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 | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17-23 | 15 | $125,652 | - | 6 | - | $20,942 | $125,652 | 1 |
| Dec 24-30 | 21 | $133,866 | +6.5% | 6 | - | $22,311 | $259,518 | 2 |
| Dec 31-Jan 6, 1994 | 23 | $122,840 | -8.2% | 6 | - | $20,473 | $382,358 | 3 |
| Jan 7-13 | 19 | $105,517 | -14.1% | 7 | +1 | $15,073 | $487,875 | 4 |
| Jan 14-20 | 23 | $68,425 | -35.2% | 7 | - | $9,775 | $556,300 | 5 |
| Jan 21-27 | 19 | $192,951 | +182% | 17 | +10 | $11,350 | $749,251 | 6 |
| Jan 28-Feb 3 | 21 | $155,122 | -19.6% | 19 | +2 | $8,164 | $904,373 | 7 |
| Feb 4-10 | 22 | $110,165 | -29% | 19 | - | $5,798 | $1,014,538 | 8 |
| Feb 11-17 | 19 | $74,314 | -32.5% | 14 | -5 | $5,308 | $1,088,852 | 9 |
| Feb 18-24 | 18 | $57,181 | -23.1% | 7 | -7 | $8,168 | $1,146,033 | 10 |
| Feb 25-Mar 3 | 18 | $64,559 | +12.9% | 7 | - | $9,222 | $1,210,592 | 11 |
| Mar 4-10 | 13 | $2,763,690 | +4,180.9% | 611 | +604 | $4,523 | $3,974,282 | 12 |
| Mar 11-17 | 15 | $1,837,092 | -33.5% | 611 | - | $3,006 | $5,811,374 | 13 |
| Mar 18-24 | 16 | $1,325,906 | -27.8% | 565 | -46 | $2,346 | $7,137,280 | 14 |
| Mar 25-31 | 22 | $672,675 | -49.3% | 337 | -228 | $1,996 | $7,809,955 | 15 |
