My Girl (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $58,011,485Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $59,360 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $59,360
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,391,783 (21.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,080 opening theaters/2,089 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,542,471

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $58,011,485
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,773 $58,011,485
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $58,011,485
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $58,011,485

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 26th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: My Girl
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Death of a Best Friend, First Love, Coming of Age, 1970s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Brian Grazer Productions, Imagine Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $10,367,321 Jan 3, 1992 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 283 $11,584,850 Dec 27, 1991 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 84 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 165 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $26,961,691 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 47 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 68 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 1991 2 $12,391,783   2,080 $5,958   $17,214,197 1
Dec 6, 1991 3 $6,724,962 -46% 2,082 $3,230   $25,827,217 2
Dec 13, 1991 6 $4,008,801 -40% 2,089 $1,919   $31,006,578 3
Dec 20, 1991 9 $2,712,878 -32% 1,851 $1,466   $34,750,593 4
Dec 27, 1991 10 $4,316,126 +59% 1,620 $2,664   $41,460,684 5
Jan 3, 1992 10 $3,807,467 -12% 1,690 $2,253   $48,774,841 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 1991 2 $14,279,841   2,080 $6,865   $19,102,255 2
Dec 6, 1991 3 $7,895,522 -45% 2,082 $3,792   $26,997,777 3
Dec 13, 1991 6 $5,039,938 -36% 2,089 $2,413   $32,037,715 4
Dec 20, 1991 9 $5,106,843 +1% 1,851 $2,759   $37,144,558 5
Dec 27, 1991 10 $7,822,816 +53% 1,620 $4,829   $44,967,374 6

Leading Cast

Macaulay Culkin    Thomas J. Sennett
Anna Chlumsky    Vada Sultenfuss

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Henry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis    Shelly DeVoto
Richard Masur    Phil Sultenfuss
Griffin Dunne    Mr. Jake Bixler
Peter Michael Goetz    Dr. Welty
Jane Hallaren    Nurse Randall
Anthony R. Jones    Arthur
Tom Villard    Justin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Howard Zieff    Director
Brian Grazer    Producer
Laurice Elehwany    Screenwriter
Joseph M. Caracciolo    Executive Producer
Paul Elliott    Director of Photography
Joseph T. Garrity    Production Designer
Wendy Greene Bricmont    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Gregory H. Watkins    Re-recording Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,391,783 (21.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,080 opening theaters/2,089 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,542,471

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,573 $58,011,485
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,773 $58,011,485
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $58,011,485
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 465 $58,011,485

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 26th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: My Girl
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Death of a Best Friend, First Love, Coming of Age, 1970s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Brian Grazer Productions, Imagine Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $10,367,321 Jan 3, 1992 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 283 $11,584,850 Dec 27, 1991 33
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 84 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 165 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $26,961,691 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 47 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 68 $12,391,783 Nov 29, 1991 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $33,260,601 Nov 29, 1991 5

Leading Cast

Macaulay Culkin    Thomas J. Sennett
Anna Chlumsky    Vada Sultenfuss

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Henry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis    Shelly DeVoto
Richard Masur    Phil Sultenfuss
Griffin Dunne    Mr. Jake Bixler
Peter Michael Goetz    Dr. Welty
Jane Hallaren    Nurse Randall
Anthony R. Jones    Arthur
Tom Villard    Justin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Howard Zieff    Director
Brian Grazer    Producer
Laurice Elehwany    Screenwriter
Joseph M. Caracciolo    Executive Producer
Paul Elliott    Director of Photography
Joseph T. Garrity    Production Designer
Wendy Greene Bricmont    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Gregory H. Watkins    Re-recording Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 1991 2 $12,391,783   2,080 $5,958   $17,214,197 1
Dec 6, 1991 3 $6,724,962 -46% 2,082 $3,230   $25,827,217 2
Dec 13, 1991 6 $4,008,801 -40% 2,089 $1,919   $31,006,578 3
Dec 20, 1991 9 $2,712,878 -32% 1,851 $1,466   $34,750,593 4
Dec 27, 1991 10 $4,316,126 +59% 1,620 $2,664   $41,460,684 5
Jan 3, 1992 10 $3,807,467 -12% 1,690 $2,253   $48,774,841 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 1991 2 $14,279,841   2,080 $6,865   $19,102,255 2
Dec 6, 1991 3 $7,895,522 -45% 2,082 $3,792   $26,997,777 3
Dec 13, 1991 6 $5,039,938 -36% 2,089 $2,413   $32,037,715 4
Dec 20, 1991 9 $5,106,843 +1% 1,851 $2,759   $37,144,558 5
Dec 27, 1991 10 $7,822,816 +53% 1,620 $4,829   $44,967,374 6