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Dennis the MenaceFollow

1993 • PG • 1h 34m • Comedy, Family • Warner Bros.

He's armed... He's adorable... And he's out of school for the entire summer.

🍅 28% 39% MC 49 LB 2.75 IMDb 5.7
CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$51.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$117.30M
$66.00M international
Domestic legs5.5x
1993 rank#25
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Cast & crew

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Nick Castle Nick Castle Director Walter Matthau Walter Matthau Starring Joan Plowright Joan Plowright Starring Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd Starring Lea Thompson Lea Thompson Starring Paul Winfield Paul Winfield Starring
ScreenplayJohn Hughes Produced byJohn Hughes, Richard Vane CinematographyThomas E. Ackerman Music byJerry Goldsmith StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 25-27 3 $9.3M — 2,085 $4,475 $9.3M
2 Jul 2-4 5 $10.1M +8.1% 2,085 $4,836 $26.2M
3 Jul 9-11 7 $5.5M −45.3% 2,085 $2,644 $35.5M
4 Jul 16-18 10 $2.8M −49.5% 1,737 $1,604 $41.5M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $2.8M
$9.3M
$10.1M
$5.5M
$2.8M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −49.5%
+8.1%
W1→2
−45.3%
W2→3
−49.5%
W3→4
Steepest −49.5%Biggest gain +8.1%

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