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Bird On a Wire

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

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

25thframe.co.uk stats

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UK total gross
£4,374,189
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Bird On a Wire
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US total gross
$70,978,012
1262
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1263
Bird On a Wire
1264
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