Under the Rainbow (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,826,490Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,287,205 (12.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:488 opening theaters/792 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,003,432

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,971 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $18,826,490

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. History of the World: Part I
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad, 1930s, Set in Hollywood, Dwarfism
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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,971 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,306 $73,003,432
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,329 $18,826,490
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,974 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,482 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 584 $18,826,490

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 8 $2,287,205   488 $4,687   $2,287,205 1
Aug 7, 1981 9 $1,922,593 -16% 621 $3,096   $5,506,503 2
Aug 14, 1981 5 $2,717,447 +41% 771 $3,525   $9,418,480 3
Aug 21, 1981 7 $1,768,675 -35% 792 $2,233   $12,588,339 4
Aug 28, 1981 10 $1,128,903 -36% 610 $1,851   $14,658,125 5
Sep 4, 1981 10 $1,074,382 -5% 545 $1,971   $16,188,283 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 8 $3,583,910   488 $7,344   $3,583,910 1
Aug 7, 1981 8 $3,117,123 -13% 621 $5,020   $6,701,033 2
Aug 14, 1981 6 $4,118,631 +32% 771 $5,342   $10,819,664 3
Aug 21, 1981 8 $2,709,558 -34% 792 $3,421   $13,529,222 4
Aug 28, 1981 10 $1,584,679 -42% 610 $2,598   $15,113,901 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,826 $18,826,490
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 46 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,897 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,895 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 596 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 630 $18,826,490

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Bruce Thorpe

Uncategorized

Billy Barty    Otto Kriegling
Pat McCormick    Tiny
Adam Arkin    Henry Hudson
Debbie Lee Carrington    Munchkin
Carrie Fisher    Annie Clark
Mako    Nakomuri
Tony Cox    Hotel Rainbow Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rash    Director
Pat McCormick    Screenwriter
Harry Hurwitz    Screenwriter
Martin Smith    Screenwriter
Pat Bradley    Screenwriter
Fred Bauer    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,287,205 (12.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:488 opening theaters/792 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,003,432

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,971 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $18,826,490

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. History of the World: Part I
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad, 1930s, Set in Hollywood, Dwarfism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Bruce Thorpe

Uncategorized

Billy Barty    Otto Kriegling
Pat McCormick    Tiny
Adam Arkin    Henry Hudson
Debbie Lee Carrington    Munchkin
Carrie Fisher    Annie Clark
Mako    Nakomuri
Tony Cox    Hotel Rainbow Guest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Rash    Director
Pat McCormick    Screenwriter
Harry Hurwitz    Screenwriter
Martin Smith    Screenwriter
Pat Bradley    Screenwriter
Fred Bauer    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,971 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,306 $73,003,432
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,329 $18,826,490
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 42 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,974 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,482 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 825 $18,826,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 584 $18,826,490

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 8 $2,287,205   488 $4,687   $2,287,205 1
Aug 7, 1981 9 $1,922,593 -16% 621 $3,096   $5,506,503 2
Aug 14, 1981 5 $2,717,447 +41% 771 $3,525   $9,418,480 3
Aug 21, 1981 7 $1,768,675 -35% 792 $2,233   $12,588,339 4
Aug 28, 1981 10 $1,128,903 -36% 610 $1,851   $14,658,125 5
Sep 4, 1981 10 $1,074,382 -5% 545 $1,971   $16,188,283 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 31, 1981 8 $3,583,910   488 $7,344   $3,583,910 1
Aug 7, 1981 8 $3,117,123 -13% 621 $5,020   $6,701,033 2
Aug 14, 1981 6 $4,118,631 +32% 771 $5,342   $10,819,664 3
Aug 21, 1981 8 $2,709,558 -34% 792 $3,421   $13,529,222 4
Aug 28, 1981 10 $1,584,679 -42% 610 $2,598   $15,113,901 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,826 $18,826,490
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 46 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,897 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,895 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 596 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $18,826,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 630 $18,826,490