The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,899,231Details
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,215,000 (9.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,030 opening theaters/1,567 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,227,950

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,411 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $43,899,231

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 25th, 1988 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 4th, 1994 by Walt Disney (United Kingdom)
October 10th, 2006 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Fox and the Hound, The (25th Anniversary Edition)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 83 minutes
Franchise: The Fox and the Hound
Comparisons: vs. The Black Cauldron
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Orphan, Revenge, Family Adventure, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 182 $10,730,900 Apr 1, 1988 2,460

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 209 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $170,227,950
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $43,899,231
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 10 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 45 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for G Movies 98 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $43,899,231

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1981 4 $4,215,000   1,030 $4,092   $4,215,000 1
Jul 17, 1981 5 $4,137,844 -2% 1,030 $4,017   $11,731,297 2
Jul 24, 1981 5 $3,106,456 -25% 912 $3,406   $17,764,512 3
Mar 25, 1988 3 $4,819,215   1,567 $3,075   $4,819,215 351
Apr 1, 1988 4 $4,013,103 -17% 1,567 $2,561   $11,498,004 352
Apr 8, 1988 6 $2,563,531 -36% 1,533 $1,672   $16,492,737 353

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1981 3 $7,593,453   1,030 $7,372   $7,593,453 1
Jul 17, 1981 4 $7,064,603 -7% 1,030 $6,859   $14,658,056 2
Mar 25, 1988 2 $7,484,901   1,567 $4,777   $7,484,901 351
Apr 1, 1988 4 $6,444,305 -14% 1,567 $4,113   $13,929,206 352

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 15, 20066222,205 222,205$3,997,468$3,997,4681
Oct 22, 20069149,678-33% 371,883$2,767,546$6,765,0142
Oct 29, 20061766,790-55% 438,673$1,260,327$8,025,3413
Nov 5, 20062559,226-11% 497,899$1,117,595$9,142,9364
Nov 12, 20062554,828-7% 552,727$1,034,604$10,177,5405
Dec 24, 200617418,544 1,252,800$8,366,695$24,061,36311

Leading Cast

Kurt Russell    Adult Copper

Uncategorized

John McIntire    Grumpy Badger
Keith Coogan    Young Tod
Corey Feldman    Young Copper
Mickey Rooney    Adult Tod

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman    Director
Richard Rich    Director
Art Stevens    Director
Larry Clemmons    Screenwriter
Ted Berman    Screenwriter
David Michener    Screenwriter
Peter Young    Screenwriter
Burny Mattinson    Screenwriter
Steve Hulett    Screenwriter
Earl Kress    Screenwriter
Vance Gerry    Screenwriter
Daniel P. Mannix    Story Creator
Don Hahn    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Blu-ray Sales: Parrots Hold Off Alien Invasion

August 24th, 2011

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DVD Sales: Rio Remains Perched on Top

August 24th, 2011

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 16th, 2011

August 16th, 2011

It's a deceptively busy week, as there are several significant releases hitting the home market on Tuesday. However, most of these are wide releases that flopped, to one degree or another. In fact, one of the best selling releases of the week is Jane Eyre, an early success story in limited release. When a limited release could conceivably lead the way in sales... well, that's a sure sign of weakness in the overall market. As for the best release of the week, that would have to go to The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray Digibook. The latest season of Dexter would come close, but while the show is great, the releases are not Pick of the Week material. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: The Fox and the Hound One and Two

August 14th, 2011

This week both The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 were released on a single Blu-ray. The original film came out in 1981, which is considered by many to be in the low point of Disney's animation history. The follow-up was released direct-to-DVD 25 years later and did acceptable business on the home market, but was not a real hit. (Earlier that year, Bambi 2 was released and it sold three times as many units.) So now that these two films are coming out on Blu-ray, are they worth picking up? Or is this truly a low point best left alone? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 9th, 2011

August 9th, 2011

This week's list is highly frustrating for two reasons. Firstly, while there's a pretty big list of first-run releases, many of which had some pre-release buzz, almost none of them matched expectations. Secondly, my internet access kept cutting out, so it took till 4:30 a.m. to get this done, and by the end I was swearing nearly constantly. (Even 15 minutes of the Smooth Jazz Nyan Cat wasn't enough to calm my nerves.) Moving on... There were two main contenders for Pick of the Week, Paul on Blu-ray and Stargate: Atlantis: Complete Series Megaset on Blu-ray. In the end I went with the latter, partially because the screener for the former hasn't shown up yet. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,215,000 (9.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,030 opening theaters/1,567 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,227,950

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,411 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $43,899,231

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1981 (Wide) by Walt Disney
March 25th, 1988 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: March 4th, 1994 by Walt Disney (United Kingdom)
October 10th, 2006 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Fox and the Hound, The (25th Anniversary Edition)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 83 minutes
Franchise: The Fox and the Hound
Comparisons: vs. The Black Cauldron
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Orphan, Revenge, Family Adventure, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 182 $10,730,900 Apr 1, 1988 2,460

Leading Cast

Kurt Russell    Adult Copper

Uncategorized

John McIntire    Grumpy Badger
Keith Coogan    Young Tod
Corey Feldman    Young Copper
Mickey Rooney    Adult Tod

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ted Berman    Director
Richard Rich    Director
Art Stevens    Director
Larry Clemmons    Screenwriter
Ted Berman    Screenwriter
David Michener    Screenwriter
Peter Young    Screenwriter
Burny Mattinson    Screenwriter
Steve Hulett    Screenwriter
Earl Kress    Screenwriter
Vance Gerry    Screenwriter
Daniel P. Mannix    Story Creator
Don Hahn    Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Blu-ray Sales: Parrots Hold Off Alien Invasion

August 24th, 2011

Despite six new releases in the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart this past week, Rio was able to remain on top with 261,000 units / $7.30 million over the week and 1.29 million units / $28.67 million after two. More...

DVD Sales: Rio Remains Perched on Top

August 24th, 2011

New releases were particularly weak this past week, and none of them were able to unseat Rio on the DVD sales chart. It sold an additional 636,000 units and generated $9.53 million more dollars in sales, pushing its running tallies to 2.27 million units and $34.01 million. It is already in six place for 2011 (fifth place if you don't count Despicable Me, which was released in 2010). More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 16th, 2011

August 16th, 2011

It's a deceptively busy week, as there are several significant releases hitting the home market on Tuesday. However, most of these are wide releases that flopped, to one degree or another. In fact, one of the best selling releases of the week is Jane Eyre, an early success story in limited release. When a limited release could conceivably lead the way in sales... well, that's a sure sign of weakness in the overall market. As for the best release of the week, that would have to go to The Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray Digibook. The latest season of Dexter would come close, but while the show is great, the releases are not Pick of the Week material. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: The Fox and the Hound One and Two

August 14th, 2011

This week both The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 were released on a single Blu-ray. The original film came out in 1981, which is considered by many to be in the low point of Disney's animation history. The follow-up was released direct-to-DVD 25 years later and did acceptable business on the home market, but was not a real hit. (Earlier that year, Bambi 2 was released and it sold three times as many units.) So now that these two films are coming out on Blu-ray, are they worth picking up? Or is this truly a low point best left alone? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 9th, 2011

August 9th, 2011

This week's list is highly frustrating for two reasons. Firstly, while there's a pretty big list of first-run releases, many of which had some pre-release buzz, almost none of them matched expectations. Secondly, my internet access kept cutting out, so it took till 4:30 a.m. to get this done, and by the end I was swearing nearly constantly. (Even 15 minutes of the Smooth Jazz Nyan Cat wasn't enough to calm my nerves.) Moving on... There were two main contenders for Pick of the Week, Paul on Blu-ray and Stargate: Atlantis: Complete Series Megaset on Blu-ray. In the end I went with the latter, partially because the screener for the former hasn't shown up yet. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 209 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,139 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $170,227,950
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,655 $43,899,231
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 10 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 45 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for G Movies 98 $43,899,231
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $43,899,231

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1981 4 $4,215,000   1,030 $4,092   $4,215,000 1
Jul 17, 1981 5 $4,137,844 -2% 1,030 $4,017   $11,731,297 2
Jul 24, 1981 5 $3,106,456 -25% 912 $3,406   $17,764,512 3
Mar 25, 1988 3 $4,819,215   1,567 $3,075   $4,819,215 351
Apr 1, 1988 4 $4,013,103 -17% 1,567 $2,561   $11,498,004 352
Apr 8, 1988 6 $2,563,531 -36% 1,533 $1,672   $16,492,737 353

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1981 3 $7,593,453   1,030 $7,372   $7,593,453 1
Jul 17, 1981 4 $7,064,603 -7% 1,030 $6,859   $14,658,056 2
Mar 25, 1988 2 $7,484,901   1,567 $4,777   $7,484,901 351
Apr 1, 1988 4 $6,444,305 -14% 1,567 $4,113   $13,929,206 352

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 324 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,411 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,755 $43,899,231
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 14 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 663 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 65 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for G Movies (Rank 101-200) 124 $43,899,231
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $43,899,231

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 15, 20066222,205 222,205$3,997,468$3,997,4681
Oct 22, 20069149,678-33% 371,883$2,767,546$6,765,0142
Oct 29, 20061766,790-55% 438,673$1,260,327$8,025,3413
Nov 5, 20062559,226-11% 497,899$1,117,595$9,142,9364
Nov 12, 20062554,828-7% 552,727$1,034,604$10,177,5405
Dec 24, 200617418,544 1,252,800$8,366,695$24,061,36311