Without a Clue (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,000,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $271,564 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $271,564
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,246,772 (15.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:280 opening theaters/460 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,982,968

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,750 $8,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $8,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,197 $8,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,677 $8,000,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 1988 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: March 31st, 2015 by Olive
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Private Investigator, Doctors, Secret Identity, False Identity, Police Detective, Writing and Writers, Scotland Yard, 1880s, Spoof
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1988 6 $1,246,772   280 $4,453   $1,246,772 1
Oct 28, 1988 9 $917,894 -26% 280 $3,278   $2,508,052 2
Nov 11, 1988 10 $1,343,538   460 $2,921   $5,172,829 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1988 6 $1,590,158   280 $5,679   $1,590,158 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Lysette Anthony    Impostor Leslie Giles
Michael Caine    Sherlock Holmes/Reginald Kincaid
Paul Freeman    Professor James Moriarty
Nigel Davenport    Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook    Norman Greenhough
Ben Kingsley    Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones    Inspector Lestrade

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Production and Technical Credits

Thom Eberhardt    Director
Gary Murphy    Screenwriter
Larry Strawther    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,246,772 (15.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:280 opening theaters/460 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,982,968

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,750 $8,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $8,000,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,197 $8,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,677 $8,000,000

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


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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 21st, 1988 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: March 31st, 2015 by Olive
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Crime Comedy, Private Investigator, Doctors, Secret Identity, False Identity, Police Detective, Writing and Writers, Scotland Yard, 1880s, Spoof
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Lysette Anthony    Impostor Leslie Giles
Michael Caine    Sherlock Holmes/Reginald Kincaid
Paul Freeman    Professor James Moriarty
Nigel Davenport    Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook    Norman Greenhough
Ben Kingsley    Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones    Inspector Lestrade

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

Production and Technical Credits

Thom Eberhardt    Director
Gary Murphy    Screenwriter
Larry Strawther    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1988 6 $1,246,772   280 $4,453   $1,246,772 1
Oct 28, 1988 9 $917,894 -26% 280 $3,278   $2,508,052 2
Nov 11, 1988 10 $1,343,538   460 $2,921   $5,172,829 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 21, 1988 6 $1,590,158   280 $5,679   $1,590,158 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records