Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $7,526,025 (15.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.99 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 58.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $12,300,000 (worldwide box office is 6.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,395 opening theaters/1,414 max. theaters, 14.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $133,284,335 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,981 | $48,578,636 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) | 2,745 | $33,880,000 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,241 | $82,458,636 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 18th, 1988 (Wide) by Universal |
| International Releases: | September 21st, 1989 (Wide) (Australia)
April 27th, 2023 (Wide) (New Zealand) April 27th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | by MCA Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Running Time: | 69 minutes |
| Franchise: | The Land Before Time |
| Comparisons: | vs. Pocahontas Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Family Adventure, Dinosaurs, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Road Trip |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Amblin Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 322 | $10,615,619 | Dec 30, 1988 | 45 |
| Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 434 | $5,822,739 | Dec 23, 1988 | 38 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) | 195 | $8,114,550 | Nov 25, 1988 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 133 | $23,119,557 | Nov 25, 1988 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) | 222 | $8,114,550 | Nov 25, 1988 | 10 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 151 | $18,084,982 | Nov 25, 1988 | 10 |