The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $69,701,637Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,874,268 (17.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,400 opening theaters/1,435 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $249,645,651

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,267 $69,701,637
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,433 $69,701,637
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $69,701,637
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $69,701,637

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 23rd, 1982 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 1st, 1992 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Greatest Showman
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Keywords: Prostitution, Romance, Texas, Hicksploitation, Sheriff, Inspired by a True Story, Comedy Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, RKO Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $9,349,564 Sep 3, 1982 45

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1982 1 $11,874,268   1,400 $8,482   $11,874,268 1
Jul 30, 1982 2 $9,012,785 -24% 1,435 $6,281   $28,414,748 2
Aug 6, 1982 2 $6,292,139 -30% 1,420 $4,431   $40,102,965 3
Aug 13, 1982 4 $4,445,997 -29% 1,401 $3,173   $48,081,292 4
Aug 20, 1982 5 $2,931,803 -34% 1,042 $2,814   $53,374,789 5
Aug 27, 1982 4 $2,305,209 -21% 1,005 $2,294   $57,264,275 6
Sep 3, 1982 6 $2,432,540 +6% 960 $2,534   $60,127,591 7
Sep 10, 1982 5 $1,518,548 -38% 885 $1,716   $62,895,558 8
Sep 17, 1982 6 $1,462,555 -4% 840 $1,741   $65,204,639 9
Sep 24, 1982 7 $1,208,906 -17% 780 $1,550   $66,939,244 10
Oct 1, 1982 10 $885,578 -27% 649 $1,365   $67,834,702 11
Oct 8, 1982 9 $809,889 -9% 597 $1,357   $69,508,404 12
Oct 15, 1982 9 $546,295 -33% 528 $1,035   $69,701,637 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1982 2 $19,401,963   1,400 $13,859   $19,401,963 1
Jul 30, 1982 2 $14,408,863 -26% 1,435 $10,041   $33,810,826 2
Aug 6, 1982 2 $9,824,469 -32% 1,420 $6,919   $43,635,295 3
Aug 13, 1982 4 $6,807,691 -31% 1,401 $4,859   $50,442,986 4
Aug 20, 1982 5 $4,516,080 -34% 1,042 $4,334   $54,959,066 5
Aug 27, 1982 6 $2,735,985 -39% 1,005 $2,722   $57,695,051 6
Sep 3, 1982 4 $3,681,959 +35% 960 $3,835   $61,377,010 7
Sep 10, 1982 5 $2,365,074 -36% 885 $2,672   $63,742,084 8
Sep 17, 1982 6 $1,988,254 -16% 840 $2,367   $65,730,338 9
Sep 24, 1982 8 $1,218,786 -39% 780 $1,563   $66,949,124 10
Oct 1, 1982 5 $1,749,391 +44% 649 $2,696   $68,698,515 11
Oct 8, 1982 18 $456,827 -74% 597 $765   $69,155,342 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Burt Reynolds    Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Dolly Parton    Mona Stangley

Supporting Cast

Dom DeLuise    Melvin P. Thorpe
Charles Durning    Governor
Jim Nabors    Deputy Fred Wilkins

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

Production and Technical Credits

Colin Higgins    Director
Colin Higgins    Screenwriter
Larry L. King    Screenwriter
Peter Masterson    Screenwriter
Larry L. King    Story Creator
Peter Masterson    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,874,268 (17.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,400 opening theaters/1,435 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $249,645,651

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,267 $69,701,637
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,433 $69,701,637
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 319 $69,701,637
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $69,701,637

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 23rd, 1982 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 1st, 1992 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Greatest Showman
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Keywords: Prostitution, Romance, Texas, Hicksploitation, Sheriff, Inspired by a True Story, Comedy Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Musical or Opera
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, RKO Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 235 $9,349,564 Sep 3, 1982 45

Leading Cast

Burt Reynolds    Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Dolly Parton    Mona Stangley

Supporting Cast

Dom DeLuise    Melvin P. Thorpe
Charles Durning    Governor
Jim Nabors    Deputy Fred Wilkins

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

Production and Technical Credits

Colin Higgins    Director
Colin Higgins    Screenwriter
Larry L. King    Screenwriter
Peter Masterson    Screenwriter
Larry L. King    Story Creator
Peter Masterson    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1982 1 $11,874,268   1,400 $8,482   $11,874,268 1
Jul 30, 1982 2 $9,012,785 -24% 1,435 $6,281   $28,414,748 2
Aug 6, 1982 2 $6,292,139 -30% 1,420 $4,431   $40,102,965 3
Aug 13, 1982 4 $4,445,997 -29% 1,401 $3,173   $48,081,292 4
Aug 20, 1982 5 $2,931,803 -34% 1,042 $2,814   $53,374,789 5
Aug 27, 1982 4 $2,305,209 -21% 1,005 $2,294   $57,264,275 6
Sep 3, 1982 6 $2,432,540 +6% 960 $2,534   $60,127,591 7
Sep 10, 1982 5 $1,518,548 -38% 885 $1,716   $62,895,558 8
Sep 17, 1982 6 $1,462,555 -4% 840 $1,741   $65,204,639 9
Sep 24, 1982 7 $1,208,906 -17% 780 $1,550   $66,939,244 10
Oct 1, 1982 10 $885,578 -27% 649 $1,365   $67,834,702 11
Oct 8, 1982 9 $809,889 -9% 597 $1,357   $69,508,404 12
Oct 15, 1982 9 $546,295 -33% 528 $1,035   $69,701,637 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 23, 1982 2 $19,401,963   1,400 $13,859   $19,401,963 1
Jul 30, 1982 2 $14,408,863 -26% 1,435 $10,041   $33,810,826 2
Aug 6, 1982 2 $9,824,469 -32% 1,420 $6,919   $43,635,295 3
Aug 13, 1982 4 $6,807,691 -31% 1,401 $4,859   $50,442,986 4
Aug 20, 1982 5 $4,516,080 -34% 1,042 $4,334   $54,959,066 5
Aug 27, 1982 6 $2,735,985 -39% 1,005 $2,722   $57,695,051 6
Sep 3, 1982 4 $3,681,959 +35% 960 $3,835   $61,377,010 7
Sep 10, 1982 5 $2,365,074 -36% 885 $2,672   $63,742,084 8
Sep 17, 1982 6 $1,988,254 -16% 840 $2,367   $65,730,338 9
Sep 24, 1982 8 $1,218,786 -39% 780 $1,563   $66,949,124 10
Oct 1, 1982 5 $1,749,391 +44% 649 $2,696   $68,698,515 11
Oct 8, 1982 18 $456,827 -74% 597 $765   $69,155,342 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records