Synopsis
Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Scores
Overall Score
93.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.5%
Review Aggregate
83.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 126 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, surreal. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnysatiricalsurreallightheartedvisually strikingromanticmacabrenoir
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Nielsen | 1988 | $2,900,000 | $7,690,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count142
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes211,400
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1988 | $78,756,176 | $208,840,350 |
| International | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1988 | $78,756,176 | $208,840,350 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1988 | $39,378,088 | $104,420,175 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1988 | $39,922,000 | $105,862,484 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1988 | $20,882,000 | $55,373,488 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1988 | $22,051,729 | $58,475,298 |
| Total Revenues | 1988 | $122,233,817 | $324,131,446 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1988 | $14,500,000 | $38,450,128 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1988 | $11,764,000 (est) | $31,194,987 (est) |
| Participations | 1988 | $9,779,000 | $25,931,297 |
| Residuals ? | 1988 | $5,549,000 | $14,714,466 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1988 | $2,900,000 | $7,690,026 |
| Total Expenses | 1988 | $44,492,000 | $117,980,904 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1988 | $77,741,817 | $206,150,542 |
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