Allison, Baldwin, the Whiffles "Please, Mr. Jailer" – Allison, Cry-Baby, Company, Prisoners "Chicken" (deleted scene) – Baldwin, the Whiffles "High School Hellcats" – Cry-Baby, Allison, Pepper, Company Release Cry-Baby premiered in Baltimore on March 14, 1990, and was released on April 6. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Critical reception The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 72% score, based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus states: "John Waters' musical ode to the teen rebel genre is infectious and gleefully camp, providing star Johnny Depp with the perfect vehicle in which to lampoon his pin-up image." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars. Metacritic calculated an average score of 63 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale. Box office The film opened on April 6, 1990 in 1,229 North American cinemas — an unprecedented number for a John Waters film. In its opening weekend, it grossed a soft $3,004,905 ($2,445 per screen) and grossed $8,266,343 by the end of its theatrical run, making it a box office flop from its $12 million budget. Musical adaptation Cry-Baby is the second of Waters' films to be adapted for the stage as a musical comedy (following Hairspray). References External links 1990 films 1990s English-language films 1990s romantic musical films 1990s musical comedy films 1990 romantic comedy films American musical comedy films American romantic comedy films American romantic musical films American satirical films American teen comedy films American teen romance films Films scored by Patrick Williams Films about dysfunctional families Films about race and ethnicity Films adapted into plays Films directed by John Waters Films set in 1954 Films set in Baltimore Films shot in Baltimore American gang films Rockabilly Imagine Entertainment films Universal Pictures films 1990s American films