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This Is Spinal Tap

1984 • R • 1h 22m • Comedy, Music • Embassy Pictures

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

🍅 98% 92% MC 92 LB 3.90 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$30.8K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$4.5M
Original 1984 release
Domestic Legs9.6x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRob Reiner Written byChristopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner Edited byRobert Leighton, Kent Beyda StarringChristopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner StudioEmbassy Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 2-4 29 $30.8K — 3 $10,278 $30.8K
2 Mar 9-11 30 $48.8K +58.3% 4 $12,205 $91.9K
3 Mar 16-18 25 $58.9K +20.7% 5 $11,783 $171.6K
4 Mar 23-25 23 $99.4K +68.7% 10 $9,941 $299.9K
5 Mar 30-Apr 1 22 $190.7K +91.9% 26 $7,336 $534.6K
6 Apr 6-8 25 $150.1K −21.3% 31 $4,843 $734.4K
7 Apr 13-15 21 $131.8K −12.2% 28 $4,706 $925.6K
8 Apr 20-22 18 $235.9K +79.0% 62 $3,805 $1.2M
9 Apr 27-29 17 $470.3K +99.4% 206 $2,283 $1.8M
10 May 4-6 19 $372.2K −20.9% 179 $2,079 $2.4M
11 May 11-13 18 $297.1K −20.2% 171 $1,738 $2.8M
12 May 18-20 19 $350.8K +18.1% 199 $1,763 $3.3M
13 May 25-27 15 $397.8K +13.4% 201 $1,979 $3.8M
14 Jun 1-3 19 $140.1K −64.8% 139 $1,008 $4.1M
15 Jun 8-10 19 $58.7K −58.1% 64 $916 $4.2M
16 Jun 15-17 18 $90.3K +53.9% 86 $1,050 $4.3M
17 Jun 22-24 19 $43.5K −51.8% 61 $713 $4.4M
18 Jun 29-Jul 1 19 $30.7K −29.4% 40 $768 $4.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $372.2K
$30.8K
$48.8K
$58.9K
$99.4K
$190.7K
$150.1K
$131.8K
$235.9K
$470.3K
$372.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.9%
+58.3%
W1→2
+20.7%
W2→3
+68.7%
W3→4
+91.9%
W4→5
−21.3%
W5→6
−12.2%
W6→7
+79.0%
W7→8
+99.4%
W8→9
−20.9%
W9→10
Steepest −21.3%Biggest gain +99.4%

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