'' Goodfellas '' premiered at the 47th Venice International Film Festival , where Scorsese received the Silver Lion award for best director . It was given a wide release in North America on September 21 , 1990 in 1,070 theaters with an opening weekend gross of US$ 6.3 million . It went on to make $ 46.8 million domestically
47th Venice International Film Festival
47th Venice International Film Festival
Goodfellas