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Only the Lonely

1991 • PG-13 • 1h 44m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • 20th Century Fox

Before he can tie the knot, he has to untie the apron strings.

🍅 70% 51% MC 47 LB 3.15 IMDb 6.4
CS B+

Only the Lonely Box Office

Opening Weekend
$6.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$21.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$25.1M
$3.3M international
Domestic Legs3.6x
1991 Rank#60
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
May 24-26 5 $6.00M — $6.00M 1,521 $3.9K 1
May 31-Jun 2 5 $3.62M -39.7% $10.83M 1,553 $2.3K 2
Jun 7-9 8 $2.08M -42.4% $14.44M 1,548 $1.3K 3
Jun 14-16 9 $1.27M -39.1% $16.66M 1,312 $968 4
Jun 21-23 11 $789K -37.8% $18.16M 798 $989 5

Cast & Crew

Directed byChris Columbus
ScreenplayChris Columbus
Produced byJohn Hughes, Hunt Lowry
CinematographyJulio Macat
Music byMaurice Jarre
StarringJohn Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Quinn, James Belushi, Kevin Dunn, Milo O'Shea
Studio20th Century Fox

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