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Film of the Day: The Magic Faraway Tree
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MOVIE

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story
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1983
 93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Bob Clark

Starring

Melinda Dillon · Darren McGavin · Peter Billingsley · Scott Schwartz · Jean Shepherd · Ian Petrella

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 18th November 1983
Canada release date Canada release: 18th November 1983
Brazil release date Brazil release: 23rd December 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 26th Oct '84
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £315.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Nov '83
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $2.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

26 Oct, 1984
2
2 Nov, 1984
3
9 Nov, 1984
4
16 Nov, 1984
3
23 Nov, 1984
5
30 Nov, 1984
6
7 Dec, 1984
7
14 Dec, 1984
8
21 Dec, 1984
9
28 Dec, 1984
9
4 Jan, 1985
9

US box office

18 Nov, 1983
3
25 Nov, 1983
1
2 Dec, 1983
2
9 Dec, 1983
6
23 Nov, 1984
15
25 Dec, 2020
14

Global box office

Other movies in this series

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story 2
A Christmas Story Christmas

Certificates

US
PG

A

T

A

Livre

G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £690.1 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $20.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 11

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Christmas Story
26 Oct 1984
2N
£315,337
£315,337
2 Nov 1984
3▼
£126,135
£491,926
9 Nov 1984
4▼
£63,068
£573,914
16 Nov 1984
3▲
£42,045
£628,573
23 Nov 1984
5▼
£16,818
£652,118
30 Nov 1984
6▼
£8,727
£664,772
7 Dec 1984
7▼
£7,691
£675,155
14 Dec 1984
8▼
£5,076
£682,515
21 Dec 1984
9▼
£2,981
£686,390
28 Dec 1984
9▲▼
£1,925
£688,893
4 Jan 1985
9▲▼
£925
£690,096
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
18 Nov 1983
3▲
$2,072,473
$2,072,473
25 Nov 1983
1▲
$3,935,944
$7,291,703
2 Dec 1983
2▼
$2,659,752
$10,519,497
9 Dec 1983
6▼
$1,773,767
$12,800,362
23 Nov 1984
15▼
$142,306
$142,306
25 Dec 2020
14▲
$35,000
$20,640,209