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#9,047 All-time worldwide
#116 1990 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $5.6M
Budget $15.0M
Gross minus budget -$9.4M
ROI 0.37x

Domestic gross

$2.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$625,537

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Loose Cannons ranks

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Quick answer

How did Loose Cannons (1990) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Loose Cannons (1990) earned a reported $5.6M worldwide against a reported $15.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about -$9.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 0.37x. In this database it currently ranks #9,047 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #116 among 1990 releases.

Worldwide gross
$5,585,154
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross minus budget
-$9,414,846
ROI
0.37x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 9, 1990
Production
TriStar Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1990, Loose Cannons is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Crime, Action title from TriStar Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $5.6M, reported production budget is $15.0M, gross-minus-budget is -$9.4M, ROI is 0.37x. For comparison, it currently sits #9,047 all-time in the current chart set and #116 among 1990 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.