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6.4(1186)1h 38m• Comedy, Crime
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Movie Saga1989 – 1993
Weekend at Bernie's Collection
2 Films
5.8 Avg Rating
$43M Saga Box Office
3.18x Commercial Multiplier
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Robert Klane and directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as young insurance corporation employees who discover their boss, Bernie, dead. Discovering Bernie has ordered their deaths to cover up his embezzlement, with orders to refrain from killing them if he is around, they attempt to convince people that Bernie is still alive. The film's commercial success spawned a 1993 sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II.
Franchise Box Office Economics
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 2 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$43M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$13.5M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$21.5M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
3.18x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
Films in Saga(2)
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5.1(342)1h 37m• Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered a dirty, little secret: Their former boss, Bernie Lomax, embezzled $2 million and placed it in a safe deposit box in the Caribbean. Now, the boys are ready to go after the loot, but they can't do it alone -- they need poor Bernie's help. Can the buddies give their ex-boss new life?