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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994 R 1h 43m Comedy, Music Gramercy Pictures

Finally, a comedy that will change the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly... the way you dress.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$219K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$11.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$12.4M
$1.4M international
Domestic Legs50.4x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byStephan Elliott ScreenplayStephan Elliott Produced byMichael Hamlyn, Al Clark CinematographyBrian J. Breheny Prod. DesignOwen Paterson StarringHugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter, Sarah Chadwick, June Marie Bennett StudioGramercy Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 12-14 14 $219.4K 7 $31,348 $295.9K
18 Dec 9-11 41 $48.5K 49 $990 $10.0M
19 Dec 16-18 36 $53.4K +10.2% 53 $1,008 $10.2M
20 Dec 23-25 50 $39.2K −26.7% 31 $1,264 $10.1M
21 Dec 30-Jan 1 46 $83.0K +111.8% 35 $2,371 $10.3M
22 Jan 6-8 45 $66.8K −19.5% 42 $1,591 $10.4M
23 Jan 13-16 47 $57.4K −14.0% 34 $1,689 $10.5M
25 Jan 27-29 50 $43.5K 41 $1,061 $10.6M
26 Feb 3-5 48 $40.3K −7.2% 36 $1,121 $10.7M

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