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Trial and Error

 1997
 98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)
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Production Country

United States

Production Studio

Larger Than Life Productions

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jonathan Lynn

Starring

Michael Richards · Jeff Daniels · Charlize Theron · Jessica Steen · Austin Pendleton · Rip Torn

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
30th May 1997
Burkina Faso release date Burkina Faso release
9th May 1997
United States release date United States release
30th May 1997

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 30th May '97
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $4.9 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

30 May, 1997
4
6 Jun, 1997
6
13 Jun, 1997
9

Global box office

Certificates


PG

M/12

S

T

6

G

PG

13

L

7

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $11.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Trial and Error (1997)  IMDb Fri, 1st May 2026

Trial and Error (1997)  IMDb Sun, 3rd May 2026

Trial And Error Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

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'Trial and Error' Is Better than 'The Staircase'  Pajiba Fri, 17th June 2022

Trial And Error (1997)  Blu-ray.com Sat, 15th September 2018