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MOVIE

Armageddon

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1998

151 minutes (2 hrs 31 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Michael Bay

Starring

Bruce Willis · Billy Bob Thornton · Ben Affleck · Liv Tyler · Will Patton · Steve Buscemi

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 1st July 1998

Canada release: 1st July 1998

United States release: 1st July 1998

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 7th Aug '98
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £2.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

Box Office debut: 3rd Jul '98
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $36.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 14

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Aug, 1998
1

14 Aug, 1998
1

21 Aug, 1998
2

28 Aug, 1998
2

4 Sep, 1998
3

11 Sep, 1998
5

18 Sep, 1998
5

25 Sep, 1998
6

2 Oct, 1998
8

9 Oct, 1998
12

US box office

3 Jul, 1998
1

10 Jul, 1998
2

17 Jul, 1998
3

24 Jul, 1998
5

31 Jul, 1998
8

7 Aug, 1998
9

14 Aug, 1998
10

21 Aug, 1998
13

28 Aug, 1998
12

4 Sep, 1998
11

11 Sep, 1998
9

18 Sep, 1998
9

25 Sep, 1998
11

9 Oct, 1998
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
Unrated

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£16.5 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$201.6 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$553.7 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 10

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Armageddon

7 Aug 1998

£2,732,785

14 Aug 1998

1▲▼

£2,243,095

£6,990,993

21 Aug 1998

2▼

£1,687,625

£10,307,264

28 Aug 1998

2▲▼

£1,015,039

£12,514,655

4 Sep 1998

3▼

£796,753

£14,166,197

11 Sep 1998

5▼

£504,770

£15,075,989

18 Sep 1998

5▲▼

£319,441

£15,606,028

25 Sep 1998

6▼

£238,958

£15,978,907

2 Oct 1998

8▼

£181,199

£16,259,928

9 Oct 1998

12▼

£74,473

£16,506,605

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 14

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

3 Jul 1998

1▲

$36,089,972

$54,202,675

10 Jul 1998

2▼

$23,557,064

$99,860,537

17 Jul 1998

3▼

$16,591,782

$129,134,246

24 Jul 1998

5▼

$11,159,371

$149,607,826

31 Jul 1998

8▼

$7,561,217

$163,139,999

7 Aug 1998

9▼

$5,318,807

$172,771,899

14 Aug 1998

10▼

$4,138,566

$180,032,498

21 Aug 1998

13▼

$2,735,637

$184,993,784

28 Aug 1998

12▲

$2,305,833

$188,540,431

4 Sep 1998

11▲

$2,828,361

$192,140,665

11 Sep 1998

9▲

$1,581,421

$194,125,324

18 Sep 1998

9▲▼

$1,254,927

$195,835,936

25 Sep 1998

11▼

$951,613

$197,134,670

9 Oct 1998

12▼

$723,198

$198,798,517