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Arthur

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1981

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve Gordon

Starring

Dudley Moore · Liza Minnelli · John Gielgud · Geraldine Fitzgerald · Jill Eikenberry · Stephen Elliott

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 17th Jul '81
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £326.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 13

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Jan '82
Debut position: 12
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: $586.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jul, 1981
2

24 Jul, 1981
2

31 Jul, 1981
2

7 Aug, 1981
2

14 Aug, 1981
2

21 Aug, 1981
1

28 Aug, 1981
3

4 Sep, 1981
4

11 Sep, 1981
3

18 Sep, 1981
3

25 Sep, 1981
3

2 Oct, 1981
3

9 Oct, 1981
4

US box office

15 Jan, 1982
12

22 Jan, 1982
13

12 Feb, 1982
12

19 Feb, 1982
9

26 Feb, 1982
6

5 Mar, 1982
8

12 Mar, 1982
12

19 Mar, 1982
9

Global box office

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Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.1 Million

US total gross
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$95.5 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 13

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Arthur

17 Jul 1981

£326,923

24 Jul 1981

2▲▼

£305,769

£724,423

31 Jul 1981

2▲▼

£326,923

£1,198,461

7 Aug 1981

2▲▼

£205,192

£1,485,730

14 Aug 1981

2▲▼

£114,904

£1,646,596

21 Aug 1981

1▲

£142,308

£1,852,943

28 Aug 1981

3▼

£64,616

£1,943,405

4 Sep 1981

4▼

£30,288

£1,982,779

11 Sep 1981

3▲

£24,923

£2,018,917

18 Sep 1981

3▲▼

£46,307

£2,079,116

25 Sep 1981

3▲▼

£10,308

£2,093,032

2 Oct 1981

3▲▼

£26,923

£2,129,378

9 Oct 1981

4▼

£4,615

£2,135,378

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 9

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

15 Jan 1982

12▼

$586,812

$80,803,852

22 Jan 1982

13▼

$359,415

$81,344,631

29 Jan 1982

16▼

$350,039

$81,814,525

12 Feb 1982

12▲

$1,061,498

$82,876,023

19 Feb 1982

9▲

$997,606

$84,620,103

26 Feb 1982

6▲

$933,000

$85,843,513

5 Mar 1982

8▼

$805,000

$86,919,765

12 Mar 1982

12▼

$617,815

$87,797,452

19 Mar 1982

9▲

$559,968

$88,595,661