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Best Defense

 1984
 94 minutes (1 hrs 34 mins)
Best Defense
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Willard Huyck

Starring

Dudley Moore · Eddie Murphy · Kate Capshaw · George Dzundza · Helen Shaver · Mark Arnott

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
20th July 1984
United States release date United States release
20th July 1984
Sweden release date Sweden release
19th April 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Jul '84
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £193.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Jul, 1984
3
27 Jul, 1984
3
3 Aug, 1984
3
10 Aug, 1984
3
17 Aug, 1984
4
24 Aug, 1984
5
31 Aug, 1984
7
7 Sep, 1984
8
14 Sep, 1984
9
21 Sep, 1984
9
28 Sep, 1984
9

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

13+

M18

15

K-12

16

L

R

6

Tous publics

14

15

M/12

16

A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £591.4 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£591,438
4846
Perfect Stranger
4847
Best Defense
4848
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Not a top US grossing movie

Not a top Global grossing movie
Genres

Comedy

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