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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992 • R • 1h 50m • Drama, Thriller • Hollywood Pictures

Trust is her weapon. Innocence her opportunity. Revenge her only desire.

🍅 67% 62% MC 64 LB 3.40 IMDb 6.7
CS A-

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Box Office

Opening Weekend
$7.7M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$88.0M
Final
Domestic Legs11.5x
1992 Rank#12
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jan 10-12 1 $7.68M — $7.68M 766 $10.0K 1
Jan 17-20 1 $11.84M +54.3% $21.86M 1,667 $7.1K 2
Jan 24-26 1 $8.01M -32.4% $32.08M 1,722 $4.7K 3
Jan 31-Feb 2 1 $8.12M +1.4% $42.85M 1,759 $4.6K 4
Feb 7-9 2 $6.47M -20.3% $51.46M 1,759 $3.7K 5
Feb 14-17 4 $6.88M +6.3% $59.81M 1,750 $3.9K 6
Feb 21-23 5 $4.08M -40.8% $65.13M 1,721 $2.4K 7
Feb 28-Mar 1 6 $3.52M -13.6% $69.70M 1,679 $2.1K 8
Mar 6-8 9 $2.61M -25.9% $73.30M 1,590 $1.6K 9
Mar 13-15 9 $1.88M -28.1% $75.96M 1,429 $1.3K 10
Mar 20-22 10 $1.46M -22.4% $78.09M 1,292 $1.1K 11

Cast & Crew

Directed byCurtis Hanson
ScreenplayAmanda Silver
Produced byDavid Madden
CinematographyRobert Elswit
Music byGraeme Revell
StarringAnnabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, Madeline Zima, John de Lancie
StudioHollywood Pictures

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