Back to the Future

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Grosses

Domestic (94.9%)
$211,850,472
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$11,152,500
1,420 theaters
Budget$19,000,000
Release DateJul 3, 1985
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Sci-Fi
In Release14,149 days/2,021 weeks
Widest Release1,550 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 28-Jul 48$3,592,539-1,341-$2,679$3,592,5391
Jul 5-111$18,433,091+413.1%1,420+79$12,981$22,025,6302
Jul 12-181$17,891,378-2.9%1,435+15$12,467$39,917,0083
Jul 19-251$17,256,000-3.6%1,438+3$12,000$57,173,0084
Jul 26-Aug 12$15,988,880-7.3%1,509+71$10,595$73,161,8885
Aug 2-81$14,390,412-10%1,515+6$9,498$87,552,3006
Aug 9-151$13,434,695-6.6%1,531+16$8,775$100,986,9957
Aug 16-221$11,991,070-10.7%1,520-11$7,888$112,978,0658
Aug 23-291$10,636,685-11.3%1,536+16$6,924$123,614,7509
Aug 30-Sep 51$10,563,053-0.7%1,550+14$6,814$134,177,80310
Sep 6-121$6,617,090-37.4%1,519-31$4,356$140,794,89311
Sep 13-191$5,391,822-18.5%1,472-47$3,662$146,186,71512
Sep 20-261$5,000,845-7.3%1,448-24$3,453$151,187,56013
Sep 27-Oct 32$4,956,555-0.9%1,439-9$3,444$156,144,11514
Oct 4-104$4,175,768-15.8%1,350-89$3,093$160,319,88315
Oct 11-175$3,807,913-8.8%1,272-78$2,993$164,127,79616
Oct 18-243$3,564,730-6.4%1,289+17$2,765$167,692,52617
Oct 25-314$2,868,081-19.5%1,284-5$2,233$170,560,60718
Nov 1-75$2,957,766+3.1%1,149-135$2,574$173,518,37319
Nov 8-147$2,910,335-1.6%1,045-104$2,785$176,428,70820
Nov 15-216$2,401,470-17.5%1,048+3$2,291$178,830,17821
Nov 22-285$2,623,769+9.3%1,125+77$2,332$181,453,94722
Nov 29-Dec 55$2,465,529-6%1,133+8$2,176$183,919,47623
Dec 6-128$1,224,583-50.3%898-235$1,363$185,144,05924
Dec 13-199$930,972-24%724-174$1,285$186,075,03125
Dec 20-2613$1,812,198+94.7%870+146$2,082$187,887,22926
Dec 27-Jan 2, 198612$3,583,038+97.7%911+41$3,933$191,470,26727
Jan 3-913$1,936,939-45.9%737-174$2,628$193,407,20628
Jan 10-169$1,608,970-16.9%691-46$2,328$195,016,17629
Jan 17-2312$1,694,875+5.3%580-111$2,922$196,711,05130
Jan 24-3012$1,120,979-33.9%601+21$1,865$197,832,03031
Jan 31-Feb 612$773,600-31%444-157$1,742$198,605,63032
Feb 7-1313$726,530-6.1%399-45$1,820$199,332,16033
Feb 14-2013$740,020+1.9%355-44$2,084$200,072,18034
Feb 21-2714$662,885-10.4%340-15$1,949$200,735,06535
Feb 28-Mar 613$571,565-13.8%325-15$1,758$201,306,63036
Mar 7-1313$679,075+18.8%350+25$1,940$201,985,70537
Mar 14-2013$648,355-4.5%336-14$1,929$202,634,06038