how did the film do commercially?
It was considered a box office success with worldwide total of $86.02 million.
Edward Scissorhands
Test screenings for the film were encouraging for 20th Century Fox. Joe Roth, then president of the company, considered marketing "Edward Scissorhands" on the scale of "an "E.T."-sized blockbuster," but Roth decided not to aggressively promote the film in that direction. "We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe," he reasoned. "Edward Scissorhands" had its limited release in the United States on December 7, 1990. The wide release came on December 14, and the film earned $6,325,249 in its opening weekend in 1,372 theaters. "Edward Scissorhands" eventually grossed $56,362,352 in North America, and a further $29,661,653 outside North America, coming to a worldwide total of $86.02 million. With a budget of $20 million, the film is considered a box office success. "The New York Times" wrote "the chemistry between Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder, who were together in real life at the time (1989–1993), gave the film teen idol potential, dr
who is the character edward scissorhands based on Tim Burton from his childhood upbringing. what is this? He is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist. what is edward scissorhands? It is an American fantasy romance film. what is the story of this film? Johnny Depp plays an artificial humanoid named Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands. He is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim. where is he from? Owensboro, Kentucky. who composed music for the aforesaid film? Danny Elfman.
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Edward Scissorhands [SEP] Box office
Test screenings for the film were encouraging for 20th Century Fox. Joe Roth, then president of the company, considered marketing "Edward Scissorhands" on the scale of "an "E.T."-sized blockbuster," but Roth decided not to aggressively promote the film in that direction. "We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe," he reasoned. "Edward Scissorhands" had its limited release in the United States on December 7, 1990. The wide release came on December 14, and the film earned $6,325,249 in its opening weekend in 1,372 theaters. "Edward Scissorhands" eventually grossed $56,362,352 in North America, and a further $29,661,653 outside North America, coming to a worldwide total of $86.02 million.