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The Joy Luck Club


The relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers
  • Release Date9/1993
  • DistributorBuena Vista Pictures
  • GenreDrama
  • Est. Production Cost $11 million
  • Est. Profitable
(000's)(000's)
US Box Office$31,349Est. US Film Rentals$14,734
Foreign Box Office$9,900Est. Foreign Film Rentals$3,960
World Box Office$41,249Est. World Film Rentals$18,694

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Director(s)

Wayne Wang

Composer(s)

Music Supervisor(s)
Rachel Portman