Como agua para chocolate (1993)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,656,534Details
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Metrics

Legs:23.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,390,676

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,670 $21,656,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,288 $21,656,534
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,280 $21,656,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,643 $21,656,534

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 1993 (Limited) by Miramax, released as Like Water For Chocolate
Video Release: March 14th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Like Water For Chocolate
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality.
Running Time: 123 minutes
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Keywords: Foreign Language, Romantic Drama, Romance, 1900s, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Suicide
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 82 $500,918 Jul 16, 1993 152
Theater Average 15th Weekend 48 $5,470 May 28, 1993 103
Never Wide Domestic 28 $21,656,534 Feb 17, 1993 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1993 12 $940,815   172 $5,470   $7,297,049 15
Jul 16, 1993 11 $500,918   156 $3,211   $12,760,416 22
Aug 6, 1993 13 $366,822   131 $2,800   $14,522,875 25
Aug 13, 1993 14 $362,555 -1% 123 $2,948   $15,002,639 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 1993 10 $484,031   131 $3,695   $14,640,084 26

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Marco Leonardi    Pedro

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Production and Technical Credits

Alfonso Arau    Director
Laura Esquivel    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Legs:23.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $56,390,676

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,670 $21,656,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,288 $21,656,534
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,280 $21,656,534
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,643 $21,656,534

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 1993 (Limited) by Miramax, released as Like Water For Chocolate
Video Release: March 14th, 2000 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Like Water For Chocolate
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality.
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Foreign Language, Romantic Drama, Romance, 1900s, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Suicide
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 82 $500,918 Jul 16, 1993 152
Theater Average 15th Weekend 48 $5,470 May 28, 1993 103
Never Wide Domestic 28 $21,656,534 Feb 17, 1993 0

Uncategorized

Marco Leonardi    Pedro

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alfonso Arau    Director
Laura Esquivel    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 1993 12 $940,815   172 $5,470   $7,297,049 15
Jul 16, 1993 11 $500,918   156 $3,211   $12,760,416 22
Aug 6, 1993 13 $366,822   131 $2,800   $14,522,875 25
Aug 13, 1993 14 $362,555 -1% 123 $2,948   $15,002,639 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 1993 10 $484,031   131 $3,695   $14,640,084 26