Ishtar (1987)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,375,181Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,331,817 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,139 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,632,842

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,593 $14,375,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,470 $14,375,181
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $14,375,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,249 $14,375,181

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 8th, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad, Songwriter, C.I.A., Mistaken Identity, Blackmail
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $9,906,360 May 22, 1987 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 1 $4,331,817   1,139 $3,803   $4,331,817 1
May 22, 1987 4 $3,427,775 -21% 1,105 $3,102   $9,128,156 2
May 29, 1987 4 $1,623,167 -53% 1,104 $1,470   $11,250,599 3
Jun 5, 1987 7 $946,216 -42% 1,094 $865   $12,715,192 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 1 $5,700,381   1,139 $5,005   $5,700,381 1
May 22, 1987 4 $3,927,051 -31% 1,105 $3,554   $9,627,432 2
May 29, 1987 4 $2,141,544 -45% 1,104 $1,940   $11,768,976 3

Leading Cast

Dustin Hoffman    Chuck Clarke

Uncategorized

Charles Grodin    Jim Harrison
Isabelle Adjani    Shirra Assel
Carol Kane    Carol
Alex Hyde-White    CIA Agent
Jack Weston    Marty Freed
Tess Harper    Willa
Warren Beatty    Lyle Rogers

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

Production and Technical Credits

Elaine May    Director
Elaine May    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,331,817 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,139 opening theaters/1,139 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,632,842

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,593 $14,375,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,470 $14,375,181
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $14,375,181
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,249 $14,375,181

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 8th, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad, Songwriter, C.I.A., Mistaken Identity, Blackmail
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 201 $9,906,360 May 22, 1987 10

Leading Cast

Dustin Hoffman    Chuck Clarke

Uncategorized

Charles Grodin    Jim Harrison
Isabelle Adjani    Shirra Assel
Carol Kane    Carol
Alex Hyde-White    CIA Agent
Jack Weston    Marty Freed
Tess Harper    Willa
Warren Beatty    Lyle Rogers

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

Production and Technical Credits

Elaine May    Director
Elaine May    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 1 $4,331,817   1,139 $3,803   $4,331,817 1
May 22, 1987 4 $3,427,775 -21% 1,105 $3,102   $9,128,156 2
May 29, 1987 4 $1,623,167 -53% 1,104 $1,470   $11,250,599 3
Jun 5, 1987 7 $946,216 -42% 1,094 $865   $12,715,192 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1987 1 $5,700,381   1,139 $5,005   $5,700,381 1
May 22, 1987 4 $3,927,051 -31% 1,105 $3,554   $9,627,432 2
May 29, 1987 4 $2,141,544 -45% 1,104 $1,940   $11,768,976 3