Mrs. Doubtfire
She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise.
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids.When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny.Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $441M
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Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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Box Office & Release
Mrs. Doubtfire returned 17.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $441M
- Release date
- Nov 24, 1993
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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