<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $14.6 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $70.9 million (North America) </Td> </Tr> <P> Groundhog Day is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin . It stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeating the same day repeatedly . Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott co-star . </P> <P> Groundhog Day was a modest success on release and garnered generally positive reviews . It later attracted critical acclaim and is now often included in lists of the best comedy films . The term "groundhog day" is now used to describe a recurring situation in government and military arenas . In 2006, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A stage musical adapation premiered in 2016 . </P>

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