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Tango & CashFollow

1989 • R • 1h 44m • Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Two of L.A.'s top rival cops are going to have to work together… Even if it kills them.

🍅 31% 52% MC 41 LB 3.21 IMDb 6.4
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$63.40M
Final
Domestic legs9.6x
Budget$55M
1989 rank#20
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Cast & crew

Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Starring Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Starring Teri Hatcher Teri Hatcher Starring Jack Palance Jack Palance Starring James Hong James Hong Starring Michael J. Pollard Michael J. Pollard Starring
ScreenplayRandy Feldman Produced byJon Peters, Peter Guber CinematographyDonald E. Thorin Music byHarold Faltermeyer StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 22-24 2 $6.6M — 1,409 $4,705 $6.6M
2 Dec 29-31 2 $9.6M +44.9% 1,556 $6,174 $21.8M
3 Jan 5-7 3 $6.6M −31.0% 1,556 $4,258 $31.1M
4 Jan 12-14 3 $5.4M −18.5% 1,556 $3,469 $38.6M
5 Jan 19-21 2 $4.3M −20.5% 1,548 $2,772 $44.7M
6 Jan 26-28 3 $3.6M −16.8% 1,575 $2,267 $49.5M
7 Feb 2-4 4 $3.1M −14.2% 1,526 $2,007 $53.6M
8 Feb 9-11 7 $1.8M −41.8% 1,288 $1,384 $56.2M
10 Feb 23-25 16 $636.2K — 696 $914 $58.6M
14 Mar 23-25 23 $514.7K — 634 $812 $61.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $636.2K
$6.6M
$9.6M
$6.6M
$5.4M
$4.3M
$3.6M
$3.1M
$1.8M
$636.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −41.8%
+44.9%
W1→2
−31.0%
W2→3
−18.5%
W3→4
−20.5%
W4→5
−16.8%
W5→6
−14.2%
W6→7
−41.8%
W7→8
Steepest −41.8%Biggest gain +44.9%

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