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John Hughes


DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
10/25/91 Curly Sue WB $33,691,313 1,634 $4,974,958 1,634 5
8/18/89 Uncle Buck Uni. $66,758,538 1,835 $8,794,501 1,804 2
2/5/88 She's Having a Baby Par. $16,031,707 1,133 $3,827,520 925 8
11/25/87 Planes, Trains and Automobiles Par. $49,530,280 1,684 $7,009,482 1,118 3
6/13/86 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Par. $70,136,369 1,330 $6,275,647 1,330 1
8/2/85 Weird Science Uni. $23,834,048 1,172 $4,895,421 1,158 6
2/15/85 The Breakfast Club Uni. $45,875,171 1,118 $5,107,599 1,071 4
5/4/84 Sixteen Candles Uni. $23,686,027 1,245 $4,461,520 1,240 7
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (8): $329,543,453
Average: $41,192,932
Opening Gross Average (8): $5,668,331 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Par. $150,103,200 $70,136,369 6/13/86
2 Uncle Buck Uni. $133,517,100 $66,758,538 8/18/89
3 The Breakfast Club Uni. $102,605,300 $45,875,171 2/15/85
4 Planes, Trains and Automobiles Par. $99,149,700 $49,530,280 11/25/87
5 Curly Sue WB $63,541,300 $33,691,313 10/25/91
6 Sixteen Candles Uni. $55,972,300 $23,686,027 5/4/84
7 Weird Science Uni. $53,307,700 $23,834,048 8/2/85
8 She's Having a Baby Par. $30,971,200 $16,031,707 2/5/88
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $689,167,800
Average: $86,146,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Uncle Buck Uni. $79.3 $66.8 84.2% $12.5 15.8% 1989
The Breakfast Club Uni. $51.5 $45.9 89% $5.7 11% 1985
Weird Science Uni. $38.9 $23.8 61.2% $15.1 38.8% 1985
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $169.7 million




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