Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,326,051Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,650,078 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:613 opening theaters/613 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,209,809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,241 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $6,326,051

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: April 12th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: January 30th, 2001 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Dancing, TV Industry, New Guy/Girl in School, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Religious, Training Montage, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,241 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,060 $19,209,809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,458 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,182 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,302 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for New World Movies 17 $6,326,051

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 12, 1985 10 $1,650,078   613 $2,692   $1,650,078 1
Apr 19, 1985 15 $899,632 -45% 572 $1,573   $2,999,561 2
Apr 26, 1985 18 $667,374 -26% 413 $1,616   $3,931,898 3
May 3, 1985 20 $376,620 -44% 231 $1,630   $4,421,671 4
May 10, 1985 12 $862,995 +129% 521 $1,656   $5,356,030 5
May 17, 1985 11 $770,021 -11% 407 $1,892   $6,326,051 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 12, 1985 10 $2,099,929   613 $3,426   $2,099,929 1
Apr 19, 1985 16 $1,164,595 -45% 572 $2,036   $3,264,524 2
Apr 26, 1985 18 $780,527 -33% 413 $1,890   $4,045,051 3
May 3, 1985 21 $447,984 -43% 231 $1,939   $4,493,035 4
May 10, 1985 12 $1,062,995 +137% 521 $2,040   $5,556,030 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,234 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,941 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,964 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New World Movies 17 $6,326,051

Supporting Cast

Gina Gershon    Dancer At Auditions For Dance TV

Uncategorized

Ed Lauter    Colonel Glenn
Shannen Doherty    Maggie Malene
Lee Montgomery    Jeff Malene
Jonathan Silverman    Drew Boreman
Helen Hunt    Lynne Stone
Morgan Woodward    J.P. Sands
Sarah Jessica Parker    Janey Glenn

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Metter    Director
Amy Spies    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,650,078 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:613 opening theaters/613 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,209,809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,241 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $6,326,051

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 12th, 1985 (Wide) by New World
Video Release: January 30th, 2001 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dancing, TV Industry, New Guy/Girl in School, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Religious, Training Montage, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Supporting Cast

Gina Gershon    Dancer At Auditions For Dance TV

Uncategorized

Ed Lauter    Colonel Glenn
Shannen Doherty    Maggie Malene
Lee Montgomery    Jeff Malene
Jonathan Silverman    Drew Boreman
Helen Hunt    Lynne Stone
Morgan Woodward    J.P. Sands
Sarah Jessica Parker    Janey Glenn

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Metter    Director
Amy Spies    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 3rd, 2012

April 3rd, 2012

It wasn't a busy week on the home market with only a few first run releases of note. Both War Horse on Four-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack and We Bought a Zoo on Blu-ray Combo Pack are worth picking, but not Pick of the Week material. For that we have to look to Chinatown on Blu-ray. It is shovelware, but it is such a great movie that I'm willing to overlook this. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,241 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,060 $19,209,809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,458 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,182 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,563 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,302 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 363 $6,326,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for New World Movies 17 $6,326,051

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 12, 1985 10 $1,650,078   613 $2,692   $1,650,078 1
Apr 19, 1985 15 $899,632 -45% 572 $1,573   $2,999,561 2
Apr 26, 1985 18 $667,374 -26% 413 $1,616   $3,931,898 3
May 3, 1985 20 $376,620 -44% 231 $1,630   $4,421,671 4
May 10, 1985 12 $862,995 +129% 521 $1,656   $5,356,030 5
May 17, 1985 11 $770,021 -11% 407 $1,892   $6,326,051 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 12, 1985 10 $2,099,929   613 $3,426   $2,099,929 1
Apr 19, 1985 16 $1,164,595 -45% 572 $2,036   $3,264,524 2
Apr 26, 1985 18 $780,527 -33% 413 $1,890   $4,045,051 3
May 3, 1985 21 $447,984 -43% 231 $1,939   $4,493,035 4
May 10, 1985 12 $1,062,995 +137% 521 $2,040   $5,556,030 5

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,298 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,234 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,941 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,964 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 535 $6,326,051
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New World Movies 17 $6,326,051