Editing Pretty in Pink (section)

==Release==
===Box office===
''Pretty in Pink'' was the top-grossing film for the week of March 12, 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title= Pink Sitting Pretty In Box Office Ranking|publisher= [[Sun Sentinel]]|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-03-12/features/8601150479_1_box-office-million-film|access-date= 2010-12-22|archive-date= 2012-01-17|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117061255/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-03-12/features/8601150479_1_box-office-million-film|url-status= dead}}</ref>  The film earned [[United States dollar|US$]]6.1 million during its opening weekend and $40.5 million during its theatrical run. It was the 22nd-highest-grossing film of 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title = Pretty in Pink (1986) |url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prettyinpink.htm |publisher = IMDB |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date = December 2, 2009 |archive-date = June 18, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090618010300/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prettyinpink.htm |url-status = live }}</ref>

===Reception===
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Molly Ringwald gives an outstanding performance in this sweet, intelligent teen comedy that takes an ancient premise and injects it with insight and wit."<ref>{{cite web |title = Pretty in Pink (1986) |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pretty_in_pink/ |publisher = [[Flixster]] |work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date = May 13, 2020 |archive-date = June 5, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200605003945/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pretty_in_pink |url-status = live }}</ref>

{{Metacritic film prose|56|22|ref=yes|access-date=February 7, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three stars out of four, criticizing the "old, old, old" plot but praising the performances of Molly Ringwald and Annie Potts, and calling it "a heartwarming and mostly truthful movie, with some nice touches of humor."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pretty-in-pink-1986|title=Pretty in Pink movie review & film summary (1986)|last=Ebert|first=Roger|website=rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926204836/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pretty-in-pink-1986|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Fortunately, the actors are mostly likable, and the story is told gently enough to downplay both its trendiness and its conventionality."<ref>Maslin, Janet (February 28, 1986). [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/28/movies/film-john-hughes-s-pretty-in-pink.html "Film: John Hughes's 'Pretty in Pink'".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230065229/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/28/movies/film-john-hughes-s-pretty-in-pink.html |date=2019-12-30 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''. C8.</ref>

James Harwood of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "In his mid-30s, John Hughes' much-vaunted teen thinking now seems to be maturing a bit in ''Pretty in Pink,'' a rather intelligent (if not terribly original) look at adolescent insecurities ... Teamed with Hughes for the third time, Molly Ringwald is herself growing as an actress, lending ''Pink'' a solid emotional center that largely boils down to making the audience care about her."<ref>Harwood, James (February 12, 1986). "Film Reviews: Pretty In Pink". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. 24.</ref>

[[Pauline Kael]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' wrote that Ringwald "carries the movie, though she has nothing particularly interesting to do or say," and called the film "slight and vapid, with the consistency of watery Jello."<ref>Kael, Pauline (April 7, 1986). "The Current Cinema". ''[[The New Yorker]]''. 91.</ref>  [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four, faulting a "tired script" and Cryer's "one-note performance," though he found Ringwald "absolutely beguiling."<ref>Siskel, Gene (February 28, 1986). "The John Hughes magic missing in 'Pretty In Pink'". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Section 7, Page A.</ref>

Patrick Goldstein of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "delightful," adding that "what makes ''Pretty in Pink'' such a satisfying, big-hearted film isn't its creaky story line or its somewhat unconvincing conclusion, but the way it lets us watch kids through their own eyes, exploring feelings instead of making caricatures of them. Written by Hughes and directed by newcomer Howard Deutch, the movie neatly captures the nuances of youth, reminding us how the most casual remark can unleash a flood of insecurities."<ref>Goldstein, Patrick (February 28, 1986). "Life's Not All 'Pretty In Pink'". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Part VI, p. 1, 17.</ref>

[[Paul Attanasio]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that "for the most part, ''Pretty in Pink'' works from a standard formula—rich boy, poor girl—and does little to tweak or reinvent it."<ref>Attanasio, Paul (February 28, 1986). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/02/28/movies/e7077fb3-ceed-4fdd-a106-ea425641b7a1/ "Romancing The Young".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512041057/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/02/28/movies/e7077fb3-ceed-4fdd-a106-ea425641b7a1/ |date=2019-05-12 }} ''[[The Washington Post]]''. D1, D2.</ref>