$4,601,256 at the box office:
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0091003/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
1/4 of that was the opening weekend where it was #8 behind “The Best of Times” but ahead of the 8th week of Jewel of the Nile!
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1986W05/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1
Ended up at #125 for the year, but when you consider this was the year with:
1 Top Gun $176,781,728
2 Crocodile Dundee $116,849,307
3 The Karate Kid Part II $115,103,979
4 Back to School $91,258,000
5 Aliens $85,160,248
6 The Color Purple $83,993,103
7 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $72,742,016
8 Ruthless People $70,788,212
9 Out of Africa $70,365,426
10 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off $70,136,369Yeah…
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1986/?ref_=bo_yl_table_40
I had never heard of Ruthless People before. Good cast and accomplished directors. Dumb premise but I think I’ll give it a go.
It’s fucking hilarious. Highly recommend.
It’s pretty funny as Hollywood comedies go!
See also: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_(film)
Or Throw Mama From the Train (1987):
