Lust in the Dust (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $727,639Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$101,146 (13.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:17 opening theaters/164 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,209,555

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,418 $727,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,595 $727,639
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,787 $727,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,320 $727,639

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 28 $101,146   17 $5,950   $101,146 1
Feb 15, 1985 33 $62,410 -38% 14 $4,458   $196,858 2
Feb 22, 1985 34 $42,378 -32% 18 $2,354   $260,420 3
Mar 1, 1985 31 $103,771 +145% 30 $3,459   $399,137 4
Mar 8, 1985 18 $300,530 +190% 164 $1,833   $727,639 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 25 $134,448   17 $7,909   $134,448 1
Feb 15, 1985 31 $83,594 -38% 14 $5,971   $218,042 2
Feb 22, 1985 32 $77,324 -8% 18 $4,296   $295,366 3
Mar 1, 1985 29 $131,743 +70% 30 $4,391   $427,109 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Divine    Rosie Velez
Henry Silva    Bernardo
Cesar Romero    Father Garcia
Geoffrey Lewis    Hard Case Williams
Lainie Kazan    Marguerita Ventura

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$101,146 (13.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:17 opening theaters/164 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,209,555

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,418 $727,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,501-16,600) 16,595 $727,639
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,787 $727,639
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,320 $727,639

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Divine    Rosie Velez
Henry Silva    Bernardo
Cesar Romero    Father Garcia
Geoffrey Lewis    Hard Case Williams
Lainie Kazan    Marguerita Ventura

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 28 $101,146   17 $5,950   $101,146 1
Feb 15, 1985 33 $62,410 -38% 14 $4,458   $196,858 2
Feb 22, 1985 34 $42,378 -32% 18 $2,354   $260,420 3
Mar 1, 1985 31 $103,771 +145% 30 $3,459   $399,137 4
Mar 8, 1985 18 $300,530 +190% 164 $1,833   $727,639 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 1985 25 $134,448   17 $7,909   $134,448 1
Feb 15, 1985 31 $83,594 -38% 14 $5,971   $218,042 2
Feb 22, 1985 32 $77,324 -8% 18 $4,296   $295,366 3
Mar 1, 1985 29 $131,743 +70% 30 $4,391   $427,109 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records