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Arthur

1981 • PG • 1h 37m • Comedy, Romance • Warner Bros.

The most fun money can buy.

🍅 86% 77% MC 69 LB 3.36 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$2.7M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$81.5M
Final
Domestic Legs30.0x
1981 Rank#5
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Cast & Crew

Directed bySteve Gordon ScreenplaySteve Gordon Produced byRobert Greenhut CinematographyFred Schuler MusicBurt Bacharach Prod. DesignStephen Hendrickson StarringDudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 17-19 9 $2.7M — 701 $3,880 $2.7M
2 Jul 24-26 6 $3.0M +11.9% 705 $4,315 $7.7M
3 Jul 31-Aug 2 7 $2.4M −21.0% 630 $3,814 $12.0M
4 Aug 7-9 6 $3.1M +28.9% 605 $5,121 $16.8M
5 Aug 14-16 3 $2.9M −5.4% 661 $4,435 $21.7M
6 Aug 21-23 3 $3.1M +5.4% 774 $3,991 $26.7M
7 Aug 28-30 3 $3.2M +4.1% 854 $3,763 $32.0M
8 Sep 4-7 2 $5.0M +55.6% 949 $5,271 $38.7M
9 Sep 11-13 1 $3.0M −40.0% 948 $3,167 $42.6M
10 Sep 18-20 3 $2.9M −2.2% 939 $3,126 $46.7M
11 Sep 25-27 4 $2.4M −18.3% 925 $2,591 $50.1M
12 Oct 2-4 4 $2.1M −11.9% 910 $2,320 $52.9M
13 Oct 9-11 4 $2.3M +10.0% 931 $2,494 $56.3M
14 Oct 16-18 3 $2.1M −8.0% 636 $3,360 $60.0M
16 Oct 30-Nov 1 3 $1.3M — 875 $1,433 $63.4M
17 Nov 6-8 3 $1.7M +38.3% 838 $2,069 $65.8M
18 Nov 13-15 3 $1.7M −4.5% 803 $2,062 $68.1M
19 Nov 20-22 3 $1.5M −9.9% 838 $1,780 $70.0M
20 Nov 27-29 3 $2.1M +42.5% 821 $2,589 $73.1M
21 Dec 4-6 4 $1.2M −45.0% 817 $1,431 $74.7M
27 Jan 15-17 12 $586.8K — 381 $1,540 $80.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.9M
$2.7M
$3.0M
$2.4M
$3.1M
$2.9M
$3.1M
$3.2M
$5.0M
$3.0M
$2.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −2.2%
+11.9%
W1→2
−21.0%
W2→3
+28.9%
W3→4
−5.4%
W4→5
+5.4%
W5→6
+4.1%
W6→7
+55.6%
W7→8
−40.0%
W8→9
−2.2%
W9→10
Steepest −40.0%Biggest gain +55.6%

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