Paternity (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,838,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,610,147 (19.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,072 opening theaters/1,075 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,048,061

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,983 $18,838,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,663 $18,838,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 16th, 2024 by Kino Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 146 $13,117,650 Oct 9, 1981 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 1981 1 $3,610,147   1,072 $3,368   $3,610,147 1
Oct 9, 1981 1 $3,227,174 -11% 1,075 $3,002   $7,615,063 2
Oct 16, 1981 1 $2,422,503 -25% 1,034 $2,343   $10,317,420 3
Oct 30, 1981 6 $1,056,385   757 $1,395   $13,951,495 5
Nov 6, 1981 6 $1,117,973 +6% 658 $1,699   $15,241,005 6
Nov 13, 1981 9 $830,078 -26% 561 $1,480   $16,118,801 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 1981 1 $4,387,889   1,072 $4,093   $4,387,889 1
Oct 9, 1981 3 $3,507,028 -20% 1,075 $3,262   $7,894,917 2
Oct 30, 1981 5 $1,227,922   757 $1,622   $14,123,032 5
Nov 6, 1981 7 $1,165,691 -5% 658 $1,772   $15,288,723 6

Uncategorized

Beverly D'Angelo    Maggie
Burt Reynolds    Buddy Evans

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Production and Technical Credits

David Steinberg    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,610,147 (19.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,072 opening theaters/1,075 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,048,061

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,983 $18,838,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,663 $18,838,000

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


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Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 16th, 2024 by Kino Video
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 146 $13,117,650 Oct 9, 1981 10

Uncategorized

Beverly D'Angelo    Maggie
Burt Reynolds    Buddy Evans

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Steinberg    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 1981 1 $3,610,147   1,072 $3,368   $3,610,147 1
Oct 9, 1981 1 $3,227,174 -11% 1,075 $3,002   $7,615,063 2
Oct 16, 1981 1 $2,422,503 -25% 1,034 $2,343   $10,317,420 3
Oct 30, 1981 6 $1,056,385   757 $1,395   $13,951,495 5
Nov 6, 1981 6 $1,117,973 +6% 658 $1,699   $15,241,005 6
Nov 13, 1981 9 $830,078 -26% 561 $1,480   $16,118,801 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 1981 1 $4,387,889   1,072 $4,093   $4,387,889 1
Oct 9, 1981 3 $3,507,028 -20% 1,075 $3,262   $7,894,917 2
Oct 30, 1981 5 $1,227,922   757 $1,622   $14,123,032 5
Nov 6, 1981 7 $1,165,691 -5% 658 $1,772   $15,288,723 6