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Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Café
1992
130 minutes (2 hrs 10 mins)
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Directed by
Starring
Kathy Bates · Mary Stuart Masterson · Mary-Louise Parker · Jessica Tandy · Cicely Tyson · Chris O'Donnell
Release dates
US release24th January 1992
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 13th Mar '92
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £1.3 Million
- Total chart weeks: 8
US box office
- Box Office debut: 27th Dec '91
- Debut position: 16
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: $105.3 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 16
Chart position history
UK box office
13 Mar, 1992
2
2
20 Mar, 1992
3
3
27 Mar, 1992
5
5
3 Apr, 1992
7
7
10 Apr, 1992
9
9
17 Apr, 1992
10
10
24 Apr, 1992
13
13
1 May, 1992
14
14
US box office
3 Jan, 1992
14
14
24 Jan, 1992
2
2
31 Jan, 1992
2
2
7 Feb, 1992
4
4
14 Feb, 1992
3
3
21 Feb, 1992
3
3
28 Feb, 1992
4
4
6 Mar, 1992
3
3
13 Mar, 1992
5
5
20 Mar, 1992
5
5
27 Mar, 1992
7
7
3 Apr, 1992
12
12
10 Apr, 1992
14
14
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG-13
PG-13
Total grosses
UK total gross
£3.1 Million
£3.1 Million
US total gross
$69.7 Million
$69.7 Million
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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