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The Rookie

1990 • R • 2h 0m • Action, Crime, Drama • Sony Pictures Releasing

Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.

🍅 31% 36% MC 41 LB 2.89 IMDb 5.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$5.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$21.6M
Final
Domestic Legs3.9x
1990 Rank#53
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Cast & Crew

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Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen Starring Raúl Juliá Raúl Juliá Starring Sonia Braga Sonia Braga Starring Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt Starring Lara Flynn Boyle Lara Flynn Boyle Starring
ScreenplayBoaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel Produced byDavid Valdes, Howard G. Kazanjian, Steven Siebert CinematographyJack N. Green StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 7-9 3 $5.5M — 1,862 $2,959 $5.5M
2 Dec 14-16 7 $3.5M −36.2% 1,862 $1,887 $10.9M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $3.5M
$5.5M
$3.5M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −36.2%
−36.2%
W1→2
Steepest −36.2%Best hold −36.2%

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