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Alien Nation
1988
91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)
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United States
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Directed by
Graham Baker
Starring
James Caan
· Mandy Patinkin · Terence Stamp · Kevyn Major Howard · Leslie Bevis · Peter Jason
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
7th October 1988
Canada release
7th October 1988
United States release
7th October 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
7th Apr '89
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: £320.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6
US box office
Box Office debut: 7th Oct '88
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $8.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 5
Chart position history
UK box office
7 Apr,
1989
4
14 Apr,
1989
7
21 Apr,
1989
7
28 Apr,
1989
9
5 May,
1989
14
US box office
7 Oct,
1988
1
14 Oct,
1988
2
21 Oct,
1988
3
28 Oct,
1988
3
4 Nov,
1988
10
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
15
16
K-16
T
AA
M
M/12
KNT/ENA
PG
18
Tous publics
16
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1 Million
US total gross
$25.2 Million
Global total gross
$32.2 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
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