managed to move into first place, taking more in its third week than in its first or second. Its final gross in the U.S. and Canada was $33,691,313. Home media Warner Home Video released it on DVD on June 1, 2004, with commentary and an introduction by Porter on special features. Reception The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, Curly Sue holds a 13% rating based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 3.7/10. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F. Leonard Maltin gave it one and a half stars out of four in his Movie Guide, and called it "A John Hughes formula movie where the formula doesn't work". Halliwell's Film Guide calls it "Gruesomely sentimental and manipulative". Nigel Andrews of the Financial Times declared, "John Hughes here graduates from the most successful comedy in film history to scripting and directing a large piece of non-biodegradable tosh." Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, complimenting "the quiet humor and the warmth of the actors." He said the movie is "not great and it's not deep, but it sure does have a heart." References External links 1990s romantic comedy-drama films 1991 films American romantic comedy-drama films Films about con artists Films about homelessness Films directed by John Hughes (filmmaker) Films produced by John Hughes (filmmaker) Films set in Chicago Films set in a movie theatre Films shot in Chicago Films scored by Georges Delerue Films with screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker) Warner Bros. films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films