,666,057 1
Mar 28, 1986 1 $8,234,311 -35% 1,788 $4,605   $20,900,368 2
Apr 4, 1986 1 $6,284,383 -24% 1,770 $3,550   $27,184,751 3
Apr 11, 1986 2 $4,352,586 -31% 1,715 $2,538   $31,537,337 4
Apr 18, 1986 4 $3,089,468 -29% 1,490 $2,073   $34,626,805 5
Apr 25, 1986 4 $2,308,673 -25% 1,360 $1,698   $36,935,478 6
May 2, 1986 5 $1,649,098 -29% 1,103 $1,495   $38,584,576 7
May 9, 1986 10 $1,025,203 -38% 859 $1,193   $39,609,779 8
May 16, 1986 6 $984,954 -4% 781 $1,261   $40,594,733 9
May 23, 1986 7 $1,149,795 +17% 784 $1,467   $41,744,528 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Steve Guttenberg    Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith    Sgt. Moses Hightower
David Graf    Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow    Sgt. Larvell Jones
Marion Ramsey    Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Leslie Easterbrook    Lt. Debbie Callahan
Art Metrano    Cmndt. Mauser
Tim Kazurinsky    Cadet Sweetchuck
Bobcat Goldthwait    Cadet Zed
George Gaynes    Cmndt. Eric Lassard, Midcity Police Academy

Supporting Cast

Shawn Weatherly    Cadet Karen Adams

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Paris    Director
Paul Maslansky    Producer
Gene Quintano    Screenwriter
Robert Folk    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,049,568 (20.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,788 opening theaters/1,788 max. theaters, 7.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,851,841

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,208 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,561 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 603 $43,579,163

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 21st, 1986 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: August 2nd, 1993 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 83 minutes
Franchise: Police Academy
Comparisons: vs. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Police life, Beat Cops, Corrupt Cops, Government Corruption, Epilogue, Heist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 174 $5,750,986 Mar 28, 1986 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 96 $18,276,044 Mar 28, 1986 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Steve Guttenberg    Carey Mahoney
Bubba Smith    Sgt. Moses Hightower
David Graf    Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry
Michael Winslow    Sgt. Larvell Jones
Marion Ramsey    Sgt. Laverne Hooks
Leslie Easterbrook    Lt. Debbie Callahan
Art Metrano    Cmndt. Mauser
Tim Kazurinsky    Cadet Sweetchuck
Bobcat Goldthwait    Cadet Zed
George Gaynes    Cmndt. Eric Lassard, Midcity Police Academy

Supporting Cast

Shawn Weatherly    Cadet Karen Adams

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Paris    Director
Paul Maslansky    Producer
Gene Quintano    Screenwriter
Robert Folk    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,208 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $132,851,841
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 513 $43,579,163
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 17 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,825 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,049 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 540 $43,579,163
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 370 $43,579,163

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 21, 1986 1 $9,049,568   1,788 $5,061   $9,049,568 1
Mar 28, 1986 1 $5,750,986 -36% 1,788 $3,216   $18,417,043 2
Apr 4, 1986 1 $5,089,751 -11% 1,770 $2,876   $25,990,119 3
Apr 11, 1986 2 $3,469,858 -32% 1,715 $2,023   $30,654,609 4
Apr 18, 1986 4 $2,372,540 -32% 1,490 $1,592   $33,909,877 5
Apr 25, 1986 4 $1,821,577 -23% 1,360 $1,339   $36,448,382 6
May 2, 1986 5 $1,335,178 -27% 1,103 $1,210   $38,270,656 7
May 9, 1986 11 $789,449 -41% 859 $919   $39,374,025 8
May 16, 1986 7 $717,836 -9% 781 $919   $40,327,615 9
May 23, 1986 7 $788,281 +10% 784 $1,005   $41,383,014 10
May 30, 1986 11 $478,665 -39% 525 $912   $42,223,193 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 21, 1986 1 $12,666,057   1,788 $7,084   $12,666,057 1
Mar 28, 1986 1 $8,234,311 -35% 1,788 $4,605   $20,900,368 2
Apr 4, 1986 1 $6,284,383 -24% 1,770 $3,550   $27,184,751 3
Apr 11, 1986 2 $4,352,586 -31% 1,715 $2,538   $31,537,337 4
Apr 18, 1986 4 $3,089,468 -29% 1,490 $2,073   $34,626,805 5
Apr 25, 1986 4 $2,308,673 -25% 1,360 $1,698   $36,935,478 6
May 2, 1986 5 $1,649,098 -29% 1,103 $1,495   $38,584,576 7
May 9, 1986 10 $1,025,203 -38% 859 $1,193   $39,609,779 8
May 16, 1986 6 $984,954 -4% 781 $1,261   $40,594,733 9
May 23, 1986 7 $1,149,795 +17% 784 $1,467   $41,744,528 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,561 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 709 $43,579,163
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 17 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,863 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,020 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,787 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 603 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 658 $43,579,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $43,579,163