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The Great Mouse DetectiveFollow

1986 • G • 1h 14m • Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

London's crime-fighting ace on his most baffling case!

🍅 79% 79% MC 73 LB 3.64 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$30.70M
All releases
Budget$14M
1986 rank#33
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Cast & crew

Directed byJohn Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener, Burny Mattinson ScreenplayPete Young, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett, Ron Clements, John Musker, Bruce M. Morris, Matthew O'Callaghan, Burny Mattinson, Dave Michener, Melvin Shaw Produced byBurny Mattinson Music byHenry Mancini StarringVincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Eve Brenner, Alan Young StudioWalt Disney Studios

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 4-6 9 $3.2M — 1,138 $2,830 $4.8M
2 Jul 11-13 10 $3.4M +7.1% 1,198 $2,878 $10.8M
6 Aug 8-10 18 $619.0K — 836 $740 $21.9M
7 Aug 15-17 21 $457.0K −26.2% 677 $675 $22.8M
8 Aug 22-24 22 $415.2K −9.2% 648 $641 $23.6M
294 Feb 14-16 6 $4.1M — 1,408 $2,931 $27.7M
295 Feb 21-23 8 $2.1M −48.7% 1,420 $1,491 $30.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 8 · $415.2K
$3.2M
$3.4M
$619.0K
$457.0K
$415.2K
W1W2W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −9.2%
+7.1%
W1→2
−26.2%
W6→7
−9.2%
W7→8
Steepest −26.2%Biggest gain +7.1%

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