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Only the LonelyFollow

1991 • PG-13 • 1h 44m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • 20th Century Fox

Before he can tie the knot, he has to untie the apron strings.

🍅 70% 51% MC 47 LB 3.15 IMDb 6.4
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$21.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$25.10M
$3.30M international
Domestic legs3.6x
1991 rank#60
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Cast & crew

Full Columbus filmography
Chris Columbus Chris Columbus Director John Candy John Candy Starring Ally Sheedy Ally Sheedy Starring Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn Starring Kevin Dunn Kevin Dunn Starring Milo O'Shea Milo O'Shea Starring
ScreenplayChris Columbus Produced byJohn Hughes, Hunt Lowry CinematographyJulio Macat Music byMaurice Jarre Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 24-26 5 $6.0M — 1,521 $3,943 $6.0M
2 May 31-Jun 2 5 $3.6M −39.7% 1,553 $2,331 $10.8M
3 Jun 7-9 8 $2.1M −42.4% 1,548 $1,347 $14.4M
4 Jun 14-16 9 $1.3M −39.1% 1,312 $968 $16.7M
5 Jun 21-23 11 $789.5K −37.8% 798 $989 $18.2M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $789.5K
$6.0M
$3.6M
$2.1M
$1.3M
$789.5K
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −37.8%
−39.7%
W1→2
−42.4%
W2→3
−39.1%
W3→4
−37.8%
W4→5
Steepest −42.4%Best hold −37.8%

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