A Family Thing

When an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$10,125,417
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$3,020,662
1,134 theaters
Release DateMar 29, 1996
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 49 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release278 days/39 weeks
Widest Release1,134 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Mar 29-Apr 46$3,951,676-1,134-$3,484$3,951,6761
Apr 5-119$2,811,222-28.9%1,134-$2,479$6,762,8982