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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Sep 25-Oct 13$11,880,236-3,096-$3,837$11,880,2361
Oct 2-88$5,605,526-52.8%3,133+37$1,789$17,485,7622
Oct 9-1510$3,406,197-39.2%3,110-23$1,095$20,891,9593
Oct 16-2215$1,101,733-67.7%1,555-1,555$708$21,993,6924
Oct 23-2929$253,105-77%445-1,110$568$22,246,7975
Oct 30-Nov 548$78,699-68.9%172-273$457$22,325,4966
Nov 6-1258$27,270-65.3%61-111$447$22,352,7667
Nov 13-1976$15,052-44.8%39-22$385$22,367,8188
Nov 20-2674$16,701+11%146+107$114$22,384,5199
Nov 27-Dec 349$57,093+241.9%146-$391$22,441,61210
Dec 4-1066$13,898-75.7%62-84$224$22,455,51011