The Missionary (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,241,180Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,864,852 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:532 opening theaters/532 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,550,989

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,944 $7,241,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,703 $7,241,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,224 $7,241,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,751 $7,241,180

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 1982 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
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Keywords: Religious, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Prostitution, Romance, 1900s, Missionary, Screenplay Written By the Star, Epilogue, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $5,040,376 Nov 12, 1982 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 1982 5 $1,864,852   532 $3,505   $1,864,852 1
Nov 12, 1982 5 $1,311,391 -30% 528 $2,484   $3,890,388 2
Nov 19, 1982 10 $853,918 -35% 393 $2,173   $5,121,400 3
Nov 26, 1982 9 $894,850 +5% 407 $2,199   $6,398,559 4
Dec 3, 1982 9 $580,350 -35% 460 $1,262   $7,241,180 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 1982 5 $2,578,997   532 $4,848   $2,578,997 1
Nov 12, 1982 5 $1,688,485 -35% 528 $3,198   $4,267,482 2
Nov 19, 1982 10 $1,236,227 -27% 393 $3,146   $5,503,709 3
Nov 26, 1982 10 $1,157,121 -6% 407 $2,843   $6,660,830 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Trevor Howard    Lord Henry Ames
Denholm Elliott    The Bishop
Timothy Spall    Parswell
Maggie Smith    Lady Isabel Ames
Michael Palin    The Reverend Charles Fortescue

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Loncraine    Director
Michael Palin    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,864,852 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:532 opening theaters/532 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,550,989

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,944 $7,241,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,703 $7,241,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,224 $7,241,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,751 $7,241,180

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 1982 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
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Keywords: Religious, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Prostitution, Romance, 1900s, Missionary, Screenplay Written By the Star, Epilogue, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 315 $5,040,376 Nov 12, 1982 10

Uncategorized

Trevor Howard    Lord Henry Ames
Denholm Elliott    The Bishop
Timothy Spall    Parswell
Maggie Smith    Lady Isabel Ames
Michael Palin    The Reverend Charles Fortescue

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Loncraine    Director
Michael Palin    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 1982 5 $1,864,852   532 $3,505   $1,864,852 1
Nov 12, 1982 5 $1,311,391 -30% 528 $2,484   $3,890,388 2
Nov 19, 1982 10 $853,918 -35% 393 $2,173   $5,121,400 3
Nov 26, 1982 9 $894,850 +5% 407 $2,199   $6,398,559 4
Dec 3, 1982 9 $580,350 -35% 460 $1,262   $7,241,180 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 1982 5 $2,578,997   532 $4,848   $2,578,997 1
Nov 12, 1982 5 $1,688,485 -35% 528 $3,198   $4,267,482 2
Nov 19, 1982 10 $1,236,227 -27% 393 $3,146   $5,503,709 3
Nov 26, 1982 10 $1,157,121 -6% 407 $2,843   $6,660,830 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records