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Monty Python's the Meaning of LifeFollow

1983 • R • 1h 47m • Comedy, Musical • Universal Pictures

It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.

🍅 86% 83% MC 72 LB 3.82 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$2.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$14.90M
Final
Domestic legs7.5x
1983 rank#47
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Cast & crew

Full Jones filmography
Terry Jones Terry Jones Director Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam Starring Graham Chapman Graham Chapman Starring John Cleese John Cleese Starring Eric Idle Eric Idle Starring Michael Palin Michael Palin Starring
ScreenplayJohn Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Produced byJohn Goldstone CinematographyRoger Pratt, Peter Hannan MusicJohn Du Prez Prod. DesignHarry Lange StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 1-3 6 $2.0M — 257 $7,735 $2.3M
2 Apr 8-10 7 $2.2M +9.0% 330 $6,568 $5.3M
3 Apr 15-17 8 $1.8M −15.5% 394 $4,649 $7.7M
4 Apr 22-24 5 $2.0M +7.8% 554 $3,566 $10.1M
5 Apr 29-May 1 8 $1.3M −34.9% 541 $2,378 $12.1M
6 May 6-8 13 $569.7K −55.7% 380 $1,499 $13.2M
7 May 13-15 14 $449.1K −21.2% 300 $1,497 $13.8M
8 May 20-22 16 $372.5K −17.1% 232 $1,606 $14.4M
9 May 27-30 19 $407.6K +9.4% 220 $1,853 $14.9M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $407.6K
$2.0M
$2.2M
$1.8M
$2.0M
$1.3M
$569.7K
$449.1K
$372.5K
$407.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · +9.4%
+9.0%
W1→2
−15.5%
W2→3
+7.8%
W3→4
−34.9%
W4→5
−55.7%
W5→6
−21.2%
W6→7
−17.1%
W7→8
+9.4%
W8→9
Steepest −55.7%Biggest gain +9.4%

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