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Spanish box office · May 1993

Spanish Box Office, May 1993: Top-Grossing Releases

Like Water for Chocolate (1993) is the highest-grossing Spanish-language movie released in May 1993, with $21.7M worldwide. 1 Spanish-language film released in May 1993 reports a worldwide gross, $21.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1993 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$21.7M
Like Water for Chocolate (1993), the #1
$21.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Like Water for Chocolate (1993) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 Spanish-language movie of May 1993

Like Water for Chocolate (1993)

1993 · Drama, Romance

$21.7M worldwide

$21.7M US & Canada · 100% $78.7K elsewhere · <1%
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The Only Spanish Release of May 1993 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 1993.

  1. 1 Like Water for Chocolate (1993) movie poster
    Like Water for Chocolate (1993) May 28, 1993 · Drama, Romance $21.7M worldwide
    May 28, 1993 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: $78.7K Worldwide: $21.7M
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Spanish Box Office in 1993, Month by Month

The months of 1993 with their totals: May leads with $21.7M, led by Like Water for Chocolate (1993).

FAQ

Spanish Box Office May 1993: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Spanish-language movie in May 1993?

Like Water for Chocolate (1993) leads with $21.7M worldwide, $21.7M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did Spanish-language movies released in May 1993 earn?

1 Spanish-language film released in May 1993 reports a worldwide gross, $21.7M in all, or $21.7M per film on average.

How many Spanish-language movies released in May 1993 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Like Water for Chocolate (1993), earned $21.7M.

How much of the May 1993 Spanish box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.7M of the $21.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1993 Spanish box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 1993. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the May 1993 Spanish box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.