Box Office History for Monty Python Movies
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Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Mar 31, 1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning … | $1,987,853 | $14,929,552 | $14,929,552 | |
Jun 25, 1982 | Monty Python Live at the Ho… | $327,958 | $327,958 | $327,958 | |
Aug 17, 1979 | Life of Brian | $4,000,000 | $140,044 | $20,182,359 | $20,548,649 |
May 10, 1975 | Monty Python and the Holy G… | $400,000 | $4,162,392 | $5,763,644 | |
Averages | $2,200,000 | $818,618 | $9,900,565 | $10,392,451 | |
Totals | 4 | $4,400,000 | $39,602,261 | $41,569,803 |
Video Release Breakdown
Release Date | Title | Domestic Video Sales to Date | Watch Now |
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Sep 7, 1999 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail | $69,584,955 | iTunes |
Jan 29, 2008 | The Life of Brian | ||
Oct 8, 2013 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | $345,232 | iTunes |
Nov 24, 2020 | Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete… | ||
Totals | $69,930,187 |
Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.
For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.
We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.
Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.
Home Market Releases for November 21st, 2017
November 20th, 2017
It is a slow week on the home market for two reasons. Technically it is one reason, but it is having two effects. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means the schedule is really busy and I need to keep this list short in order to save time. Also, while Thanksgiving means Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the busiest shopping days of the year, you don’t want to release something new into that storm of chaos. The biggest release of the week, not counting VOD releases is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which I reviewed. As for the best release on this week’s list, I’m torn between Good Time, NEW GAME: The Complete First Season, and The Villainess. It was down to a roll of the dice, but The Villainess on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week.
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Home Market Releases for July 11th, 2017
July 11th, 2017
This week, the home market is led by The Fate of the Furious, which is the number one film both in terms of worldwide box office and alphabetically. It earned well over $1 billion worldwide, but it is losing the charm the franchise thrived on during the past few installments. As for the Pick of the Week, I’m going with Underground, Season Two, or the Two-Season box set.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Farewell to Loved Limited Releases
May 12th, 2017
It is a busy week for limited releases. Not only are there are lot of films coming out, but most of them have a sizable number of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, suggesting there is at least some buzz. Unfortunately, a number of these movies are earning reviews that are mixed, or worse. Furthermore, there are many that are playing in too many theaters for limited release or playing on VOD, neither of which will help their box office chances. As for top picks, I would see Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe in theaters or Hounds of Love on Video on Demand.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Say Hello to Limited Release
March 11th, 2016
There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list that are earning excellent reviews and / or substantial buzz. This includes Hello, My Name is Doris, which I really hope does well. Boom Bust Boom, City of Gold, Eye in the Sky, and Marguerite are all worth checking out in theaters. Most of the rest are worth a rental on VOD.
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Home Market Releases for October 27th, 2015
October 26th, 2015
It's the week of double-dips, as there are five double-dips for films that would normally be Pick of the Week contenders, but only if you don't have them already. Army Of Darkness has been released so many times, it is hard to keep track of them all. Same with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If you don't own either of these movies, you need to buy them. However, most fans will already have them. Because of this, I'm giving the Pick of the Week to Mad Men. I reviewed Season Seven, Part Two, but the Complete Series Megaset is the better deal.
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Note: This list contains actors who appeared in at least two movies in the franchise.
Person | Nr. of Movies | Role | Franchise Worldwide Box Office | Career Worldwide Box Office | Franchise / Career |
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Graham Chapman | 4 | Various roles | $41,569,803 | $45,874,905 | 90.6% |
Terry Gilliam | 4 | Various Roles | $41,569,803 | $304,173,050 | 13.7% |
Eric Idle | 4 | Various Roles | $41,569,803 | $1,494,429,873 | 2.8% |
Terry Jones | 4 | Various roles | $41,569,803 | $72,461,009 | 57.4% |
Michael Palin | 4 | Various Roles | $41,569,803 | $191,938,164 | 21.7% |
John Cleese | 4 | Various Roles | $41,569,803 | $7,634,380,416 | 0.5% |
Note: This list contains people who contributed to at least two movies in the franchise.
Person | Nr. of Movies | Technical Role | Franchise Worldwide Box Office | Career Worldwide Box Office | Franchise / Career |
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Graham Chapman | 3 | Screenwriter (3) | $41,241,845 | $45,546,947 | 90.5% |
John Cleese | 3 | Screenwriter (3) | $41,241,845 | $623,564,454 | 6.6% |
Terry Jones | 3 |
Screenwriter (3) Director (3) |
$41,241,845 | $63,530,959 | 64.9% |
Terry Gilliam | 3 |
Screenwriter (3) Director (1) |
$41,241,845 | $495,189,484 | 8.3% |
Eric Idle | 3 | Screenwriter (3) | $41,241,845 | $255,397,316 | 16.1% |
Michael Palin | 3 | Screenwriter (3) | $41,241,845 | $85,883,025 | 48.0% |