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Cry-Baby

1990 • PG-13 • 1h 25m • Comedy, Musical • Warner Bros.

Good girls want him bad. Bad girls want him worse.

🍅 72% 77% MC 63 LB 3.34 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$7.7M
Final
Domestic Legs2.6x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byJohn Waters ScreenplayJohn Waters Produced byRachel Talalay CinematographyDavid Insley MusicPatrick Williams StarringJohnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Stephen Mailer, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 6-8 8 $3.0M — 1,229 $2,445 $3.0M
2 Apr 13-15 9 $1.6M −48.4% 1,236 $1,255 $5.5M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $1.6M
$3.0M
$1.6M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −48.4%
−48.4%
W1→2
Steepest −48.4%Best hold −48.4%

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