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Absence of Malice

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1981

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Sydney Pollack

Starring

Paul Newman · Sally Field · Bob Balaban · Melinda Dillon · Luther Adler · Barry Primus

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Dec '81
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $2.4 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 13

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

18 Dec, 1981
3
8 Jan, 1982
4
15 Jan, 1982
1
22 Jan, 1982
2
29 Jan, 1982
3
5 Feb, 1982
2
12 Feb, 1982
7
19 Feb, 1982
10
26 Feb, 1982
7
5 Mar, 1982
9
12 Mar, 1982
11
19 Mar, 1982
10
26 Mar, 1982
9

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $40.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Absence of Malice (1981)  Columbia Journalism Review Fri, 15th July 2011

Absence of Malice  DVD Talk Sat, 12th November 2011

Viewer Guide: Absence of Malice and The Conspirator | Blog | Reel 13  THIRTEEN - New York Public Media Fri, 9th October 2020

SCREEN: 'ABSENCE OF MALICE' (Published 1981)  The New York Times Thu, 19th November 1981

Revisit Paul Newman in Sydney Pollack’s Muckraker Drama ‘Absence of Malice’  IndieWire Mon, 1st June 2015

Lessons from Wilford Brimley’s Best Performance: News Article  Independent Institute Mon, 3rd August 2020