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1988 • PG • 2h 6m • Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A world where heroes come in all sizes and adventure is the greatest magic of all.

🍅 53% 79% MC 47 LB 3.45 IMDb 7.2
CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$57.30M
Final
Domestic legs6.9x
1988 rank#15
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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography
Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Val Kilmer Val Kilmer Starring Billy Barty Billy Barty Starring
ScreenplayBob Dolman Produced byNigel Wooll CinematographyAdrian Biddle Music byJames Horner StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 20-22 1 $8.3M — 1,024 $8,106 $8.3M
2 May 27-30 3 $7.6M −9.0% 1,030 $7,336 $18.6M
3 Jun 3-5 5 $5.0M −33.8% 1,030 $4,857 $25.3M
4 Jun 10-12 8 $3.3M −35.0% 1,048 $3,103 $30.7M
5 Jun 17-19 7 $2.9M −10.3% 1,029 $2,834 $35.3M
6 Jun 24-26 8 $2.5M −12.8% 1,201 $2,116 $39.6M
7 Jul 1-4 9 $2.5M −0.6% 1,209 $2,089 $43.6M
9 Jul 15-17 15 $1.1M — 846 $1,302 $48.1M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.1M
$8.3M
$7.6M
$5.0M
$3.3M
$2.9M
$2.5M
$2.5M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −0.6%
−9.0%
W1→2
−33.8%
W2→3
−35.0%
W3→4
−10.3%
W4→5
−12.8%
W5→6
−0.6%
W6→7
Steepest −35.0%Best hold −0.6%

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