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The Nutty Professor

1996 • PG-13 • 1h 35m • Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction • Universal Pictures

Inside Sherman Klump, a party animal is about to break out.

🍅 64% 56% MC 64 LB 2.63 IMDb 5.7

The Nutty Professor Box Office

Opening Weekend
$25.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$128.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$273.8M
$145.0M international
Domestic Legs5.1x
Budget$55M
1996 Rank#8
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 28-30 1 $25.41M — $25.41M 2,115 $12.0K 1
Jul 5-7 2 $25.82M +1.6% $59.82M 2,138 $12.1K 2
Jul 12-14 4 $12.21M -52.7% $80.22M 2,178 $5.6K 3
Jul 19-21 4 $7.57M -38.0% $93.65M 2,239 $3.4K 4
Jul 26-28 7 $5.33M -29.5% $102.74M 2,177 $2.5K 5
Aug 2-4 8 $4.17M -21.8% $109.91M 2,075 $2.0K 6
Aug 9-11 9 $2.90M -30.4% $114.96M 1,820 $1.6K 7
Aug 16-18 14 $1.55M -46.5% $117.97M 1,143 $1.4K 8
Aug 23-25 21 $907K -41.7% $119.58M 717 $1.3K 9
Aug 30-Sep 1 25 $870K -4.1% $120.80M 510 $1.7K 10
Sep 6-8 23 $505K -41.9% $121.42M 459 $1.1K 11
Sep 13-15 15 $1.13M +123.8% $122.65M 853 $1.3K 12
Sep 20-22 13 $1.12M -0.8% $124.15M 859 $1.3K 13
Sep 27-29 14 $956K -14.7% $125.47M 787 $1.2K 14
Oct 4-6 15 $671K -29.9% $126.36M 664 $1.0K 15
Oct 11-13 16 $562K -16.3% $127.08M 504 $1.1K 16
Oct 18-20 17 $390K -30.5% $127.56M 459 $850 17
Oct 25-27 20 $269K -31.0% $127.93M 343 $785 18
Nov 1-3 27 $213K -20.9% $128.20M 242 $880 19
Nov 8-10 29 $176K -17.2% $128.44M 205 $860 20
Nov 15-17 29 $144K -18.5% $128.65M 170 $845 21
Nov 22-24 34 $92K -36.1% $128.77M 135 $680 22

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byTom Shadyac
ScreenplayDavid Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Tom Shadyac, Steve Oedekerk
Produced byBrian Grazer, Russell Simmons
CinematographyJulio Macat
Music byDavid Newman
StarringEddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, John Ales
StudioUniversal Pictures

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