The Verdict (1982)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,977,250Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Frank Galvin is a boozy washed-up attorney with a losing streak a mile long. so when he’s handed a lucrative out-of-court settlement, everyone expects him to take the money and run. But Frank is tired of running. In a desperate bid to reclaim his self-respect, he recklessly brings the case to court—only to discover that if finding the whole truth is a little like trial and error, then finding real justice is a lot like trial by fire.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$100,982 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:11.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/904 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $188,724,587

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,958 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 490 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 869 $53,977,250

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Varsity Blues
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Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, 1983 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 359 $6,175,874 Feb 18, 1983 75
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $9,797,376 Jan 28, 1983 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $17,592,902 Dec 31, 1982 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 278 $11,396,707 Dec 24, 1982 19

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 745 $188,724,587
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,306 $53,977,250
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 11 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 783 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 490 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $53,977,250

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 15 $100,982   3 $33,661   $143,265 1
Dec 17, 1982 7 $2,331,805 +2,209% 615 $3,792   $2,543,105 2
Dec 24, 1982 6 $3,048,801 +31% 615 $4,957   $7,367,709 3
Dec 31, 1982 5 $4,706,382 +54% 646 $7,285   $16,373,660 4
Jan 7, 1983 3 $4,351,089 -8% 658 $6,613   $22,767,088 5
Jan 14, 1983 3 $3,631,148 -17% 719 $5,050   $27,954,178 6
Jan 21, 1983 3 $3,262,576 -10% 838 $3,893   $32,482,995 7
Jan 28, 1983 3 $2,808,166 -14% 904 $3,106   $36,456,529 8
Feb 4, 1983 5 $2,215,317 -21% 854 $2,594   $39,556,424 9
Feb 11, 1983 7 $1,354,078 -39% 808 $1,676   $41,411,925 10
Feb 18, 1983 10 $1,770,154 +31% 579 $3,057   $43,821,008 11
Feb 25, 1983 9 $1,299,939 -27% 655 $1,985   $45,503,156 12
Mar 4, 1983 7 $1,124,537 -13% 626 $1,796   $47,005,480 13
Mar 11, 1983 8 $919,040 -18% 548 $1,677   $48,331,408 14
Mar 18, 1983 9 $745,111 -19% 478 $1,559   $49,419,748 15
Mar 25, 1983 16 $430,886 -42% 272 $1,584   $50,159,494 16
Apr 1, 1983 15 $428,443 -1% 266 $1,611   $50,776,656 17
Apr 8, 1983 14 $744,669 +74% 452 $1,647   $51,771,248 18
Apr 15, 1983 17 $521,208 -30% 325 $1,604   $52,564,686 19
Apr 22, 1983 18 $388,473 -25% 292 $1,330   $53,157,482 20
Apr 29, 1983 18 $346,759 -11% 272 $1,275   $53,663,069 21
May 6, 1983 20 $174,585 -50% 210 $831   $53,977,250 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 12 $169,017   3 $56,339   $211,300 2
Dec 17, 1982 8 $4,107,608 +2,330% 615 $6,679   $4,318,908 3
Dec 24, 1982 7 $7,348,370 +79% 615 $11,949   $11,667,278 4
Dec 31, 1982 3 $6,748,721 -8% 646 $10,447   $18,415,999 5
Jan 7, 1983 3 $5,907,031 -12% 658 $8,977   $24,323,030 6
Jan 14, 1983 3 $4,897,389 -17% 719 $6,811   $29,220,419 7
Jan 21, 1983 3 $4,427,944 -10% 838 $5,284   $33,648,363 8
Jan 28, 1983 3 $3,692,744 -17% 904 $4,085   $37,341,107 9
Feb 4, 1983 5 $2,716,740 -26% 854 $3,181   $40,057,847 10
Feb 11, 1983 7 $1,993,007 -27% 808 $2,467   $42,050,854 11
Feb 18, 1983 10 $2,152,363 +8% 579 $3,717   $44,203,217 12
Feb 25, 1983 8 $1,677,726 -22% 655 $2,561   $45,880,943 13
Mar 4, 1983 7 $1,531,425 -9% 626 $2,446   $47,412,368 14
Mar 11, 1983 7 $1,262,269 -18% 548 $2,303   $48,674,637 15
Mar 18, 1983 9 $1,053,971 -17% 478 $2,205   $49,728,608 16
Mar 25, 1983 16 $619,605 -41% 272 $2,278   $50,348,213 17
Apr 1, 1983 15 $678,366 +9% 266 $2,550   $51,026,579 18
Apr 8, 1983 15 $1,016,899 +50% 452 $2,250   $52,043,478 19
Apr 15, 1983 17 $725,531 -29% 325 $2,232   $52,769,009 20
Apr 22, 1983 15 $547,301 -25% 292 $1,874   $53,316,310 21
Apr 29, 1983 18 $486,355 -11% 272 $1,788   $53,802,665 22

Leading Cast

Paul Newman    Frank Galvin

Cameos

Bruce Willis    Courtroom Observer

Uncategorized

Milo O'Shea    Judge Hoyle
Jack Warden    Mickey Morrissey
James Mason    Edward J. Concannon, Chief Defense Attorney
Charlotte Rampling    Laura Fischer
Lindsay Crouse    Kaitlin Costello Price, Former Nurse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director

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Synopsis

Frank Galvin is a boozy washed-up attorney with a losing streak a mile long. so when he’s handed a lucrative out-of-court settlement, everyone expects him to take the money and run. But Frank is tired of running. In a desperate bid to reclaim his self-respect, he recklessly brings the case to court—only to discover that if finding the whole truth is a little like trial and error, then finding real justice is a lot like trial by fire.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$100,982 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:11.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/904 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $188,724,587

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,958 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 490 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 869 $53,977,250

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1982 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Varsity Blues
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, 1983 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 359 $6,175,874 Feb 18, 1983 75
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 152 $9,797,376 Jan 28, 1983 54
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $17,592,902 Dec 31, 1982 26
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 278 $11,396,707 Dec 24, 1982 19

Leading Cast

Paul Newman    Frank Galvin

Cameos

Bruce Willis    Courtroom Observer

Uncategorized

Milo O'Shea    Judge Hoyle
Jack Warden    Mickey Morrissey
James Mason    Edward J. Concannon, Chief Defense Attorney
Charlotte Rampling    Laura Fischer
Lindsay Crouse    Kaitlin Costello Price, Former Nurse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 7th, 2013

May 7th, 2013

While there are a lot of new releases listed on Amazon.com, it isn't long before you run into filler. Worse still, the top two selling movies, Jack Reacher and Save Haven, are just mediocre movies. The Great Escape is coming out on Blu-ray this week, which would normally be a reason to celebrate. However, a lot of reviewers are complaining about the poor video quality. The film needed, and deserves, a full restoration, but that didn't happen. We need to look further down the list to find a Pick of the Week contender, and we find one in 30 Rock: Season Seven. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 701-800) 745 $188,724,587
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,306 $53,977,250
Top 1982 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 11 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,392 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 783 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 490 $53,977,250
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $53,977,250

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 15 $100,982   3 $33,661   $143,265 1
Dec 17, 1982 7 $2,331,805 +2,209% 615 $3,792   $2,543,105 2
Dec 24, 1982 6 $3,048,801 +31% 615 $4,957   $7,367,709 3
Dec 31, 1982 5 $4,706,382 +54% 646 $7,285   $16,373,660 4
Jan 7, 1983 3 $4,351,089 -8% 658 $6,613   $22,767,088 5
Jan 14, 1983 3 $3,631,148 -17% 719 $5,050   $27,954,178 6
Jan 21, 1983 3 $3,262,576 -10% 838 $3,893   $32,482,995 7
Jan 28, 1983 3 $2,808,166 -14% 904 $3,106   $36,456,529 8
Feb 4, 1983 5 $2,215,317 -21% 854 $2,594   $39,556,424 9
Feb 11, 1983 7 $1,354,078 -39% 808 $1,676   $41,411,925 10
Feb 18, 1983 10 $1,770,154 +31% 579 $3,057   $43,821,008 11
Feb 25, 1983 9 $1,299,939 -27% 655 $1,985   $45,503,156 12
Mar 4, 1983 7 $1,124,537 -13% 626 $1,796   $47,005,480 13
Mar 11, 1983 8 $919,040 -18% 548 $1,677   $48,331,408 14
Mar 18, 1983 9 $745,111 -19% 478 $1,559   $49,419,748 15
Mar 25, 1983 16 $430,886 -42% 272 $1,584   $50,159,494 16
Apr 1, 1983 15 $428,443 -1% 266 $1,611   $50,776,656 17
Apr 8, 1983 14 $744,669 +74% 452 $1,647   $51,771,248 18
Apr 15, 1983 17 $521,208 -30% 325 $1,604   $52,564,686 19
Apr 22, 1983 18 $388,473 -25% 292 $1,330   $53,157,482 20
Apr 29, 1983 18 $346,759 -11% 272 $1,275   $53,663,069 21
May 6, 1983 20 $174,585 -50% 210 $831   $53,977,250 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1982 12 $169,017   3 $56,339   $211,300 2
Dec 17, 1982 8 $4,107,608 +2,330% 615 $6,679   $4,318,908 3
Dec 24, 1982 7 $7,348,370 +79% 615 $11,949   $11,667,278 4
Dec 31, 1982 3 $6,748,721 -8% 646 $10,447   $18,415,999 5
Jan 7, 1983 3 $5,907,031 -12% 658 $8,977   $24,323,030 6
Jan 14, 1983 3 $4,897,389 -17% 719 $6,811   $29,220,419 7
Jan 21, 1983 3 $4,427,944 -10% 838 $5,284   $33,648,363 8
Jan 28, 1983 3 $3,692,744 -17% 904 $4,085   $37,341,107 9
Feb 4, 1983 5 $2,716,740 -26% 854 $3,181   $40,057,847 10
Feb 11, 1983 7 $1,993,007 -27% 808 $2,467   $42,050,854 11
Feb 18, 1983 10 $2,152,363 +8% 579 $3,717   $44,203,217 12
Feb 25, 1983 8 $1,677,726 -22% 655 $2,561   $45,880,943 13
Mar 4, 1983 7 $1,531,425 -9% 626 $2,446   $47,412,368 14
Mar 11, 1983 7 $1,262,269 -18% 548 $2,303   $48,674,637 15
Mar 18, 1983 9 $1,053,971 -17% 478 $2,205   $49,728,608 16
Mar 25, 1983 16 $619,605 -41% 272 $2,278   $50,348,213 17
Apr 1, 1983 15 $678,366 +9% 266 $2,550   $51,026,579 18
Apr 8, 1983 15 $1,016,899 +50% 452 $2,250   $52,043,478 19
Apr 15, 1983 17 $725,531 -29% 325 $2,232   $52,769,009 20
Apr 22, 1983 15 $547,301 -25% 292 $1,874   $53,316,310 21
Apr 29, 1983 18 $486,355 -11% 272 $1,788   $53,802,665 22

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,958 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,348 $53,977,250
Top 1982 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 15 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 592 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,479 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,443 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 501-600) 526 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 869 $53,977,250
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $53,977,250