American Beauty
“... look closer”
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Genres
Drama
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How American Beauty performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$356.3M
Gross Profit
$341.3M
Return
23.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$51M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Lester Burnham
Kevin Spacey
Lester Burnham
Carolyn Burnham
Annette Bening
Carolyn Burnham
Jane Burnham
Thora Birch
Jane Burnham
Ricky Fitts
Wes Bentley
Ricky Fitts
Angela Hayes
Mena Suvari
Angela Hayes
Buddy Kane
Peter Gallagher
Buddy Kane
Barbara Fitts
Allison Janney
Barbara Fitts
Colonel Fitts
Chris Cooper
Colonel Fitts
Jim Olmeyer
Scott Bakula
Jim Olmeyer
Jim Berkley
Sam Robards
Jim Berkley
Brad
Barry Del Sherman
Brad
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