Box office
Full Metal Jacket received a limited release on June 26, 1987, in 215 theaters.[4] During its opening weekend, it accrued $2.2 million, an average of $10,313 per theater, ranking it the number 10 film for the weekend June 26–28.[4] It took a further $2 million for a total of $5.7 million before being widely released in 881 theaters on July 10, 1987.[4] The weekend of July 10–12 saw the film gross $6.1 million, an average of $6,901 per theater, and rank as the second-highest-grossing film. Over the next four weeks the film opened in a further 194 theaters to its widest release of 1,075 theaters; it closed two weeks later with a total gross of $46.4 million, making it the twenty-third-highest-grossing film of 1987.[4][56] As of 1998, the film had grossed $120 million worldwide.[5]
Home media
The home media release history of Full Metal Jacket is summarized in the following table. Minor cuts to the 1h 57m theatrical version were made to comply with the censor boards overseeing the various territories in which the film was released. For technical reasons the PAL mastering standard speeds up playback by around 4% compared with NTSC, leading to slightly shorter runtimes (around 1h 52m) in releases mastered for territories other than the US and Japan.[57]
| Territory | Title | Released | Publisher | Aspect Ratio | Cut | Runtime | Commentaries | Mix | Resolution | Master | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | #3000082901[58] | September 22, 2020[59] | Warner Home Video | 1.78:1 | Theatrical | 1h 56m | none | 5.1, mono (192 kbps) | 2160p | 4K | Blu-ray |
| #3000082360[60] | September 22, 2020[61] | 5.1 | |||||||||
| #3000083363[62] | September 22, 2020[63] | 1080p | |||||||||
| UK | September 22, 2020[64] | 2160p | |||||||||
| USA | #118627 | May 7, 2013[65] | 1.85:1[66] | 1080p | 2K | ||||||
| October 16, 2012 | 1.78:1 | 480i | DVD | ||||||||
| #201341 | October 16, 2012[67] | 1.78:1[68] | 1080p | Blu-ray | |||||||
| #400002309 | August 7, 2012[69] | 1.78:1 | 1h 57m[70] | ||||||||
| #5000099235[71] | May 23, 2011[72] | 1h 52m | |||||||||
| #80931 | October 28, 2007 | 1.78:1[73] | HD-DVD | ||||||||
| #118627 | October 23, 2007[74] | 1.78:1[75] | 1h 56m[76] | Blu-ray | |||||||
| #116116 | 2007 | 1.85:1[77] | 1h 57m | 480i | DVD | ||||||
| UK | #Z1 80931[78] | 1.78:1 | 1080p | HD-DVD | |||||||
| #Z1 Y18626[79] | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Germany | #Z1 Y18626[80] | 1h 57m | |||||||||
| USA | #116311 | May 15, 2007[81] | 1.33:1[82] | 1h 56m | 480i | DVD | |||||
| Sweden | #Z11 80931[83] | 1.78:1 | 1080p | HD-DVD | |||||||
| #Z11 Y18626[84] | 1h 57m | ||||||||||
| Norway | #Z12 Y18626[85] | 1h 57m | |||||||||
| Germany | #Z5 80931[86] | 1h 56m | |||||||||
| France | #Z7 80931 | 2006 | |||||||||
| USA | September 5, 2006[87] | 1.77:1[88] | 1h 57m[89] | 1080p[90] | Blu-ray | ||||||
| Japan | #WBHA-80931[91] | November 3, 2006 | 1.78:1 | 1h 57m | 1080p | HD-DVD | |||||
| USA | #11826[92] | May 16, 2006 | |||||||||
| November 6, 2001[93] | 1.33:1[94] | 480i | DVD | ||||||||
| June 12, 2001[95] | 1.85:1[96] | ||||||||||
| #21154 | 2001 | 1.33:1 | 1h 56m | mono | 240 lines | NTSC | VHS | ||||
| June 29, 2001[97] | mono[98] | 480i | DVD | ||||||||
| France | #1176013[99] | 1995 | mono | 425 lines | PAL | LaserDisc | |||||
| UK | #PES 11760 | 1993 | 240 lines | NTSC | VHS | ||||||
| USA | #11760[100] | 1991 | 1h 57m | 425 lines | LaserDisc | ||||||
| Finland | #WES 11760 | 1991 | Fazer Musiikki | 1h 52m | 576 lines | PAL | VHS | ||||
| USA | #11760 | 1990 | Warner Home Video | 1h 57m | 425 lines | NTSC | LaserDisc | ||||
| Japan | #NJL-11760 | July 25, 1989[101] | |||||||||
| #VHP47012 | 1989[102] | 1h 56m | 320 lines | VHD | |||||||
| USA | #11760 | 1988 | 240 lines | VHS | |||||||
| Japan | #NJV 11660 | 1987 | |||||||||
| Australia | #PEV 11760 | 1987 | 1h 55m | 576 lines | PAL | ||||||
| USA | 1987 | 240 lines | NTSC | VHS |
The 2020 4K UHD release uses a new HDR remastered native 2160p that was transferred from the original 35mm negative, which was supervised by Kubrick's personal assistant Leon Vitali. It contains the remixed audio and, for the first time since the original DVD release, the theatrical mono mix. The release was a critical success; publications praised its image and audio quality, calling the former exceptionally good and faithful to the original theatrical release, and Kubrick's vision while noting the lack of new extras and bonus content.[103][104][105] A collector's edition box set of this 4K UHD version was released with different cover art, a replica theatrical poster of the film, a letter from director Stanley Kubrick, and a booklet about the film's production among other extras.[106]
