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1982 | DIRECTED BY TED KOTCHEFF

First Blood

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Year
1982

Select Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Richard Crenna

Brian Dennehy

Bill McKinney

Jack Starrett

Michael Talbott

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1

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First viewed:
19th Mar 2016

Last viewed:
11th May 2025

Total views:
142

Total Grosses

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UK total gross
£1.4 Million

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US total gross
$47.2 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

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UK tickets sold
828,593 aprox.

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US tickets sold
16.1 Million aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 17th Dec '82
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £533.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 22nd Oct '82
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $6.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

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Directed by
	Ted Kotcheff

Starring
	Sylvester Stallone
	Richard Crenna
	Brian Dennehy
	Bill McKinney
	Jack Starrett
	Michael Talbott
	Chris Mulkey
	John McLiam
	Alf Humphreys
	David Caruso
	David L. Crowley
	Don MacKay
	Charles A. Tamburro
	David Petersen
	Craig Huston
	Patrick Stack
	Stephen E. Miller
	Raimund Stamm
	Robert Metcalfe
	Stephen Dimopoulos
	Bruce Greenwood
	Earl Klein
	Danny Wozna
	Peter Lonstrup
	Mike Winlaw
	Donald Adams
	David Menzies
	Frank Richter
	Grahman L. Galativk
	Ian Hutchinson
	Amy Alexander
	Gary Hetherington
	Alex Kliner
	R.G. Miller
	Stephen Chang
	Suzee Pai
	John Rigg
	John Liam Williams

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
2

Weeks top 15
11

Total weeks
12

Total UK Gross:

£1,383,750

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

First Blood - Original release

2N

£533,584

£533,584

2▲▼

£254,088

£889,307

2▲▼

£158,805

£1,119,574

2▲▼

£75,621

£1,229,224

2▲▼

£36,010

£1,281,439

3▼

£30,008

£1,321,950

4▼

£14,290

£1,341,242

4▲▼

£8,931

£1,353,745

4▲▼

£7,443

£1,364,537

6▼

£3,544

£1,369,676

6▲▼

£1,688

£1,371,870

40th Anniversary 4K Restoration

16N

£11,880

£11,880

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
3

Weeks top 15
8

Total Weeks
8

Total US Gross:

$47,212,904

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

1N

$6,642,005

$6,642,005

1▲▼

$4,565,972

$13,746,633

1▲▼

$4,416,115

$20,221,595

2▼

$3,631,282

$25,523,482

2▲▼

$3,372,221

$29,959,999

3▼

$3,657,291

$35,707,141

3▲▼

$2,298,784

$38,871,617

6▼

$1,022,526

$40,529,957

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History

No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£1,383,750

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US total gross
$47,212,904

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UK gross: £1,371,870
US gross: $47,212,904

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Starring

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