Editing Clueless (section)

==Release==
===Box office===
The film became a surprise [[sleeper hit]] of 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmhounds.co.uk/2021/02/how-clueless-went-from-sleeper-hit-to-cult-classic/|title=How Clueless Went From Sleeper Hit to Cult Classic|access-date=2024-02-02|last=Horton|first=Leoni|date=2021-02-05|website=Filmhounds Magazine}}</ref> ''Clueless'' opened in 1,653 theaters on July 19, 1995, and grossed $10,612,443 on its opening weekend, which led to a ranking of second at the US box office behind ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''.<ref name="BOMClueless">{{cite web |title=Clueless (1995) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145251/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=clueless.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> The film grossed $56,631,572 during its theatrical run in the United States and Canada, becoming the 32nd-highest-grossing film of 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clueless (1995) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Clueless#tab=box-office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012705/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Clueless#tab=box-office |archive-date=January 26, 2018 |access-date=2018-01-25 |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref> Internationally, it grossed $31 million for a worldwide total of $88 million.<ref name=ww/> The box office success brought the then-largely unknown Silverstone to international attention and earned her a $10 million, multi-picture deal with [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group|Columbia TriStar]].<ref name=":5" /> The film  developed a strong [[cult following]] after its release.<ref name="nypost"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=July 21, 2015 |title='Clueless' At 20: What Hollywood Should Learn From The Pop Culture Classic |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c |url-status=live |access-date=2017-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003819/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/07/21/clueless-at-20-what-hollywood-should-learn-from-the-pop-culture-classic/#75265a6a336c |archive-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film was well received by critics. On the [[review aggregation]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it holds an approval rating of 81% based on reviews from 120 critics, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A funny and clever reshaping of ''Emma'', ''Clueless'' offers a soft satire that pokes as much fun at teen films as it does at the Beverly Hills glitterati."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clueless/ | title=Clueless | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=July 19, 1995 | access-date=March 16, 2023 | archive-date=March 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319003621/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clueless | url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a 71 out of 100 rating based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/clueless | title=Clueless | website=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=January 1, 2025 | archive-date=July 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710080859/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/clueless | url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[CinemaScore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=July 19, 1995 |title=Clueless Movie Review & Film Summary (1995) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clueless-1995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722013259/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clueless-1995 |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted, "Even if ''Clueless'' runs out of gas before it's over, most of it is as eye-catching and cheery as its star."<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=July 19, 1995 |title=Film Review; A Teen-Ager Who's Clear on Her Priorities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/19/movies/film-review-a-teen-ager-who-s-clear-on-her-priorities.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723114532/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CE7D6163AF93AA25754C0A963958260 |archive-date=July 23, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' contrasted the film to a more adult-oriented movie about teenagers released around the same time, ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]'', stating, "The materialism in ''Clueless'' is almost as scary as the hopelessness in ''Kids''", but concluded ''Clueless'' is "wicked good fun to be had [and] Silverstone is a winner."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |date=July 19, 1995 |title=Movie Review: Clueless |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/clueless-19950719 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721055904/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/clueless-19950719 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Clueless'' won the award for [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] at the [[1995 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Babe' Is Chosen as Best Film By National Society of Critics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/04/movies/babe-is-chosen-as-best-film-by-national-society-of-critics.html |access-date=2 May 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 4, 1996}}</ref> and [[Alicia Silverstone]] won the award for [[National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance|Breakthrough Performance]] from the [[National Board of Review Awards 1995|National Board of Review]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Award Winners |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1995/ |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref> The film was nominated for a [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|WGA Award for Best Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Writers Guild Award nominees announced |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/02/08/Writers-Guild-Award-nominees-announced/6253823755600/ |access-date=2 May 2023 |work=[[United Press International|UPI]] |date=February 8, 1996}}</ref> The film was nominated for four [[1996 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]], winning for Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female for Silverstone.<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 MTV Movie Awards Winners |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1996/ |website=MTV |access-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094823/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1996/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref> Silverstone won the award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture at the [[American Comedy Awards#1996 awards|American Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Clueless (1995) Awards & Nominations |url=https://mubi.com/films/clueless/awards |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' selected ''Clueless'' as one of the "New Classics", a list of 100 best films released between 1983 and 2008;<ref name=":2">{{cite magazine |date=June 16, 2008 |title=The New Classics: Movies |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828033532/https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> ''Clueless'' was ranked 42nd.<ref name=":2" /> That year, the publication also named it the 19th-best comedy of the past 25 years.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Comedy 25: The Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20221235_6,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828203730/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20221235_6,00.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> The film is ranked as number 7 on ''Entertainment Weekly''{{'s}} list of the 50 best high school films.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=50 best high school movies |url=https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/?slide=383532#383532 |date=August 28, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>