The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,697,276Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,399,109 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:465 opening theaters/465 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,868,632

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,697,276
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,465 $10,697,276
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,075 $10,697,276
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $10,697,276

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1980 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Big Brawl
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, Famously Bad, Posthumous Release, Whitewashed Casting, Development Hell, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1980 2 $2,399,109   465 $5,159   $2,399,109 1

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Uncategorized

Sid Caesar    Joe Capone
Burt Kwouk    Fu Manchu's Servant
Helen Mirren    Alice Rage
Peter Sellers    Dennis Nayland Smith/Dr. Fu('Fred') Manchu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Piers Haggard    Director
Uncredited*    Director
Rudy Dochtermann    Screenwriter
Jim Moloney    Screenwriter
Peter Sellers    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,399,109 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:465 opening theaters/465 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $42,868,632

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,697,276
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,465 $10,697,276
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,075 $10,697,276
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $10,697,276

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 1980 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Big Brawl
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Crime Comedy, Famously Bad, Posthumous Release, Whitewashed Casting, Development Hell, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Uncategorized

Sid Caesar    Joe Capone
Burt Kwouk    Fu Manchu's Servant
Helen Mirren    Alice Rage
Peter Sellers    Dennis Nayland Smith/Dr. Fu('Fred') Manchu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Piers Haggard    Director
Uncredited*    Director
Rudy Dochtermann    Screenwriter
Jim Moloney    Screenwriter
Peter Sellers    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1980 2 $2,399,109   465 $5,159   $2,399,109 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records