Throw Momma from the Train (1987) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A bitter writing teacher wants his successful ex-wife dead. A put-upon mama's boy writing student wants his overbearing mother dead. Will there be a criss-cross murder plot?

Scores

Overall Score

80.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

79.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

93.6%

Review Aggregate

60.2

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Danny DeVito	1987	$5,000,000 source	$13,807,218	reported
Billy Crystal	1987	$701,000	$1,936,000	(est)
Anne Ramsey	1987	$528,000	$1,458,000	(est)
Kim Greist	1987	$432,000	$1,192,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0

RT critic review count36

Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating6.3

IMDb votes43,081

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1987	$57,915,972	$159,931,694
International	1987	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1987	$57,915,972	$159,931,694

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1987	$28,957,986	$79,965,847
Digital Rentals ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1987	$33,381,000	$92,179,751
Physical Purchases ?	1987	$15,571,000	$42,998,439
TV & Streaming Revenue	1987	$16,216,472	$44,780,874
Total Revenues	1987	$94,126,458	$259,924,911
Expenses
Budget ?	1987	$14,000,000	$38,660,211
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1987	$9,447,000 (est)	$26,087,358 (est)
Participations	1987	$7,530,000	$20,793,671
Residuals ?	1987	$4,392,000	$12,128,261
Interest & Overhead	1987	$2,800,000	$7,732,042
Total Expenses	1987	$38,169,000	$105,401,543
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1987	$55,957,458	$154,523,368

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Throw Momma from the Train