The Birdcage

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$124,060,553
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$18,275,828
1,950 theaters
Release DateMar 8, 1996
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresComedy
In Release299 days/42 weeks
Widest Release2,285 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Mar 8-141$25,302,526-1,950-$12,975$25,302,5261
Mar 15-211$22,004,742-13%2,236+286$9,841$47,307,2682
Mar 22-281$17,214,261-21.8%2,236-$7,698$64,521,5293
Mar 29-Apr 41$13,863,301-19.5%2,236-$6,200$78,384,8304
Apr 5-113$12,595,783-9.1%2,236-$5,633$90,980,6135
Apr 12-183$8,781,650-30.3%2,285+49$3,843$99,762,2636
Apr 19-254$6,175,457-29.7%2,285-$2,702$105,937,7207
Apr 26-May 26$4,403,474-28.7%1,958-327$2,248$110,341,1948
May 3-97$3,324,063-24.5%1,664-294$1,997$113,665,2579
May 10-166$2,155,404-35.2%1,281-383$1,682$115,820,66110
May 17-238$1,679,822-22.1%1,181-100$1,422$117,500,48311
May 24-309$1,544,478-8.1%970-211$1,592$119,044,96112
May 31-Jun 610$910,424-41.1%767-203$1,186$119,955,38513