The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,000,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,425,315 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:417 opening theaters/417 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,541,826

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 1979 (Wide) by Universal
Cast, crew, or production detail: Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Hitmen, Political Assassination, Royalty
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 2 $2,425,315   417 $5,816   $2,425,315 1

Peter Sellers    Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Syd Frewin
Stuart Wilson    Rupert of Hentzau
Elke Sommer    The Countess
Lionel Jeffries    General Sapt
Jeremy Kemp    Duke Michael
Ian Abercrombie    Johann

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Quine    Director
Dick Clement    Screenwriter
Ian La Frenais    Screenwriter

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,425,315 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:417 opening theaters/417 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,541,826

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 1979 (Wide) by Universal
Cast, crew, or production detail: Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, False Identity, Hitmen, Political Assassination, Royalty
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 1979 2 $2,425,315   417 $5,816   $2,425,315 1

Peter Sellers    Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Syd Frewin
Stuart Wilson    Rupert of Hentzau
Elke Sommer    The Countess
Lionel Jeffries    General Sapt
Jeremy Kemp    Duke Michael
Ian Abercrombie    Johann

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Quine    Director
Dick Clement    Screenwriter
Ian La Frenais    Screenwriter

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.