What's Eating Gilbert Grape
A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$74,421
6 theaters
6 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 17, 1993 (Mar 4, 1994)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresDrama
In Release380 days/54 weeks
Widest Release611 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17-19 | 15 | $74,421 | - | 6 | - | $12,403 | $74,421 | 1 |
| Dec 24-26 | 21 | $62,733 | -15.7% | 6 | - | $10,455 | $188,385 | 2 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 1994 | 22 | $82,547 | +31.6% | 6 | - | $13,757 | $342,065 | 3 |
| Jan 7-9 | 20 | $75,307 | -8.8% | 7 | +1 | $10,758 | $457,665 | 4 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 23 | $57,225 | - | 7 | - | $8,175 | $545,100 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 19 | $136,336 | - | 17 | - | $8,019 | $692,636 | 6 |
| Jan 28-30 | 21 | $109,264 | -19.9% | 19 | +2 | $5,750 | $858,515 | 7 |
| Feb 4-6 | 24 | $82,698 | -24.3% | 19 | - | $4,352 | $987,071 | 8 |
| Feb 11-13 Lillehammer Olympics | 21 | $51,467 | -37.8% | 14 | -5 | $3,676 | $1,066,005 | 9 |
| Feb 18-21 Lillehammer Olympics Presidents' Day wknd | 18 | $45,142 | - | 7 | - | $6,448 | $1,133,994 | - |
| Feb 25-27 Lillehammer Olympics | 18 | $42,055 | - | 7 | - | $6,007 | $1,188,088 | 11 |
| Mar 4-6 | 13 | $2,104,938 | +4,905.2% | 611 | +604 | $3,445 | $3,315,530 | 12 |
| Mar 11-13 | 15 | $1,325,357 | -37% | 611 | - | $2,169 | $5,299,639 | 13 |
| Mar 18-20 | 17 | $935,191 | -29.4% | 565 | -46 | $1,655 | $6,746,565 | 14 |
| Mar 25-27 | 20 | $672,675 | -28.1% | 337 | -228 | $1,996 | $7,809,955 | 15 |
