The First Wives Club
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After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model.But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain.They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
- Director
- Hugh Wilson
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Action
- Worldwide
- $116M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
32 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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What It's About
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After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The First Wives Club returned 4.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $26M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $116M
- Release date
- Sep 20, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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