The King of Comedy

Name: The King of Comedy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1982
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard

1982 • PG • 1h 49m • Comedy, Drama • 20th Century Fox

It's no laughing matter.

🍅 89% 90%

4.24

7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$138K

Limited · 14 theaters

Domestic Total

$2.5M

Final

Worldwide Total

$2.5M

$1K international

Domestic Legs8.5x

1983 Rank#122

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Cast & Crew

Directed byMartin Scorsese ScreenplayPaul D. Zimmerman Produced byArnon Milchan CinematographyFred Schuler Music byRobbie Robertson StarringRobert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Feb 18-20 23 $137.6K — 14 $9,830 $137.6K

2 Feb 25-27 22 $91.0K −33.9% 14 $6,499 $270.2K

3 Mar 4-6 23 $77.5K −14.9% 14 $5,533 $385.5K

4 Mar 11-13 22 $135.7K +75.2% 14 $9,694 $555.0K

5 Mar 18-20 20 $299.9K +121.0% 58 $5,171 $898.7K

6 Mar 25-27 21 $238.3K −20.6% 61 $3,906 $1.3M

7 Apr 1-3 23 $254.6K +6.9% 76 $3,351 $1.6M

8 Apr 8-10 23 $191.7K −24.7% 76 $2,522 $1.9M

9 Apr 15-17 25 $139.3K −27.3% 56 $2,487 $2.1M

10 Apr 22-24 21 $164.7K +18.3% 56 $2,942 $2.3M

11 Apr 29-May 1 24 $89.2K −45.8% 75 $1,189 $2.4M

12 May 6-8 25 $65.7K −26.4% 51 $1,288 $2.5M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $164.7K

$137.6K

$91.0K

$77.5K

$135.7K

$299.9K

$238.3K

$254.6K

$191.7K

$139.3K

$164.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +18.3%

−33.9%

W1→2

−14.9%

W2→3

+75.2%

W3→4

+121.0%

W4→5

−20.6%

W5→6

+6.9%

W6→7

−24.7%

W7→8

−27.3%

W8→9

+18.3%

W9→10

Steepest −33.9%Biggest gain +121.0%

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