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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1986

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
United Kingdom Flag  £572.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $83.7 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Absolute Beginners  film-authority.com Wed, 24th December 2025

How we made Absolute Beginners  The Guardian Mon, 21st September 2015

Filming Locations for Absolute Beginners (1986)  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Fri, 1st June 2018

Absolute Beginners Review  empireonline.com Fri, 25th August 2006

35 Years Ago: Even David Bowie Couldn’t Save ‘Absolute Beginners’  Ultimate Classic Rock Sun, 18th April 2021

Absolute Beginners soundtrack reissued  SuperDeluxeEdition Thu, 15th April 2021