The Butcher's Wife (1991)

The Butcher's Wife
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,689,816Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,442,229 (25.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:800 opening theaters/800 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,811,453

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,435 $9,689,816
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,754 $9,689,816

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Psychics, LGBTQ+, Set in New York City, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $6,555,153 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 79 $2,442,229 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $6,555,153 Oct 25, 1991 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 6 $2,442,229   800 $3,053   $2,442,229 1
Nov 1, 1991 10 $1,562,844 -36% 800 $1,954   $4,739,473 2
Nov 15, 1991 13 $861,960   710 $1,214   $7,761,970 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 6 $3,176,629   800 $3,971   $3,176,629 1

Leading Cast

Demi Moore    Marina Lemke
Jeff Daniels    Alex
George Dzundza    Leo Lemke

Supporting Cast

Mary Steenburgen    Stella
Max Perlich    Eugene
Frances McDormand    Grace

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Hughes    Director
Ezra Litwak    Screenwriter
Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,442,229 (25.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.97 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:800 opening theaters/800 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,811,453

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,435 $9,689,816
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,754 $9,689,816

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Two if by Sea
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Psychics, LGBTQ+, Set in New York City, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $6,555,153 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 79 $2,442,229 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $6,555,153 Oct 25, 1991 3

Leading Cast

Demi Moore    Marina Lemke
Jeff Daniels    Alex
George Dzundza    Leo Lemke

Supporting Cast

Mary Steenburgen    Stella
Max Perlich    Eugene
Frances McDormand    Grace

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Hughes    Director
Ezra Litwak    Screenwriter
Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 6 $2,442,229   800 $3,053   $2,442,229 1
Nov 1, 1991 10 $1,562,844 -36% 800 $1,954   $4,739,473 2
Nov 15, 1991 13 $861,960   710 $1,214   $7,761,970 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 6 $3,176,629   800 $3,971   $3,176,629 1