Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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1988

97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jim Abrahams

Starring

Bette Midler · Lily Tomlin · Fred Ward · Edward Herrmann · Michele Placido · Daniel Gerroll

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 10th June 1988

United States release: 10th June 1988

Argentina release: 18th August 1988

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 2nd Sep '88
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £305.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

Box Office debut: 10th Jun '88
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $6.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Sep, 1988
2

9 Sep, 1988
2

16 Sep, 1988
3

23 Sep, 1988
4

30 Sep, 1988
8

7 Oct, 1988
8

14 Oct, 1988
8

21 Oct, 1988
8

28 Oct, 1988
8

4 Nov, 1988
7

11 Nov, 1988
9

US box office

10 Jun, 1988
3

17 Jun, 1988
5

1 Jul, 1988
8

8 Jul, 1988
12

15 Jul, 1988
13

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1 Million

US total gross
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$40.2 Million

Global total gross
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Box Office Release Breakdown

United States release date: 10th June 1988
Argentina release date: 18th August 1988
United Kingdom release date: 2nd September 1988
Australia release date: 8th September 1988
Denmark release date: 9th September 1988
Ireland release date: 9th September 1988
Japan release date: 15th September 1988
Sweden release date: 23rd September 1988
West Germany release date: 6th October 1988
Netherlands release date: 20th October 1988
Colombia release date: 27th October 1988
Belgium release date: 16th November 1988
Finland release date: 18th November 1988
Portugal release date: 27th January 1989
Italy release date: 3rd February 1989
India release date: 25th October 1989
Hungary release date: 25th April 1996
Brazil release date: 15th March 2004