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Bird On a Wire

Bird On a Wire
1990
 110 minutes (1 hrs 50 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Badham

Starring

Mel Gibson · Goldie Hawn · David Carradine · Bill Duke · Stephen Tobolowsky · Joan Severance

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 18th May 1990
Australia release date Australia release: 7th June 1990
Finland release date Finland release: 20th July 1990

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 19th Oct '90
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th May '90
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $15.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

19 Oct, 1990
2
26 Oct, 1990
2
2 Nov, 1990
4
9 Nov, 1990
10

US box office

18 May, 1990
1
25 May, 1990
2
1 Jun, 1990
3
8 Jun, 1990
4
15 Jun, 1990
7
22 Jun, 1990
9
29 Jun, 1990
11
6 Jul, 1990
13

Global box office

Certificates


15 age rating
US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $71 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Historical charts

A year ago - Fury was the highest grossing film of the week and also the highest new entry of the week sitting at number 1, the previous weeks top film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fell to number 2.

Five years ago - Paranormal Activity 2 was the new film entering the box office at the top knocking Despicable Me off the top to number 2.

Ten years ago - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit was unmovable at the top of the box office which left Nanny McPhee to debut as the highest new film at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - What Lies Beneath took over the top slot on its debut dropping Dinosaur down to the number 2 slot.

Twenty years ago - Nine Months was new at the top with Pocahontas falling to number 3.

Twenty five years ago - Ghost stayed put at the top of the box office leaving highest new film Bird On A Wire to debut in the number 2 position.