The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $86,930,411Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $17,557 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $17,557
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,817,139 (23.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,378 opening theaters/2,378 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $222,591,401

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $86,930,411
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,078 $86,930,411
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 157 $86,930,411
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $86,930,411

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 28th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 1st, 2015 by Warner Bros / Paramount
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Franchise: Naked Gun
Comparisons: vs. Mortal Kombat
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Keywords: Spoof, Crime Comedy, Police Detective, Corporate Malfeasance, Stolen Identity, Kidnap, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Exes in Love, Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 126 $11,628,880 Jul 5, 1991 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 88 $30,356,622 Jul 5, 1991 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1991 1 $20,817,139   2,378 $8,754   $20,817,139 1
Jul 5, 1991 2 $11,628,880 -44% 2,378 $4,890   $43,172,501 2
Jul 12, 1991 5 $7,326,125 -37% 2,307 $3,176   $56,000,498 3
Jul 19, 1991 8 $5,537,490 -24% 2,191 $2,527   $65,333,852 4
Jul 26, 1991 9 $4,022,800 -27% 1,851 $2,173   $72,506,617 5
Oct 11, 1991 20 $413,247   558 $741   $85,748,264 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1991 1 $31,543,621   2,378 $13,265   $31,543,621 1
Jul 5, 1991 2 $17,130,752 -46% 2,378 $7,204   $48,674,373 2
Jul 12, 1991 6 $11,121,989 -35% 2,307 $4,821   $59,796,362 3
Jul 19, 1991 8 $8,687,455 -22% 2,191 $3,965   $68,483,817 4

Cameos

David Zucker    Davy Crockett

Uncategorized

Richard Griffiths    Dr. Albert S. Mainheimer/Earl Hacker
Leslie Nielsen    Lt. Frank Drebin
George Kennedy    Captain Ed Hocken
Priscilla Presley    Jane Spencer
O.J. Simpson    Nordberg

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Zucker    Director
David Zucker    Screenwriter
Pat Proft    Screenwriter
David Zucker    Story Creator
Jim Abrahams    Story Creator
Jerry Zucker    Story Creator
Robert K. Weiss    Producer

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,817,139 (23.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,378 opening theaters/2,378 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $222,591,401

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $86,930,411
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,078 $86,930,411
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 157 $86,930,411
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $86,930,411

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 28th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 1st, 2015 by Warner Bros / Paramount
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Franchise: Naked Gun
Comparisons: vs. Mortal Kombat
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Spoof, Crime Comedy, Police Detective, Corporate Malfeasance, Stolen Identity, Kidnap, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Exes in Love, Same Actor, Multiple Roles
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 126 $11,628,880 Jul 5, 1991 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 88 $30,356,622 Jul 5, 1991 10

Cameos

David Zucker    Davy Crockett

Uncategorized

Richard Griffiths    Dr. Albert S. Mainheimer/Earl Hacker
Leslie Nielsen    Lt. Frank Drebin
George Kennedy    Captain Ed Hocken
Priscilla Presley    Jane Spencer
O.J. Simpson    Nordberg

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Zucker    Director
David Zucker    Screenwriter
Pat Proft    Screenwriter
David Zucker    Story Creator
Jim Abrahams    Story Creator
Jerry Zucker    Story Creator
Robert K. Weiss    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1991 1 $20,817,139   2,378 $8,754   $20,817,139 1
Jul 5, 1991 2 $11,628,880 -44% 2,378 $4,890   $43,172,501 2
Jul 12, 1991 5 $7,326,125 -37% 2,307 $3,176   $56,000,498 3
Jul 19, 1991 8 $5,537,490 -24% 2,191 $2,527   $65,333,852 4
Jul 26, 1991 9 $4,022,800 -27% 1,851 $2,173   $72,506,617 5
Oct 11, 1991 20 $413,247   558 $741   $85,748,264 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 1991 1 $31,543,621   2,378 $13,265   $31,543,621 1
Jul 5, 1991 2 $17,130,752 -46% 2,378 $7,204   $48,674,373 2
Jul 12, 1991 6 $11,121,989 -35% 2,307 $4,821   $59,796,362 3
Jul 19, 1991 8 $8,687,455 -22% 2,191 $3,965   $68,483,817 4