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National Lampoon's Vacation

2023 • R • 1h 38m • Adventure, Comedy • Fathom Events (40th Anniversary)

Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.

🍅 94% 85% MC 55 LB 3.48 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$61.4M
Final
Domestic Legs7.4x
Budget$15M
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Cast & Crew

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Harold Ramis Harold Ramis Director Chevy Chase Chevy Chase Starring Beverly D'Angelo Beverly D'Angelo Starring Anthony Michael Hall Anthony Michael Hall Starring Randy Quaid Randy Quaid Starring
ScreenplayJohn Hughes Produced byMatty Simmons CinematographyVictor J. Kemper MusicRalph Burns StudioFathom Events (40th Anniversary)
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 29-31 1 $8.3M — 1,175 $7,092 $8.3M
2 Aug 5-7 1 $7.2M −13.7% 1,230 $5,847 $20.7M
3 Aug 12-14 1 $6.2M −14.3% 1,253 $4,918 $31.1M
4 Aug 19-21 4 $4.0M −34.6% 1,252 $3,218 $38.4M
5 Aug 26-28 5 $3.4M −15.3% 1,246 $2,737 $43.9M
6 Sep 2-5 4 $4.0M +17.5% 1,248 $3,212 $49.4M
7 Sep 9-11 4 $2.3M −43.3% 1,193 $1,904 $52.4M
8 Sep 16-18 4 $1.8M −20.7% 1,124 $1,602 $54.9M
9 Sep 23-25 3 $1.5M −16.6% 1,104 $1,361 $57.0M
10 Sep 30-Oct 2 9 $1.1M −28.1% 935 $1,156 $58.5M
11 Oct 7-9 9 $970.9K −10.2% 867 $1,120 $59.8M
12 Oct 14-16 9 $636.1K −34.5% 704 $904 $60.7M
13 Oct 21-23 13 $483.0K −24.1% 576 $839 $61.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.1M
$8.3M
$7.2M
$6.2M
$4.0M
$3.4M
$4.0M
$2.3M
$1.8M
$1.5M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −28.1%
−13.7%
W1→2
−14.3%
W2→3
−34.6%
W3→4
−15.3%
W4→5
+17.5%
W5→6
−43.3%
W6→7
−20.7%
W7→8
−16.6%
W8→9
−28.1%
W9→10
Steepest −43.3%Biggest gain +17.5%

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