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ArachnophobiaFollow

1990 • PG-13 • 1h 49m • Comedy, Horror, Thriller • Hollywood Pictures

Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.

🍅 94% 55% MC 67 LB 3.26 IMDb 6.5
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$53.20M
Final
Domestic legs6.6x
Budget$31M
1990 rank#22
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Cast & crew

Jeff Daniels Jeff Daniels Starring John Goodman John Goodman Starring Julian Sands Julian Sands Starring
ScreenplayDon Jakoby, Wesley Strick Produced byKathleen Kennedy, Richard Vane CinematographyMikael Salomon Music byTrevor Jones StudioHollywood Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 20-22 3 $8.0M — 1,479 $5,440 $10.5M
2 Jul 27-29 4 $8.2M +1.4% 1,831 $4,458 $23.8M
3 Aug 3-5 5 $6.0M −26.9% 2,005 $2,975 $34.2M
4 Aug 10-12 8 $3.6M −39.6% 1,823 $1,976 $41.2M
5 Aug 17-19 12 $1.8M −48.9% 1,377 $1,338 $45.1M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.8M
$8.0M
$8.2M
$6.0M
$3.6M
$1.8M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −48.9%
+1.4%
W1→2
−26.9%
W2→3
−39.6%
W3→4
−48.9%
W4→5
Steepest −48.9%Biggest gain +1.4%

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