Ruthless People (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $71,624,879Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,274,306 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,111 opening theaters/1,114 max. theaters, 15.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,117,570

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Romancing the Stone
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Keywords: Kidnap, Misidentified Body, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faked Death, Split Screen, Blackmail, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black 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
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $8,313,907 Aug 29, 1986 66
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 248 $5,285,843 Jul 4, 1986 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $16,099,743 Jul 4, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 4 $5,274,306   1,111 $4,747   $5,274,306 1
Jul 4, 1986 2 $5,285,843 n/c 1,114 $4,745   $14,008,813 2
Jul 11, 1986 2 $5,434,671 +3% 1,114 $4,879   $22,533,407 3
Jul 18, 1986 3 $4,521,331 -17% 1,114 $4,059   $29,815,695 4
Jul 25, 1986 4 $4,585,374 +1% 1,114 $4,116   $36,899,845 5
Aug 1, 1986 6 $3,476,646 -24% 1,032 $3,369   $42,760,201 6
Aug 8, 1986 6 $3,116,152 -10% 1,077 $2,893   $47,756,797 7
Aug 15, 1986 7 $2,458,257 -21% 1,019 $2,412   $51,823,249 8
Aug 22, 1986 10 $2,128,889 -13% 954 $2,232   $55,373,046 9
Aug 29, 1986 8 $2,729,612 +28% 658 $4,148   $59,165,825 10
Sep 5, 1986 7 $1,819,111 -33% 1,021 $1,782   $61,505,373 11
Sep 12, 1986 7 $1,504,134 -17% 1,012 $1,486   $63,570,789 12
Sep 19, 1986 7 $1,431,551 -5% 1,010 $1,417   $65,484,532 13
Sep 26, 1986 6 $1,285,442 -10% 1,002 $1,283   $67,213,016 14
Oct 3, 1986 9 $917,166 -29% 861 $1,065   $68,508,328 15
Oct 10, 1986 12 $508,458 -45% 639 $796   $69,275,467 16
Oct 17, 1986 12 $411,990 -19% 557 $740   $69,809,826 17
Oct 24, 1986 15 $255,892 -38% 472 $542   $70,271,558 18
Oct 31, 1986 17 $179,176 -30% 270 $664   $70,608,718 19
Nov 7, 1986 16 $235,134 +31% 261 $901   $70,914,192 20
Nov 14, 1986 20 $156,777 -33% 217 $722   $71,233,101 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 4 $8,722,970   1,111 $7,851   $8,722,970 1
Jul 4, 1986 2 $8,375,766 -4% 1,114 $7,519   $17,098,736 2
Jul 11, 1986 2 $8,195,628 -2% 1,114 $7,357   $25,294,364 3
Jul 18, 1986 3 $7,020,107 -14% 1,114 $6,302   $32,314,471 4
Jul 25, 1986 4 $6,969,084 -1% 1,114 $6,256   $39,283,555 5
Aug 1, 1986 6 $5,357,090 -23% 1,032 $5,191   $44,640,645 6
Aug 8, 1986 6 $4,724,347 -12% 1,077 $4,387   $49,364,992 7
Aug 15, 1986 7 $3,879,165 -18% 1,019 $3,807   $53,244,157 8
Aug 22, 1986 9 $3,192,056 -18% 954 $3,346   $56,436,213 9
Aug 29, 1986 8 $3,250,049 +2% 658 $4,939   $59,686,262 10
Sep 5, 1986 7 $2,380,393 -27% 1,021 $2,331   $62,066,655 11
Sep 12, 1986 6 $1,986,326 -17% 1,012 $1,963   $64,052,981 12
Sep 19, 1986 6 $1,874,593 -6% 1,010 $1,856   $65,927,574 13
Sep 26, 1986 6 $1,663,588 -11% 1,002 $1,660   $67,591,162 14

Leading Cast

Judge Reinhold    Ken Kessler
Helen Slater    Sandy Kessler
Bette Midler    Barbara Stone
Danny DeVito    Sam Stone

Uncategorized

Bill Pullman    Earl Mott
Art Evans    Lt. Bender
J.E. Freeman    Bedroom Killer

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Zucker    Director
Jerry Zucker    Director
Jim Abrahams    Director

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,274,306 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,111 opening theaters/1,114 max. theaters, 15.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $208,117,570

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Romancing the Stone
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Keywords: Kidnap, Misidentified Body, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faked Death, Split Screen, Blackmail, Revenge
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black 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
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $8,313,907 Aug 29, 1986 66
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 248 $5,285,843 Jul 4, 1986 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 190 $16,099,743 Jul 4, 1986 10

Leading Cast

Judge Reinhold    Ken Kessler
Helen Slater    Sandy Kessler
Bette Midler    Barbara Stone
Danny DeVito    Sam Stone

Uncategorized

Bill Pullman    Earl Mott
Art Evans    Lt. Bender
J.E. Freeman    Bedroom Killer

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Zucker    Director
Jerry Zucker    Director
Jim Abrahams    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 4 $5,274,306   1,111 $4,747   $5,274,306 1
Jul 4, 1986 2 $5,285,843 n/c 1,114 $4,745   $14,008,813 2
Jul 11, 1986 2 $5,434,671 +3% 1,114 $4,879   $22,533,407 3
Jul 18, 1986 3 $4,521,331 -17% 1,114 $4,059   $29,815,695 4
Jul 25, 1986 4 $4,585,374 +1% 1,114 $4,116   $36,899,845 5
Aug 1, 1986 6 $3,476,646 -24% 1,032 $3,369   $42,760,201 6
Aug 8, 1986 6 $3,116,152 -10% 1,077 $2,893   $47,756,797 7
Aug 15, 1986 7 $2,458,257 -21% 1,019 $2,412   $51,823,249 8
Aug 22, 1986 10 $2,128,889 -13% 954 $2,232   $55,373,046 9
Aug 29, 1986 8 $2,729,612 +28% 658 $4,148   $59,165,825 10
Sep 5, 1986 7 $1,819,111 -33% 1,021 $1,782   $61,505,373 11
Sep 12, 1986 7 $1,504,134 -17% 1,012 $1,486   $63,570,789 12
Sep 19, 1986 7 $1,431,551 -5% 1,010 $1,417   $65,484,532 13
Sep 26, 1986 6 $1,285,442 -10% 1,002 $1,283   $67,213,016 14
Oct 3, 1986 9 $917,166 -29% 861 $1,065   $68,508,328 15
Oct 10, 1986 12 $508,458 -45% 639 $796   $69,275,467 16
Oct 17, 1986 12 $411,990 -19% 557 $740   $69,809,826 17
Oct 24, 1986 15 $255,892 -38% 472 $542   $70,271,558 18
Oct 31, 1986 17 $179,176 -30% 270 $664   $70,608,718 19
Nov 7, 1986 16 $235,134 +31% 261 $901   $70,914,192 20
Nov 14, 1986 20 $156,777 -33% 217 $722   $71,233,101 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 27, 1986 4 $8,722,970   1,111 $7,851   $8,722,970 1
Jul 4, 1986 2 $8,375,766 -4% 1,114 $7,519   $17,098,736 2
Jul 11, 1986 2 $8,195,628 -2% 1,114 $7,357   $25,294,364 3
Jul 18, 1986 3 $7,020,107 -14% 1,114 $6,302   $32,314,471 4
Jul 25, 1986 4 $6,969,084 -1% 1,114 $6,256   $39,283,555 5
Aug 1, 1986 6 $5,357,090 -23% 1,032 $5,191   $44,640,645 6
Aug 8, 1986 6 $4,724,347 -12% 1,077 $4,387   $49,364,992 7
Aug 15, 1986 7 $3,879,165 -18% 1,019 $3,807   $53,244,157 8
Aug 22, 1986 9 $3,192,056 -18% 954 $3,346   $56,436,213 9
Aug 29, 1986 8 $3,250,049 +2% 658 $4,939   $59,686,262 10
Sep 5, 1986 7 $2,380,393 -27% 1,021 $2,331   $62,066,655 11
Sep 12, 1986 6 $1,986,326 -17% 1,012 $1,963   $64,052,981 12
Sep 19, 1986 6 $1,874,593 -6% 1,010 $1,856   $65,927,574 13
Sep 26, 1986 6 $1,663,588 -11% 1,002 $1,660   $67,591,162 14