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The French Lieutenant's WomanFollow

1981 • R • 2h 3m • Drama, Romance • United Artists

She was lost from the moment she saw him.

🍅 83% 67% MC 64 LB 3.47 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$124.1K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic total
$22.60M
Final
Domestic legs13.3x from $1.7M biggest weekend
1981 rank#34
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Cast & crew

Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Starring Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Starring Penelope Wilton Penelope Wilton Starring
ScreenplayHarold Pinter Produced byLeon Clore CinematographyFreddie Francis Music byCarl Davis StudioUnited Artists

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 18-20 13 $124.1K — 4 $31,028 $124.1K
2 Sep 25-27 15 $136.2K +9.7% 5 $27,237 $335.5K
5 Oct 16-18 5 $1.7M — 325 $5,231 $4.2M
9 Nov 13-15 4 $1.6M — 510 $3,235 $14.0M
12 Dec 4-6 5 $966.0K — 500 $1,932 $19.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.6M
$124.1K
$136.2K
$1.7M
$1.6M
W1W2W5W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · +9.7%
+9.7%
W1→2
Smallest gain +9.7%Biggest gain +9.7%

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