Wise Guys (1986)

Wise Guys
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,475,466Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,324,456 (15.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:338 opening theaters/424 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,626,824

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,158 $8,475,466

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 18th, 1986 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Black Comedy, Crime, Organized Crime, Mafia, Faked Death, Found Money, Gambling, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 18, 1986 6 $1,324,456   338 $3,919   $1,324,456 1
Apr 25, 1986 8 $1,191,815 -10% 335 $3,558   $3,038,286 2
May 9, 1986 8 $848,184   424 $2,000   $5,057,394 4
May 16, 1986 11 $563,673 -34% 379 $1,487   $5,924,985 5
May 30, 1986 14 $423,699   401 $1,057   $7,041,543 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 18, 1986 6 $1,846,471   338 $5,463   $1,846,471 1
May 9, 1986 7 $1,152,102   424 $2,717   $5,361,312 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Danny DeVito    Harry Valentini

Uncategorized

Harvey Keitel    Bobby Dilea
Dan Hedaya    Anthony Castello
Patti LuPone    Wanda Valentini
Joe Piscopo    Moe Dickstein
Ray Sharkey    Marco

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Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma    Director
George Gallo    Screenwriter
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,324,456 (15.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:338 opening theaters/424 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,626,824

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,648 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,158 $8,475,466

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 18th, 1986 (Wide) by MGM
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Black Comedy, Crime, Organized Crime, Mafia, Faked Death, Found Money, Gambling, Money Troubles
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Danny DeVito    Harry Valentini

Uncategorized

Harvey Keitel    Bobby Dilea
Dan Hedaya    Anthony Castello
Patti LuPone    Wanda Valentini
Joe Piscopo    Moe Dickstein
Ray Sharkey    Marco

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian De Palma    Director
George Gallo    Screenwriter
Norman Steinberg    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 18, 1986 6 $1,324,456   338 $3,919   $1,324,456 1
Apr 25, 1986 8 $1,191,815 -10% 335 $3,558   $3,038,286 2
May 9, 1986 8 $848,184   424 $2,000   $5,057,394 4
May 16, 1986 11 $563,673 -34% 379 $1,487   $5,924,985 5
May 30, 1986 14 $423,699   401 $1,057   $7,041,543 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 18, 1986 6 $1,846,471   338 $5,463   $1,846,471 1
May 9, 1986 7 $1,152,102   424 $2,717   $5,361,312 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records