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A Handful of Dust

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1988

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Starring

James Wilby · Kristin Scott Thomas · Richard Beale · Jackson Kyle · Norman Lumsden · Jeanne Watts

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 24th Jun '88
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £572.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Jun, 1988
3
1 Jul, 1988
4
8 Jul, 1988
5
15 Jul, 1988
8
22 Jul, 1988
11

US box office

Global box office

Certificates


PG age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $1.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $2.6 Million

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