Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (1986)

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,034,150Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,879,107 (27.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,203 opening theaters/1,203 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,401,106

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,047 $18,034,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,756 $18,034,150

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 1986 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 1st, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Joker
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Keywords: Biography, About a Stand Up Comedian, Autobiographical, Comedy Drama, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Relationships Gone Wrong, Narcotics, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 280 $5,413,468 May 23, 1986 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 1986 1 $4,879,107   1,203 $4,056   $4,879,107 1
May 9, 1986 2 $3,054,235 -37% 1,203 $2,539   $9,482,787 2
May 16, 1986 4 $2,124,306 -30% 1,102 $1,928   $12,770,063 3
May 23, 1986 6 $1,777,343 -16% 977 $1,819   $15,224,382 4
May 30, 1986 7 $953,532 -46% 722 $1,321   $16,402,475 5
Jun 6, 1986 9 $624,979 -34% 514 $1,216   $17,337,232 6
Sep 26, 1986 15 $341,591   327 $1,045   $17,897,695 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 1986 1 $6,428,552   1,203 $5,344   $6,428,552 1
May 9, 1986 2 $4,217,205 -34% 1,203 $3,506   $10,645,757 2
May 16, 1986 4 $2,801,282 -34% 1,102 $2,542   $13,447,039 3
May 23, 1986 6 $2,001,904 -29% 977 $2,049   $15,448,943 4
May 30, 1986 6 $1,263,310 -37% 722 $1,750   $16,712,253 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Beau Starr    Vito
Dennis Farina    Freddy
Michael Ironside    Det. Lawrence
Richard Pryor    Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego
Debbie Allen    Michelle
Art Evans    Arturo
Wings Hauser    Cliff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Pryor    Director
Rocco Urbisci    Screenwriter
Paul Mooney    Screenwriter
Richard Pryor    Screenwriter
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,879,107 (27.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,203 opening theaters/1,203 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,401,106

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,047 $18,034,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,756 $18,034,150

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 2nd, 1986 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 1st, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Joker
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Keywords: Biography, About a Stand Up Comedian, Autobiographical, Comedy Drama, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Relationships Gone Wrong, Narcotics, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 280 $5,413,468 May 23, 1986 24

Uncategorized

Beau Starr    Vito
Dennis Farina    Freddy
Michael Ironside    Det. Lawrence
Richard Pryor    Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego
Debbie Allen    Michelle
Art Evans    Arturo
Wings Hauser    Cliff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Pryor    Director
Rocco Urbisci    Screenwriter
Paul Mooney    Screenwriter
Richard Pryor    Screenwriter
Marilyn Vance    Costume Designer

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
May 2, 1986 1 $4,879,107   1,203 $4,056   $4,879,107 1
May 9, 1986 2 $3,054,235 -37% 1,203 $2,539   $9,482,787 2
May 16, 1986 4 $2,124,306 -30% 1,102 $1,928   $12,770,063 3
May 23, 1986 6 $1,777,343 -16% 977 $1,819   $15,224,382 4
May 30, 1986 7 $953,532 -46% 722 $1,321   $16,402,475 5
Jun 6, 1986 9 $624,979 -34% 514 $1,216   $17,337,232 6
Sep 26, 1986 15 $341,591   327 $1,045   $17,897,695 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 2, 1986 1 $6,428,552   1,203 $5,344   $6,428,552 1
May 9, 1986 2 $4,217,205 -34% 1,203 $3,506   $10,645,757 2
May 16, 1986 4 $2,801,282 -34% 1,102 $2,542   $13,447,039 3
May 23, 1986 6 $2,001,904 -29% 977 $2,049   $15,448,943 4
May 30, 1986 6 $1,263,310 -37% 722 $1,750   $16,712,253 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records