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A Time to Kill

 1996
 149 minutes (2 hrs 29 mins)
A Time to Kill
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Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Starring

Matthew McConaughey · Sandra Bullock · Samuel L. Jackson · Kevin Spacey · Oliver Platt · Charles S. Dutton

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
24th July 1996
United States release date United States release
24th July 1996
Brazil release date Brazil release
9th August 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Sep '96
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £880.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 26th Jul '96
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $14.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Sep, 1996
3
20 Sep, 1996
5
27 Sep, 1996
2
4 Oct, 1996
4
11 Oct, 1996
9

US box office

26 Jul, 1996
1
2 Aug, 1996
1
8 Aug, 1996
2
16 Aug, 1996
3
23 Aug, 1996
4
27 Sep, 1996
11

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

NC-16

15

M

16

18

R-18

18

16

B

M/12

K-16

16

12

13

R15+

18+

18+

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13+

16+

18+

15

16

T

12

R

A

18

15

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $108.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $152.3 Million

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