Bustin' Loose (1981)

Bustin' Loose
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,261,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,798,289 (15.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:828 opening theaters/833 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,220,712

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,888 $31,261,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,211 $31,261,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 574 $31,261,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 773 $31,261,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 5th, 1998 by Good Times Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Road Trip, Foster Family, Blindness, Mental Illness, Child Prostitution, Prostitution, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 135 $19,503,834 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 138 $5,902,818 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $23,993,471 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 86 $4,798,289 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $19,503,834 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 52 $5,902,818 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $23,993,471 May 22, 1981 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 1 $4,798,289   828 $5,795   $4,798,289 1
May 29, 1981 2 $4,244,427 -12% 810 $5,240   $12,424,762 2
Jun 5, 1981 2 $2,760,000 -35% 0     $17,660,000 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 22, 1981 1 $1,253,824   833 $1,505   $1,253,824 1
May 23, 1981 1 $1,804,124 +44% 833 $2,166   $3,057,948 2
May 24, 1981 1 $1,740,341 -4% 833 $2,089   $4,798,289 3
May 25, 1981 1 $1,104,529 -37% 833 $1,326   $5,902,836 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 1 $8,180,335   828 $9,880   $8,180,335 1
May 29, 1981 1 $6,719,665 -18% 810 $8,296   $14,900,000 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Richard Pryor    Joe Braxton

Supporting Cast

Cicely Tyson    Vivian Perry
Robert Christian    Donald
George Coe    Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Janet Wong    Annie
Kia Cooper    Samantha
Alphonso Alexander    Martin
Edwin DeLeon    Ernesto
Edwin Kinter    Anthony
Jimmy Hughes    Harold

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oz Scott    Director
Richard Pryor    Producer
Michael S. Glick    Producer
William Greaves    Executive Producer
Richard Pryor    Story by
Lonne Elder III    Adaptation by
Roger L. Simon    Screenwriter
Roberta Flack    Songs Performed by

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,798,289 (15.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:828 opening theaters/833 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,220,712

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,888 $31,261,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,211 $31,261,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 574 $31,261,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 773 $31,261,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1981 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: March 5th, 1998 by Good Times Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Road Trip, Foster Family, Blindness, Mental Illness, Child Prostitution, Prostitution, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 135 $19,503,834 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 138 $5,902,818 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $23,993,471 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 86 $4,798,289 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $19,503,834 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 52 $5,902,818 May 22, 1981 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $23,993,471 May 22, 1981 3

Leading Cast

Richard Pryor    Joe Braxton

Supporting Cast

Cicely Tyson    Vivian Perry
Robert Christian    Donald
George Coe    Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Janet Wong    Annie
Kia Cooper    Samantha
Alphonso Alexander    Martin
Edwin DeLeon    Ernesto
Edwin Kinter    Anthony
Jimmy Hughes    Harold

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

Production and Technical Credits

Oz Scott    Director
Richard Pryor    Producer
Michael S. Glick    Producer
William Greaves    Executive Producer
Richard Pryor    Story by
Lonne Elder III    Adaptation by
Roger L. Simon    Screenwriter
Roberta Flack    Songs Performed by

DVD Reviews - Soul Showcase

January 28th, 2005

Universal is released four films under the banner, "Soul Showvase." The set contains blaxploitation action heroes, extravagant pimps, con-artists and plenty of 70s soul. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 1 $4,798,289   828 $5,795   $4,798,289 1
May 29, 1981 2 $4,244,427 -12% 810 $5,240   $12,424,762 2
Jun 5, 1981 2 $2,760,000 -35% 0     $17,660,000 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 22, 1981 1 $1,253,824   833 $1,505   $1,253,824 1
May 23, 1981 1 $1,804,124 +44% 833 $2,166   $3,057,948 2
May 24, 1981 1 $1,740,341 -4% 833 $2,089   $4,798,289 3
May 25, 1981 1 $1,104,529 -37% 833 $1,326   $5,902,836 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1981 1 $8,180,335   828 $9,880   $8,180,335 1
May 29, 1981 1 $6,719,665 -18% 810 $8,296   $14,900,000 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records