Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,039,000Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $937,371 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $937,371
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,840,498 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,466 opening theaters/1,515 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,379,143

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,209 $42,039,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $42,039,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $42,039,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $42,039,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1988 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: October 8th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rumor Has It
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Keywords: Confidence Men, Crime Comedy, False Identity, Fake Dating, Surprise Twist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $5,970,852 Jan 20, 1989 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $8,531,376 Jan 13, 1989 33
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 235 $6,457,011 Dec 30, 1988 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 173 $17,752,854 Dec 30, 1988 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $12,445,831 Dec 23, 1988 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1988 5 $3,840,498   1,466 $2,620   $4,787,430 1
Dec 23, 1988 5 $4,526,760 +18% 1,510 $2,998   $11,760,355 2
Dec 30, 1988 6 $6,457,011 +43% 1,511 $4,273   $22,285,013 3
Jan 6, 1989 6 $3,515,558 -46% 1,513 $2,324   $27,037,076 4
Jan 13, 1989 9 $3,012,406 -14% 1,490 $2,022   $31,148,633 5
Jan 20, 1989 8 $2,108,291 -30% 1,515 $1,392   $34,145,887 6
Jan 27, 1989 10 $1,637,651 -22% 1,313 $1,247   $36,435,956 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1988 5 $6,286,663   1,466 $4,288   $7,233,595 2
Dec 23, 1988 5 $8,594,407 +37% 1,510 $5,692   $15,828,002 3
Dec 30, 1988 6 $7,693,516 -10% 1,511 $5,092   $23,521,518 4
Jan 6, 1989 6 $4,614,709 -40% 1,513 $3,050   $28,136,227 5
Jan 13, 1989 9 $3,901,369 -15% 1,490 $2,618   $32,037,596 6
Jan 20, 1989 8 $2,760,709 -29% 1,515 $1,822   $34,798,305 7

Leading Cast

Steve Martin    Freddy Benson
Michael Caine    Lawrence Jamieson

Uncategorized

Barbara Harris    Fanny Eubanks
Dana Ivey    Mrs. Reed
Glenne Headly    Janet Colgate
Ian McDiarmid    Arthur
Frances Conroy    Lady from Palm Beach

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Oz    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,840,498 (9.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,466 opening theaters/1,515 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $111,379,143

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,209 $42,039,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $42,039,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 420 $42,039,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $42,039,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 1988 (Wide) by Orion Pictures
Video Release: October 8th, 2013 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rumor Has It
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Keywords: Confidence Men, Crime Comedy, False Identity, Fake Dating, Surprise Twist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 318 $5,970,852 Jan 20, 1989 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $8,531,376 Jan 13, 1989 33
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 235 $6,457,011 Dec 30, 1988 19
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 173 $17,752,854 Dec 30, 1988 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $12,445,831 Dec 23, 1988 12

Leading Cast

Steve Martin    Freddy Benson
Michael Caine    Lawrence Jamieson

Uncategorized

Barbara Harris    Fanny Eubanks
Dana Ivey    Mrs. Reed
Glenne Headly    Janet Colgate
Ian McDiarmid    Arthur
Frances Conroy    Lady from Palm Beach

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Oz    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1988 5 $3,840,498   1,466 $2,620   $4,787,430 1
Dec 23, 1988 5 $4,526,760 +18% 1,510 $2,998   $11,760,355 2
Dec 30, 1988 6 $6,457,011 +43% 1,511 $4,273   $22,285,013 3
Jan 6, 1989 6 $3,515,558 -46% 1,513 $2,324   $27,037,076 4
Jan 13, 1989 9 $3,012,406 -14% 1,490 $2,022   $31,148,633 5
Jan 20, 1989 8 $2,108,291 -30% 1,515 $1,392   $34,145,887 6
Jan 27, 1989 10 $1,637,651 -22% 1,313 $1,247   $36,435,956 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 1988 5 $6,286,663   1,466 $4,288   $7,233,595 2
Dec 23, 1988 5 $8,594,407 +37% 1,510 $5,692   $15,828,002 3
Dec 30, 1988 6 $7,693,516 -10% 1,511 $5,092   $23,521,518 4
Jan 6, 1989 6 $4,614,709 -40% 1,513 $3,050   $28,136,227 5
Jan 13, 1989 9 $3,901,369 -15% 1,490 $2,618   $32,037,596 6
Jan 20, 1989 8 $2,760,709 -29% 1,515 $1,822   $34,798,305 7