Pure Luck (1991)

Pure Luck
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,641,969Details
OpusData ID: 23130100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,010,810 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,561 opening theaters/1,569 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,826,752

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,650 $22,641,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,331 $22,641,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $22,641,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $22,641,969

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1991 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Crime, Missing Person, Faulty Memory, Private Investigator, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, F-Rated
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Sean Daniel Company
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) 458 $5,086,648 Aug 30, 1991 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1991 5 $5,010,810   1,561 $3,210   $5,010,810 1
Aug 16, 1991 6 $3,287,055 -34% 1,569 $2,095   $10,865,800 2
Aug 23, 1991 9 $2,008,530 -39% 1,557 $1,290   $14,661,750 3
Aug 30, 1991 10 $1,828,760 -9% 1,396 $1,310   $17,423,915 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1991 5 $7,578,745   1,561 $4,855   $7,578,745 1
Aug 16, 1991 6 $5,074,475 -33% 1,569 $3,234   $12,653,220 2
Aug 23, 1991 7 $2,941,935 -42% 1,557 $1,889   $15,595,155 3

Leading Cast

Martin Short    Eugene Proctor
Danny Glover    Raymond Campanella

Supporting Cast

Sheila Kelley   
Scott Wilson    Frank Grimes
Sam Wanamaker    Highsmith
Harry Shearer    Monosoff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nadia Tass    Director
Francis Veber    Screenwriter
Herschel Weingrod    Screenwriter
Timothy Harris    Screenwriter
Danny Elfman    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,010,810 (22.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,561 opening theaters/1,569 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $60,826,752

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,650 $22,641,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,331 $22,641,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $22,641,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $22,641,969

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 1991 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Crime, Missing Person, Faulty Memory, Private Investigator, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, F-Rated
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Sean Daniel Company
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) 458 $5,086,648 Aug 30, 1991 24

Leading Cast

Martin Short    Eugene Proctor
Danny Glover    Raymond Campanella

Supporting Cast

Sheila Kelley   
Scott Wilson    Frank Grimes
Sam Wanamaker    Highsmith
Harry Shearer    Monosoff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nadia Tass    Director
Francis Veber    Screenwriter
Herschel Weingrod    Screenwriter
Timothy Harris    Screenwriter
Danny Elfman    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1991 5 $5,010,810   1,561 $3,210   $5,010,810 1
Aug 16, 1991 6 $3,287,055 -34% 1,569 $2,095   $10,865,800 2
Aug 23, 1991 9 $2,008,530 -39% 1,557 $1,290   $14,661,750 3
Aug 30, 1991 10 $1,828,760 -9% 1,396 $1,310   $17,423,915 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 1991 5 $7,578,745   1,561 $4,855   $7,578,745 1
Aug 16, 1991 6 $5,074,475 -33% 1,569 $3,234   $12,653,220 2
Aug 23, 1991 7 $2,941,935 -42% 1,557 $1,889   $15,595,155 3