Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $16,363,442 (12.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 51.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 15.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,447 opening theaters/2,565 max. theaters, 12.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $342,139,998 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 581 | $127,266,176 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 965 | $119,224,626 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 745 | $246,490,802 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies | 72 | $127,266,176 |
| All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies | 80 | $119,224,626 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies | 62 | $246,490,802 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 16th, 1994 (Wide) by New Line |
| International Releases: | March 17th, 1995 (Wide), released as Dumb And Dumber (Australia) |
| Video Release: | May 21st, 1997 by New Line Home Video, released as Dumb and Dumber |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language |
| Running Time: | 106 minutes |
| Franchise: | Dumb and Dumber |
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| Keywords: | Buddy Comedy, Found Money, Mistaken Identity, Road Trip, Unrequited Love, Dream Sequence, Scene in End Credits |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Katja Motion Picture Corporation |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend | 97 | $1,303,608 | Mar 31, 1995 | 108 |
| Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 409 | $5,513,162 | Feb 17, 1995 | 66 |
| Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 129 | $11,520,649 | Jan 27, 1995 | 45 |
| Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) | 135 | $9,477,257 | Jan 13, 1995 | 31 |
| Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 68 | $25,512,343 | Jan 13, 1995 | 31 |
| New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 74 | $14,929,291 | Dec 30, 1994 | 17 |
| New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 30 | $42,848,529 | Dec 30, 1994 | 17 |
| Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) | 80 | $15,586,425 | Dec 23, 1994 | 10 |
| Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 44 | $44,734,565 | Dec 23, 1994 | 10 |