The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$11,874,268
1,400 theaters
1,400 theaters
Release DateJul 23, 1982
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresComedy
Musical
In Release162 days/23 weeks
Widest Release1,435 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23-29 | 2 | $19,401,963 | - | 1,400 | - | $13,858 | $19,401,963 | 1 |
| Jul 30-Aug 5 | 2 | $14,408,863 | -25.7% | 1,435 | +35 | $10,041 | $33,810,826 | 2 |
| Aug 6-12 | 2 | $9,824,469 | -31.8% | 1,420 | -15 | $6,918 | $43,635,295 | 3 |
| Aug 13-19 | 4 | $6,807,691 | -30.7% | 1,401 | -19 | $4,859 | $50,442,986 | 4 |
| Aug 20-26 | 5 | $4,516,080 | -33.7% | 1,042 | -359 | $4,334 | $54,959,066 | 5 |
| Aug 27-Sep 2 | 6 | $2,735,985 | -39.4% | 1,005 | -37 | $2,722 | $57,695,051 | 6 |
| Sep 3-9 | 5 | $3,681,959 | +34.6% | 960 | -45 | $3,835 | $61,377,010 | 7 |
| Sep 10-16 | 4 | $2,365,074 | -35.8% | 885 | -75 | $2,672 | $63,742,084 | 8 |
| Sep 17-23 | 6 | $1,988,254 | -15.9% | 840 | -45 | $2,366 | $65,730,338 | 9 |
| Sep 24-30 | 7 | $1,218,786 | -38.7% | 780 | -60 | $1,562 | $66,949,124 | 10 |
| Oct 1-7 | 6 | $1,749,391 | +43.5% | 649 | -131 | $2,695 | $68,698,515 | 11 |
| Oct 8-14 | 11 | $456,827 | -73.9% | 597 | -52 | $765 | $69,155,342 | 12 |
| Oct 15-21 | 8 | $546,295 | +19.6% | 528 | -69 | $1,034 | $69,701,637 | 13 |
