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1996 | DIRECTED BY FOREST WHITAKER

Waiting to Exhale

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Waiting to Exhale
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Movie Stats
Year
1996
Select Cast
Whitney Houston
Angela Bassett
Loretta Devine
Lela Rochon
Gregory Hines
Dennis Haysbert
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
93
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.7 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $67.1 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
447,680 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
15.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 26th Jan '96
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £610.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 5th Jan '96
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $6.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
forest whitaker Forest Whitaker
Starring
forest whitakerWhitney Houston
Angela Bassett
Loretta Devine
Lela Rochon
Gregory Hines
Dennis Haysbert
Mykelti Williamson
Michael Beach
Leon
Wendell Pierce
Donald Faison
Jeffrey D. Sams
Jazz Raycole
Brandon Hammond
Kenya Moore
Lamont Johnson
Wren T. Brown
Theo
Ken Love
Graham Galloway
Starletta DuPois
Shari L. Carpenter
Thomas R. Leander
Cordell Conway
Lee Wells Jr.
Hope Brown
Delaina Mitchell
Luis Sharpe
Joseph S. Myers
Ezra Swerdlow
Ellin La Var
Patricia Anne Fox
Wally Bujack
Brenda Baldwin-Davis
Kacee DeMasi
Giancarlo Esposito
Wanda-Lee Evans
Tom Hedrick
Donyell Hinton
Bob Huff
Kelly Preston
Jose Rosete
Wesley Snipes
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£1,656,416
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Waiting to Exhale
26 Jan 1996
5N
£610,100
£610,100
2 Feb 1996
6▼
£331,052
£1,040,468
9 Feb 1996
11▼
£210,148
£1,345,183
16 Feb 1996
14▼
£108,001
£1,496,384
23 Feb 1996
12▲
£110,367
£1,656,416

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
4
Total Weeks
4
Total US Gross:
$67,052,156
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
5 Jan 1996
5N
$6,191,493
$44,969,225
12 Jan 1996
8▼
$5,423,915
$52,538,430
19 Jan 1996
11▼
$3,127,418
$57,871,784
26 Jan 1996
14▼
$1,783,599
$60,669,186

* 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.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,656,416
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US total gross
$67,052,156
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
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  • Jamaica Jamaica
  • Argentina Argentina
News from around the web
“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On  The New Yorker Mon, 22nd December 2025

‘Waiting To Exhale’ Turns 30: See The Cast Then And Now  essence.com Tue, 23rd December 2025

30 years ago, 'Waiting to Exhale' was the blockbuster Hollywood didn't anticipate  NPR Wed, 24th December 2025

'Waiting to Exhale' stars Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon reflect on film's cultural impact 30 years later  ABC7 Los Angeles Fri, 27th February 2026

#TSRCliquedUp: Aww! The leading ladies of ‘Waiting To Exhale’ celebrated 30 years of the movie with #GayleKing during their visit to the morning show.🎉 #Roomies, drop your favorite line from the movie. “HAGMS!”🤭♥️(SWIPE) ✍🏾:#TSRStaffJR  instagram.com Wed, 10th December 2025

Waiting to Exhale 30th Anniversary  vocal.media Sat, 13th December 2025

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