The Goodbye Girl (1977)

The Goodbye Girl
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $83,700,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$766,296 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:35.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:309 opening theaters/309 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $404,435,222

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $83,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $83,700,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1977 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: January 27th, 1993 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, 1978 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic 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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $12,085,531 Dec 30, 1977 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1977 1 $766,296   309 $2,480   $1,051,548 1
Dec 30, 1977 2 $2,385,021 +211% 309 $7,719   $5,212,534 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 21, 1977 - $126,088     309 $408   $126,088 1
Dec 22, 1977 - $159,164 +26%   309 $515   $285,252 2
Dec 23, 1977 - $274,230 +72%   309 $887   $559,482 3
Dec 24, 1977 - $195,634 -29%   309 $633   $755,116 4
Dec 25, 1977 - $296,432 +52%   309 $959   $1,051,548 5
Dec 26, 1977 2 $496,180 +67%   309 $1,606   $1,547,728 6
Dec 27, 1977 - $368,132 -26%   309 $1,191   $1,915,860 7
Dec 28, 1977 - $449,703 +22% +257% 309 $1,455   $2,365,563 8
Dec 29, 1977 - $461,950 +3% +190% 309 $1,495   $2,827,513 9
Dec 30, 1977 - $793,466 +72% +189% 309 $2,568   $3,620,979 10
Dec 31, 1977 - $790,285 n/c +304% 309 $2,558   $4,411,264 11
Jan 1, 1978 - $801,270 +1% +170% 309 $2,593   $5,212,534 12
Jan 2, 1978 - $780,362 -3% +57% 309 $2,525   $5,992,896 13

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1977 1 $2,542,261   309 $8,227   $2,827,513 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Richard Dreyfuss    Elliott Garfield
Joe Regalbuto    Richard III Cast
Powers Boothe    Richard III Cast
Raymond J. Barry    Richard III Cast
Marsha Mason    Paula McFadden
Quinn Cummings    Lucy McFadden
Robert Costanzo    Liquor Store Salesman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$766,296 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:35.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:309 opening theaters/309 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $404,435,222

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,003 $83,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $83,700,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 21st, 1977 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: January 27th, 1993 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
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Keywords: Romance, 1978 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic 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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 268 $12,085,531 Dec 30, 1977 12

Uncategorized

Richard Dreyfuss    Elliott Garfield
Joe Regalbuto    Richard III Cast
Powers Boothe    Richard III Cast
Raymond J. Barry    Richard III Cast
Marsha Mason    Paula McFadden
Quinn Cummings    Lucy McFadden
Robert Costanzo    Liquor Store Salesman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Herbert Ross    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1977 1 $766,296   309 $2,480   $1,051,548 1
Dec 30, 1977 2 $2,385,021 +211% 309 $7,719   $5,212,534 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 21, 1977 - $126,088     309 $408   $126,088 1
Dec 22, 1977 - $159,164 +26%   309 $515   $285,252 2
Dec 23, 1977 - $274,230 +72%   309 $887   $559,482 3
Dec 24, 1977 - $195,634 -29%   309 $633   $755,116 4
Dec 25, 1977 - $296,432 +52%   309 $959   $1,051,548 5
Dec 26, 1977 2 $496,180 +67%   309 $1,606   $1,547,728 6
Dec 27, 1977 - $368,132 -26%   309 $1,191   $1,915,860 7
Dec 28, 1977 - $449,703 +22% +257% 309 $1,455   $2,365,563 8
Dec 29, 1977 - $461,950 +3% +190% 309 $1,495   $2,827,513 9
Dec 30, 1977 - $793,466 +72% +189% 309 $2,568   $3,620,979 10
Dec 31, 1977 - $790,285 n/c +304% 309 $2,558   $4,411,264 11
Jan 1, 1978 - $801,270 +1% +170% 309 $2,593   $5,212,534 12
Jan 2, 1978 - $780,362 -3% +57% 309 $2,525   $5,992,896 13

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 23, 1977 1 $2,542,261   309 $8,227   $2,827,513 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records