The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

After her sex offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband's victims and the woman's family.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$88,036,683
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$7,675,016
766 theaters
Release DateJan 10, 1992
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 50 min
GenresDrama Thriller
In Release357 days/51 weeks
Widest Release1,759 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jan 10-161$10,023,615-766-$13,085$10,023,6151
Jan 17-231$14,051,402+40.2%1,667+901$8,429$24,075,0172
Jan 24-301$10,657,113-24.2%1,722+55$6,188$34,732,1303
Jan 31-Feb 61$10,256,050-3.8%1,759+37$5,830$44,988,1804
Feb 7-134$7,946,159-22.5%1,759-$4,517$52,934,3395
Feb 14-204$8,121,091+2.2%1,750-9$4,640$61,055,4306
Feb 21-275$5,124,413-36.9%1,721-29$2,977$66,179,8437
Feb 28-Mar 56$4,511,609-12%1,679-42$2,687$70,691,4528
Mar 6-129$3,387,956-24.9%1,590-89$2,130$74,079,4089
Mar 13-199$2,556,807-24.5%1,429-161$1,789$76,636,21510
Mar 20-2610$1,958,281-23.4%1,292-137$1,515$78,594,49611
Mar 27-Apr 212$1,184,635-39.5%970-322$1,221$79,779,13112