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1988 • R • 1h 44m • Action, Comedy, Crime • TriStar Pictures

Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.

🍅 68% 38% MC 61 LB 2.99 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$35.00M
Final
Domestic legs4.3x
1988 rank#30
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Cast & crew

Full Hill filmography
Walter Hill Walter Hill Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring Jim Belushi Jim Belushi Starring Peter Boyle Peter Boyle Starring Ed O'Ross Ed O'Ross Starring Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne Starring
ScreenplayWalter Hill, Harry Kleiner, Troy Kennedy Martin Produced byWalter Hill, Gordon Carroll CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti MusicJames Horner Prod. DesignJohn Vallone StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 17-19 1 $8.1M — 1,885 $4,315 $8.1M
2 Jun 24-26 4 $6.1M −24.8% 1,892 $3,233 $18.1M
3 Jul 1-4 7 $4.3M −29.5% 1,859 $2,319 $24.6M
5 Jul 15-17 12 $1.5M — 962 $1,586 $31.1M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.5M
$8.1M
$6.1M
$4.3M
$1.5M
W1W2W3W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −29.5%
−24.8%
W1→2
−29.5%
W2→3
Steepest −29.5%Best hold −24.8%

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