Curly Sue (1991)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,644,430Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,974,958 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,634 opening theaters/1,634 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,148,920

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,702 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,013 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $33,644,430

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Look Who's Talking
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, White Collar Crime, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Poverty, Homeless, Illiteracy / Learning to Read
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $13,306,281 Nov 8, 1991 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $13,353,210 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 49 $4,974,958 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $13,353,210 Oct 25, 1991 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,702 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,970 $86,148,920
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,166 $33,644,430
Top 1991 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 41 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,295 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,301 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $33,644,430

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 2 $4,974,958   1,634 $3,045   $4,974,958 1
Nov 1, 1991 2 $5,321,727 +7% 1,634 $3,257   $11,239,082 2
Nov 8, 1991 1 $4,957,474 -7% 1,634 $3,034   $17,166,541 3
Nov 15, 1991 2 $4,203,421 -15% 1,634 $2,572   $22,776,629 4
Nov 22, 1991 5 $2,375,146 -43% 1,634 $1,454   $25,833,090 5
Nov 29, 1991 7 $1,593,063 -33% 1,547 $1,030   $28,176,306 6
Dec 6, 1991 8 $819,107 -49% 1,346 $609   $29,247,283 7
Dec 13, 1991 10 $336,229 -59% 840 $400   $29,710,165 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 2 $5,917,355   1,634 $3,621   $5,917,355 1
Nov 1, 1991 3 $6,291,712 +6% 1,634 $3,850   $12,209,067 2
Nov 8, 1991 1 $6,364,141 +1% 1,634 $3,895   $18,573,208 3
Nov 15, 1991 2 $4,884,736 -23% 1,634 $2,989   $23,457,944 4
Nov 22, 1991 5 $3,125,299 -36% 1,634 $1,913   $26,583,243 5
Nov 29, 1991 7 $1,844,933 -41% 1,547 $1,193   $28,428,176 6
Dec 6, 1991 8 $945,760 -49% 1,346 $703   $29,373,936 7

Leading Cast

Alisan Porter    Curly Sue

Supporting Cast

James Belushi    Bill Dancer
Kelly Lynch    Grey Ellison
John Getz    Walker McCormick
Fred Dalton Thompson    Bernard Oxbar
Cameron Thor    Maitre d'
Branscombe Richmond    Albert
Steven Carell*    Tesio
Gail Boggs    Anise Hall
Burke Byrnes    Dr. Maxwell
Viveka Davis    Trina
Barbara Tarbuck    Mrs. Arnold
Edie McClurg    Secretary
Charles Adams    Prison Guard
James W. Bolinski    Pawnbroker
Lyle Brown    Theater Patron
Nadine Burke    Social Worker
Adele Robbins    DCFS Caseworker
Carol Chickering    Soprano
Grace Collette    Foster Mother
Ralph Foody    Drifter
Cedrick Pipes    Cook
Alonzo Hall    Cook
Luke Reichle    Store Clerk
Joel Levin    Store Clerk
Tammy Karabas-Brody    Store Clerk
Patricia Hooker    Store Clerk
Joe Liss    Ticket Taker
Rocco Pecirno    Father of the Bride
Ely Pouget    Dinah Tompkins
Susan Mayer    Woman with Champagne Glass
Robert Zajonc (uncredited)*    State Trooper

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Hughes    Director
John Hughes    Screenwriter
John Hughes    Producer
Tarquin Gotch    Executive Producer
Georges Delerue    Composer
Doug Kraner    Production Designer
Jeffrey Kimball    Director of Photography
Lynn M. Morgan    Associate Producer
Freddie Hice    Second Unit Director
Lynn M. Morgan    Production Manager
Steven Schwartz    Art Director
Samara Schaffer    Set Decorator
Marjorie Fritz-Birch    Set Decorator
Flemming Olsen    Second Unit Camera
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Barbara Scott    Costume Supervisor
Peck Prior    Editor
Harvey Rosenstock    Editor
David B. Stiven    Additional Editor
Charles Wilborn    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
David Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Jay Richardson    Sound Effects Editor
Robert Batha    Sound Effects Editor
Richard Dwan    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Assells    Dialogue Editor
Stuart Copley    Dialogue Editor
Dan Carlin, Sr.    Music Editor
Eric Reasoner    Music Editor
Steve Dorff    Song Writer
John Bettis    Song Writer
Matt Deakin    Song Writer
John Hughes, III    Song Writer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Freddie Hice    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,974,958 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,634 opening theaters/1,634 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $86,148,920

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,702 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,013 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $33,644,430

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Look Who's Talking
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Comedy Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, White Collar Crime, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Poverty, Homeless, Illiteracy / Learning to Read
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 128 $13,306,281 Nov 8, 1991 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $13,353,210 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 49 $4,974,958 Oct 25, 1991 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $13,353,210 Oct 25, 1991 3

Leading Cast

Alisan Porter    Curly Sue

Supporting Cast

James Belushi    Bill Dancer
Kelly Lynch    Grey Ellison
John Getz    Walker McCormick
Fred Dalton Thompson    Bernard Oxbar
Cameron Thor    Maitre d'
Branscombe Richmond    Albert
Steven Carell*    Tesio
Gail Boggs    Anise Hall
Burke Byrnes    Dr. Maxwell
Viveka Davis    Trina
Barbara Tarbuck    Mrs. Arnold
Edie McClurg    Secretary
Charles Adams    Prison Guard
James W. Bolinski    Pawnbroker
Lyle Brown    Theater Patron
Nadine Burke    Social Worker
Adele Robbins    DCFS Caseworker
Carol Chickering    Soprano
Grace Collette    Foster Mother
Ralph Foody    Drifter
Cedrick Pipes    Cook
Alonzo Hall    Cook
Luke Reichle    Store Clerk
Joel Levin    Store Clerk
Tammy Karabas-Brody    Store Clerk
Patricia Hooker    Store Clerk
Joe Liss    Ticket Taker
Rocco Pecirno    Father of the Bride
Ely Pouget    Dinah Tompkins
Susan Mayer    Woman with Champagne Glass
Robert Zajonc (uncredited)*    State Trooper

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Hughes    Director
John Hughes    Screenwriter
John Hughes    Producer
Tarquin Gotch    Executive Producer
Georges Delerue    Composer
Doug Kraner    Production Designer
Jeffrey Kimball    Director of Photography
Lynn M. Morgan    Associate Producer
Freddie Hice    Second Unit Director
Lynn M. Morgan    Production Manager
Steven Schwartz    Art Director
Samara Schaffer    Set Decorator
Marjorie Fritz-Birch    Set Decorator
Flemming Olsen    Second Unit Camera
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Barbara Scott    Costume Supervisor
Peck Prior    Editor
Harvey Rosenstock    Editor
David B. Stiven    Additional Editor
Charles Wilborn    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
David Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Jay Richardson    Sound Effects Editor
Robert Batha    Sound Effects Editor
Richard Dwan    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Assells    Dialogue Editor
Stuart Copley    Dialogue Editor
Dan Carlin, Sr.    Music Editor
Eric Reasoner    Music Editor
Steve Dorff    Song Writer
John Bettis    Song Writer
Matt Deakin    Song Writer
John Hughes, III    Song Writer
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Freddie Hice    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,702 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,970 $86,148,920
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,166 $33,644,430
Top 1991 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 41 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,295 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,301 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $33,644,430
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $33,644,430

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 2 $4,974,958   1,634 $3,045   $4,974,958 1
Nov 1, 1991 2 $5,321,727 +7% 1,634 $3,257   $11,239,082 2
Nov 8, 1991 1 $4,957,474 -7% 1,634 $3,034   $17,166,541 3
Nov 15, 1991 2 $4,203,421 -15% 1,634 $2,572   $22,776,629 4
Nov 22, 1991 5 $2,375,146 -43% 1,634 $1,454   $25,833,090 5
Nov 29, 1991 7 $1,593,063 -33% 1,547 $1,030   $28,176,306 6
Dec 6, 1991 8 $819,107 -49% 1,346 $609   $29,247,283 7
Dec 13, 1991 10 $336,229 -59% 840 $400   $29,710,165 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 1991 2 $5,917,355   1,634 $3,621   $5,917,355 1
Nov 1, 1991 3 $6,291,712 +6% 1,634 $3,850   $12,209,067 2
Nov 8, 1991 1 $6,364,141 +1% 1,634 $3,895   $18,573,208 3
Nov 15, 1991 2 $4,884,736 -23% 1,634 $2,989   $23,457,944 4
Nov 22, 1991 5 $3,125,299 -36% 1,634 $1,913   $26,583,243 5
Nov 29, 1991 7 $1,844,933 -41% 1,547 $1,193   $28,428,176 6
Dec 6, 1991 8 $945,760 -49% 1,346 $703   $29,373,936 7

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,013 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,310 $33,644,430
Top 1991 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,005 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,434 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 729 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $33,644,430
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 508 $33,644,430