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A Fish Called Wanda

 1988
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)
A Fish Called Wanda
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Charles Crichton · John Cleese

Starring

John Cleese · Jamie Lee Curtis · Kevin Kline · Michael Palin · Maria Aitken · Tom Georgeson

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
29th July 1988
Canada release date Canada release
15th July 1988
United States release date United States release
15th July 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Oct '88
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 15

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $115.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Oct, 1988
2
21 Oct, 1988
1
28 Oct, 1988
1
4 Nov, 1988
1
11 Nov, 1988
1
18 Nov, 1988
1
25 Nov, 1988
4
2 Dec, 1988
6
9 Dec, 1988
8
16 Dec, 1988
11
23 Dec, 1988
10
30 Dec, 1988
12
6 Jan, 1989
13
13 Jan, 1989
13
20 Jan, 1989
14

US box office

29 Jul, 1988
11
2 Sep, 1988
3
7 Oct, 1988
5
14 Oct, 1988
6
21 Oct, 1988
8
28 Oct, 1988
8

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

12

T

A

K-16

12

M18

M

A

L

M/12

B

K-14

G

13+

15

11

16

14

PG

16

6

Tous publics

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £6.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $62.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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