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1990 • PG-13 • 1h 50m • Action, Comedy, Romance • Universal Pictures

He's every woman's dream and one woman's nightmare.

🍅 26% 41% MC 36 LB 2.95 IMDb 6.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$15.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$71.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$138.70M
$67.70M international
Domestic legs4.6x
1990 rank#16
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Cast & crew

Full Badham filmography
John Badham John Badham Director Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Starring Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn Starring David Carradine David Carradine Starring Bill Duke Bill Duke Starring Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Tobolowsky Starring
ScreenplayDavid Seltzer, Louis Venosta, Eric Lerner Produced byRob Cohen CinematographyRobert Primes Music byHans Zimmer StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 18-20 1 $15.3M — 1,944 $7,890 $15.3M
2 May 25-28 2 $12.8M −16.6% 1,949 $6,565 $33.4M
3 Jun 1-3 3 $6.4M −50.4% 1,963 $3,235 $42.3M
4 Jun 8-10 4 $4.8M −24.1% 2,008 $2,400 $49.7M
5 Jun 15-17 7 $3.2M −34.6% 1,620 $1,945 $55.0M
6 Jun 22-24 9 $2.6M −16.0% 1,471 $1,800 $59.4M
7 Jun 29-Jul 1 11 $1.5M −42.3% 1,100 $1,390 $62.1M
8 Jul 6-8 11 $1.0M −34.3% 870 $1,155 $63.8M
9 Jul 13-15 12 $782.0K −22.2% 680 $1,150 $65.1M
10 Jul 20-22 12 $753.9K −3.6% 589 $1,280 $66.3M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $753.9K
$15.3M
$12.8M
$6.4M
$4.8M
$3.2M
$2.6M
$1.5M
$1.0M
$782.0K
$753.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −3.6%
−16.6%
W1→2
−50.4%
W2→3
−24.1%
W3→4
−34.6%
W4→5
−16.0%
W5→6
−42.3%
W6→7
−34.3%
W7→8
−22.2%
W8→9
−3.6%
W9→10
Steepest −50.4%Best hold −3.6%

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