Mermaids
“Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them.”
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Studio
Orion Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Mermaids performed
Budget
$31.0M
Worldwide Gross
$35.4M
Gross Profit
$4.4M
Return
1.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
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
Rachel Flax
Cher
Rachel Flax
Lou Landsky
Bob Hoskins
Lou Landsky
Charlotte Flax
Winona Ryder
Charlotte Flax
Joe Porretti
Michael Schoeffling
Joe Porretti
Kate Flax
Christina Ricci
Kate Flax
Carrie
Caroline McWilliams
Carrie
Mother Superior
Jan Miner
Mother Superior
Mary O'Brien
Betsy Townsend
Mary O'Brien
Mr. Crain
Richard McElvain
Mr. Crain
Mrs. Crain
Paula Plum
Mrs. Crain
Coach Parker
Dossy Peabody
Coach Parker
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William Paul Steele
Boss in Oklahoma
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