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Released
1989 · FILM

Road House

Professional bouncer James Dalton is hired to tame a violent roadside bar, but his quest for peace ignites a deadly showdown with a ruthless crime lord threatening the whole town.

“Dalton lives like a loner, fights like a professional. And loves like there's no tomorrow.”

Directed by
Rowdy Herrington, Steve Perry
Written by
R Lance Hill, Hilary Henkin
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
114 min
ActionThriller

Synopsis

The Double Deuce is a notorious bar known for its rowdy atmosphere, located south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Dalton is hired to bring order to the establishment. Though he may not appear imposing, the Ph.D.-educated bouncer demonstrates his effectiveness by handling troublemakers and transforming the bar into a lively hotspot. However, Dalton's romantic involvement with Dr. Clay leads to conflict with Brad Wesley, a powerful and ruthless local figure.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 200+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John F LinkShot by Dean CundeyScored by Michael KamenSound by Bud Maffett

Box Office

1989 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$30.1M

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$30.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $30.1M — 100% of worldwide · International: $50K (0%)

Opening weekend: $6.0M — 20% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $8.2M — 27% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,927 theaters

Also known as

  • Road Housede
  • De profesión: duroes
  • (Bulgarian)Крайпътна къща
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • CanadaMay 19, 1989
  • PolandMay 19, 1989
  • United StatesMay 19, 1989
  • United KingdomJun 9, 1989
  • AustraliaJun 15, 1989

Companies

ProductionSilver Pictures, Star Partners II Ltd.

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