The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,600,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $80,306 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $80,306
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$124,110 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/510 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,635,967

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,552 $22,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,091 $22,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,172 $22,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,525 $22,600,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 1981 (Wide) by United Artists
Video Release: August 11th, 2015 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chariots of Fire
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Keywords: Romantic Drama, Non-Chronological, Story within a Story, Romance, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, 1800s, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 247 $6,706,833 Nov 13, 1981 59
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 274 $5,690,646 Oct 30, 1981 45

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 13 $124,110   4 $31,028   $124,110 1
Sep 25, 1981 15 $136,187 +10% 5 $27,237   $335,497 2
Oct 16, 1981 5 $1,700,000   325 $5,231   $4,150,000 5
Oct 30, 1981 2 $1,400,000   433 $3,233   $0 7
Nov 13, 1981 4 $1,650,000   510 $3,235   $14,000,000 9
Dec 4, 1981 5 $966,000   500 $1,932   $19,400,000 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 1981 - $35,093   4 $8,773   $35,093 1
Sep 19, 1981 - $45,034 +28% 4 $11,259   $80,127 2
Sep 20, 1981 - $43,983 -2% 4 $10,996   $124,110 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 11 $199,310   4 $49,828   $199,310 1

Leading Cast

Meryl Streep    Sarah/Anna
Jeremy Irons    Charles and Mike

Supporting Cast

Leo McKern    Dr. Grogan
Richard Griffiths    Sir Tom
David Warner    Murphy

Uncategorized

Hilton McRae   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Karel Reisz    Director
Harold Pinter    Screenwriter
Allan Cameron    Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$124,110 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/510 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,635,967

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,552 $22,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,091 $22,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,172 $22,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,525 $22,600,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 1981 (Wide) by United Artists
Video Release: August 11th, 2015 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chariots of Fire
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Keywords: Romantic Drama, Non-Chronological, Story within a Story, Romance, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, 1800s, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 247 $6,706,833 Nov 13, 1981 59
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 274 $5,690,646 Oct 30, 1981 45

Leading Cast

Meryl Streep    Sarah/Anna
Jeremy Irons    Charles and Mike

Supporting Cast

Leo McKern    Dr. Grogan
Richard Griffiths    Sir Tom
David Warner    Murphy

Uncategorized

Hilton McRae   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Karel Reisz    Director
Harold Pinter    Screenwriter
Allan Cameron    Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 13 $124,110   4 $31,028   $124,110 1
Sep 25, 1981 15 $136,187 +10% 5 $27,237   $335,497 2
Oct 16, 1981 5 $1,700,000   325 $5,231   $4,150,000 5
Oct 30, 1981 2 $1,400,000   433 $3,233   $0 7
Nov 13, 1981 4 $1,650,000   510 $3,235   $14,000,000 9
Dec 4, 1981 5 $966,000   500 $1,932   $19,400,000 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 1981 - $35,093   4 $8,773   $35,093 1
Sep 19, 1981 - $45,034 +28% 4 $11,259   $80,127 2
Sep 20, 1981 - $43,983 -2% 4 $10,996   $124,110 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1981 11 $199,310   4 $49,828   $199,310 1