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Joe Versus the VolcanoFollow

1990 • PG • 1h 42m • Comedy, Romance • Warner Bros.

An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.

🍅 65% 54% MC 45 LB 3.17 IMDb 5.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$39.40M
Final
Domestic legs4.3x
1990 rank#32
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Cast & crew

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John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Starring Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Starring Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges Starring Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya Starring Ossie Davis Ossie Davis Starring
ScreenplayJohn Patrick Shanley Produced byTeri Schwartz CinematographyStephen Goldblatt MusicGeorges Delerue Prod. DesignBo Welch StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 9-11 2 $9.3M — 1,802 $5,134 $9.3M
2 Mar 16-18 2 $7.0M −24.2% 1,799 $3,901 $18.9M
3 Mar 23-25 3 $5.3M −25.2% 1,795 $2,925 $26.2M
4 Mar 30-Apr 1 6 $3.3M −37.6% 1,691 $1,937 $30.8M
5 Apr 6-8 10 $1.5M −55.0% 1,085 $1,360 $33.0M
12 May 25-28 9 $821.1K — 746 $1,101 $37.6M
13 Jun 1-3 10 $413.2K −49.7% 566 $730 $38.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 5 · $1.5M
$9.3M
$7.0M
$5.3M
$3.3M
$1.5M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −55.0%
−24.2%
W1→2
−25.2%
W2→3
−37.6%
W3→4
−55.0%
W4→5
Steepest −55.0%Best hold −24.2%

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