Private Lessons (1981)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,064,851Details
International Box Office $1,923Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,066,774
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,177,841 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:14.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:134 opening theaters/224 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,960,080

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,089 $18,064,851
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,232 $1,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,840 $18,066,774
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 844 $18,064,851
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $1,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $18,066,774

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1981 (Wide) by Jensen Farley Pictures
International Releases: July 24th, 1982 (Limited) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 13th, 2014 by Cinema Epoch Video
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An American Werewolf in London
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Keywords: Sex Comedy, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Blackmail, February / May Romance, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Immigration
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 31 $863,236 Feb 5, 1982 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 27 $1,188,236 Jan 29, 1982 157
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 24 $5,426 Jan 29, 1982 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 36 $1,056,158 Jan 22, 1982 150
Theater Average 22nd Weekend 23 $5,900 Jan 22, 1982 150
Theater Average 13th Weekend 51 $5,622 Nov 20, 1981 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 31 $7,008 Nov 13, 1981 80

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,089 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,444 $68,960,080
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,430 $18,064,851
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,051 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,158 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 844 $18,064,851

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1981 9 $1,177,841   134 $8,790   $1,177,841 1
Sep 4, 1981 8 $1,250,730 +6% 166 $7,535   $3,073,618 2
Sep 11, 1981 6 $555,563 -56% 156 $3,561   $5,000,000 3
Sep 18, 1981 9 $326,215 -41% 107 $3,049   $4,500,000 4
Sep 25, 1981 11 $248,919 -24% 107 $2,326   $5,850,000 5
Oct 16, 1981 20 $0   0     $6,424,616 8
Nov 13, 1981 10 $756,833   108 $7,008   $8,231,180 12
Nov 20, 1981 6 $927,611 +23% 165 $5,622   $9,000,000 13
Dec 4, 1981 10 $406,531   165 $2,464   $11,454,417 15
Jan 1, 1982 16 $277,150   65 $4,264   $12,900,000 19
Jan 22, 1982 11 $1,056,158   179 $5,900   $14,733,581 22
Jan 29, 1982 9 $1,188,236 +13% 219 $5,426   $16,970,151 23
Feb 5, 1982 11 $863,236 -27% 224 $3,854   $18,064,851 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1981 9 $1,822,888   134 $13,604   $1,822,888 1
Sep 4, 1981 5 $2,621,549 +44% 166 $15,792   $4,444,437 2
Sep 18, 1981 7 $1,427,296   107 $13,339   $5,601,081 4
Nov 13, 1981 8 $598,042   108 $5,537   $8,072,389 12
Jan 22, 1982 9 $1,491,641   179 $8,333   $15,781,915 22
Jan 29, 1982 10 $1,419,700 -5% 219 $6,483   $17,201,615 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 7/24/1982 $0 0 0 0 $1,923 8/11/2016
 
International Total$1,923 8/11/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,232 $1,923
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) 27,811 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,362 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,301-25,400) 25,378 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,341 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $1,923

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,840 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,991 $18,066,774
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 47 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,028 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,079 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,080 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $18,066,774

Uncategorized

Ed Begley, Jr.    Jack Travis
Howard Hesseman    Lester Lewis
Sylvia Kristel    Nicole Mallow

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Myerson    Director
Dan Greenburg    Screenwriter
Dan Greenburg    Story Creator

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,177,841 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:14.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:134 opening theaters/224 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,960,080

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,089 $18,064,851
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,232 $1,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,840 $18,066,774
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 844 $18,064,851
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $1,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $18,066,774

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1981 (Wide) by Jensen Farley Pictures
International Releases: July 24th, 1982 (Limited) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 13th, 2014 by Cinema Epoch Video
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. An American Werewolf in London
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Keywords: Sex Comedy, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Blackmail, February / May Romance, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Immigration
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 31 $863,236 Feb 5, 1982 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 27 $1,188,236 Jan 29, 1982 157
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 24 $5,426 Jan 29, 1982 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 36 $1,056,158 Jan 22, 1982 150
Theater Average 22nd Weekend 23 $5,900 Jan 22, 1982 150
Theater Average 13th Weekend 51 $5,622 Nov 20, 1981 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 31 $7,008 Nov 13, 1981 80

Uncategorized

Ed Begley, Jr.    Jack Travis
Howard Hesseman    Lester Lewis
Sylvia Kristel    Nicole Mallow

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Myerson    Director
Dan Greenburg    Screenwriter
Dan Greenburg    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,089 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,444 $68,960,080
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,430 $18,064,851
Top 1981 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,051 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,607 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,158 $18,064,851
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 844 $18,064,851

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1981 9 $1,177,841   134 $8,790   $1,177,841 1
Sep 4, 1981 8 $1,250,730 +6% 166 $7,535   $3,073,618 2
Sep 11, 1981 6 $555,563 -56% 156 $3,561   $5,000,000 3
Sep 18, 1981 9 $326,215 -41% 107 $3,049   $4,500,000 4
Sep 25, 1981 11 $248,919 -24% 107 $2,326   $5,850,000 5
Oct 16, 1981 20 $0   0     $6,424,616 8
Nov 13, 1981 10 $756,833   108 $7,008   $8,231,180 12
Nov 20, 1981 6 $927,611 +23% 165 $5,622   $9,000,000 13
Dec 4, 1981 10 $406,531   165 $2,464   $11,454,417 15
Jan 1, 1982 16 $277,150   65 $4,264   $12,900,000 19
Jan 22, 1982 11 $1,056,158   179 $5,900   $14,733,581 22
Jan 29, 1982 9 $1,188,236 +13% 219 $5,426   $16,970,151 23
Feb 5, 1982 11 $863,236 -27% 224 $3,854   $18,064,851 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1981 9 $1,822,888   134 $13,604   $1,822,888 1
Sep 4, 1981 5 $2,621,549 +44% 166 $15,792   $4,444,437 2
Sep 18, 1981 7 $1,427,296   107 $13,339   $5,601,081 4
Nov 13, 1981 8 $598,042   108 $5,537   $8,072,389 12
Jan 22, 1982 9 $1,491,641   179 $8,333   $15,781,915 22
Jan 29, 1982 10 $1,419,700 -5% 219 $6,483   $17,201,615 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 7/24/1982 $0 0 0 0 $1,923 8/11/2016
 
International Total$1,923 8/11/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,201-29,300) 29,232 $1,923
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) 27,811 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,362 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,301-25,400) 25,378 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 15,301-15,400) 15,341 $1,923
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,623 $1,923

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,840 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,991 $18,066,774
Top 1981 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 47 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,028 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,079 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,080 $18,066,774
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,108 $18,066,774