Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,961,370Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,415,626 (17.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,129 opening theaters/1,129 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,395,368

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,717 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,668 $13,961,370

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 2nd, 1985 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 3 Ninjas
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Keywords: Puppets in a Live-Action World, Gratuitous Cameos, Monster, Family Adventure, Road Trip
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,717 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,531 $42,395,368
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,008 $13,961,370
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,191 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for G Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 654 $13,961,370

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1985 8 $2,415,626   1,129 $2,140   $2,415,626 1
Aug 9, 1985 9 $1,840,347 -24% 1,102 $1,670   $6,747,352 2
Aug 16, 1985 13 $1,294,692 -30% 1,006 $1,287   $9,519,588 3
Aug 23, 1985 14 $1,047,894 -19% 991 $1,057   $11,629,859 4
Aug 30, 1985 19 $864,572 -17% 830 $1,042   $13,082,687 5
Sep 6, 1985 24 $298,992 -65% 595 $503   $13,500,975 6
Sep 13, 1985 22 $186,340 -38% 478 $390   $13,742,323 7
Sep 20, 1985 23 $177,673 -5% 412 $431   $13,961,370 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1985 6 $4,907,005   1,129 $4,346   $4,907,005 1
Aug 9, 1985 9 $3,317,891 -32% 1,102 $3,011   $8,224,896 2
Aug 16, 1985 13 $2,357,069 -29% 1,006 $2,343   $10,581,965 3
Aug 23, 1985 12 $1,636,150 -31% 991 $1,651   $12,218,115 4
Aug 30, 1985 20 $983,868 -40% 830 $1,185   $13,201,983 5
Sep 6, 1985 22 $354,000 -64% 595 $595   $13,555,983 6
Sep 13, 1985 21 $227,714 -36% 478 $476   $13,783,697 7

Supporting Cast

Chevy Chase    Newscaster
John Candy    State Trooper

Cameos

George Lucas    Man in Background on Sesame Street

Uncategorized

Dave Thomas    Sam Sleaze
Joe Flaherty    Sid Sleaze
Frank Oz    Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover
Sally Kellerman    Miss Finch
Jim Henson    Kermit the Frog/Ernie
Sandra Bernhard    Waitress in Grouch Restaurant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Kwapis    Director
Judy Freudberg    Screenwriter
Tony Geiss    Screenwriter
Joan Ganz Cooney    Seasame Street
Lloyd Morrisett    Seasame Street
Jim Henson    Muppets

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,415,626 (17.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,129 opening theaters/1,129 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,395,368

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,717 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,668 $13,961,370

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 2nd, 1985 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 3 Ninjas
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Keywords: Puppets in a Live-Action World, Gratuitous Cameos, Monster, Family Adventure, Road Trip
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Chevy Chase    Newscaster
John Candy    State Trooper

Cameos

George Lucas    Man in Background on Sesame Street

Uncategorized

Dave Thomas    Sam Sleaze
Joe Flaherty    Sid Sleaze
Frank Oz    Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover
Sally Kellerman    Miss Finch
Jim Henson    Kermit the Frog/Ernie
Sandra Bernhard    Waitress in Grouch Restaurant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Kwapis    Director
Judy Freudberg    Screenwriter
Tony Geiss    Screenwriter
Joan Ganz Cooney    Seasame Street
Lloyd Morrisett    Seasame Street
Jim Henson    Muppets

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,717 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,531 $42,395,368
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,008 $13,961,370
Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,191 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for G Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $13,961,370
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 654 $13,961,370

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1985 8 $2,415,626   1,129 $2,140   $2,415,626 1
Aug 9, 1985 9 $1,840,347 -24% 1,102 $1,670   $6,747,352 2
Aug 16, 1985 13 $1,294,692 -30% 1,006 $1,287   $9,519,588 3
Aug 23, 1985 14 $1,047,894 -19% 991 $1,057   $11,629,859 4
Aug 30, 1985 19 $864,572 -17% 830 $1,042   $13,082,687 5
Sep 6, 1985 24 $298,992 -65% 595 $503   $13,500,975 6
Sep 13, 1985 22 $186,340 -38% 478 $390   $13,742,323 7
Sep 20, 1985 23 $177,673 -5% 412 $431   $13,961,370 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1985 6 $4,907,005   1,129 $4,346   $4,907,005 1
Aug 9, 1985 9 $3,317,891 -32% 1,102 $3,011   $8,224,896 2
Aug 16, 1985 13 $2,357,069 -29% 1,006 $2,343   $10,581,965 3
Aug 23, 1985 12 $1,636,150 -31% 991 $1,651   $12,218,115 4
Aug 30, 1985 20 $983,868 -40% 830 $1,185   $13,201,983 5
Sep 6, 1985 22 $354,000 -64% 595 $595   $13,555,983 6
Sep 13, 1985 21 $227,714 -36% 478 $476   $13,783,697 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,668 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,754 $13,961,370
Top 1985 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 61 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,820 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 467 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 801-900) 875 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for G Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $13,961,370
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 689 $13,961,370