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2010: The Year We Make Contact

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1985

116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Starring

Roy Scheider · John Lithgow · Helen Mirren · Bob Balaban · Keir Dullea · Douglas Rain

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 7th December 1984

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 8th Mar '85
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £308.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

8 Mar, 1985
2

15 Mar, 1985
4

22 Mar, 1985
5

29 Mar, 1985
5

5 Apr, 1985
6

12 Apr, 1985
4

19 Apr, 1985
5

26 Apr, 1985
7

3 May, 1985
8

10 May, 1985
10

US box office

Global box office

Other movies in this series

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Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

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£1.3 Million

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