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MOVIE
Chariots of Fire
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NEWS
1981
125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Starring
Nicholas Farrell · Nigel Havers · Ian Charleson · Ben Cross · Daniel Gerroll ·
Ian Holm
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
9th April 1982
United Kingdom release:
15th May 1981
Norway release:
22nd May 1981
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
15th May '81
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £856.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 13
US box office
Box Office debut: 8th Jan '82
Debut position: 13
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $331 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 23
Chart position history
UK box office
15 May,
1981
1
22 May,
1981
2
29 May,
1981
2
5 Jun,
1981
1
12 Jun,
1981
2
19 Jun,
1981
2
26 Jun,
1981
3
3 Jul,
1981
4
10 Jul,
1981
6
17 Jul,
1981
7
13 Jul,
2012
14
US box office
8 Jan,
1982
13
15 Jan,
1982
15
22 Jan,
1982
14
29 Jan,
1982
15
5 Feb,
1982
4
12 Feb,
1982
4
19 Feb,
1982
4
26 Feb,
1982
4
5 Mar,
1982
2
12 Mar,
1982
3
19 Mar,
1982
7
26 Mar,
1982
7
2 Apr,
1982
5
9 Apr,
1982
3
16 Apr,
1982
3
23 Apr,
1982
3
30 Apr,
1982
5
7 May,
1982
4
14 May,
1982
6
21 May,
1982
7
28 May,
1982
8
4 Jun,
1982
11
11 Jun,
1982
14
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.6 Million
US total gross
$59 Million
Global total gross
$59.3 Million
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US release: 9th April 1982
United Kingdom release: 15th May 1981
Norway release: 22nd May 1981
£2.6 Million 
$59 Million 
$59.3 Million