The Main Event (1979)

The Main Event
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,198,813Details
OpusData ID: 15190100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $167,616,960

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,947 $37,198,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 1979 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 112 minutes
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Boxing, Riches to Rags, White Collar Crime, Underdog, Comeback
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $167,616,960
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,994 $37,198,813
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1979 20 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,283 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,147 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,254 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $37,198,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal    Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon

Uncategorized

Ernie Hudson    Killer
Earl Boen    Nose - Kline
Patti D’Arbanville    Donna

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

Production and Technical Credits

Howard Zieff    Director
Gail Parent    Screenwriter
Andrew Smith    Screenwriter
Jon Peters    Producer
Barbra Streisand    Producer
Mario Tosi    Cinematographer
Edward Warschilka    Editor
Michael Melvoin    Composer

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $167,616,960

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,947 $37,198,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 22nd, 1979 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Boxing, Riches to Rags, White Collar Crime, Underdog, Comeback
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal    Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon

Uncategorized

Ernie Hudson    Killer
Earl Boen    Nose - Kline
Patti D’Arbanville    Donna

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

Production and Technical Credits

Howard Zieff    Director
Gail Parent    Screenwriter
Andrew Smith    Screenwriter
Jon Peters    Producer
Barbra Streisand    Producer
Mario Tosi    Cinematographer
Edward Warschilka    Editor
Michael Melvoin    Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,549 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $167,616,960
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,994 $37,198,813
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1979 20 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,283 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,147 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,254 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $37,198,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $37,198,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,947 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,195 $37,198,813
Top 1979 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 22 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,097 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,385 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,020 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 204 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 728 $37,198,813
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 499 $37,198,813