| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| New Zealand Box Office | $15 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $14,375,196 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $40,000,000 |
| New Zealand Releases: | May 5th, 1987 (Wide) December 11th, 2025 (Limited) |
| Video Release: | June 8th, 2013 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
| Keywords: | Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Famously Bad, Songwriter, C.I.A., Mistaken Identity, Blackmail |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/12 | 99 | $15 | 0 | $15 | 2,015 | ||
| 2025/12/19 | 71 | $6 | -60% | 0 | $6 | 2,016 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5/5/1987 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $15 | 12/22/2025 |
| North America | 5/15/1987 | $4,331,817 | 1,139 | 1,139 | 4,442 | $14,375,181 | |
| Worldwide Total | $14,375,196 | 12/22/2025 | |||||
| Dustin Hoffman | Chuck Clarke |
| Jack Weston | Marty Freed | |
| Tess Harper | Willa | |
| Warren Beatty | Lyle Rogers | |
| Charles Grodin | Jim Harrison | |
| Isabelle Adjani | Shirra Assel | |
| Carol Kane | Carol | |
| Alex Hyde-White | CIA Agent |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Elaine May | Director | |
| Elaine May | Screenwriter |
