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Absolute Beginners
1986
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Julien Temple
Starring
Patsy Kensit
·
Eddie O'Connell
·
David Bowie
· James Fox · Ray Davies · Mandy Rice-Davies
Full cast & crew
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
4th Apr '86
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £145.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8
US box office
Box Office debut: 18th Apr '86
Debut position: 15
Highest position: 15
Debut gross: $83.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1
Chart position history
UK box office
4 Apr,
1986
3
11 Apr,
1986
6
18 Apr,
1986
6
25 Apr,
1986
7
2 May,
1986
8
9 May,
1986
11
16 May,
1986
12
23 May,
1986
12
US box office
18 Apr,
1986
15
Global box office
Total grosses
UK total gross
£572.6 Thousand
US total gross
$83.7 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
Absolute Beginners
film-authority.com
Wed, 24th December 2025
How we made Absolute Beginners | Julien Temple
The Guardian
Mon, 21st September 2015
Filming Locations for Absolute Beginners (1986)
The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations
Fri, 1st June 2018
Absolute Beginners
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Thu, 8th September 2016
Criminally Underrated: Absolute Beginners
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Wed, 2nd October 2013
35 Years Ago: Even David Bowie Couldn’t Save ‘Absolute Beginners’
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Sun, 18th April 2021