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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $0 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $95,151,938 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Australia Releases: | February 15th, 1990 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | July 8th, 1994 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| 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.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/05/07 | - | $1,154 | 1 | $1,154 | $0 | 1,630 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2/15/1990 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| North America | 11/15/1989 | $5,425,440 | 480 | 1,372 | 19,407 | $83,759,091 | |
| Worldwide Total | $95,151,938 | ||||||
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| Olympia Dukakis | Clairee Belcher | |
| Sam Shepard | Spud Jones | |
| Ann Wedgeworth | Aunt Fern Thornton | |
| Dylan McDermott | Jackson Latcherie | |
| Sally Field | M'Lynn Eatenton | |
| Bibi Besch | Belle Marmillion | |
| Tom Skerritt | Drum Eatenton | |
| Dolly Parton | Truvy Jones | |
| Bill McCutcheon | Owen Jenkins | |
| Kevin J. O’Connor | Sammy Dwayne Desoto | |
| Shirley MacLaine | Louisa 'Ouiser' Boudreaux | |
| Jonathan Ward | Jonathan Eatenton | |
| Daryl Hannah | Annelle Dupuy Desoto | |
| Knowl Johnson | Thomas 'Tommy' Lee Eatenton |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Herbert Ross | Director |
