Real Women Have Curves
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
DistributorNewmarket Films
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Opening$183,772
55 theaters
55 theaters
Release DateOct 18, 2002
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May 15, 2003
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresComedy
Drama
In Release440 days/62 weeks
Widest Release163 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18-20 | 33 | $183,772 | - | 55 | - | $3,341 | $183,772 | 1 |
| Oct 25-27 | 23 | $366,011 | +99.2% | 108 | +53 | $3,388 | $618,892 | 2 |
| Nov 1-3 | 25 | $472,873 | +29.2% | 124 | +16 | $3,813 | $1,224,679 | 3 |
| Nov 8-10 | 21 | $526,357 | +11.3% | 146 | +22 | $3,605 | $1,893,668 | 4 |
| Nov 15-17 | 17 | $520,378 | -1.1% | 147 | +1 | $3,539 | $2,608,530 | 5 |
| Nov 22-24 | 18 | $433,227 | -16.7% | 163 | +16 | $2,657 | $3,196,281 | 6 |
| Nov 29-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 22 | $460,186 | +6.2% | 153 | -10 | $3,007 | $3,859,187 | 7 |
| Dec 6-8 Post-Thanksgiving | 23 | $324,203 | -29.5% | 159 | +6 | $2,039 | $4,279,699 | 8 |
| Dec 13-15 | 28 | $225,033 | -30.6% | 134 | -25 | $1,679 | $4,618,348 | 9 |
| Dec 20-22 | 33 | $161,733 | -28.1% | 114 | -20 | $1,418 | $4,854,805 | 10 |
| Dec 27-29 | 38 | $143,819 | -11.1% | 101 | -13 | $1,423 | $5,113,230 | 11 |
| Jan 3-5 | 41 | $117,025 | -18.6% | 73 | -28 | $1,603 | $5,361,548 | 12 |
| Jan 10-12 | 41 | $96,126 | -17.9% | 94 | +21 | $1,022 | $5,497,354 | 13 |
| Jan 17-19 | 43 | $71,100 | -26% | 81 | -13 | $877 | $5,598,404 | 14 |
| Jan 17-20 MLK wknd | 45 | $86,782 | - | 81 | - | $1,071 | $5,614,086 | - |
| Jan 24-26 | 52 | $46,001 | -35.3% | 75 | -6 | $613 | $5,677,043 | 15 |
| Jan 31-Feb 2 | 53 | $42,805 | -6.9% | 63 | -12 | $679 | $5,735,299 | 16 |
| Feb 7-9 | 61 | $22,007 | -48.6% | 45 | -18 | $489 | $5,770,620 | 17 |
| Feb 14-16 | 56 | $14,488 | -34.2% | 29 | -16 | $499 | $5,793,824 | 18 |
| Feb 14-17 Presidents' Day wknd | 72 | $17,722 | - | 29 | - | $611 | $5,797,058 | - |
| Feb 21-23 | 77 | $12,425 | -14.2% | 32 | +3 | $388 | $5,814,264 | 19 |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | 91 | $7,704 | -38% | 18 | -14 | $428 | $5,825,929 | 20 |
| Mar 7-9 | 102 | $5,139 | -33.3% | 15 | -3 | $342 | $5,833,252 | 21 |
| Mar 14-16 | 120 | $1,108 | -78.4% | 15 | - | $73 | $5,838,475 | 22 |
| Mar 21-23 | 116 | $1,333 | +20.3% | 12 | -3 | $111 | $5,840,033 | 23 |
| Mar 28-30 | 102 | $4,164 | +212.4% | 9 | -3 | $462 | $5,844,929 | 24 |
| Apr 4-6 | 122 | $2,788 | -33% | 3 | -6 | $929 | $5,849,447 | 25 |
| Apr 11-13 | 134 | $1,423 | -49% | 3 | - | $474 | $5,851,985 | 26 |
| Apr 18-20 | 155 | $115 | -91.9% | 1 | -2 | $115 | $5,852,100 | 27 |
| Apr 25-27 | 149 | $639 | +455.7% | 2 | +1 | $319 | $5,852,739 | 28 |
| May 2-4 | 161 | $139 | -78.2% | 1 | -1 | $139 | $5,853,194 | 29 |
