Steel Magnolias backdrop
Steel Magnolias movie poster

Steel MagnoliasFollow

1989 • PG • 1h 57m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • TriStar Pictures

Six extraordinary friends. They share each other's laughter. They dry each other's tears.

🍅 73% 89% MC 56 LB 3.85 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.40M
Limited · 480 theaters
Domestic total
$83.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$95.20M
$11.40M international
Domestic legs11.9x from $7.1M first wide weekend
1989 rank#13
Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Sally Field Sally Field Starring Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine Starring Daryl Hannah Daryl Hannah Starring Olympia Dukakis Olympia Dukakis Starring Julia Roberts Julia Roberts Starring Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt Starring
ScreenplayRobert Harling Produced byRay Stark CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo Music byGeorges Delerue StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 17-19 4 $5.4M — 480 $11,303 $5.5M
2 Nov 24-26 5 $7.1M +30.0% 720 $9,797 $15.6M
3 Dec 1-3 4 $4.9M −31.2% 963 $5,043 $22.7M
4 Dec 8-10 5 $3.0M −37.8% 1,032 $2,928 $27.5M
5 Dec 15-17 7 $2.1M −30.7% 1,102 $1,901 $30.7M
6 Dec 22-24 7 $2.6M +23.7% 1,329 $1,950 $34.7M
7 Dec 29-31 7 $6.2M +141.1% 1,365 $4,578 $44.6M
8 Jan 5-7 6 $4.5M −27.9% 1,369 $3,289 $50.9M
9 Jan 12-14 7 $3.7M −16.8% 1,372 $2,730 $56.3M
10 Jan 19-21 7 $2.9M −21.4% 1,363 $2,160 $60.7M
11 Jan 26-28 8 $2.4M −19.3% 1,370 $1,735 $64.1M
12 Feb 2-4 10 $2.0M −15.0% 1,369 $1,475 $67.0M
13 Feb 9-11 10 $1.6M −20.4% 1,328 $1,210 $69.3M
14 Feb 16-18 10 $1.6M −3.5% 1,216 $1,275 $71.3M
15 Feb 23-25 10 $1.2M −22.1% 1,214 $995 $72.8M
16 Mar 2-4 10 $1.2M −2.4% 1,173 $1,005 $74.4M
19 Mar 23-25 18 $603.5K — 642 $940 $77.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.9M
$5.4M
$7.1M
$4.9M
$3.0M
$2.1M
$2.6M
$6.2M
$4.5M
$3.7M
$2.9M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.4%
+30.0%
W1→2
−31.2%
W2→3
−37.8%
W3→4
−30.7%
W4→5
+23.7%
W5→6
+141.1%
W6→7
−27.9%
W7→8
−16.8%
W8→9
−21.4%
W9→10
Steepest −37.8%Biggest gain +141.1%

Similar movies

The Secret of My Success 1987 · Ross $67M Footloose 1984 · Ross $80M Rumor Has It... 2005 · Reiner $43M In Her Shoes 2005 · Hanson $32.9M Moonstruck 1987 · Jewison $80.6M Grumpy Old Men 1993 · Petrie $70.2M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Steel Magnolias yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →