The Lonely Guy (1984)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,800,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,072,130 (43.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:717 opening theaters/717 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,399,995

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,700 $4,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,216 $4,800,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 27th, 1984 (Wide) by Universal
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Divorcée Romance, Depression, Suicide, Gratuitous Cameos, Writing and Writers, Relationship Advice, Rags to Riches
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1984 5 $2,072,130   717 $2,890   $2,072,130 1
Feb 3, 1984 11 $1,285,100 -38% 710 $1,810   $3,870,100 2
Feb 10, 1984 16 $618,375 -52% 485 $1,275   $4,779,375 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1984 5 $2,585,000   717 $3,605   $2,585,000 1
Feb 3, 1984 10 $1,576,000 -39% 710 $2,220   $4,161,000 2

Leading Cast

Steve Martin    Larry Hubbard

Cameos

Loni Anderson    Herself

Uncategorized

Charles Grodin    Warren Evans
Andy Garcia   
Dr. Joyce Brothers    Herself
Robyn Douglass    Danielle
Beau Starr    2nd Cop
Rance Howard    Minister

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Production and Technical Credits

Arthur Hiller    Director
Ed. Weinberger    Screenwriter
Stan Daniels    Screenwriter
Neil Simon    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,072,130 (43.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:717 opening theaters/717 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,399,995

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,700 $4,800,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,216 $4,800,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 27th, 1984 (Wide) by Universal
Running Time: 90 minutes
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Divorcée Romance, Depression, Suicide, Gratuitous Cameos, Writing and Writers, Relationship Advice, Rags to Riches
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Steve Martin    Larry Hubbard

Cameos

Loni Anderson    Herself

Uncategorized

Charles Grodin    Warren Evans
Andy Garcia   
Dr. Joyce Brothers    Herself
Robyn Douglass    Danielle
Beau Starr    2nd Cop
Rance Howard    Minister

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

Production and Technical Credits

Arthur Hiller    Director
Ed. Weinberger    Screenwriter
Stan Daniels    Screenwriter
Neil Simon    Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1984 5 $2,072,130   717 $2,890   $2,072,130 1
Feb 3, 1984 11 $1,285,100 -38% 710 $1,810   $3,870,100 2
Feb 10, 1984 16 $618,375 -52% 485 $1,275   $4,779,375 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 27, 1984 5 $2,585,000   717 $3,605   $2,585,000 1
Feb 3, 1984 10 $1,576,000 -39% 710 $2,220   $4,161,000 2

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records