has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". It was released for Christmas 1982 and grossed only $9 million – $22,971,889.12 in 2017 dollars ($1,341,695 on opening weekend in 800 theaters; $3,247,458 on opening week) against its $6 million budget. In contrast, the previous film in the series, Revenge of the Pink Panther, had made over $49 million. Nonetheless, it was soon followed by a further Pink Panther film, Curse of the Pink Panther, which was shot concurrently with Trail. That film did not feature Peter Sellers at all (with the exception of some archival voice work, for which he was not given credit) and instead featured Ted Wass as Clouseau's replacement Clifton Sleigh. The latter film was also a critical and commercial disaster. References External links 1980s police comedy films 1982 films American comedy films American sequel films British comedy films British sequel films Compilation films Films directed by Blake Edwards Films scored by Henry Mancini Films set in 1982 Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films with live action and animation Films with screenplays by Blake Edwards Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films The Pink Panther films United Artists films 1982 comedy films American films with live action and animation 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s British films