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The Accidental TouristFollow

1988 • PG • 2h 1m • Drama, Romance • Warner Bros.

Macon Leary was set in his ways. The way he lived, thought and worked. He imagined it would always be like that. Until an unusual woman showed him the way it could be.

🍅 82% 60% MC 52 LB 3.31 IMDb 6.7
CS B

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$97.6K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$32.60M
Final
Domestic legs334.4x
1988 rank#34
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Cast & crew

Full Kasdan filmography
Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Kasdan Director William Hurt William Hurt Starring Kathleen Turner Kathleen Turner Starring Geena Davis Geena Davis Starring David Ogden Stiers David Ogden Stiers Starring Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. Starring
ScreenplayFrank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan Produced byLawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Michael Grillo CinematographyJohn Bailey Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
3 Jan 6-8 3 $6.2M — 863 $7,171 $6.6M
4 Jan 13-15 4 $4.9M −21.3% 954 $5,107 $13.5M
5 Jan 20-22 4 $3.3M −32.0% 954 $3,474 $18.3M
6 Jan 27-29 8 $2.6M −22.7% 926 $2,766 $21.8M
7 Feb 3-5 10 $1.5M −39.9% 756 $2,036 $24.0M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $1.5M
$6.2M
$4.9M
$3.3M
$2.6M
$1.5M
W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −39.9%
−21.3%
W3→4
−32.0%
W4→5
−22.7%
W5→6
−39.9%
W6→7
Steepest −39.9%Best hold −21.3%

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