Blue Velvet (1986)

A young man finds a severed human ear that is somehow connected to a mysterious lounge singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

All Releases

Domestic (98.2%)
$8,551,228
International (1.2%)
$105,351
Worldwide
$8,712,144
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorDe Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
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Domestic Opening$789,409
Budget$6,000,000
Earliest Release DateSeptember 19, 1986 (Domestic)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresCrime Drama Mystery Thriller

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseSeptember 19, 1986-January 2, 20264 markets$8,551,228$20,580$8,610,332
2016 Re-releaseDecember 2-July 13, 2017LATAM, EMEA$66,180$66,180
2025 Re-releaseAPAC, EMEA$11,515$11,515
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$1,132
2020 Re-releaseAPAC$1,358$17,107
2023 Re-releaseAPAC$5,718$5,878

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$8,551,2285,535
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom2$76,5316,367
Portugal2$13,1314,433
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
New Zealand4$13,6685,464
Australia4$6219,304
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Argentina1$1,4004,596