Synopsis
The local boosters of Mount Rose, Minnesota proudly invites you to watch as their annual celebration of civic pride, wholesome achievement, teenage innocence and spirited camaraderie all go up in hilarious flames over the course of one vicious, nasty, back-stabbing beauty contest. A wickedly colorful, twisted comedy, Drop Dead Gorgeous probes the heart of a small Minnesota town where a teen beauty pageant has unleashed a fury of very unladylike behavior. Here in the hallowed American heartland—amidst the cow fields, pork sausage factories and Lutheran churches, going after the tiara is not just a fairy-tale dream: it’s all-out war. Everyone involved in the contest—mothers, daughters, boyfriends, perverts - knows only one thing counts and it isn't talent, physical fitness, current events or sportsmanship. It's being Number One, “yah, you betcha!” Because in Mount Rose, you win any way you can… or you die trying.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,986,269 (37.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,207 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $22,433,018 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) | 5,288 | $10,571,408 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) | 7,537 | $10,571,408 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 23rd, 1999 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | December 14th, 1999 by New Line Home Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for irreverent and crude humor, sex-related material and language. |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Mockumentary, Black Comedy, Beauty Pageants, Satire, 1990s, Death of a Son or Daughter, Serial Killer, Life in a Small Town |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | New Line Cinema, Capella, KC Medien |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |