What About Bob? (1991)

What About Bob?
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $63,710,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,216,334 (14.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,463 opening theaters/1,805 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $163,133,912

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 17th, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: July 11th, 2000 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. National Treasure
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Keywords: Family Vacations, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Therapists / Therapy, Mental Illness, Epilogue, Slow Motion Scene
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 119 $11,231,738 May 24, 1991 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $30,146,942 May 24, 1991 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 17, 1991 1 $9,216,334   1,463 $6,300   $9,216,334 1
May 24, 1991 2 $11,231,738 +22% 1,608 $6,985   $23,732,367 2
May 31, 1991 3 $6,423,630 -43% 1,662 $3,865   $32,119,740 3
Jun 7, 1991 4 $4,858,284 -24% 1,805 $2,692   $39,518,490 4
Jun 14, 1991 6 $3,388,518 -30% 1,795 $1,888   $45,001,442 5
Jun 21, 1991 7 $2,917,871 -14% 1,707 $1,709   $49,838,866 6
Jun 28, 1991 10 $1,895,621 -35% 1,471 $1,289   $53,219,595 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 17, 1991 1 $12,500,629   1,463 $8,545   $12,500,629 1
May 24, 1991 2 $13,195,481 +6% 1,608 $8,206   $25,696,110 2
May 31, 1991 3 $8,964,096 -32% 1,662 $5,394   $34,660,206 3
Jun 7, 1991 4 $6,952,718 -22% 1,805 $3,852   $41,612,924 4
Jun 14, 1991 6 $5,308,071 -24% 1,795 $2,957   $46,920,995 5
Jun 21, 1991 7 $4,402,979 -17% 1,707 $2,579   $51,323,974 6

Leading Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Leo Marvin, M.D.
Bill Murray    Bob “Bobby” Wiley

Supporting Cast

Julie Hagerty    Fay Marvin
Charlie Korsmo    Siggy Marvin
Kathryn Erbe    Anna Marvin
Fran Brill    Lily
Tom Aldredge    Mr. Guttman
Roger Bowen    Phil
Susan Willis    Mrs. Guttman
Brian Reddy    Carswell Fensterwald

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Oz    Director
Laura Ziskin    Producer
Tom Schulman    Screenwriter
Laura Ziskin    Story by
Alvin Sargent    Story by
Michael Ballhaus    Director of Photography
Leslie Dilley    Production Designer
Anne V. Coates    Editor
Bernard Williams    Co-Producer
Miles Goodman    Composer

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,216,334 (14.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,463 opening theaters/1,805 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $163,133,912

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 17th, 1991 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: July 11th, 2000 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. National Treasure
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Keywords: Family Vacations, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Therapists / Therapy, Mental Illness, Epilogue, Slow Motion Scene
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 119 $11,231,738 May 24, 1991 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $30,146,942 May 24, 1991 10

Leading Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Leo Marvin, M.D.
Bill Murray    Bob “Bobby” Wiley

Supporting Cast

Julie Hagerty    Fay Marvin
Charlie Korsmo    Siggy Marvin
Kathryn Erbe    Anna Marvin
Fran Brill    Lily
Tom Aldredge    Mr. Guttman
Roger Bowen    Phil
Susan Willis    Mrs. Guttman
Brian Reddy    Carswell Fensterwald

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Oz    Director
Laura Ziskin    Producer
Tom Schulman    Screenwriter
Laura Ziskin    Story by
Alvin Sargent    Story by
Michael Ballhaus    Director of Photography
Leslie Dilley    Production Designer
Anne V. Coates    Editor
Bernard Williams    Co-Producer
Miles Goodman    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 17, 1991 1 $9,216,334   1,463 $6,300   $9,216,334 1
May 24, 1991 2 $11,231,738 +22% 1,608 $6,985   $23,732,367 2
May 31, 1991 3 $6,423,630 -43% 1,662 $3,865   $32,119,740 3
Jun 7, 1991 4 $4,858,284 -24% 1,805 $2,692   $39,518,490 4
Jun 14, 1991 6 $3,388,518 -30% 1,795 $1,888   $45,001,442 5
Jun 21, 1991 7 $2,917,871 -14% 1,707 $1,709   $49,838,866 6
Jun 28, 1991 10 $1,895,621 -35% 1,471 $1,289   $53,219,595 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 17, 1991 1 $12,500,629   1,463 $8,545   $12,500,629 1
May 24, 1991 2 $13,195,481 +6% 1,608 $8,206   $25,696,110 2
May 31, 1991 3 $8,964,096 -32% 1,662 $5,394   $34,660,206 3
Jun 7, 1991 4 $6,952,718 -22% 1,805 $3,852   $41,612,924 4
Jun 14, 1991 6 $5,308,071 -24% 1,795 $2,957   $46,920,995 5
Jun 21, 1991 7 $4,402,979 -17% 1,707 $2,579   $51,323,974 6