Hot Shots! (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $68,267,322Details
International Box Office $108,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $176,267,322
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,848,182 (15.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,929 opening theaters/1,999 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $183,397,475

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: September 1st, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Hot Shots
MPA Rating: PG-13
Franchise: Hot Shots
Plot point: Father’s Footsteps, Professional Rivalry, Romance, Spoof, War
Social setting: In a Plane, Therapists / Therapy
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1991 1 $10,848,182   1,929 $5,624   $14,853,090 1
Aug 9, 1991 1 $8,010,411 -26% 1,968 $4,070   $29,046,846 2
Aug 16, 1991 1 $6,330,309 -21% 1,999 $3,167   $39,863,251 3
Aug 23, 1991 1 $4,676,467 -26% 1,998 $2,341   $47,870,190 4
Aug 30, 1991 4 $5,283,761 +13% 1,921 $2,751   $55,239,203 5
Sep 6, 1991 4 $2,716,490 -49% 1,891 $1,437   $58,705,364 6
Sep 13, 1991 5 $2,249,098 -17% 1,700 $1,323   $61,650,350 7
Sep 20, 1991 8 $1,651,556 -27% 1,536 $1,075   $63,870,862 8
Oct 11, 1991 16 $475,024   709 $670   $66,755,361 11
Nov 15, 1991 37 $122,894   206 $597   $68,251,753 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1991 1 $17,031,527   1,929 $8,829   $21,036,435 2
Aug 9, 1991 1 $12,496,507 -27% 1,968 $6,350   $33,532,942 3
Aug 16, 1991 1 $9,660,781 -23% 1,999 $4,833   $43,193,723 4
Aug 23, 1991 1 $6,761,719 -30% 1,998 $3,384   $49,955,442 5
Aug 30, 1991 4 $6,033,432 -11% 1,921 $3,141   $55,988,874 6
Sep 6, 1991 5 $3,412,378 -43% 1,891 $1,805   $59,401,252 7
Sep 13, 1991 6 $2,818,054 -17% 1,700 $1,658   $62,219,306 8

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,848,182 (15.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.29 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,929 opening theaters/1,999 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $183,397,475

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 31st, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: September 1st, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Hot Shots
MPA Rating: PG-13
Franchise: Hot Shots
Plot point: Father’s Footsteps, Professional Rivalry, Romance, Spoof, War
Social setting: In a Plane, Therapists / Therapy
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1991 1 $10,848,182   1,929 $5,624   $14,853,090 1
Aug 9, 1991 1 $8,010,411 -26% 1,968 $4,070   $29,046,846 2
Aug 16, 1991 1 $6,330,309 -21% 1,999 $3,167   $39,863,251 3
Aug 23, 1991 1 $4,676,467 -26% 1,998 $2,341   $47,870,190 4
Aug 30, 1991 4 $5,283,761 +13% 1,921 $2,751   $55,239,203 5
Sep 6, 1991 4 $2,716,490 -49% 1,891 $1,437   $58,705,364 6
Sep 13, 1991 5 $2,249,098 -17% 1,700 $1,323   $61,650,350 7
Sep 20, 1991 8 $1,651,556 -27% 1,536 $1,075   $63,870,862 8
Oct 11, 1991 16 $475,024   709 $670   $66,755,361 11
Nov 15, 1991 37 $122,894   206 $597   $68,251,753 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1991 1 $17,031,527   1,929 $8,829   $21,036,435 2
Aug 9, 1991 1 $12,496,507 -27% 1,968 $6,350   $33,532,942 3
Aug 16, 1991 1 $9,660,781 -23% 1,999 $4,833   $43,193,723 4
Aug 23, 1991 1 $6,761,719 -30% 1,998 $3,384   $49,955,442 5
Aug 30, 1991 4 $6,033,432 -11% 1,921 $3,141   $55,988,874 6
Sep 6, 1991 5 $3,412,378 -43% 1,891 $1,805   $59,401,252 7
Sep 13, 1991 6 $2,818,054 -17% 1,700 $1,658   $62,219,306 8