Death Becomes Her
“In one small bottle... The fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... sometimes it doesn't.”
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Death Becomes Her performed
Budget
$55.0M
Worldwide Gross
$149.0M
Gross Profit
$94.0M
Return
2.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$21M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) 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
Madeline Ashton Menville
Meryl Streep
Madeline Ashton Menville
Helen Sharp
Goldie Hawn
Helen Sharp
Dr. Ernest Menville
Bruce Willis
Dr. Ernest Menville
Lisle von Rhuman
Isabella Rossellini
Lisle von Rhuman
Chagall
Ian Ogilvy
Chagall
Dakota
Adam Storke
Dakota
Psychologist
Alaina Reed Hall
Psychologist
Rose
Nancy Fish
Rose
Anna
Michelle Johnson
Anna
Vivian Adams
Mary Ellen Trainor
Vivian Adams
Mr. Franklin
William Frankfather
Mr. Franklin
Eulogist
John Ingle
Eulogist
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