The Birdcage
“Come as you are.”
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Studio
United Artists
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Birdcage performed
Budget
$31.0M
Worldwide Gross
$185.3M
Gross Profit
$154.3M
Return
6.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$27M
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.
Where to Watch
Cast
Armand Goldman
Robin Williams
Armand Goldman
Senator Kevin Keeley
Gene Hackman
Senator Kevin Keeley
Albert
Nathan Lane
Albert
Louise Keeley
Dianne Wiest
Louise Keeley
Val Goldman
Dan Futterman
Val Goldman
Barbara Keeley
Calista Flockhart
Barbara Keeley
Agador
Hank Azaria
Agador
Katharine Archer
Christine Baranski
Katharine Archer
Harry Radman
Tom McGowan
Harry Radman
Photographer - National Enquirer
Grant Heslov
Photographer - National Enquirer
Chauffeur
Kirby Mitchell
Chauffeur
Stage Manager
James Lally
Stage Manager
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