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MOVIE

Awakenings

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1990

121 minutes (2 hrs 01 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Penny Marshall

Starring

Robert De Niro · Robin Williams · Julie Kavner · Ruth Nelson · John Heard · Penelope Ann Miller

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 11th January 1991

United States release: 19th December 1990

Poland release: 31st December 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Mar '91
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £1.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

Box Office debut: 4th Jan '91
Debut position: 15
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $342.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Mar, 1991
2

22 Mar, 1991
3

29 Mar, 1991
3

5 Apr, 1991
6

12 Apr, 1991
10

19 Apr, 1991
12

26 Apr, 1991
15

US box office

4 Jan, 1991
15

11 Jan, 1991
2

15 Feb, 1991
10

22 Feb, 1991
12

8 Mar, 1991
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£2.6 Million

US total gross
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$52.1 Million

Global total gross
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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 9

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Awakenings

15 Mar 1991

£1,053,239

22 Mar 1991

3▼

£526,620

£1,790,507

29 Mar 1991

3▲▼

£309,776

£2,193,216

5 Apr 1991

6▼

£154,888

£2,402,315

12 Apr 1991

10▼

£77,444

£2,502,992

19 Apr 1991

12▼

£38,722

£2,557,203

26 Apr 1991

15▼

£19,361

£2,584,308

3 May 1991

19▼

£9,681

£2,596,893

10 May 1991

20▼

£5,695

£2,604,866

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 5

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

4 Jan 1991

15▲

$342,490

$1,583,528

11 Jan 1991

2▲

$8,306,532

$10,087,133

15 Feb 1991

10▼

$2,727,892

$40,163,707

22 Feb 1991

12▼

$1,683,902

$42,430,446

8 Mar 1991

12▲▼

$986,300

$45,719,982