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It Could Happen to You

1994 • PG • 1h 41m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Releasing

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

🍅 75% 55% MC 64 LB 3.15 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$37.8M
Final
Domestic Legs4.7x
1994 Rank#38
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Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Starring Bridget Fonda Bridget Fonda Starring Rosie Perez Rosie Perez Starring Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes Starring Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel Starring Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Starring
ScreenplayJane Anderson Produced byMike Lobell CinematographyCaleb Deschanel MusicCarter Burwell StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 29-31 6 $8.1M — 1,506 $5,387 $8.1M
2 Aug 5-7 8 $5.0M −38.2% 1,536 $3,263 $17.0M
3 Aug 12-14 9 $4.1M −17.8% 1,544 $2,667 $23.5M
14 Oct 28-30 24 $323.1K — 435 $743 $36.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 3 · $4.1M
$8.1M
$5.0M
$4.1M
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −17.8%
−38.2%
W1→2
−17.8%
W2→3
Steepest −38.2%Best hold −17.8%

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