MOVIE

1941

1979

118 minutes (1 hrs 58 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Dan Aykroyd · Ned Beatty · John Belushi · Lorraine Gary · Murray Hamilton · Christopher Lee

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 14th December 1979

Canada release: 14th December 1979

Japan release: 8th March 1980

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 25th Apr '80
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £582.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 14th Dec '79
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $2.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

25 Apr, 1980
1

2 May, 1980
1

9 May, 1980
2

16 May, 1980
2

23 May, 1980
3

30 May, 1980
4

6 Jun, 1980
4

13 Jun, 1980
5

20 Jun, 1980
5

27 Jun, 1980
5

US box office

14 Dec, 1979
3

Global box office

Certificates

US
Unrated

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£1.3 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$2.7 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$92.5 Million

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Box Office Release Breakdown

USA release date: 13th December 1979
Canada release date: 14th December 1979
Japan release date: 8th March 1980
France release date: 12th March 1980
Hong Kong release date: 13th March 1980
Denmark release date: 21st March 1980
Netherlands release date: 27th March 1980
Portugal release date: 28th March 1980
Sweden release date: 28th March 1980
Spain release date: 31st March 1980
Argentina release date: 3rd April 1980
Italy release date: 3rd April 1980
Finland release date: 4th April 1980
Norway release date: 18th April 1980
Australia release date: 24th April 1980
UK release date: 24th April 1980
Colombia release date: 1st May 1980
Mexico release date: 20th June 1980
Uruguay release date: 27th June 1980
Taiwan release date: 5th July 1980
Brazil release date: 21st July 1980
South Korea release date: 26th July 1980
Peru release date: 15th January 1981
Hungary release date: 24th June 1982
Soviet Union release date: 1st September 1989
Austria release date: 17th October 2009
Greece release date: 28th October 2009