Much of the credit for Paramount's success was given to chairman Frank Mancuso, Sr., who moved The Voyage Home's release from Christmas to Thanksgiving after research showed that the film might draw filmgoers away from The Golden Child.
Mnogi su uspjeh pripisali Franku Macusu, Sr., koji je Povratak kući pomaknuo sa Božića na Dan Zahvalnosti, nakon što su istraživanja pokazala da bi film mogao oduzeti dio publike od filma Zlatno dijete.