The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $68,275,764Details
OpusData ID: 7320100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,645,455 (9.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,490 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $214,149,794

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,347 $68,275,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $68,275,764

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Romancing the Stone
Comparisons: vs. John Carter
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Chase Adventure, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $8,444,315 Jan 24, 1986 47
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $12,757,694 Jan 17, 1986 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 265 $5,891,527 Jan 3, 1986 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 173 $18,595,632 Jan 3, 1986 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $8,014,851 Dec 27, 1985 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $26,437,726 Dec 27, 1985 19

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 2 $6,645,455   1,106 $6,009   $8,024,640 1
Dec 20, 1985 2 $4,703,895 -29% 1,106 $4,253   $14,779,006 2
Dec 27, 1985 2 $8,014,851 +70% 1,490 $5,379   $27,596,226 3
Jan 3, 1986 3 $5,891,527 -26% 1,486 $3,965   $39,788,395 4
Jan 10, 1986 3 $4,315,133 -27% 1,483 $2,910   $45,710,935 5
Jan 17, 1986 4 $4,041,933 -6% 1,433 $2,821   $50,935,460 6
Jan 24, 1986 5 $2,675,355 -34% 1,389 $1,926   $54,791,216 7
Jan 31, 1986 9 $1,951,659 -27% 1,179 $1,655   $57,493,153 8
Feb 7, 1986 9 $1,545,191 -21% 1,066 $1,450   $59,525,716 9
Feb 14, 1986 12 $1,238,662 -20% 765 $1,619   $61,161,551 10
Feb 21, 1986 13 $983,323 -21% 775 $1,269   $62,407,318 11
Feb 28, 1986 13 $719,822 -27% 648 $1,111   $63,387,214 12
Mar 7, 1986 14 $634,078 -12% 564 $1,124   $64,323,063 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 2 $8,695,926   1,106 $7,863   $10,075,111 2
Dec 20, 1985 2 $9,506,264 +9% 1,106 $8,595   $19,581,375 3
Dec 27, 1985 2 $14,315,493 +51% 1,490 $9,608   $33,896,868 4
Jan 3, 1986 3 $7,498,934 -48% 1,486 $5,046   $41,395,802 5
Jan 10, 1986 3 $5,497,725 -27% 1,483 $3,707   $46,893,527 6
Jan 17, 1986 4 $5,222,334 -5% 1,433 $3,644   $52,115,861 7
Jan 24, 1986 5 $3,425,633 -34% 1,389 $2,466   $55,541,494 8
Jan 31, 1986 8 $2,439,031 -29% 1,179 $2,069   $57,980,525 9
Feb 7, 1986 9 $1,942,364 -20% 1,066 $1,822   $59,922,889 10
Feb 14, 1986 12 $1,501,106 -23% 765 $1,962   $61,423,995 11
Feb 21, 1986 13 $1,243,397 -17% 775 $1,604   $62,667,392 12
Feb 28, 1986 12 $1,021,593 -18% 648 $1,577   $63,688,985 13

Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Jack Colton
Kathleen Turner    Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito    Ralph

Supporting Cast

Holland Taylor    Gloria
Spiros Focas    Omar

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lewis Teague    Director
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Diane Thomas    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,645,455 (9.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,490 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $214,149,794

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,347 $68,275,764
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,589 $68,275,764

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 1985 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Romancing the Stone
Comparisons: vs. John Carter
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Chase Adventure, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 221 $8,444,315 Jan 24, 1986 47
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $12,757,694 Jan 17, 1986 40
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 265 $5,891,527 Jan 3, 1986 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 173 $18,595,632 Jan 3, 1986 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $8,014,851 Dec 27, 1985 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 108 $26,437,726 Dec 27, 1985 19

Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Jack Colton
Kathleen Turner    Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito    Ralph

Supporting Cast

Holland Taylor    Gloria
Spiros Focas    Omar

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lewis Teague    Director
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Diane Thomas    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 2 $6,645,455   1,106 $6,009   $8,024,640 1
Dec 20, 1985 2 $4,703,895 -29% 1,106 $4,253   $14,779,006 2
Dec 27, 1985 2 $8,014,851 +70% 1,490 $5,379   $27,596,226 3
Jan 3, 1986 3 $5,891,527 -26% 1,486 $3,965   $39,788,395 4
Jan 10, 1986 3 $4,315,133 -27% 1,483 $2,910   $45,710,935 5
Jan 17, 1986 4 $4,041,933 -6% 1,433 $2,821   $50,935,460 6
Jan 24, 1986 5 $2,675,355 -34% 1,389 $1,926   $54,791,216 7
Jan 31, 1986 9 $1,951,659 -27% 1,179 $1,655   $57,493,153 8
Feb 7, 1986 9 $1,545,191 -21% 1,066 $1,450   $59,525,716 9
Feb 14, 1986 12 $1,238,662 -20% 765 $1,619   $61,161,551 10
Feb 21, 1986 13 $983,323 -21% 775 $1,269   $62,407,318 11
Feb 28, 1986 13 $719,822 -27% 648 $1,111   $63,387,214 12
Mar 7, 1986 14 $634,078 -12% 564 $1,124   $64,323,063 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1985 2 $8,695,926   1,106 $7,863   $10,075,111 2
Dec 20, 1985 2 $9,506,264 +9% 1,106 $8,595   $19,581,375 3
Dec 27, 1985 2 $14,315,493 +51% 1,490 $9,608   $33,896,868 4
Jan 3, 1986 3 $7,498,934 -48% 1,486 $5,046   $41,395,802 5
Jan 10, 1986 3 $5,497,725 -27% 1,483 $3,707   $46,893,527 6
Jan 17, 1986 4 $5,222,334 -5% 1,433 $3,644   $52,115,861 7
Jan 24, 1986 5 $3,425,633 -34% 1,389 $2,466   $55,541,494 8
Jan 31, 1986 8 $2,439,031 -29% 1,179 $2,069   $57,980,525 9
Feb 7, 1986 9 $1,942,364 -20% 1,066 $1,822   $59,922,889 10
Feb 14, 1986 12 $1,501,106 -23% 765 $1,962   $61,423,995 11
Feb 21, 1986 13 $1,243,397 -17% 775 $1,604   $62,667,392 12
Feb 28, 1986 12 $1,021,593 -18% 648 $1,577   $63,688,985 13