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Directed by:

John Hughes

John Hughes
  • First Movie - Sixteen Candles 1984
  • Last Movie - Curly Sue 1991
  • Total Movies - 8
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: Uncle Buck (1989) - £3,397,407
    • US: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1987) - $70,136,369
    • World: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1988) - $52,864,214
  • Combined US gross - $272.2 Million
  • Highest Rated Movie - The Breakfast Club - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - Curly Sue - 2%

Directors Movies By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.
Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller's Day Off / 1987

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: Matthew BroderickAlan Ruck • Mia Sara
$70,136,369
2.
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck / 1989

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: John Candy • Jean Louisa Kelly • Gaby Hoffmann
$66,758,538
3.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles / 1988

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: Steve Martin • John Candy • Laila Robins
$49,530,280
4.
The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club / 1985

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: Emilio Estevez • Paul Gleason • Anthony Michael Hall
$45,875,171
5.
Weird Science

Weird Science / 1985

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: Anthony Michael Hall • Kelly LeBrock • Ilan Mitchell-Smith
$23,834,048
6.
She

She's Having a Baby / 1988

Directed by: John Hughes

Starring: Kevin Bacon • Elizabeth McGovern • Alec Baldwin

$16,031,707