My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,854,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,066,980 (14.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,021,582

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,680 $13,854,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,587 $13,854,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 966 $13,854,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,278 $13,854,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 minutes
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Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Step-Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,066,980   1,106 $1,869   $2,066,980 1
Dec 16, 1988 9 $1,105,886 -46% 1,110 $996   $3,795,929 2
Jan 27, 1989 17 $462,866   749 $618   $12,471,248 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,690,043   1,106 $2,432   $2,690,043 1

Uncategorized

Jon Lovitz    Ron Mills
Dan Aykroyd    Steven Mills
Juliette Lewis    Lexie
Earl Boen    Reverend
Harry Shearer    Carl Sagan
Kim Basinger    Celeste Martin
Alyson Hannigan    Jessie Mills
Seth Green    Fred Glass

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin    Director
Herschel Weingrod    Screenwriter
Timothy Harris    Screenwriter
Jonathan Reynolds    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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:$2,066,980 (14.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,021,582

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,680 $13,854,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,587 $13,854,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 966 $13,854,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,278 $13,854,000

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Step-Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Jon Lovitz    Ron Mills
Dan Aykroyd    Steven Mills
Juliette Lewis    Lexie
Earl Boen    Reverend
Harry Shearer    Carl Sagan
Kim Basinger    Celeste Martin
Alyson Hannigan    Jessie Mills
Seth Green    Fred Glass

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin    Director
Herschel Weingrod    Screenwriter
Timothy Harris    Screenwriter
Jonathan Reynolds    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,066,980   1,106 $1,869   $2,066,980 1
Dec 16, 1988 9 $1,105,886 -46% 1,110 $996   $3,795,929 2
Jan 27, 1989 17 $462,866   749 $618   $12,471,248 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,690,043   1,106 $2,432   $2,690,043 1