Fame

An updated version of the musical Fame, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The name of the school in 1980 was Fiorello Laguardia High School.

Grosses

Domestic (29.1%)
$22,455,510
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$10,011,682
3,096 theaters
Budget$18,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDrama Musical Romance
In Release105 days/15 weeks
Widest Release3,133 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 25-273$10,011,682-3,096-$3,233$10,011,6821
Oct 2-47$4,626,952-53.8%3,133+37$1,476$16,507,1882
Oct 9-1110$2,543,067-45%3,110-23$817$20,028,8293
Oct 9-12
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
10$2,928,854-3,110-$941$20,414,616-
Oct 16-1814$903,890-64.5%1,555-1,555$581$21,795,8494
Oct 23-2524$212,364-76.5%445-1,110$477$22,206,0565
Oct 30-Nov 143$56,295-73.5%172-273$327$22,303,0926
Nov 6-859$18,154-67.8%61-111$297$22,343,6507
Nov 13-1569$12,717-29.9%39-22$326$22,365,4838
Nov 20-2288$3,830-69.9%23-16$166$22,371,6489
Nov 25-29
Thanksgiving 5-Day
36$57,473-146-$393$22,429,956-
Nov 26-29
Thanksgiving 4-Day
36$50,893-146-$348$22,429,956-
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
47$45,437+1,086.3%146+123$311$22,429,95610
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
64$10,597-76.7%62-84$170$22,452,20911