Curly Top (film) Institute in these lists: Curly Top (film) Curly Top is a 1935 American musical film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay by Patterson McNutt and Arthur J. Beckhard focuses on the adoption of a young orphan (Shirley Temple) by a wealthy bachelor (John Boles) and his romantic attraction to her older sister (Rochelle Hudson). Together with "The Littlest Rebel", another Temple vehicle, the film was listed as one of the top box office draws of 1935 by "Variety". The film's musical numbers include "Animal Crackers in My Soup" and "When I Grow Up". This film was the first of four
Second weekend in box office performance Second weekend in box office performance In the United States, a film's box office gross in its second weekend of theatrical release is one of several factors used to predict overall box office performance. Most films experience a decline in box office gross in its second weekend. If the percentage of the drop is below the average, it indicates a subpar box office performance for the rest of its theatrical run. Some films are exceptions that they perform better in their second weekend of release than on opening weekend. During a film's theatrical run, its box office performance generally declines