Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $52,473Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,473 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:56 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $210,275

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,845 $52,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,665 $52,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,371 $52,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $52,473

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1980 (Wide) by MGM
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1980 4 $52,473   56 $937   $52,473 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Uncategorized

Treat Williams    Cletus
Gabriel Macht    Jorge

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$52,473 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:56 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $210,275

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,845 $52,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,665 $52,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,371 $52,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,743 $52,473

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1980 (Wide) by MGM
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Treat Williams    Cletus
Gabriel Macht    Jorge

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1980 4 $52,473   56 $937   $52,473 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance