Planes, Trains & Automobiles

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$49,530,280
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$7,009,482
1,118 theaters
Release DateNov 25, 1987
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release403 days/57 weeks
Widest Release1,684 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Nov 20-269$3,121,760----$3,121,7601
Nov 27-Dec 32$8,859,198+183.8%1,118-$7,924$11,980,9582
Dec 4-102$6,540,923-26.2%1,118-$5,850$18,521,8813
Dec 11-174$4,938,782-24.5%1,578+460$3,129$23,460,6634
Dec 18-246$4,442,692-10%1,610+32$2,759$27,903,3555
Dec 25-317$7,145,794+60.8%1,684+74$4,243$35,049,1496
Jan 1-77$5,074,832-29%1,684-$3,013$40,123,9817
Jan 8-147$3,531,771-30.4%1,571-113$2,248$43,655,7528
Jan 15-2114$1,869,646-47.1%1,081-490$1,729$45,525,3989
Jan 22-2815$1,211,734-35.2%898-183$1,349$46,737,13210
Jan 29-Feb 415$927,218-23.5%775-123$1,196$47,664,35011