Deal of the Century (1983)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,400,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,520,605 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,217 opening theaters/1,226 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,591,108

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,280 $10,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,482 $10,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,094 $10,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $10,400,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 4th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amityville 3-D
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Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Arms Dealer, Set in South America, Fictional Country, Government Corruption, Rebellion, Widow/Widower, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 203 $8,470,457 Nov 11, 1983 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 4, 1983 1 $3,520,605   1,217 $2,893   $3,520,605 1
Nov 11, 1983 4 $2,361,234 -33% 1,226 $1,926   $6,758,370 2
Nov 18, 1983 9 $1,143,745 -52% 965 $1,185   $8,392,970 3
Nov 25, 1983 16 $828,037 -28% 767 $1,080   $9,658,302 4
Dec 2, 1983 14 $518,839 -37% 689 $753   $10,369,581 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 4, 1983 2 $4,397,136   1,217 $3,613   $4,397,136 1
Nov 11, 1983 4 $2,852,089 -35% 1,226 $2,326   $7,249,225 2
Nov 18, 1983 8 $1,581,040 -45% 965 $1,638   $8,830,265 3
Nov 25, 1983 16 $1,020,477 -35% 767 $1,330   $9,850,742 4

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Eddie Muntz
Sigourney Weaver    Catherine DeVoto

Uncategorized

Wallace Shawn    Harold DeVoto
Gregory Hines    Ray Kasternak
Richard Libertini    Masaggi

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

Production and Technical Credits

William Friedkin    Director
Paul Brickman    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,520,605 (33.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,217 opening theaters/1,226 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,591,108

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,280 $10,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,482 $10,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,094 $10,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $10,400,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 4th, 1983 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Amityville 3-D
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Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Arms Dealer, Set in South America, Fictional Country, Government Corruption, Rebellion, Widow/Widower, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 203 $8,470,457 Nov 11, 1983 10

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Eddie Muntz
Sigourney Weaver    Catherine DeVoto

Uncategorized

Wallace Shawn    Harold DeVoto
Gregory Hines    Ray Kasternak
Richard Libertini    Masaggi

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

Production and Technical Credits

William Friedkin    Director
Paul Brickman    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 4, 1983 1 $3,520,605   1,217 $2,893   $3,520,605 1
Nov 11, 1983 4 $2,361,234 -33% 1,226 $1,926   $6,758,370 2
Nov 18, 1983 9 $1,143,745 -52% 965 $1,185   $8,392,970 3
Nov 25, 1983 16 $828,037 -28% 767 $1,080   $9,658,302 4
Dec 2, 1983 14 $518,839 -37% 689 $753   $10,369,581 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 4, 1983 2 $4,397,136   1,217 $3,613   $4,397,136 1
Nov 11, 1983 4 $2,852,089 -35% 1,226 $2,326   $7,249,225 2
Nov 18, 1983 8 $1,581,040 -45% 965 $1,638   $8,830,265 3
Nov 25, 1983 16 $1,020,477 -35% 767 $1,330   $9,850,742 4