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A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1988
 108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

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

15

6

12

PG

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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A Fish Called Wanda (1988) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Crime  IMDb Fri, 20th February 2015

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