Australia Box Office for Drop Dead Fred (1991)

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Drop Dead Fred
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $525,988Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,272,777Details
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Synopsis

When Elizabeth Cronin comes to stay with her overbearing mother (after her husband leaves her for a younger woman), she rediscovers her wacky imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred. Drop Dead Fred and Elizabeth have a number of mischievous, sometimes malicious, adventures as Elizabeth struggles to regain her sense of self and independence.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: November 15th, 1991 (Wide)
Video Release: July 22nd, 2003 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 103 minutes
Keywords: Black Comedy, Imaginary Friend, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family, Mental Illness, Dream Sequence, Cult Movie
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Working Title Films, Polygram Pictures, New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/07/10 - $1,363   1 $1,363   $525,988 1,496
2020/11/13 - $207   1 $207   $0 1,514

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/15/1991 $0 0 1 3 $525,988 12/29/2020
New Zealand 3/21/2024 $489 1 1 1 $489 3/25/2024
North America 4/19/1991 $0 0 933 3,393 $13,746,300
 
Worldwide Total$14,272,777 3/25/2024

Leading Cast

Phoebe Cates    Elizabeth Cronin
Rik Mayall    Drop Dead Fred

Supporting Cast

Marsha Mason    Polly Cronin
Tim Matheson    Charles Cronin
Carrie Fisher    Janie
Ron Eldard    Mickey Bunce
Keith Charles    Murray
Daniel Gerroll    Nigel
Ashley Peldon    Young Elizabeth
Eleanor Mondale    Attractive Customer
Bob Reid    Judge Dubben
Paul Holmes    Man in Speedboat
Peter Thoemke    Arsonist
Sjoukje DeJong Douma    Grandma Bunce
Daniel Buchen    Doctor Ryland
Marie Mathay    Concerned Mom
Steve Cochran    1st Waiter

Cameos

Bridget Fonda    Annabella

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Production and Technical Credits

Ate de Jong    Director
Paul Webster    Producer
Carlos Davis    Screenwriter
Anthony Fingleton    Screenwriter
Tim Bevan    Executive Producer
Carlos Davis    Executive Producer
Anthony Fingleton    Executive Producer
Peter Deming    Director of Photography
Marshall Harvey    Editor
Joseph T. Garrity    Production Designer
Carol Wood    Costume Designer
Randy Edelman    Composer