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Mermaids

1990 • PG-13 • 1h 50m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Orion Pictures

Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them.

🍅 71% 70% MC 56 LB 3.66 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$35.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$38.9M
$3.8M international
Domestic Legs10.0x
1990 Rank#34
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Cher Cher Starring Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins Starring Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Starring Christina Ricci Christina Ricci Starring
ScreenplayJune Roberts Produced byLauren Lloyd, Wallis Nicita, Patrick J. Palmer CinematographyHoward Atherton MusicJack Nitzsche Prod. DesignStuart Wurtzel StudioOrion Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 14-16 6 $3.5M — 920 $3,820 $3.5M
2 Dec 21-23 10 $3.3M −5.4% 968 $3,433 $8.3M
3 Dec 28-30 8 $6.2M +86.5% 977 $6,346 $16.4M
4 Jan 4-6 8 $3.7M −40.3% 1,002 $3,697 $21.2M
5 Jan 11-13 10 $2.3M −38.3% 1,111 $2,059 $24.7M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $2.3M
$3.5M
$3.3M
$6.2M
$3.7M
$2.3M
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −38.3%
−5.4%
W1→2
+86.5%
W2→3
−40.3%
W3→4
−38.3%
W4→5
Steepest −40.3%Biggest gain +86.5%

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