First Monday in October (1981)

First Monday in October
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,000,000Details
OpusData ID: 34260100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,714,682 (22.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:525 opening theaters/525 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,820,135

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Body Heat
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Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $8,648,081 Sep 4, 1981 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1981 4 $2,714,682   525 $5,171   $2,714,682 1
Aug 28, 1981 5 $2,003,856 -26% 525 $3,817   $5,654,507 2
Sep 4, 1981 5 $2,053,088 +2% 525 $3,911   $8,201,232 3
Sep 11, 1981 5 $924,468 -55% 525 $1,761   $9,434,570 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1981 5 $3,650,651   525 $6,954   $3,650,651 1
Aug 28, 1981 5 $2,497,493 -32% 525 $4,757   $6,148,144 2
Sep 4, 1981 6 $2,361,958 -5% 525 $4,499   $8,510,102 3

Leading Cast

Walter Matthau    Justice Dan Snow
Jill Clayburgh    Justice Ruth Hagadorn Loomis

Supporting Cast

Barnard Hughes   
Jan Sterling   
James Stephens   
Noble Willingham    Nebreska Attorney

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Production and Technical Credits

Ronald Neame    Director
Paul M. Heller    Producer
Martha Scott    Producer
Jerome Lawrence    Screenwriter
Robert E. Lee    Screenwriter
Jerome Lawrence    Story based on the play by
Robert E. Lee    Story based on the play by

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,714,682 (22.6% of total gross)
Legs:4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:525 opening theaters/525 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $48,820,135

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 1981 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Body Heat
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Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 267 $8,648,081 Sep 4, 1981 17

Leading Cast

Walter Matthau    Justice Dan Snow
Jill Clayburgh    Justice Ruth Hagadorn Loomis

Supporting Cast

Barnard Hughes   
Jan Sterling   
James Stephens   
Noble Willingham    Nebreska Attorney

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ronald Neame    Director
Paul M. Heller    Producer
Martha Scott    Producer
Jerome Lawrence    Screenwriter
Robert E. Lee    Screenwriter
Jerome Lawrence    Story based on the play by
Robert E. Lee    Story based on the play by

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1981 4 $2,714,682   525 $5,171   $2,714,682 1
Aug 28, 1981 5 $2,003,856 -26% 525 $3,817   $5,654,507 2
Sep 4, 1981 5 $2,053,088 +2% 525 $3,911   $8,201,232 3
Sep 11, 1981 5 $924,468 -55% 525 $1,761   $9,434,570 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1981 5 $3,650,651   525 $6,954   $3,650,651 1
Aug 28, 1981 5 $2,497,493 -32% 525 $4,757   $6,148,144 2
Sep 4, 1981 6 $2,361,958 -5% 525 $4,499   $8,510,102 3