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No One Will Save You
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MOVIE
Being There
1979
130 minutes (2 hrs 10 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Hal Ashby
Starring
Peter Sellers · Shirley MacLaine · Melvyn Douglas · Jack Warden · Richard Dysart · Richard Basehart
Release dates
US release8th February 1980
Canada release8th February 1980
France release18th May 1980
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 11th Jul '80
- Debut position: 2
- Highest position: 2
- Debut gross: £452.7 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 8
Chart position history
UK box office
11 Jul, 1980
2
2
18 Jul, 1980
2
2
25 Jul, 1980
3
3
1 Aug, 1980
3
3
8 Aug, 1980
4
4
15 Aug, 1980
4
4
22 Aug, 1980
4
4
29 Aug, 1980
4
4
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1.2 Million
£1.2 Million
US total gross
$0
$0
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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