Fletch Lives (1989)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,266,859Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,045,760 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,479 opening theaters/1,512 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,794,486

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,730 $33,266,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,039 $33,266,859
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 539 $33,266,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 736 $33,266,859

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 17th, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: August 19th, 2008 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Fletch
Comparisons: vs. Lean on Me
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Investigative Journalist, Inheritance, Set in Louisiana, Religious, Environment, Revenge, TV Industry, Televangelists
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
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 170 $5,647,320 Mar 24, 1989 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $15,993,658 Mar 24, 1989 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 1 $8,045,760   1,479 $5,440   $8,045,760 1
Mar 24, 1989 1 $5,647,320 -30% 1,512 $3,735   $17,053,455 2
Mar 31, 1989 2 $4,276,130 -24% 1,511 $2,830   $23,529,545 3
Apr 7, 1989 5 $2,607,360 -39% 1,473 $1,770   $27,270,155 4
Apr 14, 1989 9 $1,595,010 -39% 1,346 $1,185   $29,491,015 5
Apr 21, 1989 10 $861,000 -46% 1,025 $840   $30,796,225 6
May 12, 1989 16 $363,411   600 $606   $32,469,977 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 1 $11,406,135   1,479 $7,712   $11,406,135 1
Mar 24, 1989 1 $7,847,280 -31% 1,512 $5,190   $19,253,415 2
Mar 31, 1989 2 $5,409,380 -31% 1,511 $3,580   $24,662,795 3
Apr 7, 1989 6 $3,233,210 -40% 1,473 $2,195   $27,896,005 4
Apr 14, 1989 9 $2,039,220 -37% 1,346 $1,515   $29,935,225 5

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Fletch

Uncategorized

Cleavon Little    Calculus Entropy
R. Lee Ermey    Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Belzer    Phil
Hal Holbrook    Ham Johnson
Geoffrey Lewis    KKK Leader
Phil Hartman    Bly Manager
Julianne Phillips    Becky Culpepper
Richard Libertini    Frank Walker
Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb    Ben Dover

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Ritchie    Director
Leon Capetanos    Screenwriter
Harold Faltermeyer    Composer
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Gregory McDonald    Story Creator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,045,760 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,479 opening theaters/1,512 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,794,486

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,730 $33,266,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,039 $33,266,859
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 539 $33,266,859
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 736 $33,266,859

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 17th, 1989 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: August 19th, 2008 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Fletch
Comparisons: vs. Lean on Me
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Crime Comedy, Investigative Journalist, Inheritance, Set in Louisiana, Religious, Environment, Revenge, TV Industry, Televangelists
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
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 170 $5,647,320 Mar 24, 1989 10
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $15,993,658 Mar 24, 1989 10

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Fletch

Uncategorized

Cleavon Little    Calculus Entropy
R. Lee Ermey    Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Belzer    Phil
Hal Holbrook    Ham Johnson
Geoffrey Lewis    KKK Leader
Phil Hartman    Bly Manager
Julianne Phillips    Becky Culpepper
Richard Libertini    Frank Walker
Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb    Ben Dover

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Ritchie    Director
Leon Capetanos    Screenwriter
Harold Faltermeyer    Composer
Susan Bode    Set Decorator
Gregory McDonald    Story Creator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 1 $8,045,760   1,479 $5,440   $8,045,760 1
Mar 24, 1989 1 $5,647,320 -30% 1,512 $3,735   $17,053,455 2
Mar 31, 1989 2 $4,276,130 -24% 1,511 $2,830   $23,529,545 3
Apr 7, 1989 5 $2,607,360 -39% 1,473 $1,770   $27,270,155 4
Apr 14, 1989 9 $1,595,010 -39% 1,346 $1,185   $29,491,015 5
Apr 21, 1989 10 $861,000 -46% 1,025 $840   $30,796,225 6
May 12, 1989 16 $363,411   600 $606   $32,469,977 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1989 1 $11,406,135   1,479 $7,712   $11,406,135 1
Mar 24, 1989 1 $7,847,280 -31% 1,512 $5,190   $19,253,415 2
Mar 31, 1989 2 $5,409,380 -31% 1,511 $3,580   $24,662,795 3
Apr 7, 1989 6 $3,233,210 -40% 1,473 $2,195   $27,896,005 4
Apr 14, 1989 9 $2,039,220 -37% 1,346 $1,515   $29,935,225 5