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A World Apart

 1988
 113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)
A World Apart
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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 date US release
17th June 1988
France release date France release
1st May 1988
Turkey release date 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
United Kingdom Flag  £930.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $20.8 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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