Rain Man of wet kitsch. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four. "Rain Man" debuted on December 16, 1988, and was the second highest-grossing film at the weekend box office (behind "Twins"), with $7 million. It reached the first spot on the December 30 – January 2 weekend, finishing 1988 with $42 million. The film would end up as the highest-grossing U.S. film of 1988 by earning over $172 million. The film grossed over $354 million worldwide. "Rain Man" won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Director and
Singin' in the Rain a swell partner for him." Roger Ebert placed "Singin' in the Rain" on his Great Movies list, calling the film "a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it." On review aggregator "Rotten Tomatoes", the film had a score of a perfect 100% "Certified fresh" approval rating based on 49 reviews with an average rating of 9.2/10, the website's critical consensus reads: "Clever, incisive, and funny, "Singin' In The Rain" is a masterpiece of the classical Hollywood musical." For her role as Lina Lamont, Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting