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The CommitmentsFollow

1991 • R • 1h 58m • Comedy, Drama, Music • 20th Century Fox

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

🍅 91% 90% MC 73 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Domestic total
$13.96M
Final
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Cast & crew

Directed byAlan Parker ScreenplayRoddy Doyle, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais Produced byLynda Myles, Roger Randall-Cutler CinematographyGale Tattersall Prod. DesignBrian Morris StarringRobert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
5 Sep 13-15 3 $2.5M — 555 $4,524 $6.4M
6 Sep 20-22 7 $1.8M −30.2% 560 $3,129 $9.0M
9 Oct 11-13 19 $436.3K — 333 $1,310 $12.6M
14 Nov 15-17 34 $128.0K — 119 $1,076 $13.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 9 · $436.3K
$2.5M
$1.8M
$436.3K
W5W6W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −30.2%
−30.2%
W5→6
Steepest −30.2%Best hold −30.2%

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