Only When I Laugh (1981)

Only When I Laugh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,782,304Details
OpusData ID: 20980100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,880,870 (15.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:758 opening theaters/799 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $104,891,315

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,968 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,539 $25,782,304

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 1981 (Wide) by Columbia
MPAA Rating: R
Comparisons: vs. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
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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
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 335 $5,103,750 Oct 30, 1981 40
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $10,834,350 Oct 9, 1981 19

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,742 $104,891,315
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $25,782,304
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 28 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,747 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,936 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,759 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Columbia Movies 20 $25,782,304

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1981 2 $3,880,870   758 $5,120   $3,983,269 1
Oct 2, 1981 3 $3,158,909 -19% 794 $3,978   $8,409,850 2
Oct 9, 1981 2 $2,554,664 -19% 797 $3,205   $12,141,785 3
Oct 16, 1981 2 $2,198,006 -14% 799 $2,751   $14,856,673 4
Oct 30, 1981 4 $1,203,428   771 $1,561   $18,627,567 6
Nov 6, 1981 4 $1,434,164 +19% 700 $2,049   $20,703,608 7
Nov 13, 1981 6 $1,122,494 -22% 639 $1,757   $21,941,566 8
Nov 20, 1981 5 $996,701 -11% 679 $1,468   $23,469,562 9
Nov 27, 1981 4 $1,026,939 +3% 604 $1,700   $24,954,906 10
Dec 4, 1981 6 $519,555 -49% 494 $1,052   $25,782,304 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 1981 - $51,108   31 $1,649   $51,108 1
Sep 24, 1981 - $51,291 n/c 31 $1,655   $102,399 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 12 $102,399   31 $3,303   $102,399 1
Sep 25, 1981 2 $5,148,542 +4,928% 758 $6,792   $5,250,941 2
Oct 2, 1981 2 $4,336,180 -16% 794 $5,461   $9,587,121 3
Oct 9, 1981 5 $3,071,546 -29% 797 $3,854   $12,658,667 4
Oct 30, 1981 2 $1,845,305   771 $2,393   $19,269,444 7
Nov 6, 1981 5 $1,549,628 -16% 700 $2,214   $20,819,072 8
Nov 13, 1981 4 $1,653,789 +7% 639 $2,588   $22,472,861 9
Nov 20, 1981 5 $1,455,106 -12% 679 $2,143   $23,927,967 10
Nov 27, 1981 4 $1,334,782 -8% 604 $2,210   $25,262,749 11

Uncategorized

Kevin Bacon    Don
Kristy McNichol    Polly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Glenn Jordan    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,880,870 (15.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:758 opening theaters/799 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $104,891,315

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,968 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,539 $25,782,304

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 1981 (Wide) by Columbia
MPAA Rating: R
Comparisons: vs. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
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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
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 335 $5,103,750 Oct 30, 1981 40
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $10,834,350 Oct 9, 1981 19

Uncategorized

Kevin Bacon    Don
Kristy McNichol    Polly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Glenn Jordan    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,379 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,742 $104,891,315
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,751 $25,782,304
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1981 28 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,747 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,936 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,759 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $25,782,304
All Time Domestic Box Office for Columbia Movies 20 $25,782,304

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 1981 2 $3,880,870   758 $5,120   $3,983,269 1
Oct 2, 1981 3 $3,158,909 -19% 794 $3,978   $8,409,850 2
Oct 9, 1981 2 $2,554,664 -19% 797 $3,205   $12,141,785 3
Oct 16, 1981 2 $2,198,006 -14% 799 $2,751   $14,856,673 4
Oct 30, 1981 4 $1,203,428   771 $1,561   $18,627,567 6
Nov 6, 1981 4 $1,434,164 +19% 700 $2,049   $20,703,608 7
Nov 13, 1981 6 $1,122,494 -22% 639 $1,757   $21,941,566 8
Nov 20, 1981 5 $996,701 -11% 679 $1,468   $23,469,562 9
Nov 27, 1981 4 $1,026,939 +3% 604 $1,700   $24,954,906 10
Dec 4, 1981 6 $519,555 -49% 494 $1,052   $25,782,304 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 1981 - $51,108   31 $1,649   $51,108 1
Sep 24, 1981 - $51,291 n/c 31 $1,655   $102,399 2

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 12 $102,399   31 $3,303   $102,399 1
Sep 25, 1981 2 $5,148,542 +4,928% 758 $6,792   $5,250,941 2
Oct 2, 1981 2 $4,336,180 -16% 794 $5,461   $9,587,121 3
Oct 9, 1981 5 $3,071,546 -29% 797 $3,854   $12,658,667 4
Oct 30, 1981 2 $1,845,305   771 $2,393   $19,269,444 7
Nov 6, 1981 5 $1,549,628 -16% 700 $2,214   $20,819,072 8
Nov 13, 1981 4 $1,653,789 +7% 639 $2,588   $22,472,861 9
Nov 20, 1981 5 $1,455,106 -12% 679 $2,143   $23,927,967 10
Nov 27, 1981 4 $1,334,782 -8% 604 $2,210   $25,262,749 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,968 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,130 $25,782,304
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,680 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,331 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,607 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,539 $25,782,304
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Columbia Movies 20 $25,782,304