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Steel Magnolias

The Numbers Rating: 8.00 (2 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $83,759,091
International Gross $12,145,000
Worldwide Gross $95,904,091
Released November 15, 1989
Rentals $40,000,000
Highest Combined Star Gross926 (see full chart)
Distributed by Sony Pictures
Source Based on Play
Major Genre Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Herbert Ross

Cast

Julia Roberts    Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Sally Field    M'Lynn Eatenton
Dolly Parton    Truvy Jones
Shirley MacLaine    Louisa 'Ouiser' Boudreaux
Daryl Hannah    Annelle Dupuy Desoto
Olympia Dukakis    Clairee Belcher
Dylan McDermott    Jackson Latcherie
Tom Skerritt    Drum Eatenton
Kevin J. O'Connor    Sammy Dwayne Desoto
Jonathan Ward    Jonathan Eatenton
Knowl Johnson    Thomas 'Tommy' Lee Eatenton
Sam Shepard    Spud Jones
Ann Wedgeworth    Aunt Fern Thornton
Bibi Besch    Belle Marmillion
Bill McCutcheon    Owen Jenkins

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/17/1989 4 $5,425,440   480 $11,303 $5,467,015 5
11/24/1989 5 $7,053,867 +30.01% 720 $9,797 $15,643,935 12
12/1/1989 4 $4,856,409 -31.15% 963 $5,043 $22,685,485 19
12/8/1989 5 $3,021,928 -37.77% 1,032 $2,928 $27,468,769 26
12/15/1989 7 $2,094,664 -30.68% 1,102 $1,901 $30,700,611 33
12/22/1989 7 $2,591,550 +23.72% 1,329 $1,950 $34,652,166 40
12/29/1989 7 $6,248,970 +141.13% 1,365 $4,578 $44,598,414 47
1/5/1990 6 $4,502,641 -27.95% 1,369 $3,289 $50,943,805 54
1/12/1990 7 $3,745,560 -16.81% 1,372 $2,730 $56,311,630 61
1/19/1990 7 $2,944,080 -21.40% 1,363 $2,160 $60,675,730 68
1/26/1990 8 $2,376,950 -19.26% 1,370 $1,735 $64,115,820 75
2/2/1990 10 $2,019,275 -15.05% 1,369 $1,475 $67,032,445 82
2/9/1990 10 $1,606,880 -20.42% 1,328 $1,210 $69,303,290 89
2/16/1990 10 $1,550,400 -3.51% 1,216 $1,275 $71,319,818 96
2/23/1990 10 $1,207,930 -22.09% 1,214 $995 $72,828,100 103
3/2/1990 10 $1,178,865 -2.41% 1,173 $1,005 $74,425,795 110
3/23/1990 18 $603,480   642 $940 $77,568,541 131