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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Aug 23-2917$76,198-13-$5,861$76,1981
Oct 11-177$2,939,527-650-$4,522$3,185,9058
Oct 18-247$2,201,371-25.1%638-12$3,450$5,387,2769
Oct 25-319$1,514,573-31.2%616-22$2,458$6,901,84910
Nov 1-710$1,415,700-6.5%622+6$2,276$8,317,54911
Nov 8-1413$970,272-31.5%511-111$1,898$9,287,82112