MOVIE

Back to School

1986

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alan Metter

Starring

Rodney Dangerfield · Sally Kellerman · Burt Young · Keith Gordon · Robert Downey Jr. · Paxton Whitehead

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 13th Jun '86
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $8.9 Million
Total chart weeks: 17

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

13 Jun, 1986
1

20 Jun, 1986
3

27 Jun, 1986
2

4 Jul, 1986
3

11 Jul, 1986
3

18 Jul, 1986
4

25 Jul, 1986
6

1 Aug, 1986
10

8 Aug, 1986
12

15 Aug, 1986
14

22 Aug, 1986
13

29 Aug, 1986
12

5 Sep, 1986
9

12 Sep, 1986
8

19 Sep, 1986
8

26 Sep, 1986
10

3 Oct, 1986
13

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$91.3 Million

Global total gross
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$91.3 Million

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