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See No Evil, Hear No EvilFollow

1989 • R • 1h 43m • Comedy, Crime • Sony Pictures Releasing

MURDER! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. Now they're both wanted for it.

🍅 29% 72% MC 44 LB 3.38 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$46.90M
Final
Domestic legs6.6x
1989 rank#28
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Cast & crew

Full Hiller filmography
Arthur Hiller Arthur Hiller Director Richard Pryor Richard Pryor Starring Gene Wilder Gene Wilder Starring Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Starring
ScreenplayGene Wilder, Andrew Kurtzman, Eliot Wald, Arne Sultan Produced byMarvin Worth CinematographyVictor J. Kemper MusicStewart Copeland StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 12-14 1 $7.1M — 1,677 $4,233 $7.1M
2 May 19-21 1 $6.1M −14.0% 1,680 $3,634 $15.6M
3 May 26-29 2 $6.1M +0.4% 1,680 $3,649 $23.6M
4 Jun 2-4 3 $4.1M −33.8% 1,680 $2,415 $28.9M
5 Jun 9-11 4 $3.4M −16.6% 1,682 $2,011 $34.0M
6 Jun 16-18 5 $2.5M −24.6% 1,686 $1,512 $38.1M
7 Jun 23-25 8 $1.6M −37.6% 1,465 $1,085 $40.9M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $1.6M
$7.1M
$6.1M
$6.1M
$4.1M
$3.4M
$2.5M
$1.6M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −37.6%
−14.0%
W1→2
+0.4%
W2→3
−33.8%
W3→4
−16.6%
W4→5
−24.6%
W5→6
−37.6%
W6→7
Steepest −37.6%Biggest gain +0.4%

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