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) 5,658 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $8,475,466

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


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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,658 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,590 $24,626,824
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,909 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,873 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,026 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,991 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $8,475,466

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,197 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,297 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,088 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,361 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 216 $8,475,466

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) 5,658 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $8,475,466

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


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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,658 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,590 $24,626,824
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,909 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,873 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,026 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,991 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $8,475,466
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $8,475,466

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,176 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,197 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,297 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,088 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,361 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $8,475,466
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 201-300) 216 $8,475,466