Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 1944 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros. (New York City)
September 23rd, 1944 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 28th, 1988 by Warner Home Video
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Source:Based on Play
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 2022198,676 8,676$173,433$173,4331,812

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Cary Grant    Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane    Elaine Brewster
Josephine Hull    Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair    Aunt Martha Brewster

Supporting Cast

Raymond Massey    Jonathan Brewster
Peter Lorre    Dr. Herman Einstein

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Capra    Director

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 1944 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros. (New York City)
September 23rd, 1944 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 28th, 1988 by Warner Home Video
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Cary Grant    Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane    Elaine Brewster
Josephine Hull    Aunt Abby Brewster
Jean Adair    Aunt Martha Brewster

Supporting Cast

Raymond Massey    Jonathan Brewster
Peter Lorre    Dr. Herman Einstein

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Capra    Director

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 2022198,676 8,676$173,433$173,4331,812

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.