Weird Science

Name: Weird Science
Director: John Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Released: 1985
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder

1985 • PG-13 • 1h 34m • Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

It's all in the name of science...Weird Science.

🍅 60% 69%

3.09

6.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$4.9M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$16.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$31.4M

$15.1M international

Domestic Legs3.3x

1985 Rank#51

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Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Hughes ScreenplayJohn Hughes Produced byJoel Silver, Bill Damaschke CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti MusicIra Newborn StarringAnthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 2-4 4 $4.9M — 1,158 $4,227 $4.9M

2 Aug 9-11 6 $3.0M −39.4% 1,172 $2,531 $11.1M

3 Aug 16-18 12 $1.4M −51.3% 767 $1,884 $14.5M

4 Aug 23-25 17 $804.8K −44.3% 540 $1,490 $16.3M

Weekend grossWk 4 · $804.8K

$4.9M

$3.0M

$1.4M

$804.8K

W1W2W3W4

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −44.3%

−39.4%

W1→2

−51.3%

W2→3

−44.3%

W3→4

Steepest −51.3%Best hold −39.4%

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