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1987 • PG • 1h 52m • Comedy, Romance • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

From opulence... to rags... to love.

🍅 46% 74% MC 53 LB 3.26 IMDb 6.9
CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$1.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$26.70M
Final
Domestic legs14.2x
1987 rank#42
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Cast & crew

Full Marshall filmography
Garry Marshall Garry Marshall Director Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn Starring Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Starring Katherine Helmond Katherine Helmond Starring Roddy McDowall Roddy McDowall Starring
ScreenplayLeslie Dixon Produced byAnthea Sylbert, Alexandra Rose CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo Music byAlan Silvestri StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 18-20 7 $1.9M — 1,126 $1,670 $2.3M
2 Dec 25-27 10 $2.9M +54.7% 1,124 $2,587 $6.5M
3 Jan 1-3 8 $3.9M +34.9% 1,127 $3,480 $13.3M
4 Jan 8-10 8 $2.6M −32.5% 1,135 $2,334 $16.9M
6 Jan 22-24 14 $1.2M — 1,007 $1,168 $20.8M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $1.2M
$1.9M
$2.9M
$3.9M
$2.6M
$1.2M
W1W2W3W4W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −32.5%
+54.7%
W1→2
+34.9%
W2→3
−32.5%
W3→4
Steepest −32.5%Biggest gain +54.7%

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