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1997 | DIRECTED BY PAT O'CONNOR

Inventing the Abbotts

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Inventing the Abbotts
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AKA
Abbottowie prawdziwi
Die Abbotts - Wenn Haß die Liebe tötet
El secreto de los Abbott
Innocenza infranta
Les années rebelles
Movie Stats
Year
1997
Runtime
 110 minutes (1 hr 50 mins)
Certificates

15

R

UA

NC-16

18
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
11th Jan 2016
Last viewed:
13th Jan 2025
Total views:
62
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
4th April 1997
28 years 7 months 17 days ago
Greece release date
 Greece
4th April 1997
28 years 7 months 17 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
4th April 1997
28 years 7 months 17 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
5th June 1997
28 years 5 months 16 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
5th June 1997
28 years 5 months 16 days ago
France release date
 France
9th July 1997
28 years 4 months 12 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $4.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
933,478 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 4th Apr '97
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: $2.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
pat oconnor Pat O'Connor
Starring
pat oconnorJoaquin PhoenixDoug Holt
Billy CrudupJacey Holt
Will PattonLloyd Abbott
Kathy BakerHelen Holt
pat oconnorJennifer ConnellyEleanor Abbott
Michael SuttonSteve
Liv TylerPamela Abbott
Joanna GoingAlice Abbott
Barbara WilliamsJoan Abbott
Alessandro NivolaPeter Vanlaningham
Nicole M. VassalloGiggling Girl #1
Amanda ShermanGiggling Girl #2
Shawn HatosyVictor
Garrett M. BrownWebb Crosby
Julie BenzCo-ed
Zoe McLellanSandy
David FrazierTed
Margaret AshStore Clerk
Clive RosengrenPrincipal
Susan BarnesMrs. Porter
Andrea PostWaitress
Jack CumminsFuneral Director
David HeckendornPre-Record Singer
Janette Andrade
uncredited
Socialite
Jana Rains Austinson
uncredited
Dancer
Angel Desai
uncredited
Socialite
pat oconnorMichael Keaton
uncredited
Narrator
Guy Kochlani
uncredited
Student
Dayna Price
uncredited
Susie Jacobs
Sean St. Heart
uncredited
Mike
William R. Stafford
uncredited
Day Player
Joseph Benjamin Stewart
uncredited
Dancer
Anne Zogby
uncredited
Party Guest
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1997-04-04
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
10
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$4,284,666
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
4 Apr 1997
10N
$2,301,138
$2,301,138
11 Apr 1997
13▼
$1,331,198
$4,284,666

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
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News from around the web
Inventing The Abbotts movie review (1997)  Roger Ebert Tue, 31st October 2017

INVENTING THE ABBOTTS Review  Movieguide Tue, 26th March 2024

Inventing The Abbotts Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Jennifer Connelly movies: 20 greatest films ranked worst to best  Gold Derby Sat, 7th December 2024

Inventing the Abbotts Turns 20: Joaquin Phoenix and Liv Tyler’s All-American Style  Vogue Tue, 4th April 2017

Jennifer Connelly - Biography  HELLO! Magazine Wed, 5th July 2023

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