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Problem Child

Problem Child

Jul 27, 1990
81 min
ComedyFamily
6.2/ 10
877 votes

Overview

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.2/10
877 votes
IMDB
5.5/10
34,114 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
0%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
27/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$10,000,000Production cost
Box Office$72,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$62,000,000Profitable
ROI
+620.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$53,470,891Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$72,000,000

Production Companies

Problem Child CollectionUniversal PicturesImagine Entertainment

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