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1985 • PG-13 • 1h 34m • Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

It's all in the name of science...Weird Science.

🍅 60% 69% MC 46 LB 3.09 IMDb 6.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$16.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$31.40M
$15.10M international
Domestic legs3.3x
1985 rank#51
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Cast & crew

Directed byJohn Hughes ScreenplayJohn Hughes Produced byJoel Silver, Bill Damaschke CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti MusicIra Newborn StarringAnthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 2-4 4 $4.9M — 1,158 $4,227 $4.9M
2 Aug 9-11 6 $3.0M −39.4% 1,172 $2,531 $11.1M
3 Aug 16-18 12 $1.4M −51.3% 767 $1,884 $14.5M
4 Aug 23-25 17 $804.8K −44.3% 540 $1,490 $16.3M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $804.8K
$4.9M
$3.0M
$1.4M
$804.8K
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −44.3%
−39.4%
W1→2
−51.3%
W2→3
−44.3%
W3→4
Steepest −51.3%Best hold −39.4%

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