Whose Life is it Anyway? (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,100,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$51,988 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/615 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,221,748

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 2nd, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: Life Drama, Car Accident, Paralysis, Medical and Hospitals, Suicide, Assisted Suicide
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $5,183,299 Jan 22, 1982 54

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 4, 1981 16 $51,988   4 $12,997   $51,988 1
Jan 1, 1982 18 $122,780   16 $7,674   $0 5
Jan 22, 1982 7 $1,348,576   615 $2,193   $2,100,000 8
Jan 29, 1982 8 $1,477,521 +10% 600 $2,463   $0 0

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Richard Dreyfuss Ken Harrison
Bob Balaban Carter Hill
Christine Lahti Dr. Clare Scott
J.J. Johnston Guard
John Cassavetes Dr. Michael Emerson
Kenneth McMillan Judge Wyler

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Production and Technical Credits

John Badham Director
Reginald Rose Screenwriter
Brian Clark Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$51,988 (0.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/615 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,221,748

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 2nd, 1981 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Life Drama, Car Accident, Paralysis, Medical and Hospitals, Suicide, Assisted Suicide
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 361 $5,183,299 Jan 22, 1982 54

Uncategorized

Richard Dreyfuss Ken Harrison
Bob Balaban Carter Hill
Christine Lahti Dr. Clare Scott
J.J. Johnston Guard
John Cassavetes Dr. Michael Emerson
Kenneth McMillan Judge Wyler

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Badham Director
Reginald Rose Screenwriter
Brian Clark Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 4, 1981 16 $51,988   4 $12,997   $51,988 1
Jan 1, 1982 18 $122,780   16 $7,674   $0 5
Jan 22, 1982 7 $1,348,576   615 $2,193   $2,100,000 8
Jan 29, 1982 8 $1,477,521 +10% 600 $2,463   $0 0

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records