Better Off Dead

After his girlfriend Beth Truss ditches him for boorish ski jock Roy Stalin, sad-sack high-school student Lane Meyer decides that suicide is the only answer, but his inept attempts bring him nothing but agony and embarrassment.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$10,297,601
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$56,371
13 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Aug 23, 1985 (Oct 11, 1985)
Running Time1 hr 37 min
GenresComedy Romance
In Release133 days/19 weeks
Widest Release650 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 23-2518$56,371-13-$4,336$56,3711
Oct 11-14
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
7$2,573,297-650-$3,958$2,819,675-
Oct 18-207$1,817,612-638-$2,848$5,003,5179
Oct 25-278$1,228,281-32.4%616-22$1,993$6,615,55710
Nov 1-310$1,137,240-7.4%622+6$1,828$8,039,08911
Nov 8-1014$749,254-34.1%511-111$1,466$9,066,80312