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The Jerk

1979 • R • 1h 34m • Comedy • Universal Pictures

A rags to riches to rags story.

🍅 82% 84% MC 61 LB 3.54 IMDb 7.1

The Jerk Box Office

Opening Weekend
$5.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$73.7M
Final
Domestic Legs12.4x
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 14-16 2 $5.94M — $5.94M 525 $11.3K 1

Cast & Crew

Directed byCarl Reiner
ScreenplaySteve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, Michael Elias
Produced byDavid V. Picker, William E. McEuen
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Music byJack Elliott
StarringSteve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Jackie Mason, M. Emmet Walsh, Bill Macy
StudioUniversal Pictures

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