The Lover (1992)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,899,194Details
International Box Office $105,229Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,004,423
OpusData ID: 46760100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$181,147 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:16.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/103 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,353,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,818 $4,899,194
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,798 $105,229
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $5,004,423
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $4,899,194
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,423 $105,229
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $5,004,423

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 30th, 1992 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: June 20th, 1992 (Limited) (South Korea)
MPAA Rating: R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality.
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 10,000 B.C.
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Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,818 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,791 $13,353,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,978 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 253 $4,899,194

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 1992 13 $181,147   8 $22,643   $181,147 1
Nov 6, 1992 13 $164,893 -9% 8 $20,612   $442,353 2
Nov 13, 1992 19 $306,007 +86% 24 $12,750   $831,030 3
Nov 20, 1992 11 $303,491 -1% 29 $10,465   $1,270,795 4
Jan 1, 1993 22 $272,880   103 $2,649   $3,074,803 10
Jan 8, 1993 24 $200,174 -27% 91 $2,200   $3,396,696 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 1992 11 $277,460   8 $34,683   $277,460 1
Nov 6, 1992 13 $247,563 -11% 8 $30,945   $525,023 2
Nov 13, 1992 10 $442,281 +79% 24 $18,428   $967,304 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 6/20/1992 $0 0 46 88 $105,229 7/17/2019
 
International Total$105,229 7/17/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,798 $105,229
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,301-18,400) 18,353 $105,229
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,423 $105,229
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $105,229

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,273 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $5,004,423

Leading Cast

Jane March    Duras
Tony Leung Ka-fai   

Supporting Cast

Frederique Meininger   
Arnaud Giovaninetti   
Melvil Poupaud   
Lisa Faulkner   

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Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$181,147 (3.7% of total gross)
Legs:16.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/103 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,353,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,818 $4,899,194
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,798 $105,229
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $5,004,423
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $4,899,194
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,423 $105,229
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $5,004,423

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 30th, 1992 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: June 20th, 1992 (Limited) (South Korea)
MPAA Rating: R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality.
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 10,000 B.C.
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Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Jane March    Duras
Tony Leung Ka-fai   

Supporting Cast

Frederique Meininger   
Arnaud Giovaninetti   
Melvil Poupaud   
Lisa Faulkner   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Jacques Annaud    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,818 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,791 $13,353,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,978 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,596 $4,899,194
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 253 $4,899,194

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 1992 13 $181,147   8 $22,643   $181,147 1
Nov 6, 1992 13 $164,893 -9% 8 $20,612   $442,353 2
Nov 13, 1992 19 $306,007 +86% 24 $12,750   $831,030 3
Nov 20, 1992 11 $303,491 -1% 29 $10,465   $1,270,795 4
Jan 1, 1993 22 $272,880   103 $2,649   $3,074,803 10
Jan 8, 1993 24 $200,174 -27% 91 $2,200   $3,396,696 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 30, 1992 11 $277,460   8 $34,683   $277,460 1
Nov 6, 1992 13 $247,563 -11% 8 $30,945   $525,023 2
Nov 13, 1992 10 $442,281 +79% 24 $18,428   $967,304 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 6/20/1992 $0 0 46 88 $105,229 7/17/2019
 
International Total$105,229 7/17/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,798 $105,229
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,301-18,400) 18,353 $105,229
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,423 $105,229
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $105,229

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,462 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,273 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,101 $5,004,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $5,004,423