Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Lady Sings the Blues
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,726,490Details
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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,865 $19,726,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,511 $19,726,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,287 $19,726,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $19,726,490

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 143 minutes
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Keywords: African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Singers, Prologue, 1920s, 1930s, Narcotics, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Big Break, Romance, Addiction, Prison
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Diana Ross    Billie Holiday

Supporting Cast

Billy Dee Williams    Louis McKay
Richard Pryor    Piano Man
Scatman Crothers    Big Ben

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie    Director
Jay Weston    Producer
James S. White    Producer
Berry Gordy    Executive Producer
Terence McCloy    Screenwriter
Chris Clark    Screenwriter
Suzanne de Passe    Screenwriter
Michel Legrand    Composer

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,865 $19,726,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,511 $19,726,490
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,287 $19,726,490
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $19,726,490

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 143 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Incredibles
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Singers, Prologue, 1920s, 1930s, Narcotics, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Big Break, Romance, Addiction, Prison
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Diana Ross    Billie Holiday

Supporting Cast

Billy Dee Williams    Louis McKay
Richard Pryor    Piano Man
Scatman Crothers    Big Ben

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie    Director
Jay Weston    Producer
James S. White    Producer
Berry Gordy    Executive Producer
Terence McCloy    Screenwriter
Chris Clark    Screenwriter
Suzanne de Passe    Screenwriter
Michel Legrand    Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance