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The 'Burbs

1989 • PG • 1h 42m • Comedy, Mystery, Thriller • Universal Pictures

He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.

🍅 57% 71% MC 45 LB 3.46 IMDb 6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$11.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$35.4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$47.9M
$12.5M international
Domestic Legs3.2x
1989 Rank#35
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Cast & Crew

Full Dante filmography
Joe Dante Joe Dante Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Starring Bruce Dern Bruce Dern Starring Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher Starring Corey Feldman Corey Feldman Starring
ScreenplayDana Olsen Produced byLarry Brezner, Michael Finnell CinematographyRobert M. Stevens MusicJerry Goldsmith StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 17-20 1 $11.1M — 1,952 $5,687 $11.1M
2 Feb 24-26 1 $6.0M −45.7% 1,956 $3,080 $18.9M
3 Mar 3-5 3 $4.3M −28.4% 1,831 $2,355 $24.5M
4 Mar 10-12 7 $2.6M −39.5% 1,710 $1,525 $28.1M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $2.6M
$11.1M
$6.0M
$4.3M
$2.6M
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −39.5%
−45.7%
W1→2
−28.4%
W2→3
−39.5%
W3→4
Steepest −45.7%Best hold −28.4%

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