Arthur (1981)

Arthur
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $81,464,486Details
OpusData ID: 5630100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,719,534 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:16.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:701 opening theaters/949 max. theaters, 21.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $330,063,508

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,098 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,263 $81,464,486
Leggiest Movies 20 16.29

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Arthur
Comparisons: vs. The Cannonball Run
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, Remade
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: McCormic, MBST Entertainment, Benderspink Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 14 $559,968 Mar 19, 1982 248
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 14 $617,815 Mar 12, 1982 241
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 13 $805,000 Mar 5, 1982 234
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 10 $933,000 Feb 26, 1982 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 10 $997,606 Feb 19, 1982 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 12 $1,061,498 Feb 12, 1982 213
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 32 $586,812 Jan 15, 1982 185
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 43 $1,169,415 Dec 4, 1981 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 17 $2,125,599 Nov 27, 1981 136
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 298 $9,014,681 Nov 27, 1981 136
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $7,003,773 Nov 27, 1981 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 49 $1,491,526 Nov 20, 1981 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 53 $1,655,733 Nov 13, 1981 122
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $7,021,971 Nov 13, 1981 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 59 $1,734,076 Nov 6, 1981 115
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $5,319,471 Oct 30, 1981 108
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 74 $2,136,948 Oct 16, 1981 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 77 $2,322,083 Oct 9, 1981 87
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $9,847,975 Oct 9, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 228 $5,001,805 Sep 4, 1981 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $21,212,686 Sep 4, 1981 52

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,098 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400) 315 $330,063,508
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 771 $81,464,486
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 5 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 492 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 810 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 46 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 297 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $81,464,486
Leggiest Movies 20 16.29

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 9 $2,719,534   701 $3,880   $2,719,534 1
Jul 24, 1981 6 $3,041,995 +12% 705 $4,315   $7,711,222 2
Jul 31, 1981 7 $2,403,000 -21% 630 $3,814   $11,957,885 3
Aug 7, 1981 6 $3,098,055 +29% 605 $5,121   $16,800,890 4
Aug 14, 1981 3 $2,931,246 -5% 661 $4,435   $21,743,829 5
Aug 21, 1981 3 $3,088,798 +5% 774 $3,991   $26,724,137 6
Aug 28, 1981 3 $3,214,004 +4% 854 $3,763   $31,973,249 7
Sep 4, 1981 2 $5,001,805 +56% 949 $5,271   $38,663,847 8
Sep 11, 1981 1 $3,002,255 -40% 948 $3,167   $42,646,628 9
Sep 18, 1981 3 $2,935,103 -2% 939 $3,126   $46,731,366 10
Sep 25, 1981 4 $2,396,551 -18% 925 $2,591   $50,053,029 11
Oct 2, 1981 4 $2,111,572 -12% 910 $2,320   $52,922,322 12
Oct 9, 1981 4 $2,322,083 +10% 931 $2,494   $56,300,113 13
Oct 16, 1981 3 $2,136,948 -8% 636 $3,360   $59,956,546 14
Oct 30, 1981 3 $1,254,295   875 $1,433   $63,438,928 16
Nov 6, 1981 3 $1,734,076 +38% 838 $2,069   $65,752,970 17
Nov 13, 1981 3 $1,655,733 -5% 803 $2,062   $68,088,640 18
Nov 20, 1981 3 $1,491,526 -10% 838 $1,780   $70,039,803 19
Nov 27, 1981 3 $2,125,599 +43% 821 $2,589   $73,102,503 20
Dec 4, 1981 4 $1,169,415 -45% 817 $1,431   $74,651,604 21
Jan 15, 1982 12 $586,812   381 $1,540   $80,803,852 27
Jan 22, 1982 15 $359,415 -39% 282 $1,275   $4,753,637 28
Jan 29, 1982 17 $350,039 -3% 192 $1,823   $5,223,531 29
Feb 5, 1982 17 $337,755 -4% 492 $686   $5,670,098 30
Feb 12, 1982 12 $1,061,498 +214% 583 $1,821   $6,822,852 31
Feb 19, 1982 9 $997,606 -6% 619 $1,612   $8,029,109 32
Feb 26, 1982 6 $933,000 -6% 575 $1,623   $9,252,519 33
Mar 5, 1982 8 $805,000 -14% 500 $1,610   $10,328,771 34
Mar 12, 1982 12 $617,815 -23% 449 $1,376   $11,206,458 35
Mar 19, 1982 9 $559,968 -9% 395 $1,418   $12,004,667 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 27, 1981 - $450,313     705 $639   $8,161,535 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 5 $4,669,227   701 $6,661   $4,669,227 1
Jul 24, 1981 5 $4,885,658 +5% 705 $6,930   $9,554,885 2
Jul 31, 1981 6 $4,147,950 -15% 630 $6,584   $13,702,835 3
Aug 7, 1981 5 $5,109,748 +23% 605 $8,446   $18,812,583 4
Aug 14, 1981 3 $4,822,756 -6% 661 $7,296   $23,635,339 5
Aug 21, 1981 3 $5,123,906 +6% 774 $6,620   $28,759,245 6
Aug 28, 1981 3 $4,902,797 -4% 854 $5,741   $33,662,042 7
Sep 4, 1981 2 $5,982,331 +22% 949 $6,304   $39,644,373 8
Sep 11, 1981 1 $4,151,890 -31% 948 $4,380   $43,796,263 9
Sep 18, 1981 3 $3,860,215 -7% 939 $4,111   $47,656,478 10
Sep 25, 1981 4 $3,154,272 -18% 925 $3,410   $50,810,750 11
Oct 2, 1981 4 $3,167,280 n/c 910 $3,481   $53,978,030 12
Oct 9, 1981 2 $3,841,568 +21% 931 $4,126   $57,819,598 13
Oct 30, 1981 3 $1,834,261   875 $2,096   $64,018,894 16
Nov 6, 1981 3 $2,414,013 +32% 838 $2,881   $66,432,907 17
Nov 13, 1981 3 $2,115,370 -12% 803 $2,634   $68,548,277 18
Nov 20, 1981 3 $2,428,627 +15% 838 $2,898   $70,976,904 19
Nov 27, 1981 3 $2,505,285 +3% 821 $3,052   $73,482,189 20
Jan 15, 1982 9 $768,176   381 $2,016   $4,394,222 27
Jan 22, 1982 12 $479,270 -38% 282 $1,700   $4,873,492 28
Jan 29, 1982 16 $458,851 -4% 192 $2,390   $5,332,343 29
Feb 5, 1982 13 $429,011 -7% 492 $872   $5,761,354 30
Feb 12, 1982 12 $1,270,149 +196% 583 $2,179   $7,031,503 31
Feb 19, 1982 7 $1,288,016 +1% 619 $2,081   $8,319,519 32
Feb 26, 1982 6 $1,204,252 -7% 575 $2,094   $9,523,771 33
Mar 5, 1982 7 $1,064,872 -12% 500 $2,130   $10,588,643 34
Mar 12, 1982 10 $856,056 -20% 449 $1,907   $11,444,699 35

Uncategorized

Liza Minnelli    Linda Marolla
John Gielgud    Hobson
Richard Hamilton    Bill
Paul Gleason    Executive
Geraldine Fitzgerald    Martha Bach
Jill Eikenberry    Susan Johnson
Dudley Moore    Arthur Bach

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Gordon    Director
Steve Gordon    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,719,534 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:16.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:701 opening theaters/949 max. theaters, 21.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $330,063,508

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,098 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,263 $81,464,486
Leggiest Movies 20 16.29

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 17th, 1981 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Arthur
Comparisons: vs. The Cannonball Run
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, Remade
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: McCormic, MBST Entertainment, Benderspink Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 14 $559,968 Mar 19, 1982 248
Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend 14 $617,815 Mar 12, 1982 241
Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend 13 $805,000 Mar 5, 1982 234
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 10 $933,000 Feb 26, 1982 227
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 10 $997,606 Feb 19, 1982 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 12 $1,061,498 Feb 12, 1982 213
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 32 $586,812 Jan 15, 1982 185
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 43 $1,169,415 Dec 4, 1981 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 17 $2,125,599 Nov 27, 1981 136
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 298 $9,014,681 Nov 27, 1981 136
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 290 $7,003,773 Nov 27, 1981 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 49 $1,491,526 Nov 20, 1981 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 53 $1,655,733 Nov 13, 1981 122
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $7,021,971 Nov 13, 1981 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 59 $1,734,076 Nov 6, 1981 115
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $5,319,471 Oct 30, 1981 108
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 74 $2,136,948 Oct 16, 1981 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 77 $2,322,083 Oct 9, 1981 87
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 206 $9,847,975 Oct 9, 1981 87
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 228 $5,001,805 Sep 4, 1981 52
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $21,212,686 Sep 4, 1981 52

Uncategorized

Liza Minnelli    Linda Marolla
John Gielgud    Hobson
Richard Hamilton    Bill
Paul Gleason    Executive
Geraldine Fitzgerald    Martha Bach
Jill Eikenberry    Susan Johnson
Dudley Moore    Arthur Bach

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Gordon    Director
Steve Gordon    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 5th, 2011

April 5th, 2011

It's Tron week with at least seven releases related to Tron and Tron: Legacy. This appears to have scared away the competition, because outside of those releases, there's not much of a selection. Actually, there are three $100 million hits coming out this week; however, one doesn't come out till Friday, so I'll likely deal with it next week after the screener arrives, and the other is so bad it's best to pretend it doesn't exist. Those two films are clearly the Pick of the Week, but depending on where you buy your DVDs, the Combo Pack may or may nor be less expensive than buying the two films separately, so double-check before you buy. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,098 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400) 315 $330,063,508
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 771 $81,464,486
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 5 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 492 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 810 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 46 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 297 $81,464,486
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $81,464,486
Leggiest Movies 20 16.29

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 9 $2,719,534   701 $3,880   $2,719,534 1
Jul 24, 1981 6 $3,041,995 +12% 705 $4,315   $7,711,222 2
Jul 31, 1981 7 $2,403,000 -21% 630 $3,814   $11,957,885 3
Aug 7, 1981 6 $3,098,055 +29% 605 $5,121   $16,800,890 4
Aug 14, 1981 3 $2,931,246 -5% 661 $4,435   $21,743,829 5
Aug 21, 1981 3 $3,088,798 +5% 774 $3,991   $26,724,137 6
Aug 28, 1981 3 $3,214,004 +4% 854 $3,763   $31,973,249 7
Sep 4, 1981 2 $5,001,805 +56% 949 $5,271   $38,663,847 8
Sep 11, 1981 1 $3,002,255 -40% 948 $3,167   $42,646,628 9
Sep 18, 1981 3 $2,935,103 -2% 939 $3,126   $46,731,366 10
Sep 25, 1981 4 $2,396,551 -18% 925 $2,591   $50,053,029 11
Oct 2, 1981 4 $2,111,572 -12% 910 $2,320   $52,922,322 12
Oct 9, 1981 4 $2,322,083 +10% 931 $2,494   $56,300,113 13
Oct 16, 1981 3 $2,136,948 -8% 636 $3,360   $59,956,546 14
Oct 30, 1981 3 $1,254,295   875 $1,433   $63,438,928 16
Nov 6, 1981 3 $1,734,076 +38% 838 $2,069   $65,752,970 17
Nov 13, 1981 3 $1,655,733 -5% 803 $2,062   $68,088,640 18
Nov 20, 1981 3 $1,491,526 -10% 838 $1,780   $70,039,803 19
Nov 27, 1981 3 $2,125,599 +43% 821 $2,589   $73,102,503 20
Dec 4, 1981 4 $1,169,415 -45% 817 $1,431   $74,651,604 21
Jan 15, 1982 12 $586,812   381 $1,540   $80,803,852 27
Jan 22, 1982 15 $359,415 -39% 282 $1,275   $4,753,637 28
Jan 29, 1982 17 $350,039 -3% 192 $1,823   $5,223,531 29
Feb 5, 1982 17 $337,755 -4% 492 $686   $5,670,098 30
Feb 12, 1982 12 $1,061,498 +214% 583 $1,821   $6,822,852 31
Feb 19, 1982 9 $997,606 -6% 619 $1,612   $8,029,109 32
Feb 26, 1982 6 $933,000 -6% 575 $1,623   $9,252,519 33
Mar 5, 1982 8 $805,000 -14% 500 $1,610   $10,328,771 34
Mar 12, 1982 12 $617,815 -23% 449 $1,376   $11,206,458 35
Mar 19, 1982 9 $559,968 -9% 395 $1,418   $12,004,667 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 27, 1981 - $450,313     705 $639   $8,161,535 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1981 5 $4,669,227   701 $6,661   $4,669,227 1
Jul 24, 1981 5 $4,885,658 +5% 705 $6,930   $9,554,885 2
Jul 31, 1981 6 $4,147,950 -15% 630 $6,584   $13,702,835 3
Aug 7, 1981 5 $5,109,748 +23% 605 $8,446   $18,812,583 4
Aug 14, 1981 3 $4,822,756 -6% 661 $7,296   $23,635,339 5
Aug 21, 1981 3 $5,123,906 +6% 774 $6,620   $28,759,245 6
Aug 28, 1981 3 $4,902,797 -4% 854 $5,741   $33,662,042 7
Sep 4, 1981 2 $5,982,331 +22% 949 $6,304   $39,644,373 8
Sep 11, 1981 1 $4,151,890 -31% 948 $4,380   $43,796,263 9
Sep 18, 1981 3 $3,860,215 -7% 939 $4,111   $47,656,478 10
Sep 25, 1981 4 $3,154,272 -18% 925 $3,410   $50,810,750 11
Oct 2, 1981 4 $3,167,280 n/c 910 $3,481   $53,978,030 12
Oct 9, 1981 2 $3,841,568 +21% 931 $4,126   $57,819,598 13
Oct 30, 1981 3 $1,834,261   875 $2,096   $64,018,894 16
Nov 6, 1981 3 $2,414,013 +32% 838 $2,881   $66,432,907 17
Nov 13, 1981 3 $2,115,370 -12% 803 $2,634   $68,548,277 18
Nov 20, 1981 3 $2,428,627 +15% 838 $2,898   $70,976,904 19
Nov 27, 1981 3 $2,505,285 +3% 821 $3,052   $73,482,189 20
Jan 15, 1982 9 $768,176   381 $2,016   $4,394,222 27
Jan 22, 1982 12 $479,270 -38% 282 $1,700   $4,873,492 28
Jan 29, 1982 16 $458,851 -4% 192 $2,390   $5,332,343 29
Feb 5, 1982 13 $429,011 -7% 492 $872   $5,761,354 30
Feb 12, 1982 12 $1,270,149 +196% 583 $2,179   $7,031,503 31
Feb 19, 1982 7 $1,288,016 +1% 619 $2,081   $8,319,519 32
Feb 26, 1982 6 $1,204,252 -7% 575 $2,094   $9,523,771 33
Mar 5, 1982 7 $1,064,872 -12% 500 $2,130   $10,588,643 34
Mar 12, 1982 10 $856,056 -20% 449 $1,907   $11,444,699 35

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,263 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,710 $81,464,486
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,826 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 475 $81,464,486
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $81,464,486