ie ▁who ▁is ▁je alous ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁ ▁Le il ani ▁S arel le ▁as ▁Su ette , ▁friend ▁of ▁Nad ine ▁who ▁compet es ▁against ▁Mel ain a ▁in ▁a ▁beauty ▁contest ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁approximately ▁$ 6 . 9 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁box ▁office . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁big ▁hit ▁when ▁initially ▁released ▁and ▁commer cially ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁f lop . ▁Despite ▁the ▁film ' s ▁box ▁office ▁failure , ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reports ▁that , ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁critics ▁in ▁total , ▁ 6 3 % ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review . ▁ ▁Roger ▁E bert , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁ 3 ▁stars , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁actors ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁calling ▁them ▁" best ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁generation ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁and ▁they ▁treat ▁their ▁material ▁with ▁the ▁humor ▁and ▁del ic acy ▁it ▁deser ves ." ▁TV ▁Guide ▁also ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁actors , ▁who ▁called ▁them ▁" uniform ly ▁attract ive ▁and ▁ener get ic , ▁and ▁deliver ▁performances ▁that ▁range ▁from ▁lik able ▁to ▁del icious ." ▁ ▁Sound track ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁sound track ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁S ire / W ar ner ▁B ros ▁Records ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁available ▁on ▁vin yl , ▁c ass ette ▁and ▁CD . ▁ ▁Tra cks ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁sound track ▁album .