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My GirlFollow

1991 • PG • 1h 42m • Comedy, Drama, Family • Columbia Pictures

When your Dad's an undertaker, your Mom's in heaven, and your Grandma's got a screw loose...it's good to have a friend who understands you.

🍅 57% 77% MC 56 LB 3.79 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$58.00M
Final
Domestic legs4.7x
Budget$16.5M
1991 rank#22
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Cast & crew

Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Starring Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis Starring Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Culkin Starring Griffin Dunne Griffin Dunne Starring
ScreenplayLaurice Elehwany Produced byBrian Grazer CinematographyPaul Elliott Music byJames Newton Howard StudioColumbia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 29-Dec 1 2 $12.4M — 2,080 $5,958 $17.2M
2 Dec 6-8 3 $6.7M −45.7% 2,082 $3,230 $25.8M
3 Dec 13-15 6 $4.0M −40.4% 2,089 $1,919 $31.0M
4 Dec 20-22 9 $2.7M −32.3% 1,851 $1,466 $34.8M
5 Dec 27-29 10 $4.3M +59.1% 1,620 $2,664 $41.5M
6 Jan 3-5 10 $3.8M −11.8% 1,690 $2,253 $48.8M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $3.8M
$12.4M
$6.7M
$4.0M
$2.7M
$4.3M
$3.8M
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −11.8%
−45.7%
W1→2
−40.4%
W2→3
−32.3%
W3→4
+59.1%
W4→5
−11.8%
W5→6
Steepest −45.7%Biggest gain +59.1%

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