The Secret of Nimh (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,140,325Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$386,530 (3.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:88 opening theaters/700 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,181,190

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,381 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,676 $10,140,325

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 2nd, 1982 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: March 23rd, 1994 by Fox Home Entertainment
Running Time: 82 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An American Tail
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Voiceover/Narration, Medical and Hospitals, Family Adventure, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 296 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,381 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,806 $37,181,190
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,637 $10,140,325
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 62 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,124 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 80 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $10,140,325

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 2, 1982 17 $386,530   88 $4,392   $386,530 1
Jul 9, 1982 15 $504,410 +30% 230 $2,193   $1,214,454 2
Jul 16, 1982 13 $1,425,457 +183% 700 $2,036   $3,052,718 3
Jul 23, 1982 14 $1,063,429 -25% 615 $1,729   $5,363,300 4
Jul 30, 1982 16 $1,096,858 +3% 559 $1,962   $7,028,000 5
Aug 6, 1982 20 $760,214 -31% 481 $1,580   $9,071,574 6
Aug 13, 1982 26 $300,000 -61% 253 $1,186   $9,800,000 7
Aug 20, 1982 27 $211,329 -30% 228 $927   $10,140,325 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 2, 1982 13 $710,044   88 $8,069   $710,044 1
Jul 9, 1982 13 $917,217 +29% 230 $3,988   $1,627,261 2
Jul 16, 1982 12 $2,672,610 +191% 700 $3,818   $4,299,871 3
Jul 23, 1982 14 $1,631,271 -39% 615 $2,652   $5,931,142 4
Jul 30, 1982 12 $2,380,218 +46% 559 $4,258   $8,311,360 5
Aug 6, 1982 19 $1,188,640 -50% 481 $2,471   $9,500,000 6
Aug 13, 1982 27 $428,996 -64% 253 $1,696   $9,928,996 7

Uncategorized

John Carradine    Great Owl
Edie McClurg    Miss Right
Peter Strauss    Justin
Derek Jacobi    Nicodemus
Elizabeth Hartman    Mrs. Brisby
Dom DeLuise    Jeremy
Shannen Doherty    Teresa
Wil Wheaton    Martin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Bluth    Director
Don Bluth    Screenwriter
John Pomeroy    Screenwriter
Gary Goldman    Screenwriter
Will Finn    Screenwriter
Robert C. O'Brien    Story Creator
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$386,530 (3.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:88 opening theaters/700 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,181,190

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,381 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,676 $10,140,325

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 2nd, 1982 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: March 23rd, 1994 by Fox Home Entertainment
Running Time: 82 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An American Tail
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Voiceover/Narration, Medical and Hospitals, Family Adventure, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

John Carradine    Great Owl
Edie McClurg    Miss Right
Peter Strauss    Justin
Derek Jacobi    Nicodemus
Elizabeth Hartman    Mrs. Brisby
Dom DeLuise    Jeremy
Shannen Doherty    Teresa
Wil Wheaton    Martin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Don Bluth    Director
Don Bluth    Screenwriter
John Pomeroy    Screenwriter
Gary Goldman    Screenwriter
Will Finn    Screenwriter
Robert C. O'Brien    Story Creator
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 19th, 2011

April 18th, 2011

This year's big Oscar winner, The King's Speech, is hitting the home market this week. It leads the way in terms of quality and is likely to be the best-selling new release. It's certainly the Pick of the Week, with neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray being a substantially better deal than the other. The only other real contender is the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack, but that came out on Friday. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Secret of NIMH

April 14th, 2011

Don Bluth worked as an animator at Walt Disney, but was unhappy with the cost-cutting measures being put into place there and left to form his own company. After working on a few smaller projects, their first feature-length film The Secret of NIMH. It wasn't able to find an audience during its theatrical run; in fact, it never reached the top ten. It was released several times on the home market, including a special edition DVD a few years ago, but will the movie shine on Blu-ray? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 29th, 2011

March 30th, 2011

It's a very busy week for DVD and Blu-ray releases with several top-tier releases, as well as plenty of interesting catalog titles. Paradoxically, this week's list could be rather short, as I've previously reviewed most of the major releases, while I'm still waiting on about half of the catalog titles to show up. So this week's list is mostly just links to the reviews already done and notices of what reviews to look forward to if / when late screeners arrive. In the meantime, the best of the best is a three-horse race between Tangled, Black Swan, and Mad Men: Season Four. All three are absolutely worth picking up, but for Pick of the Week I'm going with the Mad Men: Season Four on Blu-ray. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 201-300) 296 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,381 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,806 $37,181,190
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,637 $10,140,325
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 62 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,124 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies 80 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $10,140,325
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $10,140,325

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 2, 1982 17 $386,530   88 $4,392   $386,530 1
Jul 9, 1982 15 $504,410 +30% 230 $2,193   $1,214,454 2
Jul 16, 1982 13 $1,425,457 +183% 700 $2,036   $3,052,718 3
Jul 23, 1982 14 $1,063,429 -25% 615 $1,729   $5,363,300 4
Jul 30, 1982 16 $1,096,858 +3% 559 $1,962   $7,028,000 5
Aug 6, 1982 20 $760,214 -31% 481 $1,580   $9,071,574 6
Aug 13, 1982 26 $300,000 -61% 253 $1,186   $9,800,000 7
Aug 20, 1982 27 $211,329 -30% 228 $927   $10,140,325 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 2, 1982 13 $710,044   88 $8,069   $710,044 1
Jul 9, 1982 13 $917,217 +29% 230 $3,988   $1,627,261 2
Jul 16, 1982 12 $2,672,610 +191% 700 $3,818   $4,299,871 3
Jul 23, 1982 14 $1,631,271 -39% 615 $2,652   $5,931,142 4
Jul 30, 1982 12 $2,380,218 +46% 559 $4,258   $8,311,360 5
Aug 6, 1982 19 $1,188,640 -50% 481 $2,471   $9,500,000 6
Aug 13, 1982 27 $428,996 -64% 253 $1,696   $9,928,996 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 501-600) 544 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,676 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,707 $10,140,325
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 62 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 515 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $10,140,325
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $10,140,325