Editing Spaceballs (section)

==Reception and legacy==
===Box office===
The film had an estimated $25.5 million budget, and ultimately grossed $40,306,483 during its run in the United States, taking in $6,613,837 on its opening weekend, finishing behind ''[[Dragnet (1987 film)|Dragnet]]''.<ref>{{cite web| year=2006| title=Spaceballs| work=boxofficemojo.com| url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spaceballs.htm| access-date=2010-02-12| archive-date=July 14, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714235220/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spaceballs.htm| url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film received mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="TNYT" /><ref name="Collider" /> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 52% of 104 critics have given positive reviews and an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's consensus reads; "There's fine spoofery and amusing characters in ''Spaceballs'', though it's a far cry from Mel Brooks' peak era."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spaceballs/ | title=Spaceballs Movie Reviews, Pictures | publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]] | work=Rotten Tomatoes | access-date=April 12, 2024 | archive-date=April 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427043512/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spaceballs | url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 46 out of 100, based on 14 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |title=Spaceballs (1987): Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spaceballs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210230017/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/spaceballs |archive-date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=2009-05-16 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Spaceballs" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref>

At the time of the film's release, [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, and remarked "I enjoyed a lot of the movie, but I kept thinking I was at a revival&nbsp;... it should have been made several years ago, before our appetite for ''Star Wars'' satires had been completely exhausted."<ref>{{cite news |date=June 24, 1987 |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Ebert |title=Spaceballs |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spaceballs-1987 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013012557/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19870624%2FREVIEWS%2F706240301%2F1023 |url-status=live |access-date=May 4, 2022 }}</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, saying that there were "just enough funny visual gags to recommend this wildly uneven film".<ref name="Siskel">{{cite news|last=Siskel|first=Gene|author-link=Gene Siskel|title=Flick of Week: Kubrick's 'Jacket' full of raw irony|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-26-8702170188-story.html|date=June 26, 1987|access-date=January 23, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that the film was a misguided parody and not very funny.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 December 1985|author1=<!-- Staff author(s); no by-line--> |title=Spaceballs |url=https://variety.com/1986/film/reviews/spaceballs-1200427111/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>

The film won Worst Picture at the [[1987 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Winners Database |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1987/1987st.htm |website=The Envelope at LA Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815213631/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1987/1987st.htm |archive-date=August 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref>

===Impact===
The film gained a [[cult following]] in the following years.{{efn|Multiple references:<ref name="Deadline" /><ref name="TNYT">{{Cite news |last=Pullman |first=Bill |date=2017-07-25 |title=Bill Pullman: The First Time a Fellow Actor Had My Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/movies/bill-pullman-the-first-time-a-fellow-actor-had-my-back-john-candy-spaceballs.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Critics were mixed about the movie at the time, but it has become a cult classic.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=2024-06-20 |title=The Schwartz Is With Josh Gad; The Broadway Favorite is Working on a ''Spaceballs'' Sequel |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-schwartz-is-with-josh-gad-the-broadway-favorite-is-working-on-a-spaceballs-sequel |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=Playbill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |date=2024-06-18 |title='Spaceballs' Sequel in Development at Amazon MGM With Josh Gad Starring, Mel Brooks Producing |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/spaceballs-2-josh-gad-mel-brooks-amazon-mgm-1236041375/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Collider">{{Cite web |last=Farley |first=Lloyd |date=2023-01-01 |title=In the Galaxy of Parody Movies, 'Spaceballs' Reigns Supreme |url=https://collider.com/spaceballs-best-parody-movie/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Collider |language=en |quote=While ''Spaceballs'' was met with mixed reviews upon release, the years since have seen a deeper appreciation of the film, above and beyond its cult classic status.}}</ref>}}

[[Tesla Motors]] has used the film's starship speeds (Light Speed, Ridiculous Speed, Ludicrous Speed, Plaid Speed) as inspiration for naming their acceleration modes. In homage to ''Spaceballs'', Tesla has ''Ludicrous Mode'' for acceleration beyond its Insane Mode, and ''Plaid Mode'', overtop Ludicrous.<ref name=Jalopnik-2017-11-17>{{cite news |url= https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-new-tesla-roadsters-plaid-mode-rocket-the-c-1820542817 |title= Watch The New Tesla Roadster's "Plaid" Mode Rocket The Car From Zero To 81 MPH In An Instant |first= David |last= Tracy |date= 17 November 2017 |website= Jalopnik |access-date= November 18, 2017 |archive-date= November 23, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171123021941/https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-new-tesla-roadsters-plaid-mode-rocket-the-c-1820542817 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=PhysOrg-2015-07-17>{{cite news |url= https://phys.org/news/2015-07-ludicrous-mode-tesla-power-already-fast.html |title= 'Ludicrous Mode'? Tesla adds power to already-fast Model S |agency= Associated Press |date= 17 July 2015 |work= [[Phys.org]] |access-date= November 18, 2017 |archive-date= December 1, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042634/https://phys.org/news/2015-07-ludicrous-mode-tesla-power-already-fast.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

A clip from the film, alongside clips of other ''Star Wars'' parody works, was used in a "special look" internet video used to promote ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' in order to show the [[cultural impact of Star Wars]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plainse |first=Josh |date=2019-11-25 |title=Star Wars 9's New Trailer Is Nostalgic & Awesome (Despite No New Footage) |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-9-rise-skywalker-trailer-saga-end/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>