Explorers (1985)

Explorers
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,873,000Details
OpusData ID: 37720100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,607,340 (36.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,750 opening theaters/1,750 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,454,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,061 $9,873,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 12th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 19th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and action, and a brief scene involving beer. (special home entertainment version)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Flight of the Navigator
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Keywords: Shared Dreams, Family Adventure, Alien Encounters, Surprise Twist, Dysfunctional Family, Cult Movie, Bullies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Edward S. Feldman
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,296 $31,454,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,784 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,999 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,990 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 492 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 695 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,175 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $9,873,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 6 $3,607,340   1,750 $2,061   $3,607,340 1
Jul 19, 1985 9 $1,909,704 -47% 1,750 $1,091   $7,395,796 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 6 $5,486,092   1,750 $3,135   $5,486,092 1

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 30, 2021196,390 6,390$133,934$133,934867

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

River Phoenix    Wolfgang Muller
Ethan Hawke    Ben Crandall

Supporting Cast

Mary Kay Place    Mrs. Crandall
James Cromwell    Mr. Muller
Dick Miller    Charlie Drake

Uncategorized

Frank Welker    Special Vocal Effects
Dana Ivey    Mrs. Müller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Dante    Director
Eric Luke    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Ken King    Production Sound Mixer

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,607,340 (36.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,750 opening theaters/1,750 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,454,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,061 $9,873,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 12th, 1985 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: October 19th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and action, and a brief scene involving beer. (special home entertainment version)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Flight of the Navigator
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Shared Dreams, Family Adventure, Alien Encounters, Surprise Twist, Dysfunctional Family, Cult Movie, Bullies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Edward S. Feldman
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

River Phoenix    Wolfgang Muller
Ethan Hawke    Ben Crandall

Supporting Cast

Mary Kay Place    Mrs. Crandall
James Cromwell    Mr. Muller
Dick Miller    Charlie Drake

Uncategorized

Frank Welker    Special Vocal Effects
Dana Ivey    Mrs. Müller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joe Dante    Director
Eric Luke    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Ken King    Production Sound Mixer

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

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,296 $31,454,535
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,784 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,999 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,990 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 492 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 695 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,175 $9,873,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 525 $9,873,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 6 $3,607,340   1,750 $2,061   $3,607,340 1
Jul 19, 1985 9 $1,909,704 -47% 1,750 $1,091   $7,395,796 2

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1985 6 $5,486,092   1,750 $3,135   $5,486,092 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,061 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,009 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,494 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,076 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 593 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 980 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,296 $9,873,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 538 $9,873,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 30, 2021196,390 6,390$133,934$133,934867

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.