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12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave
2013
 134 minutes (2 hrs 14 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Chiwetel Ejiofor · Dwight Henry · Dickie Gravois · Bryan Batt · Ashley Dyke · Kelsey Scott

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 8th November 2013
United States release date United States release: 18th October 2013
United States release date United States release: 8th November 2013

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 10th Jan '14
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 19

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Nov '13
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: $6.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 26

Chart position history

UK box office

10 Jan, 2014
1
17 Jan, 2014
2
24 Jan, 2014
2
31 Jan, 2014
2
7 Feb, 2014
5
14 Feb, 2014
10
21 Feb, 2014
7
28 Feb, 2014
9
7 Mar, 2014
9
14 Mar, 2014
12

US box office

8 Nov, 2013
7
15 Nov, 2013
8
22 Nov, 2013
9
29 Nov, 2013
13
6 Dec, 2013
13
24 Jan, 2014
14
31 Jan, 2014
13
7 Mar, 2014
9
14 Mar, 2014
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-16

MA15+

13+

15

16

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £20 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $56.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $187.7 Million

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The Apprentice

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The Wild Robot

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Terrifier 3

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Dragonkeeper

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The Killer

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Origins story to the popular A Quiet Place movies, A Quiet Place: Day One has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong horror, bloody images

The movie stars Joseph Quinn who has previously been seen in Hoard and Overlord~2018, it also stars Lupita Nyong'o who has been seen in Black Is King and 12 Years a Slave.

John Krasinski steps aside for this movie and Michael Sarnoski steps up to direct who has also directed Pig~2021 and The Death of Robin Hood.

Movie Synopsis

While on a day trip to Manhattan, a woman witnesses the arrival of an alien species which threatens humanity as survivors attempt to overcome world shattering changes.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: A Quiet Place Day One
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong horror, bloody images
  • Release date: 28th June 2024
  • Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 45 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
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  • Starring:
    • Joseph Quinn
    • Lupita Nyong'o
    • Alex Wolff

BBFC movie page

Staying put this week, Tak3n makes it 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office despite a challenge from the new Clint Eastwood film.

Liam Neeson has become the action hero of the moment with Taken 3 taking another £3.3 million from the weekend which brings it's total to £12.2 million after 10 days.

The threequel is keeping well in line with the previous film in the series but it already double that of the first films full UK cinema run.

Debuting strong at number 2 is American Sniper which enters the Uk box office with a first weekend gross of £2.5 million, Oscar nomination are boosting it's potential and it could end up one of Eastwood's highest grossing films.

The theory of Everything, Into the Woods and Paddington wound out the top five.

Other new films this week are: Whiplash at 7, Wild at 9, The Merry Widow Met Opera 2015 at 10 and Testament of Youth at 11.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Wolf of Wall Street was the first new number 1 film of the year debuting in the top spot and knocking 12 Years A Slave into second place.

Five years ago - Avatar stayed on top for yet another week and the highest new film was Up In The Air right down at 5.

Ten years ago - Highest new film and new number 1 for the week was Closer which knocked White Noise from the top to number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Sleepy Hollow kept it's hold on the top of the box office where it entered the previous week, Angelas Ashes was the highest new film of the week at 2.

Like it's predecessor Taken 3, or Tak3n as it's known, debuts at the top of the box office on it's debut week of release.

Tak3n's debut in the UK makes an excellent £6.7 on it's debut weekend, it's predecessor, Taken 2, took £7.3 million on it's debut while Taken, a sleeper hit, took £1.1 million.

Tak3n knocks last week top film, The theory of Everything down to number 3 this week, the Stephen Hawkins bio-pic has now taken nearly £8 million.

Entering at 2 is Disney's latest film Into The Woods while The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Paddington finish of the top 5.

Historical box office

A year ago - 12 Years A Slave was the debut top film of the week among major Oscar buzz, it knocked American Hustle down to number 2.

Five years ago - Avatar spent yet another week at the top of the box office while the top new film of the week was Daybreakers at number 3.

Ten years ago - White Noise made it's debut at the top of the box office knocking The Incredibles from the top to number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Tim Burtons Sleepy Hollow made it's debut at the top of the box office, it finally knocked long running number 1 film The World Is Not Enough off the top spot, it was at number 2.