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A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda
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


15 age rating
US
R

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 15

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
A Fish Called Wanda
2N
£1,018,700
£1,018,700
1
£718,594
£2,024,732
1▲▼
£761,468
£3,128,861
1▲▼
£670,486
£4,034,017
1▲▼
£723,628
£4,896,945
1▲▼
£629,032
£5,746,138
4
£140,686
£5,950,133
6
£74,045
£6,053,796
8
£38,971
£6,108,355
11
£20,511
£6,136,045
10
£10,795
£6,151,698
12
£5,682
£6,159,653
13
£2,991
£6,163,422
13▲▼
£1,574
£6,165,626
14
£486
£6,166,331
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 8

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
17
$115,418
$115,418
17▲▼
$115,076
$313,906
11
$2,004,144
$2,408,924
3
$5,098,053
$37,794,123
5
$1,636,968
$53,318,164
6
$1,160,918
$54,809,453
8
$1,044,486
$56,261,708
8▲▼
$1,044,486
$56,261,708