squarely at offensive misfire thanks to John Leguizamo's over-caffeinated performance and a script laden with stereotypes." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Leguizamo was nominated for Worst Actor for his performance in the film at the 1997 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards but lost to Tom Arnold for McHale's Navy. Box office The Pest was a box office bomb. The film came in at #12 in its opening weekend at the box office, with a gross of $1.8 million from 1,205 theaters. The film grossed a total of $3.6 million against an estimated budget of $8 million. References External links 1997 films American comedy films 1997 comedy films Films set in Miami Films shot in Miami TriStar Pictures films Films about death games 1997 directorial debut films Films scored by Kevin Kiner 1990s American films