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Strange BrewFollow

1983 • PG • 1h 30m • Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Something funny is brewing at Elsinore Castle...

🍅 75% 81% MC 50 IMDb 6.6

Box office summary

Domestic total
$7.04M
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Cast & crew

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Rick Moranis Rick Moranis Director Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Starring Paul Dooley Paul Dooley Starring
ScreenplayDave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Steve De Jarnatt Produced byLouis M. Silverstein CinematographySteven Poster MusicCharles Fox Prod. DesignDavid L. Snyder StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
2 Aug 26-28 8 $1.9M — 849 $2,254 $1.9M
3 Sep 2-4 11 $1.8M −8.4% 722 $2,427 $4.6M
4 Sep 9-11 12 $851.2K −51.4% 516 $1,650 $5.8M
5 Sep 16-18 17 $469.7K −44.8% 381 $1,233 $6.6M
6 Sep 23-25 19 $334.1K −28.9% 325 $1,028 $7.0M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $334.1K
$1.9M
$1.8M
$851.2K
$469.7K
$334.1K
W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −28.9%
−8.4%
W2→3
−51.4%
W3→4
−44.8%
W4→5
−28.9%
W5→6
Steepest −51.4%Best hold −8.4%

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