Ruthless People (1986)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $71,624,879Details
OpusData ID: 6770100
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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 $218,349,695

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,271 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,485 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 713 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $71,624,879
Leggiest Movies 50 13.18

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bad Santa
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Keywords: Kidnap, Misidentified Body, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faked Death, Split Screen, Blackmail, Revenge, Black Comedy
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) 269 $8,615,562 Aug 29, 1986 66
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 258 $5,285,843 Jul 4, 1986 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 195 $16,683,893 Jul 4, 1986 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,271 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 645 $218,349,695
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $71,624,879
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 9 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 961 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 9 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $71,624,879
Leggiest Movies 50 13.18

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
Dale Launer    Screenwriter

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  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 $218,349,695

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,271 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,485 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 713 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $71,624,879
Leggiest Movies 50 13.18

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 27th, 1986 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bad Santa
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Keywords: Kidnap, Misidentified Body, Relationships Gone Wrong, Faked Death, Split Screen, Blackmail, Revenge, Black Comedy
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) 269 $8,615,562 Aug 29, 1986 66
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 258 $5,285,843 Jul 4, 1986 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 195 $16,683,893 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
Dale Launer    Screenwriter

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,271 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700) 645 $218,349,695
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $71,624,879
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1986 9 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 961 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 513 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 9 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $71,624,879
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $71,624,879
Leggiest Movies 50 13.18

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

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,485 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,902 $71,624,879
Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 9 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,030 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,160 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 35 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 713 $71,624,879
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $71,624,879