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Like Water for ChocolateFollow

1991 • R • 1h 45m • Drama, Romance • Miramax

In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

🍅 88% 84% MC 86 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Domestic total
$21.66M
Final
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Cast & crew

Directed byAlfonso Arau ScreenplayLaura Esquivel Produced byAlfonso Arau CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki, Steven Bernstein MusicLeo Brouwer StarringLumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco, Yareli Arizmendi StudioMiramax

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
15 May 28-30 12 $940.8K — 172 $5,470 $7.3M
22 Jul 16-18 11 $500.9K — 156 $3,211 $12.8M
25 Aug 6-8 13 $366.8K — 131 $2,800 $14.5M
26 Aug 13-15 14 $362.6K −1.2% 123 $2,948 $15.0M

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