St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)

St. Elmo’s Fire
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,800,000Details
International Box Office $489Details
Worldwide Box Office $37,800,489
OpusData ID: 14930100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,128,157 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,427,602

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,507 $37,800,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,232 $489
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,913 $37,800,489
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $37,800,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,299 $489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $37,800,489

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 28th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
October 17th, 2025 (Limited) by Sony Pictures (4K Restoration)
International Releases: August 29th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 4th, 1996 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Coming of Age, College, Relationships Gone Wrong, Car Accident, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Channel-Lauren Shuler
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 240 $13,484,459 Jul 5, 1985 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,507 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,494 $120,427,602
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $37,800,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 23 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,106 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,233 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 340 $37,800,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $6,128,157   1,204 $5,090   $6,128,157 1
Jul 5, 1985 6 $4,060,207 -34% 1,207 $3,364   $14,088,021 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $2,915,667 -28% 1,091 $2,672   $19,134,189 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $2,288,553 -22% 920 $2,488   $23,255,788 4
Jul 26, 1985 9 $1,616,020 -29% 754 $2,143   $26,111,818 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $1,346,770 -17% 698 $1,929   $28,549,152 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $963,876 -28% 585 $1,648   $30,276,077 7
Aug 16, 1985 19 $598,625 -38% 453 $1,321   $31,409,141 8
Aug 23, 1985 20 $527,469 -12% 390 $1,352   $32,443,677 9
Aug 30, 1985 23 $603,602 +14% 402 $1,501   $33,355,312 10
Sep 6, 1985 14 $892,644 +48% 710 $1,257   $34,493,638 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $838,886 -6% 727 $1,154   $35,684,706 12
Sep 20, 1985 8 $780,830 -7% 697 $1,120   $36,754,543 13
Sep 27, 1985 13 $468,191 -40% 565 $829   $37,589,817 14
Oct 17, 2025 - $39,388   460 $86   $37,839,388 2,104

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2025 - $11,950     460 $26   $37,811,950 14,722
Oct 18, 2025 - $5,125 -57%   460 $11   $37,817,075 14,723
Oct 19, 2025 - $22,313 +335%   460 $49   $37,839,388 14,724
Oct 20, 2025 - $643 -97%   460 $1   $37,840,031 14,725
Oct 21, 2025 - $12,183 +1,795%   460 $26   $37,852,214 14,726
Oct 22, 2025 - $9,430 -23%   460 $21   $37,861,644 14,727

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $10,027,814   1,204 $8,329   $10,027,814 1
Jul 5, 1985 5 $6,190,708 -38% 1,207 $5,129   $16,218,522 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $4,748,713 -23% 1,091 $4,353   $20,967,235 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $3,528,563 -26% 920 $3,835   $24,495,798 4
Jul 26, 1985 8 $2,706,584 -23% 754 $3,590   $27,202,382 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $2,109,819 -22% 698 $3,023   $29,312,201 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $1,498,315 -29% 585 $2,561   $30,810,516 7
Aug 16, 1985 18 $1,105,692 -26% 453 $2,441   $31,916,208 8
Aug 23, 1985 17 $835,502 -24% 390 $2,142   $32,751,710 9
Aug 30, 1985 22 $849,284 +2% 402 $2,113   $33,600,994 10
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,244,826 +47% 710 $1,753   $34,845,820 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $1,127,893 -9% 727 $1,551   $35,973,713 12
Sep 20, 1985 7 $1,147,913 +2% 697 $1,647   $37,121,626 13
Oct 17, 2025 32 $61,644   460 $134   $37,861,644 2,104

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 8/29/2024 $489 1 1 1 $489 9/4/2024
 
International Total$489 9/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,232 $489
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,501-32,600) 32,580 $489
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,853 $489
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,901-30,000) 29,994 $489
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,104 $489
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,590 $489
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,299 $489
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 607 $489

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,913 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,164 $37,800,489
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,079 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,350 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 759 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $37,800,489

Lead Ensemble Members

Rob Lowe    Billy
Demi Moore    Jules Jacoby
Emilio Estevez    Kirby Keger
Ally Sheedy    Leslie Hunter
Judd Nelson    Alec Newbary
Mare Winningham    Wendy Beamish
Andrew McCarthy    Kevin Dolenz

Supporting Cast

Martin Balsam    Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell    Dale Biberman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Joel Schumacher    Screenwriter
Carl Kurlander    Screenwriter
Ned Tanen    Executive Producer
Bernard Schwartz    Executive Producer
Stephen H. Burum    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
David Foster    Music Supervisor
David Foster    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 7th, 2010

December 6th, 2010

It's the first Tuesday of December, and the last real week with multiple major releases. After this, the next few weeks are rather shallow in terms of first run releases. This week there are a number of titles that are worth adding to you collection, including the Pick of the Week, Inception on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Restrepo is also worthy of consideration for that honor, as was either of the Criterion Collection releases, Cronos and Videodrome. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,128,157 (16.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,204 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,427,602

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,507 $37,800,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,232 $489
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,913 $37,800,489
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $37,800,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,299 $489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $37,800,489

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 28th, 1985 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
October 17th, 2025 (Limited) by Sony Pictures (4K Restoration)
International Releases: August 29th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 4th, 1996 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Coming of Age, College, Relationships Gone Wrong, Car Accident, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Channel-Lauren Shuler
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 240 $13,484,459 Jul 5, 1985 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Rob Lowe    Billy
Demi Moore    Jules Jacoby
Emilio Estevez    Kirby Keger
Ally Sheedy    Leslie Hunter
Judd Nelson    Alec Newbary
Mare Winningham    Wendy Beamish
Andrew McCarthy    Kevin Dolenz

Supporting Cast

Martin Balsam    Mr. Beamish
Andie MacDowell    Dale Biberman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Lauren Shuler Donner    Producer
Joel Schumacher    Screenwriter
Carl Kurlander    Screenwriter
Ned Tanen    Executive Producer
Bernard Schwartz    Executive Producer
Stephen H. Burum    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
David Foster    Music Supervisor
David Foster    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 7th, 2010

December 6th, 2010

It's the first Tuesday of December, and the last real week with multiple major releases. After this, the next few weeks are rather shallow in terms of first run releases. This week there are a number of titles that are worth adding to you collection, including the Pick of the Week, Inception on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. Restrepo is also worthy of consideration for that honor, as was either of the Criterion Collection releases, Cronos and Videodrome. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,507 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,494 $120,427,602
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $37,800,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1985 23 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,106 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,233 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $37,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 340 $37,800,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $6,128,157   1,204 $5,090   $6,128,157 1
Jul 5, 1985 6 $4,060,207 -34% 1,207 $3,364   $14,088,021 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $2,915,667 -28% 1,091 $2,672   $19,134,189 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $2,288,553 -22% 920 $2,488   $23,255,788 4
Jul 26, 1985 9 $1,616,020 -29% 754 $2,143   $26,111,818 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $1,346,770 -17% 698 $1,929   $28,549,152 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $963,876 -28% 585 $1,648   $30,276,077 7
Aug 16, 1985 19 $598,625 -38% 453 $1,321   $31,409,141 8
Aug 23, 1985 20 $527,469 -12% 390 $1,352   $32,443,677 9
Aug 30, 1985 23 $603,602 +14% 402 $1,501   $33,355,312 10
Sep 6, 1985 14 $892,644 +48% 710 $1,257   $34,493,638 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $838,886 -6% 727 $1,154   $35,684,706 12
Sep 20, 1985 8 $780,830 -7% 697 $1,120   $36,754,543 13
Sep 27, 1985 13 $468,191 -40% 565 $829   $37,589,817 14
Oct 17, 2025 - $39,388   460 $86   $37,839,388 2,104

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2025 - $11,950     460 $26   $37,811,950 14,722
Oct 18, 2025 - $5,125 -57%   460 $11   $37,817,075 14,723
Oct 19, 2025 - $22,313 +335%   460 $49   $37,839,388 14,724
Oct 20, 2025 - $643 -97%   460 $1   $37,840,031 14,725
Oct 21, 2025 - $12,183 +1,795%   460 $26   $37,852,214 14,726
Oct 22, 2025 - $9,430 -23%   460 $21   $37,861,644 14,727

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1985 4 $10,027,814   1,204 $8,329   $10,027,814 1
Jul 5, 1985 5 $6,190,708 -38% 1,207 $5,129   $16,218,522 2
Jul 12, 1985 8 $4,748,713 -23% 1,091 $4,353   $20,967,235 3
Jul 19, 1985 8 $3,528,563 -26% 920 $3,835   $24,495,798 4
Jul 26, 1985 8 $2,706,584 -23% 754 $3,590   $27,202,382 5
Aug 2, 1985 11 $2,109,819 -22% 698 $3,023   $29,312,201 6
Aug 9, 1985 15 $1,498,315 -29% 585 $2,561   $30,810,516 7
Aug 16, 1985 18 $1,105,692 -26% 453 $2,441   $31,916,208 8
Aug 23, 1985 17 $835,502 -24% 390 $2,142   $32,751,710 9
Aug 30, 1985 22 $849,284 +2% 402 $2,113   $33,600,994 10
Sep 6, 1985 11 $1,244,826 +47% 710 $1,753   $34,845,820 11
Sep 13, 1985 11 $1,127,893 -9% 727 $1,551   $35,973,713 12
Sep 20, 1985 7 $1,147,913 +2% 697 $1,647   $37,121,626 13
Oct 17, 2025 32 $61,644   460 $134   $37,861,644 2,104

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 8/29/2024 $489 1 1 1 $489 9/4/2024
 
International Total$489 9/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 34,201-34,300) 34,232 $489
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 32,501-32,600) 32,580 $489
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 20,801-20,900) 20,853 $489
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 29,901-30,000) 29,994 $489
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,104 $489
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,590 $489
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,299 $489
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 607 $489

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,913 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,164 $37,800,489
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 23 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,079 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,350 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,999 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 759 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $37,800,489
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $37,800,489