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1990 • R • 1h 43m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

They were the perfect couple, buying the perfect house. Until a perfect stranger moved into their lives.

🍅 52% 48% LB 3.08 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$29.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$44.90M
$15.50M international
Domestic legs4.3x
1990 rank#39
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Cast & crew

Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith Starring Matthew Modine Matthew Modine Starring Michael Keaton Michael Keaton Starring Laurie Metcalf Laurie Metcalf Starring
ScreenplayDaniel Pyne Produced byScott Rudin, William Sackheim CinematographyAmir Mokri MusicHans Zimmer Prod. DesignNeil Spisak Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 28-30 1 $6.9M — 1,278 $5,409 $6.9M
2 Oct 5-7 3 $5.6M −18.7% 1,283 $4,380 $14.6M
3 Oct 12-14 6 $3.6M −36.6% 1,291 $2,761 $19.3M
4 Oct 19-21 10 $2.4M −31.3% 1,274 $1,921 $22.7M
5 Oct 26-28 12 $1.3M −46.4% 1,092 $1,201 $24.8M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.3M
$6.9M
$5.6M
$3.6M
$2.4M
$1.3M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −46.4%
−18.7%
W1→2
−36.6%
W2→3
−31.3%
W3→4
−46.4%
W4→5
Steepest −46.4%Best hold −18.7%

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