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Drop Dead GorgeousFollow

1999 • PG-13 • 1h 38m • Comedy, Thriller • New Line Cinema

The battle between the good and the bad is about to get ugly.

🍅 47% 75% MC 28 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.99M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$10.57M
Final
Domestic legs2.7x
Budget$10M
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Cast & crew

Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst Starring Ellen Barkin Ellen Barkin Starring Denise Richards Denise Richards Starring Kirstie Alley Kirstie Alley Starring Allison Janney Allison Janney Starring
ScreenplayLona Williams Produced byGavin Polone, Judy Hofflund CinematographyMichael Spiller MusicMark Mothersbaugh Prod. DesignRuth Ammon StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 23-25 11 $4.0M — 1,207 $3,303 $4.0M
2 Jul 30-Aug 1 15 $1.8M −55.7% 1,207 $1,464 $8.0M
3 Aug 6-8 22 $463.0K −73.8% 776 $597 $9.5M
4 Aug 13-15 45 $118.6K −74.4% 176 $674 $9.9M
5 Aug 20-22 53 $64.2K −45.9% 128 $502 $10.0M
6 Aug 27-29 32 $210.0K +227.0% 458 $458 $10.3M
7 Sep 3-5 55 $103.5K −50.7% 145 $714 $10.5M
8 Sep 10-12 64 $36.7K −64.6% 78 $470 $10.6M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $36.7K
$4.0M
$1.8M
$463.0K
$118.6K
$64.2K
$210.0K
$103.5K
$36.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −64.6%
−55.7%
W1→2
−73.8%
W2→3
−74.4%
W3→4
−45.9%
W4→5
+227.0%
W5→6
−50.7%
W6→7
−64.6%
W7→8
Steepest −74.4%Biggest gain +227.0%

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