Which movie stayed the theatres the longest?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 08 Aug 2004 17:38 PDT

Hi Cyberdude62!

Would any of these box office records meet your needs?
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by cyberdude62-ga on 09 Aug 2004 14:34 PDT

No sorry bobbie7-ga. I had already found those and they did not work.
But the answer I was looking for was from pinkfreud-ga. I had no idea
that any movie would ever stay in a theatre for that long.  Thank you
kindly.

Hmm, that may be a tough stat to find, given that films could be
running at first-run theaters in one area and yet already have left
those and be running at second-run theaters in other areas.  Would the
stat look to see how long the film stayed running, from the time it
premiered until it left the very last first-run cinema?

Or, would it deal in some value like theater-days (e.g. a sum of the
number of days it appeared at each first run theater)?  So, the stat
would be formed like:

Theater 1: 14 days
Theater 2: 8 days
Theater 3: 11 days
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Total: 33 theater-days

--Joey

By some standards "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is the
longest-running movie in American history. In some theaters it has
been playing regularly (if not nightly) for more than 25 years, and is
still going strong.

It would seem Pinkfreud is correct?

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

?Since 1975, the Rocky Horror Picture Show has been entertaining
midnight audiences all around the world. It is established as the
number one cult movie of all time. Between box office receipts, video
sales and rentals, and various merchandising endeavors, the film has
grossed over 150 times its initial budget. It is the longest
continuously running movie in motion picture history, still playing
weekly in theatres 22 years after its initial release. Clearly it has
proven its ground. And yet the movie has never seen an award. No Oscar
statue, no plaque, no certificate. Nothing. Not even a nomination.
Until now.?

ROCKY HORROR ONLINE
http://www.nominex.com/articles/afi.shtml


The movie premiered in the US at the United Artist Westwood Theater in
1975 but it actually debuted at The Royal Court Theatre (UK) on 16
June 1973 meaning that it has been playing continuously in theaters
all together for more than 31 years.

ACRIMONY
http://www.acrimony.org/article_rocky_horror_28.php

Until September 1007, the movie (accompanied by a stage performance,
as some of the shows are) played in Austin, Texas alone for 22 years
non-stop.

MY ROCKY HORROR PAGE
http://www.justlaura.com/xoom/pix/rocky.html

Well, my math is a bit off. I think this should have read:

"...all together for more than 29 years."

Whatever, I'm sure you get the picture (no pun intended)

tutuzdad-ga