Alfie (Burt Bacharach song) featured on the October 1966 album release entitled "Chér". Despite the relative failure of the version of "Alfie" cut for the US film release, Cilla Black's UK success with the song had attracted sufficient attention in the US for several American singers besides Cher to cover the song by the time the film "Alfie" opened in the US in August 1966. Two of these covers actually predate the Cher recording although neither was released prior to Cher's, the first evident recording of "Alfie" by an American singer being that cut by Jerry Butler in May 1966 which first appeared as
Alfie (2004 film) 2004 in the United States and grossed $2,206,738 on the first day. That weekend, the film was #5 in the box office with $6,218,335 behind "The Incredibles" opening weekend, "Ray"s second, "The Grudge"s third, and "Saw"s second. When compared to its $60 million budget, "Alfie" was a box office bomb. The film received mixed reviews. Based on 150 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 49% of critics gave "Alfie" a positive review, with an average rating of 5.6/10. Most critics were impressed with Jude Law's performance, especially in the shadow of Michael Caine's iconic interpretation. The direction