Modern Problems (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,474,312Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,758,371 (19.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,111 opening theaters/1,184 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,157,677

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,392 $24,474,312
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,872 $24,474,312
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $24,474,312
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 920 $24,474,312

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1981 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kingdom Come
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Psychics
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 263 $5,432,125 Jan 1, 1982 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 129 $20,878,581 Jan 1, 1982 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $19,341,577 Dec 25, 1981 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 104 $4,758,371 Dec 25, 1981 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $19,341,577 Dec 25, 1981 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1981 1 $4,758,371   1,111 $4,283   $4,758,371 1
Jan 1, 1982 1 $5,432,125 +14% 1,184 $4,588   $14,611,644 2
Jan 8, 1982 4 $2,686,452 -51% 1,119 $2,401   $18,414,406 3
Jan 15, 1982 5 $2,106,471 -22% 1,006 $2,094   $12,220,771 4
Jan 22, 1982 9 $1,241,189 -41% 797 $1,557   $22,886,688 5
Jan 29, 1982 12 $1,025,546 -17% 660 $1,554   $15,322,159 6
Feb 5, 1982 13 $833,230 -19% 618 $1,348   $16,377,260 7
Feb 12, 1982 16 $382,203 -54% 294 $1,300   $16,933,123 8
Feb 19, 1982 16 $216,073 -43% 239 $904   $17,223,929 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1981 1 $9,179,519   1,111 $8,262   $9,179,519 1
Jan 1, 1982 3 $6,548,435 -29% 1,184 $5,531   $15,727,954 2
Jan 8, 1982 4 $3,316,628 -49% 1,119 $2,964   $10,114,300 3
Jan 15, 1982 5 $2,600,917 -22% 1,006 $2,585   $12,715,217 4
Jan 22, 1982 7 $1,581,396 -39% 797 $1,984   $14,296,613 5
Jan 29, 1982 11 $1,247,417 -21% 660 $1,890   $15,544,030 6
Feb 5, 1982 9 $1,006,890 -19% 618 $1,629   $16,550,920 7
Feb 12, 1982 15 $456,936 -55% 294 $1,554   $17,007,856 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Max Fielder

Uncategorized

Brian Doyle-Murray    Brian Stills
Mary Kay Place    Lorraine
Patti D’Arbanville    Darcy
Dabney Coleman    Mark Winslow

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Shapiro    Director
Ken Shapiro    Screenwriter
Tom Sherohman    Screenwriter
Arthur Sellers    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,758,371 (19.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,111 opening theaters/1,184 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,157,677

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,392 $24,474,312
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,872 $24,474,312
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 692 $24,474,312
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 920 $24,474,312

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1981 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kingdom Come
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Psychics
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 263 $5,432,125 Jan 1, 1982 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 129 $20,878,581 Jan 1, 1982 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 161 $19,341,577 Dec 25, 1981 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 104 $4,758,371 Dec 25, 1981 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $19,341,577 Dec 25, 1981 3

Leading Cast

Chevy Chase    Max Fielder

Uncategorized

Brian Doyle-Murray    Brian Stills
Mary Kay Place    Lorraine
Patti D’Arbanville    Darcy
Dabney Coleman    Mark Winslow

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ken Shapiro    Director
Ken Shapiro    Screenwriter
Tom Sherohman    Screenwriter
Arthur Sellers    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1981 1 $4,758,371   1,111 $4,283   $4,758,371 1
Jan 1, 1982 1 $5,432,125 +14% 1,184 $4,588   $14,611,644 2
Jan 8, 1982 4 $2,686,452 -51% 1,119 $2,401   $18,414,406 3
Jan 15, 1982 5 $2,106,471 -22% 1,006 $2,094   $12,220,771 4
Jan 22, 1982 9 $1,241,189 -41% 797 $1,557   $22,886,688 5
Jan 29, 1982 12 $1,025,546 -17% 660 $1,554   $15,322,159 6
Feb 5, 1982 13 $833,230 -19% 618 $1,348   $16,377,260 7
Feb 12, 1982 16 $382,203 -54% 294 $1,300   $16,933,123 8
Feb 19, 1982 16 $216,073 -43% 239 $904   $17,223,929 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1981 1 $9,179,519   1,111 $8,262   $9,179,519 1
Jan 1, 1982 3 $6,548,435 -29% 1,184 $5,531   $15,727,954 2
Jan 8, 1982 4 $3,316,628 -49% 1,119 $2,964   $10,114,300 3
Jan 15, 1982 5 $2,600,917 -22% 1,006 $2,585   $12,715,217 4
Jan 22, 1982 7 $1,581,396 -39% 797 $1,984   $14,296,613 5
Jan 29, 1982 11 $1,247,417 -21% 660 $1,890   $15,544,030 6
Feb 5, 1982 9 $1,006,890 -19% 618 $1,629   $16,550,920 7
Feb 12, 1982 15 $456,936 -55% 294 $1,554   $17,007,856 8

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records