A Good Old Fashioned Orgy rights to release the film. The film premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 29, 2011. The US West coast premiere occurred at the ArcLight Hollywood cinema in Hollywood, California on August 25, 2011. "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" received a limited release in the United States on September 2, 2011 across 143 theaters. During its opening day, the film accrued a total of $117,564, an average of $822 per theater. The film ultimately earned $200,227 domestically and $1,178,720 internationally for a total of $1,378,947. "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" received mixed reviews from
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