Steel Magnolias
“Six extraordinary friends. They share each other's laughter. They dry each other's tears.”
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Studio
Rastar Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Steel Magnolias performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$95.9M
Gross Profit
$80.9M
Return
6.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$14M
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
M'Lynn Eatenton
Sally Field
M'Lynn Eatenton
Truvy Jones
Dolly Parton
Truvy Jones
Ouiser Boudreaux
Shirley MacLaine
Ouiser Boudreaux
Annelle Dupuy
Daryl Hannah
Annelle Dupuy
Clairee Belcher
Olympia Dukakis
Clairee Belcher
Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Julia Roberts
Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Drum Eatenton
Tom Skerritt
Drum Eatenton
Spud Jones
Sam Shepard
Spud Jones
Jackson Latcherie
Dylan McDermott
Jackson Latcherie
Sammy Desoto
Kevin J. O'Connor
Sammy Desoto
Owen Jenkins
Bill McCutcheon
Owen Jenkins
Aunt Fern
Ann Wedgeworth
Aunt Fern
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