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1986 | DIRECTED BY ALAN METTER

Back to School

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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Select Cast
Burt Young
Robert Downey Jr.
Rodney Dangerfield
Sally Kellerman
Keith Gordon
Paxton Whitehead
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First viewed:
28th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
6th Jan 2026
Total views:
103
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $91.3 Million
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Global total gross
  $91.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
24.6 Million aprox.
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Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 13th Jun '86
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $8.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 17
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
alan metter Alan Metter
Starring
Rodney Dangerfield
Sally Kellerman
alan metterBurt Young
Keith Gordon
alan metterRobert Downey Jr.
Paxton Whitehead
Terry Farrell
M. Emmet Walsh
alan metterNed Beatty
Robert Picardo
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
17
Total Weeks
17
Total US Gross:
$91,258,000
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
13 Jun 1986
1N
$8,881,035
$8,881,035
20 Jun 1986
3▼
$7,812,806
$22,610,024
27 Jun 1986
2▲
$6,839,183
$34,046,705
4 Jul 1986
3▼
$5,076,101
$43,408,270
11 Jul 1986
3▲▼
$5,265,743
$51,869,162
18 Jul 1986
4▼
$4,251,177
$58,771,021
25 Jul 1986
6▼
$3,597,674
$64,746,064
1 Aug 1986
10▼
$2,533,257
$69,401,592
8 Aug 1986
12▼
$2,054,973
$72,958,091
15 Aug 1986
14▼
$1,495,713
$75,711,319
22 Aug 1986
13▲
$1,202,918
$77,905,620
29 Aug 1986
12▲
$1,695,517
$80,334,504
5 Sep 1986
9▲
$1,352,633
$82,059,612
12 Sep 1986
8▲
$1,200,021
$83,692,944
19 Sep 1986
8▲▼
$1,227,879
$85,321,242
26 Sep 1986
10▼
$923,918
$86,611,121
3 Oct 1986
13▼
$721,046
$87,606,400

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
28033
America
28034
Back to School
28035
Tuff Turf

US total gross
$91,258,000
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Back to School
919
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Romance
Romance
Sport
Sport
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