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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGFILM SERIESNEWS
1968
 149 minutes (2 hrs 29 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Production Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Starring

Keir Dullea · Gary Lockwood · William Sylvester · Daniel Richter · Leonard Rossiter · Margaret Tyzack

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 3rd April 1968
United States release date United States release: 3rd April 1968
Japan release date Japan release: 11th April 1968

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th May '68
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £316.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 82

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th May '18
  • Debut position: 22
  • Highest position: 22
  • Debut gross: $202.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

17 May, 1968
1
24 May, 1968
1
31 May, 1968
1
7 Jun, 1968
1
14 Jun, 1968
1
21 Jun, 1968
1
28 Jun, 1968
1
5 Jul, 1968
1
12 Jul, 1968
1
19 Jul, 1968
1
26 Jul, 1968
1
2 Aug, 1968
1
9 Aug, 1968
1
16 Aug, 1968
1
23 Aug, 1968
1
30 Aug, 1968
1
6 Sep, 1968
1
28 Nov, 2014
14
1 Jun, 2018
14

US box office

Global box office

Other movies in this series

2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: The Year We Make Contact

Certificates


U age rating
US
G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.5 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $58.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $191.7 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 17

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
2001: A Space Odyssey
17 May 1968
1N
£316,300
£316,300
24 May 1968
1▲▼
£758,150
£1,301,895
31 May 1968
1▲▼
£743,025
£2,267,828
7 Jun 1968
1▲▼
£300,019
£2,702,856
14 Jun 1968
1▲▼
£355,010
£3,217,621
21 Jun 1968
1▲▼
£336,673
£3,688,963
28 Jun 1968
1▲▼
£236,000
£4,007,563
5 Jul 1968
1▲▼
£218,337
£4,302,318
12 Jul 1968
1▲▼
£354,105
£4,798,065
19 Jul 1968
1▲▼
£254,000
£5,140,965
26 Jul 1968
1▲▼
£210,019
£5,434,992
2 Aug 1968
1▲▼
£310,850
£5,870,182
9 Aug 1968
1▲▼
£17,233
£5,894,308
16 Aug 1968
1▲▼
£9,822
£5,907,077
23 Aug 1968
1▲▼
£3,709
£5,911,899
30 Aug 1968
1▲▼
£2,473
£5,915,485
6 Sep 1968
1▲▼
£1,649
£5,917,711
28 Nov 2014
14▼
£69,567
£69,567
5 Dec 2014
16▼
£66,053
£206,300
26 Dec 2014
17▼
£11,106
£303,905
2 Jan 2015
20▼
£10,854
£345,943
9 Jan 2015
22▼
£4,405
£352,463
16 Jan 2015
24▼
£1,659
£355,884
23 Jan 2015
24▲▼
£4,505
£361,777
10 Apr 2015
37▼
£992
£366,085
17 Apr 2015
52▼
£228
£367,569
9 Oct 2015
44▲
£233
£369,480
16 Oct 2015
24▲
£1,722
£371,202
18 May 2018
28▼
£4,646
£375,848
25 May 2018
27▲
£5,365
£381,213
1 Jun 2018
14▲
£91,171
£318,236
8 Jun 2018
20▼
£10,709
£391,922
15 Jun 2018
22▼
£11,139
£403,061
22 Jun 2018
23▼
£2,108
£405,169
29 Jun 2018
29▼
£3,330
£408,499
6 Jul 2018
34▼
£2,103
£410,602
13 Jul 2018
38▼
£2,472
£413,074
20 Jul 2018
44▼
£595
£413,669
27 Jul 2018
34▲
£2,290
£415,959
3 Jul 2020
39▼
£76
£3,814,076
17 Jul 2020
28▲
£1,525
£3,815,601
9 Oct 2020
45▼
£587
£365,534
21 May 2021
33▲
£536
£366,070
25 Jun 2021
33▲▼
£276
£366,490
21 Jan 2022
38▼
£1,214
£369,125
2 Sep 2022
51▼
£1,065
£372,169
20 Jan 2023
37▲
£3,267
£377,628
17 Feb 2023
48▼
£1,465
£380,391
24 Feb 2023
47▲
£1,360
£381,751
3 Mar 2023
43▲
£2,539
£385,243
14 Apr 2023
52▼
£1,225
£389,060
28 Apr 2023
58▼
£1,155
£390,215
14 Jul 2023
35▲
£1,249
£393,272
28 Jul 2023
21▲
£7,770
£401,444
4 Aug 2023
30▼
£2,408
£404,387
11 Aug 2023
37▼
£2,950
£409,038
18 Aug 2023
46▼
£1,017
£411,257
25 Aug 2023
38▲
£1,329
£435,461
1 Sep 2023
31▲
£10,192
£447,333
6 Oct 2023
34▼
£9,997
£465,130
20 Oct 2023
52▼
£1,947
£472,155
1 Dec 2023
51▲
£1,003
£475,010
5 Jan 2024
36▲
£1,659
£477,657
29 Mar 2024
42▼
£2,758
£527,803
19 Apr 2024
41▲
£4,874
£534,686
17 May 2024
26▲
£8,533
£553,050
7 Jun 2024
26▲▼
£7,866
£560,917
14 Jun 2024
27▼
£16,564
£582,256
21 Jun 2024
54▼
£1,221
£591,316
9 Aug 2024
38▲
£1,241
£595,907
6 Sep 2024
40▼
£1,789
£597,696
13 Sep 2024
44▼
£2,287
£599,983
4 Oct 2024
53▼
£1,074
£606,828
8 Nov 2024
55▼
£1,431
£612,966
15 Nov 2024
47▲
£1,294
£614,741
7 Mar 2025
41▲
£4,099
£618,840
11 Apr 2025
35▲
£10,339
£629,841
2 May 2025
46▼
£1,265
£631,806
13 Jun 2025
28▲
£10,510
£642,316
11 Jul 2025
21▲
£10,324
£652,899
1 Aug 2025
32▼
£10,857
£664,082
15 Aug 2025
26▲
£10,929
£675,793
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 9

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 May 2018
22▲
$202,759
$202,759
25 May 2018
31▼
$99,238
$421,035
1 Jun 2018
38▼
$70,212
$566,062
8 Jun 2018
35▲
$94,847
$703,488
15 Jun 2018
32▲
$86,669
$865,017
22 Jun 2018
35▼
$64,945
$1,015,944
29 Jun 2018
38▼
$39,754
$1,113,316
6 Jul 2018
39▼
$59,946
$1,222,819
13 Jul 2018
53▼
$11,976
$1,283,820