Protocol (1984)

Protocol
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,300,000Details
OpusData ID: 20630100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,427,840 (13.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:893 opening theaters/904 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,616,255

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,324 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,898 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 898 $26,300,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Political, Political Assassination, Media Circus, Government Corruption, Arranged Marriage, Middle East
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $10,427,907 Jan 4, 1985 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 252 $6,320,007 Dec 28, 1984 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 143 $22,025,971 Dec 28, 1984 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,324 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,094 $86,616,255
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,701 $26,300,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 35 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,718 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,886 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 518 $26,300,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 7 $3,427,840   893 $3,839   $3,427,840 1
Dec 28, 1984 4 $6,320,007 +84% 901 $7,014   $11,524,341 2
Jan 4, 1985 3 $3,161,321 -50% 904 $3,497   $15,576,831 3
Jan 11, 1985 5 $2,239,330 -29% 900 $2,488   $18,576,549 4
Jan 18, 1985 7 $1,404,100 -37% 842 $1,668   $20,567,224 5
Jan 25, 1985 6 $1,368,125 -3% 789 $1,734   $22,428,578 6
Feb 1, 1985 11 $967,101 -29% 673 $1,437   $23,724,319 7
Feb 8, 1985 17 $519,582 -46% 474 $1,096   $24,493,078 8
Feb 15, 1985 20 $388,925 -25% 374 $1,040   $25,028,295 9
Feb 22, 1985 19 $367,160 -6% 436 $842   $25,487,675 10
Mar 1, 1985 23 $264,439 -28% 365 $724   $25,858,391 11
Mar 8, 1985 21 $246,082 -7% 303 $812   $26,186,631 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 6 $5,204,334   893 $5,828   $5,204,334 1
Dec 28, 1984 4 $7,211,176 +39% 901 $8,004   $12,415,510 2
Jan 4, 1985 3 $3,921,709 -46% 904 $4,338   $16,337,219 3
Jan 11, 1985 5 $2,825,905 -28% 900 $3,140   $19,163,124 4
Jan 18, 1985 7 $1,897,329 -33% 842 $2,253   $21,060,453 5
Jan 25, 1985 7 $1,696,765 -11% 789 $2,151   $22,757,218 6
Feb 1, 1985 11 $1,216,278 -28% 673 $1,807   $23,973,496 7
Feb 8, 1985 17 $665,874 -45% 474 $1,405   $24,639,370 8
Feb 15, 1985 20 $481,145 -28% 374 $1,286   $25,120,515 9
Feb 22, 1985 18 $473,437 -2% 436 $1,086   $25,593,952 10
Mar 1, 1985 21 $346,597 -27% 365 $950   $25,940,549 11

Leading Cast

Goldie Hawn    Sunny Davies

Supporting Cast

John Ratzenberger    Security Guard on TV

Uncategorized

Kenneth McMillan    Senator Norris
Kenneth Mars    Lou
Cliff De Young    Hilley
Richard Hamilton    Mr. Davis
Chris Sarandon    Michael Ransome
Ed Begley, Jr.    Hassler
Amanda Bearse    Soap Opera Actor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director
Nancy Meyers    Based on a Story by
Basil Poledouris    Composer
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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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,427,840 (13.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:893 opening theaters/904 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,616,255

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,324 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,898 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 898 $26,300,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1984 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Political, Political Assassination, Media Circus, Government Corruption, Arranged Marriage, Middle East
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $10,427,907 Jan 4, 1985 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 252 $6,320,007 Dec 28, 1984 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 143 $22,025,971 Dec 28, 1984 10

Leading Cast

Goldie Hawn    Sunny Davies

Supporting Cast

John Ratzenberger    Security Guard on TV

Uncategorized

Kenneth McMillan    Senator Norris
Kenneth Mars    Lou
Cliff De Young    Hilley
Richard Hamilton    Mr. Davis
Chris Sarandon    Michael Ransome
Ed Begley, Jr.    Hassler
Amanda Bearse    Soap Opera Actor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director
Nancy Meyers    Based on a Story by
Basil Poledouris    Composer
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.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,324 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,094 $86,616,255
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,701 $26,300,000
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1984 35 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,718 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,886 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 757 $26,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 518 $26,300,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 7 $3,427,840   893 $3,839   $3,427,840 1
Dec 28, 1984 4 $6,320,007 +84% 901 $7,014   $11,524,341 2
Jan 4, 1985 3 $3,161,321 -50% 904 $3,497   $15,576,831 3
Jan 11, 1985 5 $2,239,330 -29% 900 $2,488   $18,576,549 4
Jan 18, 1985 7 $1,404,100 -37% 842 $1,668   $20,567,224 5
Jan 25, 1985 6 $1,368,125 -3% 789 $1,734   $22,428,578 6
Feb 1, 1985 11 $967,101 -29% 673 $1,437   $23,724,319 7
Feb 8, 1985 17 $519,582 -46% 474 $1,096   $24,493,078 8
Feb 15, 1985 20 $388,925 -25% 374 $1,040   $25,028,295 9
Feb 22, 1985 19 $367,160 -6% 436 $842   $25,487,675 10
Mar 1, 1985 23 $264,439 -28% 365 $724   $25,858,391 11
Mar 8, 1985 21 $246,082 -7% 303 $812   $26,186,631 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 1984 6 $5,204,334   893 $5,828   $5,204,334 1
Dec 28, 1984 4 $7,211,176 +39% 901 $8,004   $12,415,510 2
Jan 4, 1985 3 $3,921,709 -46% 904 $4,338   $16,337,219 3
Jan 11, 1985 5 $2,825,905 -28% 900 $3,140   $19,163,124 4
Jan 18, 1985 7 $1,897,329 -33% 842 $2,253   $21,060,453 5
Jan 25, 1985 7 $1,696,765 -11% 789 $2,151   $22,757,218 6
Feb 1, 1985 11 $1,216,278 -28% 673 $1,807   $23,973,496 7
Feb 8, 1985 17 $665,874 -45% 474 $1,405   $24,639,370 8
Feb 15, 1985 20 $481,145 -28% 374 $1,286   $25,120,515 9
Feb 22, 1985 18 $473,437 -2% 436 $1,086   $25,593,952 10
Mar 1, 1985 21 $346,597 -27% 365 $950   $25,940,549 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,898 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,067 $26,300,000
Top 1984 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 36 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,645 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,268 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,570 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 898 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 882 $26,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $26,300,000