My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,854,000Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,066,980 (14.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,021,582

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon 2
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Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Step-Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,066,980   1,106 $1,869   $2,066,980 1
Dec 16, 1988 9 $1,105,886 -46% 1,110 $996   $3,795,929 2
Jan 27, 1989 17 $462,866   749 $618   $12,471,248 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,690,043   1,106 $2,432   $2,690,043 1

Uncategorized

Harry Shearer Carl Sagan
Kim Basinger Celeste Martin
Alyson Hannigan Jessie Mills
Seth Green Fred Glass
Jon Lovitz Ron Mills
Dan Aykroyd Steven Mills
Juliette Lewis Lexie
Earl Boen Reverend

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin Director
Herschel Weingrod Screenwriter
Timothy Harris Screenwriter
Jonathan Reynolds Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri Composer
Kenneth Karman Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,066,980 (14.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,106 opening theaters/1,110 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,021,582

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 9th, 1988 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lethal Weapon 2
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Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Step-Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Uncategorized

Harry Shearer Carl Sagan
Kim Basinger Celeste Martin
Alyson Hannigan Jessie Mills
Seth Green Fred Glass
Jon Lovitz Ron Mills
Dan Aykroyd Steven Mills
Juliette Lewis Lexie
Earl Boen Reverend

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Benjamin Director
Herschel Weingrod Screenwriter
Timothy Harris Screenwriter
Jonathan Reynolds Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri Composer
Kenneth Karman Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 7 $2,066,980   1,106 $1,869   $2,066,980 1
Dec 16, 1988 9 $1,105,886 -46% 1,110 $996   $3,795,929 2
Jan 27, 1989 17 $462,866   749 $618   $12,471,248 8

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 9, 1988 6 $2,690,043   1,106 $2,432   $2,690,043 1