Fletch (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $46,700,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,022,970 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,225 opening theaters/1,303 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,810,135

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,995 $46,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,224 $46,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 375 $46,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $46,700,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 31st, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Fletch
Comparisons: vs. Fletch Lives
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Keywords: News, Film Noir, Crime Comedy, False Identity, Narcotics, Investigative Journalist, Newspaper Industry, Suicide, Faked Suicide, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Assisted Suicide, LAPD, Undercover, Corrupt Cops, Bigamy or Polygamy, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $7,563,519 Jul 5, 1985 38

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 1985 2 $7,022,970   1,225 $5,733   $7,022,970 1
Jun 7, 1985 3 $6,320,411 -10% 1,303 $4,851   $16,533,594 2
Jun 14, 1985 3 $5,171,590 -18% 1,277 $4,050   $24,468,649 3
Jun 21, 1985 5 $4,017,555 -22% 1,223 $3,285   $30,903,625 4
Jun 28, 1985 6 $3,030,585 -25% 1,099 $2,758   $35,868,915 5
Jul 5, 1985 8 $2,376,150 -22% 1,022 $2,325   $39,885,835 6
Jul 12, 1985 11 $1,346,670 -43% 804 $1,675   $42,230,103 7
Jul 19, 1985 13 $1,081,500 -20% 700 $1,545   $44,151,083 8
Jul 26, 1985 14 $721,350 -33% 630 $1,145   $45,488,983 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 1985 2 $10,213,183   1,225 $8,337   $10,213,183 1
Jun 7, 1985 3 $9,083,876 -11% 1,303 $6,972   $19,297,059 2
Jun 14, 1985 3 $7,589,011 -16% 1,277 $5,943   $26,886,070 3
Jun 21, 1985 5 $5,952,260 -22% 1,223 $4,867   $32,838,330 4
Jun 28, 1985 6 $4,671,355 -22% 1,099 $4,251   $37,509,685 5
Jul 5, 1985 8 $3,373,748 -28% 1,022 $3,301   $40,883,433 6
Jul 12, 1985 10 $2,186,150 -35% 804 $2,719   $43,069,583 7
Jul 19, 1985 11 $1,698,050 -22% 700 $2,426   $44,767,633 8

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Fletch

Uncategorized

Beau Starr    Willy
Richard Libertini    Frank Walker
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar    Himself
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson    Gail Stanwyk
Joe Don Baker    Chief Jerry Karlin
Kenneth Mars    Stanton Boyd
Tim Matheson    Alan Stanwyck
James Avery    Detective #2
George Wendt    Fat Sam
M. Emmet Walsh    Doctor Dolan
Geena Davis    Larry
William Sanderson    Jim Swarthout

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

Production and Technical Credits

Harold Faltermeyer    Composer
Michael Ritchie    Director
Gregory McDonald    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,022,970 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,225 opening theaters/1,303 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,810,135

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,995 $46,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,224 $46,700,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 375 $46,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $46,700,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 31st, 1985 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Fletch
Comparisons: vs. Fletch Lives
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Keywords: News, Film Noir, Crime Comedy, False Identity, Narcotics, Investigative Journalist, Newspaper Industry, Suicide, Faked Suicide, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Assisted Suicide, LAPD, Undercover, Corrupt Cops, Bigamy or Polygamy, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 324 $7,563,519 Jul 5, 1985 38

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Fletch

Uncategorized

Beau Starr    Willy
Richard Libertini    Frank Walker
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar    Himself
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson    Gail Stanwyk
Joe Don Baker    Chief Jerry Karlin
Kenneth Mars    Stanton Boyd
Tim Matheson    Alan Stanwyck
James Avery    Detective #2
George Wendt    Fat Sam
M. Emmet Walsh    Doctor Dolan
Geena Davis    Larry
William Sanderson    Jim Swarthout

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

Production and Technical Credits

Harold Faltermeyer    Composer
Michael Ritchie    Director
Gregory McDonald    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 1985 2 $7,022,970   1,225 $5,733   $7,022,970 1
Jun 7, 1985 3 $6,320,411 -10% 1,303 $4,851   $16,533,594 2
Jun 14, 1985 3 $5,171,590 -18% 1,277 $4,050   $24,468,649 3
Jun 21, 1985 5 $4,017,555 -22% 1,223 $3,285   $30,903,625 4
Jun 28, 1985 6 $3,030,585 -25% 1,099 $2,758   $35,868,915 5
Jul 5, 1985 8 $2,376,150 -22% 1,022 $2,325   $39,885,835 6
Jul 12, 1985 11 $1,346,670 -43% 804 $1,675   $42,230,103 7
Jul 19, 1985 13 $1,081,500 -20% 700 $1,545   $44,151,083 8
Jul 26, 1985 14 $721,350 -33% 630 $1,145   $45,488,983 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 31, 1985 2 $10,213,183   1,225 $8,337   $10,213,183 1
Jun 7, 1985 3 $9,083,876 -11% 1,303 $6,972   $19,297,059 2
Jun 14, 1985 3 $7,589,011 -16% 1,277 $5,943   $26,886,070 3
Jun 21, 1985 5 $5,952,260 -22% 1,223 $4,867   $32,838,330 4
Jun 28, 1985 6 $4,671,355 -22% 1,099 $4,251   $37,509,685 5
Jul 5, 1985 8 $3,373,748 -28% 1,022 $3,301   $40,883,433 6
Jul 12, 1985 10 $2,186,150 -35% 804 $2,719   $43,069,583 7
Jul 19, 1985 11 $1,698,050 -22% 700 $2,426   $44,767,633 8