The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,400,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $125,581 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $125,581
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,700,000 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:980 opening theaters/980 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,961,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $13,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,777 $13,400,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: July 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Classical Western, Origin Story, Texas Ranger, Outlaws, 1850s, Sole Survivor, Ambush
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 193 $10,673,741 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $13,441,012 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 100 $2,700,000 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 88 $10,673,741 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 62 $3,400,000 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $13,441,012 May 22, 1981 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 3 $2,700,000   980 $2,755   $2,700,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 23, 1981 - $1,157,031   980 $1,181   $0 2
May 25, 1981 - $700,000   980 $714   $3,417,616 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Christopher Lloyd    Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavandish
Jason Robards, Jr.    President Ulysses S. Grant
Richard Farnsworth    Wild Bill Hickok

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Production and Technical Credits

William A. Fraker    Director
Ivan Goff    Screenwriter
Ben Roberts    Screenwriter
William Roberts    Screenwriter
Michael Kane    Screenwriter
Jerry Derloshon    Screenwriter
George W. Trendle    Story Creator
Fran Striker    Story Creator
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor

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


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  3. Box Office
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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,700,000 (20.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:980 opening theaters/980 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,961,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $13,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,777 $13,400,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: July 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Classical Western, Origin Story, Texas Ranger, Outlaws, 1850s, Sole Survivor, Ambush
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 193 $10,673,741 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $13,441,012 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 100 $2,700,000 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 88 $10,673,741 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 62 $3,400,000 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $13,441,012 May 22, 1981 3

Uncategorized

Christopher Lloyd    Major Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavandish
Jason Robards, Jr.    President Ulysses S. Grant
Richard Farnsworth    Wild Bill Hickok

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

Production and Technical Credits

William A. Fraker    Director
Ivan Goff    Screenwriter
Ben Roberts    Screenwriter
William Roberts    Screenwriter
Michael Kane    Screenwriter
Jerry Derloshon    Screenwriter
George W. Trendle    Story Creator
Fran Striker    Story Creator
Gordon Ecker Jr.*    Supervising Sound Editor

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

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 3 $2,700,000   980 $2,755   $2,700,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 23, 1981 - $1,157,031   980 $1,181   $0 2
May 25, 1981 - $700,000   980 $714   $3,417,616 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records