MOVIE

A Private Function

1984

92 minutes (1 hrs 32 mins)

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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Malcolm Mowbray

Starring

Michael Palin · Maggie Smith · Denholm Elliott · Richard Griffiths · Tony Haygarth · John Normington

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st March 1985

Australia release: 29th August 1985

France release: 2nd October 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 9th Nov '84
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £702 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

9 Nov, 1984
1

16 Nov, 1984
1

23 Nov, 1984
2

30 Nov, 1984
3

7 Dec, 1984
5

14 Dec, 1984
6

21 Dec, 1984
7

28 Dec, 1984
7

4 Jan, 1985
7

11 Jan, 1985
9

18 Jan, 1985
8

25 Jan, 1985
10

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.9 Million

US total gross
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Global total gross
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Last viewed:
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Malcolm Mowbray, Director of ‘A Private Function,’ Dies at 74 Variety Mon, 26th June 2023

Malcolm Mowbray obituary The Guardian Thu, 6th July 2023

The five best and most underrated British movies of the 1980s Far Out Magazine Thu, 25th December 2025