 The Rocketeer was released in the United States on June 21 , 1991 , earning $ 9 @.@ 6 million in its opening weekend in 1 @,@ 616 theaters . The film opened # 4 behind Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves , City Slickers and Dying Young . Rocketeer eventually grossed only $ 46 @.@ 6 million in US box office making it a disappointment . Outside the US and Canada , the film was released through Touchstone Pictures rather than Walt Disney Pictures , in an attempt to attract the teenage audience it did not reach in North America . 
