Dirty Dancing
“First dance. First love. The time of your life.”
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Studio
Great American Films Limited Partnership
Language
en
Status
Released
How Dirty Dancing performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$214.6M
Gross Profit
$208.6M
Return
35.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$31M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Baby Houseman
Jennifer Grey
Baby Houseman
Johnny Castle
Patrick Swayze
Johnny Castle
Jake Houseman
Jerry Orbach
Jake Houseman
Penny Johnson
Cynthia Rhodes
Penny Johnson
Max Kellerman
Jack Weston
Max Kellerman
Lisa Houseman
Jane Brucker
Lisa Houseman
Marjorie Houseman
Kelly Bishop
Marjorie Houseman
Neil Kellerman
Lonny Price
Neil Kellerman
Robbie Gould
Max Cantor
Robbie Gould
Tito Suarez
Charles "Honi" Coles
Tito Suarez
Billy Kostecki
Neal Jones
Billy Kostecki
Magician
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow
Magician
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