My Favorite Year

An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$20,123,620
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$2,400,696
714 theaters
Release DateOct 8, 1982
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release91 days/13 weeks
Widest Release720 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 8-103$2,400,696-714-$3,362$2,783,0081
Oct 15-173$2,205,749-8.1%720+6$3,063$5,567,7832
Oct 22-246$1,706,802-22.6%632-88$2,700$7,886,9613
Oct 29-317$1,481,129-13.2%541-91$2,737$9,815,5294
Nov 5-77$1,434,011-3.2%559+18$2,565$11,659,5085
Nov 12-147$1,105,683-22.9%544-15$2,032$13,124,5716
Nov 19-219$953,511-13.8%431-113$2,212$14,372,2017
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
8$1,111,649+16.6%436+5$2,549$15,963,4868
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
7$749,113-32.6%444+8$1,687$16,939,2069
Dec 10-1210$359,691-52%388-56$927$17,458,10510