Waiting to Exhale

Released Date
December 22, 1995
Distributor
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Romance
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$67,052,156 + $14,400,000 = $81,452,156
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Whitney Houston

as Savannah Jackson

53
Kenya Moore

as Denise

65
Angela Bassett

as Bernadine Harris

74
Loretta Devine

as Gloria Matthews

49
Donald Faison

as Tarik Matthews

69
Dennis Haysbert

as Kenneth Dawkins

59
Lela Rochon

as Robin Stokes

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Gregory Hines

as Marvin King

67
Mykelti Williamson

as Troy

60
Wendell Pierce

as Michael Davenport

About Waiting to Exhale

Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.

About

Romantic drama directed by Forest Whitaker in his feature film directorial debut. The story centers on the friendship between four women and their relationships with men. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in love.

Trivia

The film was adapted from the 1992 Terry McMillan novel of the same name.