The Mudge Boy

The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, Duncan mimics his dead mother. He talks in her voice at the dinner table and wears her fur coat to bed. Edgar, Duncan's distant sixty-year-old father, doesn't understand the strange manifestations of his son's mourning. Why can't Duncan grieve like a normal person? Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle Duncan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$62,852
Summary Details
DistributorStrand Releasing
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Opening$11,102
4 theaters
Budget$800,000
Release DateMay 7, 2004
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresCrime Drama Romance
In Release239 days/34 weeks
Widest Release4 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 7-996$11,102-4-$2,775$11,1021
May 14-16122$4,496-59.5%2-2$2,248$21,9322
May 21-23113$4,135-8%1-1$4,135$29,0103
May 28-3091$1,808-56.3%1-$1,808$33,2564
May 28-31
Memorial Day wknd
130$2,822-1-$2,822$34,270-
Jun 4-696$5,384+197.8%3+2$1,794$40,7215
Jun 25-27104$2,535-2-$1,267$46,6628
Jul 2-474$1,696-33.1%1-1$1,696$51,0029
Jul 2-5
July 4th long wknd
94$2,430-1-$2,430$51,736-
Jul 16-18123$295-1-$295$54,13211
Jul 23-25100$2,132+622.7%2+1$1,066$56,57412
Aug 6-895$2,163-2-$1,081$60,05814
Aug 13-15
Athens Olympics
122$352-83.7%1-1$352$61,90815
Sep 10-12121$496-1-$496$62,54419