A Family Thing

When an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$10,125,417
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$3,020,662
1,134 theaters
Release DateMar 29, 1996
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 49 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release278 days/39 weeks
Widest Release1,134 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 29-316$3,020,662-1,134-$2,663$3,020,6621
Apr 5-79$2,008,728-33.5%1,134-$1,771$5,960,4042
Apr 12-1412$1,300,013-35.3%1,134-$1,146$8,062,9113