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Biography box office · October 1981

Biography Box Office, October 1981: Top-Grossing Releases

My Dinner with Andre (1981) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in October 1981, with $5.1K worldwide. 1 biography film released in October 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $5.1K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1981 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$5.1K
My Dinner with Andre (1981), the #1
$5.1K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
My Dinner with Andre (1981) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 biography movie of October 1981

My Dinner with Andre (1981)

1981 · Biography, Drama

$5.1K worldwide

$5.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
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The Only Biography Release of October 1981 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 1981.

  1. 1 My Dinner with Andre (1981) movie poster
    My Dinner with Andre (1981) Oct 11, 1981 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $5.1K worldwide
    Oct 11, 1981 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1K
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Biography Box Office in 1981, Month by Month

The months of 1981 with their totals: December leads with $40.4M, led by Reds (1981).

FAQ

Biography Box Office October 1981: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing biography movie in October 1981?

My Dinner with Andre (1981) leads with $5.1K worldwide, $5.1K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did biography movies released in October 1981 earn?

1 biography film released in October 1981 reports a worldwide gross, $5.1K in all, or $5.1K per film on average.

How many biography movies released in October 1981 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, My Dinner with Andre (1981), earned $5.1K.

How much of the October 1981 Biography box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.1K of the $5.1K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1981 biography box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in October 1981. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the October 1981 biography box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.