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A World Apart

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1988

113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Chris Menges

Starring

Barbara Hershey · David Suchet · Paul Freeman · Tim Roth · Jeroen Krabbé · Jodhi May

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 17th June 1988

France release: 1st May 1988

Turkey release: 1st July 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 30th Dec '88
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £440 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 17th Jun '88
Debut position: 13
Highest position: 13
Debut gross: $20.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Dec, 1988
3

6 Jan, 1989
5

13 Jan, 1989
6

20 Jan, 1989
9

27 Jan, 1989
11

3 Feb, 1989
12

10 Feb, 1989
13

17 Feb, 1989
14

US box office

17 Jun, 1988
13

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£930.2 Thousand

US total gross
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$20.8 Thousand

Global total gross
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