Film of the Day: Mental

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MOVIE

One True Thing

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1998

127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)

Production Country

United States

Production Studio

Monarch Pictures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Carl Franklin

Starring

Meryl Streep · Renée Zellweger · William Hurt · Tom Everett Scott · Lauren Graham · Nicky Katt

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 18th September 1998

United States release: 18th September 1998

Spain release: 19th February 1999

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 18th Sep '98
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $6.6 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

18 Sep, 1998
2

25 Sep, 1998
4

9 Oct, 1998
9

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$20.2 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Carl Franklin

Directed By

Meryl
Streep

Renée
Zellweger

Actor

Character

Meryl Streep

Kate Gulden

Renée Zellweger

Ellen Gulden

William Hurt

George Gulden

Tom Everett Scott

Brian Gulden

Lauren Graham

Jules

Nicky Katt

Jordan Belzer

James Eckhouse

District Attorney

Patrick Breen

G.A. Tweedy

Gerrit Graham

Oliver Most

David Byron

Senator Sullivan

Stephen Peabody

Harold

Lizbeth Mackay

Dr. Cohen

Mary Catherine Wright

Clarice

Sloane Shelton

Evelyn Best

Michele Shay

June

Bobo Lewis

Muriel

Marylouise Burke

Louisa

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marcia

Diana Canova

Diana

John Deyle

Santa / Mayor

Hallee Hirsh

Ellen - Age 8

Jeffrey Scaperrotta

Brian - Age 4

Todd Cerveris

Casey

Anna Carolina Arias

Nurse Teresa

Julie Janney

Hospital Nurse

Susan Stout

Tweedy's Secretary

Greg Hedtke

Magazine Executive

Christian James

Magazine Executive

Lauren Toub

Halloween Girl

Ashley Remy

Halloween Girl

Saul Williams

Graduate Student

Julianne Nicholson

College Student

Amber Kain

College Student

Yolande Bavan

Nari

Benjamin Andrews

Party Kid

Kathryn Walsh

Party Kid

James E. Graseck

Violinist

Doug Allen

Club Bandleader

Kirk Driscoll

Club Band Member

Paul Pimsler

Club Band Member

Scott Spray

Club Band Member

Jay Stollman

Club Band Member

Cathy Comiskey

Christmas Choir Member

Ruth Egner

Christmas Choir Member

Phil Gamble

Christmas Choir Member

David Hutchings

Christmas Choir Member

Linda Hutchings

Christmas Choir Member

Wilbur Lewis

Christmas Choir Member

Rich Morin

Christmas Choir Member

Annette Mulholland

Christmas Choir Member

Rosemary Palmer

Christmas Choir Member

Gina Piccolo

Christmas Choir Member

Rebecca Raines

Christmas Choir Member

Barbara Russell

Christmas Choir Member

Joanna Hoty Russell

Christmas Choir Member

Barbara Savino

Christmas Choir Member

Normana Schaaf

Christmas Choir Member

Paul Schroeder

Christmas Choir Member

Mary G. Sims

Christmas Choir Member

Wolodymyr Smishkewych

Christmas Choir Member

Chris Sterling

Christmas Choir Member

Nancy Tkacs

Christmas Choir Member

Peter Zimmerman

Christmas Choir Member

Ethan Aronoff

Princeton Student

Rachael Cohen

Girl Singing Carol

Bill Cook

Man on Escalator Next to Ellen Gulden

Michelle Crowe-Paz

College Student

Catherine Dudley-Rose

Teacher

David Heymann

Waiter

Spencer Kayden

Girl

Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

Guy

Jon McAllister

Business Man

George F. Miller

Passenger Getting on Bus

Frank Anthony Polito

Waiter

Tim Realbuto

Soccer Player

Leif Riddell

Neighbor

Ric Sechrest

Student Teacher

Nick Stellate

School Teacher

Bill J. Vlasnic

Police Officer

Heather Whittington

Businesswoman